(精)Unit 2 English around the world——最新.pptVIP

1.Can you name some countries in which English is spoken? The road to modern English What do you think the word “road” mean in the title? way □ development □ process □ Read and answer the following questions. e.g. How many people spoke English at the end of the 16th century? Read and find the main idea of each paragraph e.g. Scanning or Skimming? Read Para 34 carefully and make a timeline of the development of English. Careful reading Retell it using the flowing chart Why does English change over time? Conclusion About the passage The road to modern English Retell it using the flowing chart Retell it using the flowing chart Retell it using the flowing chart  A. often B. not sudden C. the second of two things or people already mentioned D. a word for gas in British English E. long trip by sea or in space F. able to speak or write a language well G. who or what somebody or something is H. in fact Language focus : Find sentences which you have difficulty, or the ones you like a lot. Share with your friends. So why has English changed over time? …cultures meet and communicate with each other. The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling. Only time will tell. 2 Listen to what Wang Ting and Chen Peng have to say and find out how they improve their English. Write down the main idea. 3 Listen again and answer  the following questions. 1. What is Wang Ting going to do this weekend? Wang Ting is going to buy some CDs to improve her English. 4. What does Chen Peng like watching on CCTV 9? He likes listening to Chinese people and reading the English subtitles. 5. What does Wang Ting ask Chen Peng to do? She asks him to listen to native speakers more often. 6. What does Chen Peng’s teacher say about learning English? What does she mean? The teacher asks him to learn “little and often”. She means that he should do a little extra listening