《Unit2Englisharoundtheworld》period1新人教版必修1

PeriodOne

Warmingup&readingWarmingUpQuestions:Howmanylanguagesdoyouspeak?Whichisyournativelanguage?Ifwespeakmorethanonelanguage,inwhichsituationsdoweusethelanguage?inaninternationaltalk/meetingInwhatsituationsisEnglishused?inschoolsontheair(onTV,ontheradio…)WhenwesingEnglishsongs.WhenwelistentoEnglish.DoyouknowthecountrieswherepeoplespeakEnglish?CountriesspeakEnglishastheir

mothertongueBritain(UK)America(USA)CanadaAustraliaNewZealandSouthAfricaWhatarethetwomaingroupsofEnglish?B.EandA.E

centerflatcolorliftgrayhonorgreycentreapartmentelevatorhonourcolourMatchthewordsthathavethesamemeaning.Doyouhaveanyplanthisfall?What?Doyoumeanthisautumn?DoyouknowthedifferencebetweenB.EandA.E?Presentation

Findouttopicsentences(主题句)ofeachparagraph.Part1.Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirst,secondorforeignlanguagethaneverbefore.Part2.NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.Part3.Alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.Part4.EnglishisspokenasaforeignorsecondlanguageinsouthAsia/AfricaandAsia.Describestheextension/developmentofEnglishintheworld.Nativespeakerscanunderstandeachotherbutnoteverything.ThedevelopmentofEnglishasnativelanguage.Or:Englishhaschangedovertime.Englishisspokenasaforeignorsecondlanguageinmanycountries.Para1:Para

2Para3Para4Para1.Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirst,secondorforeignlanguagethaneverbefore.HowaboutEnglishinearliertime?16thcentury17thcenturytoday

morethaneverbeforeonlyEngland

othercountriesPara2.NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.Theycannotunderstand_______.suchas:flatinBritain________inAmericaeverythingapartmentHowhasEnglishchangedovertime?AD450-11501150-1500Inthe1600’sAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage

BritishpeoplewenttoAustraliawasbasedmoreonGermanmorelikeFrench

ShakespearemadeuseofawidervocabularyAmericanEnglish

AustralianEnglishPara3-4.Alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.(rule)(identity)ReadPara.5andfindoutwhyIndiatakesEnglishassecondlanguage.IndiawasruledbyBritainSouthAfricanEnglishSingaporeEnglishMalaysianEnglishHongKongEnglishDoyouknowanyotherkindsofEnglishFormedforthisreason?TaskOne:Readthepassageanddecidethefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.AmericahasthelargestnumberofEnglishspeakersFrenchruledEnglandfrom1150.

3.NativeEnglishspeakerscan’tunderstandeachotherbecausetheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.4.NoahWebsterwrotetheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage.5.From1765to1947EnglishwasthelanguageforgovernmentandeducationinSouthAfrica.

FTFTFTaskTwo:choosetherightanswer1.Englishhas/hadthemostspeakers_____.nowwhentheBritishruledmanypartsiftheworldinthetimeofShakespeareinthe12thcentury2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?Languagesalwaysstaythesame.Languageschangeonlyafterwars.Languagesnolongerchange.Languageschangewhencultureschange.3.FromAD450to1150,Englishsoundedmorelike_.A.FrenchB.ChineseC.GermanD.Russian4.Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround_.1400’sB.1150’sC.450’sD.1600’s5.WhichcountryhasthefastestgrowingnumberofEnglishspeakersintheworld?AustraliaB.ChinaC.IndiaD.BritainIntensivereadingActivity1.fillinthechartAD450--1150Englishwasbasedon_______1150--1500Englishwasmorelike_________.Attheendofthe16thcenturyHowmanypeoplespokeEnglish?__________Inthe1600’sShakespearemadeuseofawider___________thanbefore.1828AmericanEnglishgaineditsown_________.Now__________Englishhasitsidentity.German5—7million

Australian

FrenchvocabularyidentityReadcarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions(1)Whatistheclueofthepassage?(2)WhydoesIndiahavealargenumberofEnglishspeakers?

(3)WhendidpeoplefromEnglandbegintomovetootherpartsoftheworld?timebecauseBritainruledIndiafrom1765to1947.inthe17thcenturyConclusion

task3:Groupwork

DiscussionChooseoneofthetopicsanddiscussitwithyourpartners.WhyshouldwelearnEnglishwellnow?WhydosomanypeoplespeakEnglish?WhatarethedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?

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