the road to modern english 阅读.ppt

Unit 2 English Around the World Pre-reading With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language. Which country do you think has the most English learners? official 官方的 voyage 航行, 航海 native 本国的, 本地的 present 现在的、出席的 gradually 逐渐地 vocabulary 词汇 New words actually 事实上 latter 后者的 identity 身份 fluent 流利的 Singapore 新加坡 Malaysia 马来西亚 frequently 频繁地 Prediction Read the title “The road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about? Task 1: skimming What’s the text mainly about? the _________________ of English 2. The text is developed mainly by _____? A. place B. time C. people history/ development Task 2: scanning Match the number of the paragraph with the meaning of each part. Para. 1 Many people all over the world speak English. Para. 2 Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. Para. 3-4 Languages change when cultures meet and communicate with one another. English is spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia. Para. 5 Task 3: Fill in the form Please read the passage carefully and fill in the form (according to the time). Time Development Between about AD450 and 1150 English was based more on 1._______. Between about AD 800-1150 English was influenced by 2. _______and 3. _______. 4. ___________ Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before. German Danish French In the 1600’s Time Development 5.________ British settlers moved to America. In the 18th century Some British people were taken to 6. _________. By the 19th century English was settled by two 7. __________. Till now English has been spoken in 8. _____, 9._________,10. _______, 11.__________ and China. In 1620 Australia dictionaries India Singapore Malaysia South Africa time place Language can change with time. Language c