Reading_873339.ppt

Development of English Why does English change over time? When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently. Noah Webster * Book 1 This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world. Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? Do you think Chinese can be a world language? Why? Do you know the meaning of “Englishes”? Let’s do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries. The U.S.A. Great Britain Australia Ireland Canada Singapore India South Africa New Zealand English is spoken in these countries. How much do you know about English? It is the official language of many countries, such as USA, England, Canada, Ireland …. It has a long history. There are two kinds of English: AmE and BrE. Many Chinese are learning English. What can you learn from it? Situation: An American is visiting England. Now he has just checked in a hotel. And his room number is 705. Here is the dialogue between him and a servant in the hotel. Excuse me, could I take the elevator to the 7th floor? Pardon? Why not the 6th floor? Your room number is 705. And you’d take what? I mean, I’d like to take the lift to Room 705 on the 6th floor. We say the 7th floor instead of 6th floor in the US. Oh, sorry. Come this way, I’ll show you the lift. AmE BrE The differences between British English and American English. vocabulary spelling pronunciation autumn fall typhoon tornado I think I guess colour color centre center traveller traveler dance [da:ns] dance[d?ns] not [not] not [na:t] two weeks fortnight vacation holiday trash can dustbin garbage rubbish college university subway undergrou