Unit2 English Unit2 English aronundaronund the the worldworldNiagara fallsMaple leaveskangarooSydney Opera HousesledgeBig Benthe White HouseLearning aims:1.Learn to find the topic sentence in a paragraph(段落段落).2.Learn to sum up (归纳归纳)the main idea.3.3. Learn to find the detailed information.4.4. Learn to analyze(分析分析) difficult sentences.Answer the following questions to see how much you know about English.Warming-up1.How many languages can you speak? 2.2. Which language has the largest number of speakers?3.3. Which language is the most widely used?4.4. How many countries speak English as their native language? What are they?Britain (the United Kingdom) British English (BE)America (the united states) American English (AE)Canada Canadian EnglishAustralia Australian EnglishNew Zealand New Zealand EnglishSouth Africa English5. Can you name some countries that use English as their official language?Warming upSince there are many kinds of English, they must be different. What are the differences?American English British Englishways of differencescentercentrefavoritefavouritecolorcoloursoccerfootballsubway undergroundapartmentflatliftelevatorgaspetroleither i:either aispellingpronunciationvocabularyreading1.Look at the title of the passage. Whats the meaning of “the road to modern English”?The history of the English development.The development of English.Whats the main idea for each paragraph(段落段落)?Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3-4:Paragraph 5:Brief introduction to the development of English/The spread of the English language in the world Native speaker can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of EnglishEnglish changes over time./ the development of English English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.readingTips for reading:1.The topic sentence can usually be found at the _ of a paragraph.2. If we cannot find a topic sentence, we should try to _the main idea.beginningsum upreadingreadingRead paragraph 3 and 4 to fill in the form:AD450-1150English was based on _English was more like French.At the end of the 16th centuryHow many people speak English? _Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary.Later in the 18th centuryEnglish began to be spoken in_ _American English got its own identity.German AD800-1150About 5-7 millionby the 1600sby the 19thcenturyAustralia Lets see who can understand the following points correctly.Useful expressions: 在在16世纪末世纪末_ 许多许多其他国家其他国家_ 比以往任何时候比以往任何时候_ 即使即使 _ 随时间而变随时间而变 _ 与与 交流交流 _ 今天所讲的英语今天所讲的英语_ 以以为基础为基础 _ 目前目前_ 不那么像德语不那么像德语 _ 扩大词汇量扩大词汇量_ 到十七世纪为止到十七世纪为止 _ 十八世纪晚期十八世纪晚期_ 讲英语的人讲英语的人_ 的数量的数量 _ 大量的大量的_Post-readingat the end of the 16th centurymany other countriesthan ever beforeeven if/ even thoughchange over timecommunicate withthe English spoken todaybe based onat presentless like Germanenrich ones vocabularyby the 1600s/ by the 1600slate in the 18th centurypeople speaking Englishthe number ofa number of1.Why do you think we should learn English?Post-readingWe learn English to communicate with foreigners to trade with foreigners（与外国人做买卖）（与外国人做买卖） to learn more about the international world to read English books Conclusion: to know more about the outside world, develop our country and improve ourselvesPost-readingWhy do you think people all over the world want to learn English?Possible answer:The reasons why people all over the world want to learn English:With economy globalization, English has become the best bridge to serve the purpose of people all over the world communicating with one another.However, like all major languages in the world, English is always changing. In order to adjust to native speakers from different parts of the world, it is a must for people all over the world to learn English, whether in English speaking countries or in non-English speaking countries.Also, people from different parts of the world speak English with various accent and dialects, and people have to learn about the difference between different kinds of English in order to avoid misunderstanding while communicating.(All persuasive reasons can be accepted.)What are the foreigners doing?2. Why do you think the foreigners are learning Chinese?Post-reading China is growing more powerful. The economy in China is growing. China is more influential in international affairs(国际事务国际事务)More people learn Chinese because Post-readingvery goodgood badfinding the topicsentencessumming up the main ideaunderstanding the difficult sentencesFinding useful expressions评价评价主题主题