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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 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: scanning Find out the key sentence of each paragraph Main ideas of each paragraph : More and more people speak English. Native English speakers can understand each other but not everything. English is changing over time. English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 The two big changes happened in English spelling. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. T F English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. T F Languages frequently change. T F Scanning frequently 4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. T F 5. English is one of the official languages used in India. T F 6. This reading describes the development of the English language. T F AD450--1150 English was based on _______ AD800--1150 and settlers enriched the English language. Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary. ___________ Some British settlers moved to America. Later English began to be spoken in The language was settled. German By the 1600’s Australian 1620 in the 18th century By the 19th century Danish French Fill in the blanks.(Para3-4) Answer following questions. (Para.5) India was ruled by Britain from 1765 to 1947. And during that time English became the language for government and education. Why does English become a second language in India? 1.