Unit 2 English around the World,Warming Up,Discuss these questions. 1.Which countries do you think use English as an official language?,America, Britain, Canada, Australia,Ireland, Singapore, New Zealand, Pakistan, India, Malaysia, South Africa, 幻灯片 11,2. Do you think people in these countries speak the same English language?,No, they dont. Actually they speak worlds Englishes. But there are two major kinds of English. They are British English and American English.,American English (Am.) or British English(Br.)?,电影 film ( ) -movie ( ) 地铁 underground( )-subway( ) 电梯 elevator( )-lift( ) 橡皮 rubber( )-eraser( ) 汽油 gas( )- petrol ( ) 邮寄 post( )-mail( ) 公寓 flat( ) -apartment( ) 厕所 toilet( )- bathroom ( ) 秋天 fall( )-autumn( ) 裤子 trousers( )- pants ( ) 糖果 candy( )-sweets( ) 卡车 lorry( ) -truck ( ) 出租车 cab ( )-taxi ( ),Br.,Am.,Br.,Am.,Am.,Br.,Br.,Am.,Am.,Br.,Br.,Am.,Br.,Am.,Br.,Am.,Am.,Br.,Br.,Am.,Am.,Br.,Br.,Am.,Am.,Br.,American English (Am.) or British English (Br.)?,Color( ) colour( ) Neighbor( ) neighbour( ) Centre( ) center ( ) Theatre( ) theater( ) Organise( ) organize( ) Recognise( ) recognize( ),Am.,Br.,Am.,Br.,Br.,Am.,Br.,Am.,Br.,Am.,Br.,Am.,Word study,Match the words with their meanings.,1. voyage 2. gradually 3. frequently 4. identity 5. actually 6. fluent,A. who or what somebody or something is B. not sudden C. in fact D. often E. long trip by sea or in space F. able to speak or write a language well,Find the key sentence for each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Paragraph 5:,Reading comprehension,Many people all over the world speak English.,Native speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.,Why has English changed over time?,Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.,English is now widely spoken in South Asia.,Read the text carefully and finish Exercises 1 and 2 on Page 10.,Discussion,1. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English? 2. Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?,Homework,1. Try to remember the new vocabulary. 2. Read the text several times and get ready to retell it.,Thank you!,