This unit seeks to give us a better understanding of how English developed and how it is spoken in the world.
goals
1.Understand there are more than kind of English in the world.
2. Learn how to find out the topic sentences.
3. Learn how to find out the details of the text.
4.Understand how English develop by timeline.
Prime minister of the UK.
President of the USA.
2. Let’s enjoy a short dialogue, and know there are more than one kind of English in the world.
Shall we go to the pub to celebrate our agreement?
Wow, bar is a nice place.
Wow, I want a tin of Coke, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama?
Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy.
After that, let’s go and see a soccer game. It is very exciting.
Great.
I like football match very much.
The differences between British English and American English.
vocabulary
spelling
autumn fall
typhoon tornado
I think I guess
colour color
favourite favorite
centre center
metre meter
traveller traveler
realize realise
pronunciation
电梯
汽油
公寓
秋天
地铁
大学
垃圾
垃圾箱
假期
两周

The Road to Modern English
Step II Fast Reading
From ___________
ˇ
Old English
The ____________ of English
The Road to Modern English
Look at the title of the text and guess what it is about.
Development
2.How to find out the topic sentence :
The topic sentence can usually be found at the __________＿ of a paragraph.
2. If we cannot find a topic sentence, we should try to ___________the main idea.
beginning／end
sum up
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
Part 4:
(Para 1)
(Para.2-4)
(Para.5-6)
(Para.7)
More people speak English than ever before.
Native speakers’ may use different kind of English
Changes and development of English
The spread of English
3. The general idea of the text
1.Scanning: look for some specific information.
Look at the timeline of the development
of English.
the key information—— time
Step III Careful reading
From AD 450 to AD 800
From AD 800 to 1150
By the 1600s
English was based more on .
English was more like ________ and _______.
3.English has a wider __________ than ever before.
In 1620
4. English was spoken in .
in the 18th century
5. English was spoken in __________.
By the 19th century
6. English was _________ because of two great dictionaries.
2.Listen to the text and find out the details.
From AD 450 to AD 800
From AD 800 to 1150
By the 1600s
English was based more on .
English was more like ________ and _______.
3.English has a wider __________ than ever before.
German
Danish
vocabulary
French
In 1620
4. English was spoken in .
America
in the 18th century
5. English was spoken in __________.
Australia
By the 19th century
6. English was _________ because of two great dictionaries.
settled
From AD 450 to AD 800
From AD 800 to 1150
By the 1600s
English was based more on .
English was more like ________ and _______.
3.English has a wider __________ than ever before.
German
Danish
vocabulary
French
In 1620
4. English was spoken in .
America
in the 18th century
5. English was spoken in __________.
Australia
By the 19th century
6. English was _________ because of two great dictionaries.
settled
The American Dictionary of the English Language
British settlers moved to these countries.
conquered, ruled
Noah Webster
The American Dictionary of the English Language
Americans prefer fast, simple life style.
Why does India take English as second language?
was ruled by Britain
India
Read part 4
印度曾是英国最大的殖民地；印度人民反抗英国殖民统治。
Can you name some of the countries which were once ruled by UK?
Canada
USA
Uk
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
China
Russia
Brazil
Mexico
India
Colonized
殖民统治
Hong Kong
Do you know any other kinds of English formed for this reason?
South African English
Singapore English
Malaysian English
Hong Kong English
Step IV Checking
1.Reading comprehension
1. English has/had the most speakers____.
A. now
B. when the British ruled many parts of the
world.
C. In the time of Shakespeare
D. in the 12th century.

2. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Language always stay the same.
B. Language change only after wars
C. Language no longer change.
D. Language change when cultures change.
3. From AD 450 to 800, English sounded more like ____.
A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian

4. Shakespeare’s English was spoken around______ .
A. 1400’s B. 1150’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s

5. Which country has the fastest growing number
of English speakers in the world?
A. Australia. B. China
C. India D. Britain
Step IV Checking
2. The Road to Modern English
At first, only people in ________ spoke English. Later,
people from England ________ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _____________________. Today, more and more people speak English as their ______________________ language. Native English speakers _________________each other but not everything. All languages__________ when cultures _____________ with one another, so there are _________ English, __________ English, ___________English and so on. They all have their own ________. English is also spoken as a second or foreign language in many other countries. Maybe Chinese English will _________ its own identity in the future.
England
moved
many other countries
first, second or foreign
can understand
change
communicate
British
American
Australian
identity
develop
Why does China have the largest number of the English speakers?
Because China has a large population .
With the development of opening to the outside world, international trades and tourism, culture exchanges are getting more and more in China, so English is needed.
Step V. Discussion and role play.
The foreigners are learning Chinese in Confucius Institutes .
AFS Visiting Teachers in USA
Chinese paper cutting classes in the USA
I can write my name with the Chinese writing brush!
Role play
host
foreigners
This is CCTV, Shanshan’s Talk Show, Welcome, everybody! Let’s welcome our guests — foreign friends …
Where are you from?
Why do you learn Chinese?
Why do so many foreigners learn Chinese?
Well, Chinese food is very good…
I have heard of Li xiaolong, I love Kong Fu.
I want to visit the Great Wall.
1. Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?
why
conclusion
topic
Nowadays, more and more…
1.
2.
3.
4.
So, we believe…
travel
trade
education
Step V. Homework
2. Finish off the reading task on p51
to get more information about the English dictionary.
Homework
Thank you for
your attending!