人教必修1Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldWarmingupandreading

1、Unit 2Unit 2English Around the WorldEnglish Around the WorldWarming up and Reading Why should I learn English?to use for business.to use in school.to write to pen friends.to talk to native speakers.to read English books.to listen to English music and movies.How much do you know about the English lan

2、guage?1. It is an international language and widely used.2. It is the official language of many countries and the UN. 3. It plays an important role as a first or second language.4. It is learned by people in many non-English speaking countries.in an international talk/meetingIn what situations is En

3、glish used?in schoolson the air(on TV, on the radio)When we sing English songs.When we listen to English.Native language:It is the language that one or both your parents speak. You learn it as your first language /your native language/mother tongue.English as a second language:It is the language use

4、d by government,schools, newspapers and TV, but people speak the language of their own country at home. English as a foreign language English as a foreign languageIt is the language learnt as a school subject.Which countries used English as the （官方（官方語(yǔ)言）語(yǔ)言） / native (本土語(yǔ)本土語(yǔ))/ foreign (外語(yǔ)外語(yǔ))language?

5、Countries speak English as their mother tongueBritain(UK)America (USA)CanadaAustraliaNew Zealand South Africathe USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland AMERICAN ENGLISHANDBRITISH ENGLISHWhat are the two main groups of English?B.E and A.ELets go to the pictures!Ok. But how

6、 shall we go to the movies?Do you know the difference between B.E and A.E?Why not go by Underground?Er, but the subway station is far away.British English American English elevator/lift in a team/on a team rubber/eraser petrol/gasCome on!Yeah!Do you want to come to my flat?How far is your apartment?

7、 It is beautiful?Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?Wow, bar is a nice place.Wow, I want a tin of Coko, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama ?Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.Hey, lets go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.Great. I like fo

8、otball match very much.Time to go home. Lets go to the elevator together.Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time. ChineseBritish EnglishAmerican English公寓公寓酒吧酒吧罐頭罐頭糖果糖果餅干餅干電梯電梯比賽比賽足球足球秋天秋天汽油汽油flatapartmentpubbartincansweetscandybiscuitcookieliftelevatormatchgamefootballsoccerautumnfallpetro

9、lgas1.Do you think that people from Britain and American can understand? Why do you think so?2.Is there any differences in written and spoken English in the countries?colour color centre traveledtravelledcenterdancenotdnsda:nsnatntautumnfallI thinkI guessspellingpronunciationwordsexpressionsDifferen

10、ce 1Difference 2Which language do you prefer, American English or British English? Why? Suppose girls are from Britain , and boys come from America. Talk about the differences between American English and British English with your partner.Pre-reading1. With your partner, list the countries that use

11、English as an official language.2. Which country do you think has the most English learners?* 英國(guó)英國(guó) * 澳大利亞澳大利亞 * 巴哈馬群島巴哈馬群島 * 博茨瓦納博茨瓦納 （但國(guó)語(yǔ)是（但國(guó)語(yǔ)是Setswana） * 加拿大加拿大 （連同法語(yǔ)）（連同法語(yǔ)） * 斐濟(jì)斐濟(jì) （但是國(guó)語(yǔ)是斐濟(jì)語(yǔ)）（但是國(guó)語(yǔ)是斐濟(jì)語(yǔ)） * 香港香港 （連同漢語(yǔ)）（連同漢語(yǔ)） * 印度印度 （連同孟加拉語(yǔ)，（連同孟加拉語(yǔ)， 泰盧固語(yǔ)，泰盧固語(yǔ)， 馬拉地語(yǔ)，馬拉地語(yǔ)， 泰泰米爾語(yǔ)，米爾語(yǔ)， 烏爾都語(yǔ)，烏爾都語(yǔ)， Gujarati

12、， Malayalam， 埃納埃納德語(yǔ)，德語(yǔ)， Oriya， Punjabi， 阿薩姆語(yǔ)，阿薩姆語(yǔ)， 克什米爾語(yǔ)，克什米爾語(yǔ)， Sindhi， 梵語(yǔ)）梵語(yǔ)） * 肯尼亞肯尼亞 （連同（連同Kiswahili） 以英語(yǔ)作為官方語(yǔ)言的有以英語(yǔ)作為官方語(yǔ)言的有 :* 基里巴斯基里巴斯 * 尼日爾利亞尼日爾利亞 * 巴基斯坦巴基斯坦 * 愛(ài)爾蘭愛(ài)爾蘭 （但是第二語(yǔ)言，第一語(yǔ)言是愛(ài)爾蘭語(yǔ)）（但是第二語(yǔ)言，第一語(yǔ)言是愛(ài)爾蘭語(yǔ)） * 南非南非 （連同南非荷蘭語(yǔ)，（連同南非荷蘭語(yǔ)， Ndebele， Northern Sotho， 梭托語(yǔ)，梭托語(yǔ)， 斯威士語(yǔ)，斯威士語(yǔ)， Tsonga， 茨瓦納語(yǔ)，茨瓦納語(yǔ)，

13、Venda， 班圖語(yǔ)，祖魯語(yǔ)）班圖語(yǔ)，祖魯語(yǔ)） * 新西蘭新西蘭 （習(xí)慣上的官方語(yǔ)言；其它法律規(guī)定的是（習(xí)慣上的官方語(yǔ)言；其它法律規(guī)定的是毛利語(yǔ)）毛利語(yǔ)） * 新加坡新加坡 （連同馬來(lái)語(yǔ)，（連同馬來(lái)語(yǔ)， 泰米爾語(yǔ)和漢語(yǔ)。國(guó)語(yǔ)是泰米爾語(yǔ)和漢語(yǔ)。國(guó)語(yǔ)是馬來(lái)語(yǔ)）馬來(lái)語(yǔ)） * 菲律賓菲律賓 （但國(guó)語(yǔ)是菲律賓語(yǔ)）（但國(guó)語(yǔ)是菲律賓語(yǔ)） * 岡比亞岡比亞 * 美國(guó)美國(guó) For those that speak English as their first language the USA or India must have the largest number of native speakers as

14、they have the largest populations.For those who learn English as their first foreign language China must have the largest number as it has the largest population.PredictionRead the title “The road to modern English” and predict (預(yù)測(cè)預(yù)測(cè)) what the passage is mainly about?Scan the text to find or make ou

15、t a key sentence for each paragraph.SkimmingParagraph 2Many people all over the world speak English.Native speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.Paragraph 1Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Why has English has changed over time? Finally by the 19th century the langu

16、age was settled.Paragraph 5English is now spoken wide in Asia.1.English had the most speakers in the 17th century.2.English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.3.Languages frequently change.TFFRead the passage carefully and decide whether the statements are true or false and expla

17、in why.1Careful reading4.The language of the government is always the language of the country.5.English is one of the official languages used in India.6.This reading describes the development of the English language.TTFMake a timeline of the development of English, using the passage to help you.2Dur

18、ing the 5th century ADBetween AD 800 and 1150By the 1600s1.English was based more on German.2.English was influenced by Danish and French invaders.3.Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before.1620From 18th century1765-1947By 19th century4.British settlers moved to America in the “May flowe

19、r”.5.British colonized Australia.6.English spoken in India.7.Dictionaries standardized the spelling of English.1. Why do so many people want to learn English?1.use computers and the internet2.to trade3.to learn in western universities4.to read academic journals3In pairs discuss these questions.1.as

20、a result of Chinas growing economic power2.as a result of Chinas growing influence in the UN3.to trade with China4.to move some branches of Western companies into China.2.Why do you think more people in the world now want to lean Chinese?Development of Englishthe end of the 16th century the next cen

21、tury today EnglandMany other countriesMore people speak in more countriesConclusiontimeplaceLanguage can change with time.Language can change when cultures communicate with each other.DiscussionHow does a powerful country influence a language, such as the USA.Will Chinese English become one of the w

22、orld English? Why?Has Chinese changed over the time? How? Why? Choose any one of it to have a discussion.Assignment1. Try to remember the English meaning of the new words in Reading I.2. Prepare for the next class. 3. Finish the exercises on WB. Some backgrounds of Am. E & Br. EAmerican English and

23、British EnglishThe differences between American English and British EnglishHow come the differences:1.At first the language in Britain and America was the same.2.In 1776 America became an independent country.The language began to change.The language in America stayed the same,while the language in England changed.3.At the same time, British English and the American English stared borrowing words from other languages, ending up with different words.4.In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. And he change