unit2 English aroud the world

Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldReadingLearningAims◆TolearnsomethingaboutthehistoryofEnglish◆Tobeabletofinishthereadingtasksbyusingthereadingskills◆TobeabletosaysomethingaboutthetopicofdiscussionChinaisalargecountry,andsoisitspopulation.Asweallknow,thereare56peoples(民族)inChina.Arethelanguageswesaythesame?LeadinEnglishAroundtheWorldtheUSACanadaNewZealandAustraliaSouthAfricatheUnitedKingdomIrelandIndiaTheMapoftheWorldChineseBrEAmE电梯lift汽油petrol公寓flat秋天autumn地铁underground大学university假期holiday两周fortnightelevatorgasapartmentfallsubwaycollegevacationtwoweeksWhydoesEnglishhavesomanydifferences?Task1:PredictThepassagemainlytellsusaverybriefhistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.TheRoadtoModernEnglishThe__________ofModernEnglish?developmentwaydevelopmentprocess(过程)Readingskills•Skimming(略读):Readsomethingquicklyinordertofindaparticular(具体的)pointorthemainpoints.•Scanning(详读):Lookateverypartcarefully,especiallybecauseyouarelookingforaparticularthingorperson.★Readthepassagequicklyin2minutestofindout:▲thetopicsentence(主题句)ofeachparagraph▲Whattheorder(顺序)ofthepassageis.Task2:Skimming(TimeorSpace)★Choosetherightanswer1.Englishhas/hadthemostspeakers_.A.nowB.whentheBritishruledmanypartsiftheworldC.inthetimeofShakespeareD.inthe12thcentury2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Languagesalwaysstaythesame.B.Languageschangeonlyafterwars.C.Languagesnolongerchange.D.Languageschangewhencultureschange.Task3:Scanning3.FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike_.A.FrenchB.ChineseC.GermanD.Russian4.Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround_.A.1400’sB.1150’sC.450’sD.1600’s5.WhichcountryhasthefastestgrowingnumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld?A.AustraliaB.ChinaC.IndiaD.Britain★FindoutthecharacteristicsaboutEnglish’sdevelopmentofeachtimeaccordingtothetimeclue.AD450-1150800-1150Inthe1600’sbythe19thcentury,laterinthe18thcenturyNow?Task4:SummaryofthereadingEnglishisalanguage______allovertheworld.Atfirstonlypeoplein________spokeEnglish.Laterinthe17thcentury,peoplefromEnglandmade_______toconquerotherpartsoftheworldandbecauseofthat,Englishbegantobespokenin___________________.Butatthebeginning,theEnglishspokeninEnglandaboutAD450—1150wasvery________fromtheEnglishspokentoday.WhyhasEnglishchangedovertime?Actuallyalllanguageschangeanddevelopwhen_______meetand________________eachother.Finallybythe19thcenturythelanguagewas_______.Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheir_____,_______ora_______languagethaneverbefore.spokensettledcommunicatewithEnglandvoyagesmanyothercountriesdifferentculturesfirstsecondforeignDiscussionShouldwelearnEnglish?AndWhy?GiveinEnglishofficiallySpeakEnglishwithnativespeakersandgetinothercountriesEnglishpaperGetgoodmarksintheexamTravelspeechfurtherstudySuggestedanswer•TodayEnglishbecomesmoreandmoreimportant.EverystudentinChinalearnsEnglishandotherpeoplestudyEnglishaswell.ButwhyshouldwelearnEnglish?•Firstly,Englishisoneoftheofficiallanguages.PeopleuseEnglishtocommunicatewitheachother,togivespeechortodealwithgreatevents.•Secondly,wecanreadEnglishbooksandtalktonativespeakersbylearningEnglish.Ofcourse,ifwespeakEnglishfluentlywecantravelallovertheworld,becauseEnglishisspokeninmostcountries.•Thirdly,learningEnglishisreadyfortheexams.Englishisamainsubject.IfweareweakinEnglish,wewillnotpassexams.•So,learningEnglishisimportant,weshouldlearnEnglishwell.Asweallknow,Englishiswidelyusedinmanyfields,WhileChineseisspokenbythelargestspeakers.DoyouthinkChinesewillbecomeaninternationallanguageallovertheworldinthenearfuture?Andwhy?Pleasewriteashortparagraphaboutthisquestion.Homework