English Around the World2[最新].pptVIP

* Unit Two: English around the world (Period Two) 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? Read fast and choose the right answer 1.English has/had the most speakers_. now when the British ruled many parts if the world in the time of Shakespeare in the 12th century 2. Which of the following statements is true? Languages always stay the same. Languages change only after wars. Languages no longer change. 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_. 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? Australia China India Britain Read the passage again and answer the following questions. Why was English spoken in many other countries in the 17th century? Why does China have the largest number of the English speakers? Do native English speakers have difficulty in understanding each other? Does their English have differences ? If so ,can you show examples? Read Para. 3 and find out why and how English changed over time. time language related reasons AD450- 1150 German ruled by German 1150- 1500 French ruled by Norman(French) 1600‘s closer to today’s English Shakespeare American English Noah Webster Australian English British went to Australia Read Para.4 and find out why India takes English as second language. India was ruled by Britain South African English Singapore English Malaysian English Hong Kong English Do you know any other kinds of English Formed for this reason? Discussion You can choose one of the questions to talk about in your Group of 4 1, Do you think it matters what kind of English