浙江专用高一英语课件：Unit2 English around the world Period2（新人教版必修1）.pptVIP

* * * * Unit 2 Period 2 Reading(1) U.K. U.S.A. Canada Australia New Zealand South Africa English-speaking countries An official language world Englishes American English British English Australian English Canadian English Singapore English African English Malaysian English Indian English 1.Why are there so many kinds of English? 2. Read the title of the passage and guess what the passage will tell us? The road to modern English Task 1: skimming Please match the main idea to each paragraph. By the 19th century the language was settled finally. English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia. Many people all over the world speak English. Native speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 5 Why has English changed over time? Para 4 Task 2: scanning Tell the sentences which are True or False Most of the English speakers in the 16th century lived in England. T F 2. English has the most speakers in the 17th century. T F 3. Native English speakers cant understand each other because they don’t speak the same kind of English. T F 4. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. T F 5. Languages frequently change. T F 6. Samuel Johnson wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language. T F 7. From 1765 to 1947 English was the language for government and education in India. T F 8. English is one of the official languages used in India. T F 9. This reading describes the development of the English language. T F Task 3: Fill in the forms Development of English the end of the 16th century the next century today people England Many other countries More people speak in more countries Why has English changed over time? Because of cultural communication. During the