Unit Two: English around the world

(Period Two)

I Match the new words and expressions with their meanings ( ) 1. actually A. for example ( ) 2. elevator B. a set of rooms for living in( ) 3. native English speaker C. really; in fact ( ) 4. come up to a place D. a machine for moving

( ) 5. such as E. People who has spoken

( ) 6. apartment F. visit a place( ) 7 usage. G. have a part in ( ) 8. play a role in H. the way that words are

people or things up and down

English since birth

used in a language

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( ) 9. voyage I who or what

( ) 10. gradually J not sudden( ) 11. frequently K often( ) 12. identity L long trip by sea or in

( ) 13. fluent M able to speak or

somebody or something is

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write a language well

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Skimming Find topic sentence for each paragraphPara. 1 Many people all over the world

speak English.Native speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same king of English.

Para. 2

Para. 3

Para. 4

Para. 5

Why has English changed over time?

Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.

English is now spoken wide in South Asia.

Scanning Choose the right answer

1.English has/had the most speakers_.

A. now

B. when the British ruled many parts if 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 change only after wars.

C.Languages no longer change.

D.Languages change when cultures change.

3.From AD 450 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 in the world?

A.Australia

B.China

C. India

D. Britain

Read the passage again and answer the following questions.

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

2.If you want to look up some American English, which dictionary do you prefer? Dictionary written by Samuel Johnson or by Noah Webster? Why?

3. Why India takes English as second language ？

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

… because people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world in the 17th century.

If you want to look up some American English, which dictionary do you prefer? Dictionary written by Samuel Johnson or by Noah Webster? Why?The latter. It gave a separate identity to American English spelling.

体现了美国英语拼写的不同特色。

3. Why India takes English as second language ？

… because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.

Competition (para 4~6)Make a timeline of the development of English, using the passage to help you. Try to find what happened according to the time.During the 5th century AD English was based more on

German.Between about AD 800 and 1150:

English became less like German and was influenced by Danish and French invaders

By the 1600’:Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before

1620: British settlers moved to America.

From the 18th century:

Some British people were taken to Australia.

1765-1947: English spoken in India.

By the 19th century:English was settled .

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?

The formation of British English

From 17th century----19th century

The UK colonized Ireland and joined with Scotland long ago

Colonized ; North America,the Caribbean India, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia,New Zealand,Palestine, parts of sub-Sahara Africa,Hong Kong,Singapore and the Pacific Islands

The formation of American English

American colonial rulers also brought their English to:

Hawaii,Puerto Rico,the Philippines and other Pacific island in the late 19th century

Direct result of cultures separated both geographically and historically

Different English-speaking cultures sometimes use the same words in different ways.

Br.Eng.

I’ve got…. I have got, Pardon? Sorry?

Am Eng.

I have.. ,What’s that? Say that again? Say what? Come again?

The original language for British Isles

Celtic for England,Wales and Ireland

English derived from Germanic languages of Anglo-Saxons .

In the middle of 5th century,they left what is now Germany,Denmark and Holland for the land of Celts.

In the 6th century: Latin used in churches,writings,and education of the the sons of the nobility

11th century,Norman French invaded England

More than 80% of words are borrowed from other languages:

German,Danish,Swedish,Norwegian,French,Flemish,Spanish,Italian,Portuguese,Arabic,Hebrew,Swahili,Malay,Hindi and Chinese.

English spoken in China

Most linguists regard the English spoken in China as a standardizing form of the language.

Standard variation of English

Native speaker:A person who speaks English since birth but who may not speak a standard form of it.

L1 speaker: A native speaker of English who uses it as his or her mother tongue or an immigrant to an English-speaking country who always prefer to use it

ESL: English as a Second Language

L2 speaker: A second language speaker of English

EFL: English as a Foreign Language

Homework;

1. Finish the exercise on page 11.

2.Read passage on page 51 The Oxford English Dictionary and make notes about Murray’s life.

 

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