Unit2The Road To Modern English.ppt

1、,Unit 2 English Around the World,The U.S.A.,Great Britain,Australia,Ireland,Canada,Singapore,India,South Africa,New Zealand,English is spoken in these countries,English is the most widely used language in the world. Why?,Reading,The Road to Modern English,Paragraph 1,D.Many people all over the world

2、 speak English.,Paragraph 2,C.Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.,Paragraph 3-4,B.Languages change when cultures meet and communicate with each other.,A.English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in South Asia.,Paragraph

3、 5,Fast Reading,The main idea of the text is _,A. How to learn English well B. The brief history of Modern English C. The way to England D. The difference between Modern English and Old English,开始计时,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,Time up!,German,Danish,French,In the 1600s,Blank Filling(Para.3-5),Australia,dictiona

4、ries,India,Singapore,Malaysia,South Africa,settlers,Blank Filling(Para.3-5),Read the passage aloud and answer some true (T) or false (F) questions . 1. English had the most speakers in the 17th century. 2. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.,Careful Reading,3. Languages f

5、requently change. 4. English is one of the official languages used in India. 5. This reading describes the development of the English language.,Post-Reading,At first, only people in _ spoke English. Later, people from England _ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _ _ _. All languages ch

6、ange when _ communicate with each other. So there are British English, American English,Australian English and so on. Today, _ people speak English as their _, second or foreign language.,England,moved,many other countries,cultures,more,first,Nowadays ,English is so important for us? Why?,Group work,Useful sentence patterns,Personally I think 我个人认为 I do believe that 我相信 As far as Im concerned, First of all, Besides/whats more , In a word/In brief,useful important interesting popular more friends go to study abroad get a better job,Read the pass