Unit 2 English around the world1 Can you name some English speaking countries ?Warming up2U.K.U.S.A.CanadaAustraliaNew Zealand South AfricaEnglish-speaking countries3English Around the Worldthe USACanadaNew ZealandAustraliaSouth Africathe United KingdomIreland India4British EnglishAmerican English& Are the English in those countries the same? 5Do you want to come to my flat? Ok, I would like to go to your apartment.BrE? AmE?6The color I like is black.Hey man, what colour do you like best?7May I invite you for a dance da:ns ?Yes, I would like to dance dns with you.8BrEAmEDifferences in 3 ways between British English and American English.vocabularyspellingpronunciationflat apartmentlift elevatorfootball soccercolour colorcentre centertraveller travelerdance da:ns dancednsnot not not na:t9Pre-reading questions:1.Do you think it is important for you to learn English? Why? 2.Which country do you think has the most English learners?1011listen and matchFast reading12 Please match the main idea of each paragraph.Para. 1:Para. 2:Para. 3-4:Para. 5:B.More people speak English as their first, second or a foreign than ever before.C.Native speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same English. D.All languages change when cultures meet and communicate with one another.A.English is spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.13 Task 1: Fill in the timetable of the development（发展）（发展）of English Careful-readingCareful-reading14 Time how is English developedAD450-1150Mainly based on _AD800-115ODanish and _ enriched the English language, especially _At the end of the 16thcenturyHow many people speak English? _By the_Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary.Later in the 18th centuryBegan to be spoken in _ By the_centuryAmerican English was settled Now Spoken in countries such as India,_ ,_, _ 1600s 19th GermanFrenchvocabulary5-7million South AfricaAustraliaSingaporeMalaysia15Read again and choose the best answerTask 2:1. 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 century2. 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 change163. 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. Britain17Blank fillingRead aloud by yourself and fill in the blanks18At the end of the 16th century, about seven million people spoke English. Nearly all of them lived in _. As people from England made _to conquer 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. All languages change when _ communicate with each other. Englandvoyages spokenNative beforeif theHowevercultures19Thinking: Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes? “ Only time will tell”. 20HomeworkDo you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future? Write down your opinion.2122