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Br E Am.E When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English. *中国英语教师网 *中国英语教师网 *中国英语教师网 *中国英语教师网 Period 2 Reading Can you name some countries in which English is a native language? English Around the World the USA Canada New Zealand Australia South Africa the United Kingdom Ireland This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world. Questions 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”? Canadian Australian English British World English American Indian Caribbean 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 underground fall autumn apartment flat gas, gasoline petrol elevator lift AmE BrE Chinese 电梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地铁 大学 垃圾 垃圾箱 假期 两周 Am E neighborhood labor color honorable humor favorite theater kilometer Br E neighbourhood labour colour honourable humour favourite theatre kilometre petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway Match the words that have the same meaning. Why do people all over the world want to learn English? Trade Tourism Internet website Learn in western university Entertainment(娱乐) Diplomacy(外交) It’s more and more important to have a good knowledge of English. From these we can see …. The Road to Modern English Task 1: skimming 1. What’s the main idea of the passage ? The history and development(发展) of English. Task 2: s