Warming up and reading,World Englishes,American English,British English,Australian English,Canadian English,New Zealand English,Singapore English,Indian English,African English,Do you know the American way of saying the following words,lift,elevator,flat,apartment,rubber,eraser,mum,mom,petrol,gas,toilet,bathroom,autumn,fall,film,movie,pen-friend,pen-pal,football,soccer,sweet,candy,chemists,drugstore,rubbish,trash,trousers,pants,holiday,vacation,the first floor,ground floor,the second floor,first floor,underground,subway,lorry,truck,Do you know how Americans spell the following words,theater,center,theatre, centre,color,honor,labor,colour,honour,labour,traveler,traveller,fulfill,fulfil,program,programme,tire,tyre,realize,apologize,realise, apologise,smelled, spelled,smelt,spelt,New words,culture,文化 、文明,actually,实际上，事实上,present,现在的、出席的,rule,统治,vocabulary,词汇、词汇量,usage identity government Rapidly Singapore Malaysia,使用、用法,身份,政府,新加坡,马来西亚,迅速地,1.How many people speak English in the world today? 2.Why do so many people speak English? 3.Why are there so many kinds of English?,Pre-reading,The Road to Modern English,Reading:,Guess according to the title.,The road to modern English,The road,Modern English,the development of English language,What kind of English before Modern English?,?,The development of English,Part1:,Part4:,Part2:,Part3:,Match the main ideas of the paragraphs,Part5:,English spoken in some other countries,An example of different kinds of English,Brief introduction of the change in English,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,Skimming / Fast Reading,2.Which of the following statement 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,3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,4. Shakespeares English was spoken around _? A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s,5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain,Scanning: Read the passage carefully to decide whether the statements are true or false and explain Why.,English had the most speakers in the 17th century. 2. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain. 3. Languages frequently change. 4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. 5. English is one of the official language in India. 6. This reading describes the development of the English language.,F,F,F,T,T,T,Read para.3-5 and fill in the blanks to make a timeline of the development of English.,Careful Reading,German,less,ruled,Shakespeare,America,Australia,government,dictionary,Noah Webster,American,English is spoken in many countries, such as _.,China,Post-reading,AD 450-1150 was different from was based more onthan AD 800-1150 became less Germanthose ruled spokeand enrich By the 1600s Shakespeare make use of In 1620 British settlers moved to In the 18th century were taken to 1765-1947 hasfluent English speakers because By the 19th century the language was settled. two changes Now English is spoken in number of learners in China,Retell the development of English according to the timeline, the following information may help you.,Post- reading: The main idea of each paragraph.,Brief introduction of the change in English. An example of different kinds of English. The development of English. English spoken in some other countries.,Para 1,Para 2,Para 3,Para 4,What does the title -The road to modern English means ?,Pre-reading,The title means : The development of English,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,Skimming,2.Which of the following statement 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,3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,4. Shakespeares English was spoken around _? A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s,5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain,Scanning,The road to modern English,cultures communicate with one another,things that happened,less like German; more like French,based on German,Shakespeare broadened the vocabulary. A big changed in English,British people brought English to Australia,The main idea of each paragraph.,Brief introduction of the change in English. An example of different kinds of English. The development of E