Unit 2

1. Work with your partner and list more than five languages spoken around the world.

(1)Chinese (2) English (3) Japanese (4) German (5) Spanish (6) Russian (7) French

Lead-in:

3. “Today, English is no longer the language of the English.” How do you understand this sentence? Discuss with your partner.

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2. What language is the most widely spoken and used?

English Around the World

the USA

Canada

New ZealandAustralia

South Africa

the United Kingdom

Ireland

List at least five countries where the English language is used by native speakers.

Small Quiz

• Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.

Great Britain

Australia

Canada

India

Ireland

New Zealand

South Africa

The U.S.A.

Singapore

Common knowledge:

Country People Language Capital city

China

London

USA

Canberra

(堪培拉 )

Japanese

France

Russians

Ottawa

Chinese Chinese BeijingBritain Englishmen English

Americans English Washington D. C.

Australia Australians English

Japan Japanese Tokyo

Frenchmen French Paris

Russia Russian Moscow

Canada Canadians English French

Reading

• Fast reading:• 1. When did English begin to be

spoken in many other countries?• In the seventeenth century.• 2. What do Americans say for the

word “flat”?• They say “apartment”.

Listen and follow:

Choose the correct answers according to the text.

1. English has/had the most speakers _____.

A. now

B. when the British ruled many parts of the world

C. in the time of Shakespeare

D. in the 12th century

2. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Languages always stay the same

B. Languages changes only after wars

C. Languages no longer change

D. Languages change when cultures change

3. From AD450 to 1150, English sounded more like _____

A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian

4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ____.

A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s

5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers.

A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain

D                    

6. The passage mainly tells us ___.

• A. why English is more and more widely used in the whole world today

• B. a very brief history of the English language

• C. the difference between British English and American English

• D. the different kinds of the English language in the world

B

7. “English became closer to the language you are learning now.” Here the word “close”

means ____.

A. very alike B. short

C. near D. careful

A

8. From this passage we can infer that the English language was once influenced by ____.

• A. the Chinese language

• B. South Africa

• C. South Asia

• D. both German and French

D

9. From this passage we can see that ____.

• A. the author is quite sure that Chinese English will became one of the world Englishes

• B. the author has no idea whether or not Chinese English will become one of the world Englishes

• C. the author thinks that government and education play an important role in English learning

• D. the author feels very satisfied to see more and more Chinese people are learning English

D

Read Para. 3 and find out why and how English changed over time.timelanguage related reasonsAD450-1150

German ruled by German

1150-1500

Frenchruled by Norman(French)

1600‘s closer to today’sEnglish

Shakespeare

American EnglishNoah WebsterAustralian EnglishBritish went to

Australia

Read Para.4 and find out: Why India takes English as second language?

India was ruled by Britain

South African EnglishSingapore EnglishMalaysian EnglishHong Kong English

Do you know any other kinds of Englishformed for this reason?

DiscussionYou can choose one of the questions to talk about in your Group of 4.

1. Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn? Why?2. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?3. Do you think Chinese will become the most popular language in the world instead of English in the future?

Pre-reading questions:

1.How many people speak English in the world today?

2.Why do so many people speak English?

3.What has helped to spread English around the world?

4.Do you think it important for Chinese to learn English? Why?

Do you know the American way ofsaying the following words

lift elevator

flat apartment

rubber erasermum mom

petrol gastoilet bathroom

autumn fallfilm movie

pen-friend pen-pal

football soccer

sweet candy

chemist’s drugstore

rubbish trashtrousers pantsholiday vacation

the first floor ground floorthe second floor first floor

underground subwaylorry truck

Do you know how Americans spell the following words

theater,centertheatre, centre

color,honor,laborcolour,honour,labour

travelertraveller

fulfillfulfil

programprogramme

tiretyrerealize,apologizerealise, apologise

smelled, spelledsmelt,spelt

Read the passage again and answer the following questions.

1.Why was English spoken in many other countries in the 17th century?

2.Why does China have the largest number of the English speakers?

3.Do native English speakers have difficulty in understanding each other?

4.Does their English have differences ? If so ,can you show examples?