人教版 必修一,Unit2 English around the world,Period 1 Reading,Lets read a dialogue between Obama and Cameron.,Do you want to come to my flat?,Where is your apartment?,Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?,Wow, the bar is a nice place.,Wow, I want a tin of Coko and some sweets. What about you?,Well, I want a can of milk tea and some candy.,Great. I like football match too.,Hey, lets go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.,Oh no, the lift must be full of people at this time.,Time to go home. Lets go to the elevator together.,British English,American English,&,There are some differences between American English and British English.,British English,American English,words,lift,elevator,petrol,gas,flat,apartment,autumn,fall,underground,subway,university,college,rubbish,garbage,dustbin,trash can,holiday,vacation,fortnight,two weeks,Its important to have a good knowledge of English.,From these we can see there are differences between British and American English.,English around the World,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia,South Africa,the United Kingdom,Ireland,Do you know how many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language?,375 million,750 million,375 million,USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand,China and many other countries,India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Philippines.,government, schools, newspapers, TV,Do you think the English spoken all around the world are all the same?,American English,British English,Australian English,Canadian English,Singapore English,African English,Malaysian English,Indian English,As we all know, English is widely used in many fields while Chinese is spoken by the largest number of speakers. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future? Give your reasons.,Discussion,1. Which country do you think has the most English learners? 2. Look at the title of the text and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly.,Answer the questions When did English begin to be spoken in many other countries? Finish the task 1 in comprehending.,Read and find the main idea of each paragraph.(in 5 minutes),Para 1 The history of English spreading all over the world. Para 2 Native language speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English. Para 3-4 All language change when cultures communicate with each other. Para 5 English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.,1. English has/had the most speakers _. A. now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century,A,2. Which of the following statements is true? A. Languages always stay the same. B. Languages change only after wars. C. Languages no longer change. D. Languages change when cultures change.,D,3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like _. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,C,4. Shakespeares English was spoken around the _. A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s,D,5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain,B,At the end of the 16th century, about seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in _. As people from England started _ to other parts of the world, English began to be _ in many other countries. Now more people speak English than ever_. _English speakers can understand each other even _they dont speak _same kind of English. _, they may not be able to understand everything.,England,moving,spoken,before,Native,if,the,However,Read aloud and fill in the blanks.,All languages change when _ communicate with each other. Now American English and Australian English have their own_. English is also spoken in many other countries in Africa and_, such _ South Africa, India, Singapore and Malaysia. Today the number of the people in China _ increasing _. In future Chinese English will become one of the world Englishes.,cultures,identity,Asia,as,is,rapidly,通向现代英语之路 16世纪末期，大约有五百万到七百万人说英语，几乎所有这些人都生活在英国。后来，在17世纪英国人开始航海(voyage)征服(conquer)了世界的其他地区。于是(because of因为)，许多别的国家开始说英语了。如今说英语的人比以往任何时候都多，他们有的是作为第一语言来说，有的是作为第二语言或外语。,以英语作为母语的(native本地的)人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以互相交流。请看以下例子： 英国人贝蒂：“请到我的公寓里来看看，好吗？” 美国人艾米：“好的。我很乐意到(come up走近；上来)你的公寓(apartment)去。”,那么，英语在一段时间里为什么会起变化呢？事实上(actually)，当不同文化互相交流渗透时，所有的语言都会有所发展、有所变化。首先，在公元(AD)450年到1150年间，人们所说的英语跟今天(at present现在；目前)所说的英语就很不一样。当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础(base)的，而现代英语不是。,然后，渐渐地(gradually)，大约在公元800年到1150年期间，英语不那么像德语了，因为那时的英国的统治者起初讲丹麦语(Danish)后来讲法语。这些新的定居者大大丰富(enrich)了英语语言，特别是在词汇(vocabulary)方面。所以到17世纪，莎士比亚(Shakespeare)所用(make use of使用)的词汇量比以前任何时期都大。在1620年，一些英国人搬迁到美洲定居。后来，到了18世纪，有些英国人也被送往澳大利亚。两个国家的人都开始说英语了。,最后，到19世纪，英语才真正定型。那时，英语在拼写(spelling)上发生了两大变化：首先塞缪尔约翰逊(Samuel Johnson)编写了词典，后来，诺厄韦伯斯特(Noah Webster)编纂了美国英语词典。后者(latter)体现了美国英语拼写的不同特色(identity本身；身份)。,现在，英