Warming up
We have learnt English for several years. Do you know in which countries people speak English?
We have learnt English for several years. Do you know in which countries people speak English?
U.K.
U.S.A.
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
English-speaking countries
use English as an official language
We can see that English is spoken all over the world. And do you think English around the world is just the same?
Guess which country they come from?
What are the two major kinds of English?
British English American English
How many kinds of English do you know?
American English; British English
Canadian English; Australian English
Indian English; Singapore English
………
Maybe there will be Chinese English.
How many kinds of English do you know?
American English; British English
Canadian English; Australian English
Indian English; Singapore English
………
Maybe there will be Chinese English.
So there is more than one kind of English in the world. And in some important ways they are very different from one another. They are called world Englishes.
more than one +单数名词, 后面的谓语动词用单数。
不止一个
已经不止一人提过这个建议。
More than one ______ _____ already made
the suggestion.
person
has
be different from 与---- 不同
be similar to 与---- 相似
one another 互相
each other 互相
each other和one another可交互使用。
one another 侧重两者以上的互相；
each other 侧重两者之间的互相
Br E & Am.E
When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.
Can you understand the different kinds of English they are using?
The differences between British English and American English.
vocabulary
spelling
pronunciation
autumn fall
typhoon tornado
I think I guess
colour color
centre center
traveller traveler
dance [da:ns] dance[dæns]
not [not] not [na:t]
垃圾箱
假期
垃圾
秋天
大学
公寓
地铁
汽油
电梯
两周
Am E
neighborhood
labor
color
honorable(可敬的）
humor
favorite
theater
kilometer
Br E
neighbourhood
labour
colour
honourable
humour
favourite
theatre
kilometre
petrol
flat
color
lift
rubber
honor
pictures
underground
eraser
gas
apartment
elevator
honour
colour
movies
subway
Match the words that have the same meaning.
Discovering
Read the dialogues on page 13 and find the British and American words.
In a cafe in London, a British girl was drinking a cup of coffee. An American young man walked towards her and said to her, “Excuse me, do you have time?” The girl looked at the young man and said angrily, “I’m afraid I don’t know who you are. Get away! ” The young felt strange and answered, “Don’t be angry, Miss. I just want to know what time it is now!” The girl smiled and asked, “Are you American?” …
Do you have time?
Guessing
Why was the girl so angry?
What does this sentence mean?
“Do you have time?”
What is the time?

If you have spare time, I want to have a talk with you!
English around the world
The road to modern English
Pre-reading questions:
1.Do you think it important for you to learn English? Why?
2.Why do so many people speak English?
3.Which country do you think has the most English learners?
Reading. Difficulties:
at the end of
made voyages
conquer the world
because of
More people speak English as their first,
second or a foreign language than ever before.
more---- than ever before比以往任何时候都更---
I love you more than ever before. 我现在更爱你了！
English becomes more important than ever before.
英语变得比以往任何时候都更重要了。
native English speakers
even if
come up to sp
over time
communicate with each other
the English spoken in England
the English spoken today
be based on
at present
2. It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.
那时的英语更多地是以德语为基础，而 我们今天所说的英语不是。
She is more fat than short.
她更多的是胖而不是矮。
He is more hard-working than clever.
与其说他是聪明的倒不如说他是勤奋的
those who ruled England
these new settlers
enrich the English language
make use of
a wider vocabulary than ever before
two big changes in English spelling
give a separate identity to American English spelling
a very large number of
fluent English speakers
such as
South Africa
the number of people learning English in China
increase rapidly
English learners
summary
at the end of made voyages conquer the world because of
native English speakers even if come up to sp over time communicate with each other the English spoken today be based on at present
these new settlers enrich the English language make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before two big changes in English spelling
a very large number of fluent English speakers such as South Africa the number of people learning English in China increase rapidly English learners
Comprehending
AD450
1150
England
German
AD800
1150
Danish
French
language
vocabulary
16th
five to seven million
17th
voyages
18th
America
Australia
19th
dictionaries
India
Singapore
changing
South Africa
developing
all over
Malaysia
1.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 meet
2. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_____?
A. French B. Chinese
C. German D. Russian
3. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ______?
A. 1400’s B. 1150’s
C. 450’s D. 1600’s
4. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?
A. Australia
B. China
C. India
D. Britain
Samuel Johnson
Born: September 18, 1709
One of the English language’s most profound influences.
Two important persons
Noah Webster
Born: October 16, 1758
Died: May 28, 1843When 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 words differently.
True (T) or false (F).
Page 10
1. because of后边加名词或动名词短语
because是连词, 所以后边跟句子
He came to work late because he got up late.
He came to work late because of getting up late.
explanation
2. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
even if= (even though) 尽管；即使
native land 祖国，故乡
native language 本族语言，母语
be native to 原产于---
是----的特产
The panda is native to China.
Even if the road is full of difficulty, I will never lose heart.
3. come up
走近,上来; 被提出; （植物）发芽; （太阳）升起
come up to sp 上某地来
come up with 提出 想出
sb come up with sth 某人提出某事
sth come up 某事被提出
He came up with a good idea in the meeting.
The problem came up in the meeting.
问题在会议中被提出来了。
太阳升起来了。
The sun came up.
不曾出现过这个问题。
The question never came up.
他靠近并和我们打招呼。
He came up and said hello to us.
春天草会再度发芽。
The grass will come up again in the spring.
come across 偶然遇到，发现，被理解
come about 发生
come true 实现
come back 回来， 恢复记忆
come on 催促, 快速运动;得了吧
come out 出现，出版,开花
come in 进来
come over 从一地到另一地
1. His car ____ the terrible traffic jam, so he had to call off his appointment with his doctor.
A. came about B. came across
C. came up D. come on
2. ---How did it ___ that you made such a silly mistake?
---I myself haven’t figured it out yet.
A. bring about B. come about
C. come across D. come on
4. actually/in fact/as a matter of fact
事实上，实际上
5. the English spoken in England the English spoken today
英国人所讲的英语
现在所讲的英语
6. be based on/upon… 以…为基础
　 base sth on sth 以…为基础
The movie is based on a novel.
We must base our theory on facts.
7 . at present =at the moment
present (adj.) 　
现在的，目前的，可作前置定语
the present situation
出席的，在场的，可作后置定语
the people present
be present at the meeting
present (n.) 礼物=gift
present (v.) 赠送 present sb with sth
8. …Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.
莎士比亚使用了比以前更为广泛的词汇量。
make use of 　使用
We could ________________好好利用our resources.
Every minute should __________________充分利用.
make the most of 充分利用
make the best of 好好利用
take advantage of 利用
make good use of
be made full use of.
9. India has a very large number of
　fluent English speakers…
a number of 大量的（其后谓语动词用复数）
A number of people have come.
the number of …的数目（其后谓语动词用单数）
The number of homeless people has increased.
只要是number后面的名词都是可数复数
只能修饰可数名词的：
a large/ great/ good number of,
a good/ great many, dozens of, scores of, quite a few
只能修饰不可数名词的：
a great deal of, a large amount of,
quite a little, a large sum of，much 既可修饰可数也可修饰不可数名词的：
plenty of, a lot of, lots of,
a large quantity of

10. speak fluent English adj.
speak English fluently adv.
11. such as 列举部分
for example 列举一个
Some of the European languages come from
Latin, such as French, Italian and Spanish.

Noise, for example, is a kind of pollution.
His spelling is terrible! Look at this, for
example.
12. Only time will tell.
时间会证明一切。
tell 知道, 判断
It’s hard to tell whether he is right.
tell A from B: 区分，分别
Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?
1.不止一个…
2.在一些重要方面
3.与…不同
4.彼此
5.去看电影
6.坐地铁
7.在16世纪末
8.七百万人
9.航海航