Readingunit2.ppt

1、Unit 2 English around the world,The road to modern English,Skimming,skim the text and Choose the main idea of the text.,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,Scanning,Scan the text and get th

2、e main idea of each paragraph.,Today, more people speak English as their first, second or foreign language than ever before.,Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English. However, they may not be able to understand everything.,All languages chang

3、e when cultures communicate with one another.,Englishs position as world language is yet to be clearly understood or defined.,German,The history of the English language,less,ruled,Shakespeare,America,Australia,government and education,English spelling,dictionary,The American Dictionary of the Englis

4、h Language.,in South Asia,China,South Africa,Samuel Johnson,Two important persons,One of the English languages most profound influences.,When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used wo

5、rds differently.,Noah Webster,Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text.,The English between AD 450 and 1150 was based more on _.,From AD 800 to 1150, those who ruled England spoke first _ and later _.,At the end of the 16th century, about _ people spoke English. Nearly all of them

6、lived in England.,German,Danish,French,five to seven million,English is also spoken as a foreign or _ language in many other countries in Africa and _.,Today, the number of people learning English in China is increasing _. As a matter of fact, China may have the _ number of English learners.,In 1620

7、 some British settlers moved to _. In the 18th century, some British people were taken to _. English began to be spoken in both countries.,largest,America,Australia,second,South Asia,rapidly,2. Decide whether the statement are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage. 1. English had the most s

8、peakers in the 17th century. 2. English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.,3. Languages frequently change. 4. The language of the government is always the language of the country. 5. English is one of the official languages used in India. 6. This reading describes the developmen

9、t of the English language.,Retell the text.,At first, only people in _ spoke English. Later, people from England _ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _ _ _. Today, _ people speak English as their _, second or foreign language. _ English speakers _ understand each other but _ _.,England,moved,many other countries,more,first,Native,can,not everything,All languages change when _ communicate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own _. English is also spoken as a