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1、Unit 2Unit 2English Around the WorldEnglish Around the WorldPre-reading1. With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language.2. Which country do you think has the most English learners?official 官方的官方的 voyage 航行航行, 航海航海native 本国的本国的, 本地的本地的present 现在的、出席的现在的、出席的gradually 逐

2、渐地逐渐地vocabulary 词汇词汇New wordsactually 事实上事实上latter 后者的后者的 identity 身份身份fluent 流利的流利的Singapore 新加坡新加坡Malaysia 马来西亚马来西亚 frequently 频繁地频繁地 PredictionnRead the title “The road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about?Task 1: skimming1. Whats the text mainly about? the _ of En

3、glish2. The text is developed mainly by _? A. place B. time C. peoplehistory/ developmentTask 2: scanningMatch the number of the paragraph with the meaning of each part.Para. 1 Many people all over the world speak English.Para. 2 Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont sp

4、eak the same kind of English.Para. 3-4 Languages change when cultures meet and communicate with one another.English is spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia. Para. 5Task 3: Fill in the formPlease read the passage carefully and fill in the form (according to the time). TimeDevelopmentB

5、etween about AD450 and 1150English was based more on 1._.Between about AD 800-1150English was influenced by 2. _and 3. _.4. _Shakespeare used a wider vocabulary than ever before.GermanDanishFrenchIn the 1600sTimeDevelopment5._British settlers moved to America.In the 18th centurySome British people w

6、ere taken to 6. _.By the 19th centuryEnglish was settled by two 7. _.Till nowEnglish has been spoken in 8. _, 9._,10. _, 11._ and China.In 1620AustraliadictionariesIndiaSingaporeMalaysiaSouth AfricatimeplaceLanguage can change with time.Language can change when cultures communicate with each other.

7、Conclusion: Task 4: listening and comprehendingChoose the correct answer1.English has/had the most speakers_.A.NowadaysB. when the British ruled many parts of the worldC. in the time of ShakespeareD. in the 12th century2.According to the text, which of the following statement is TRUE?A. Languages al

8、ways stay the sameB. Languages change only after warsC. Languages no longer changeD. Languages change when cultures change3. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_?A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian4. Shakespeares English was spoken around _?A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s5. Which

9、 country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. BritainTask 5: discussion As we all know, English is widely used As we all know, English is widely used in many fields, While Chinese is spoken by in many fields, While Chinese is spoken by the largest speakers. Do you think Chinese the largest speakers. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all will become an international language all over the world in the near future? over the