Unit 2
native English speakers
color
neighbour
theater
realise
/’ɑ:nswə/
/’ænswə/
/flɔ:/
/wɔt /
/(h)wɔt /
/’ ɑi ðə/
/’ i:ðə/
Br.E.: Have you…? /Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Am.E.: Do you have…? / Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Juliet: O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name, or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, and I'll no longer be a Capulet.
Romeo: Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at this?
What’s the clue of the passage?
places B. time C. people
The reason why English has changed over time is that _________________.
Can native English speakers from different countries understand each other?
The road to modern English
settler /’setlə/ n.
: a person who conquered and ruled the land in other countries with weapons
5th century
1620
1765-1947
18th
by the 1600s
800-1150
by the 19th
5.British people came to Australia.
2.English was more like Danish and French.
3.a wider vocabulary than ever before
4.British settlers moved to America.
1.English was based
on more on German.
6. Indians spoke English as a foreign language.
7. The language was settled.
The road to modern English
Read and answer:
Who brought English around the world?
What languages play an important part in creating modern English?
Who gave a separate identity to American English spelling?
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.
Samuel Johnson
Born: September 18, 1709
He and the dictionary he wrote had one of most profound influences on English.
English has changed _______ time as cultures meet and communicate with _______ other. At first, English was _______ mainly on German. Then gradually English became more like Danish and ______ French. It lay in the fact that different settlers brought English new vocabulary and _______the English language.
As new _______ (settle), British people brought English to America, Australia, India, and Africa and so on.
The road to modern English
Nowadays, many countries speak English _______ their first, second ____ a foreign language. As a result, there are a large number of ______ English speakers throughout the world, _______ (include) China. And English has a _______ (wide) vocabulary than ever before. In a word, English is so widely used that it has become a _____ language.
English has changed over time as cultures meet and communicate with each other. At first, English was based mainly on German. Then gradually English became more like Danish and later French. It lay in the fact that different settlers brought English new vocabulary and enriched the English language.
The road to modern English
As new settlers, British people brought English to America, Australia, India, and Africa and so on. Nowadays, many countries speak English as their first, second or a foreign language. As a result, there are a large number of fluent English speakers throughout the world, including China. And English has a wider vocabulary than ever before. In a word, English is so widely used that it has become a global language.
Why are so many people
around the world learning English?
a tool to communicate and get to know other cultures
a necessary language in everyday life
How does Chinese influence (影响) English?
Long time no see.
Kongfu
Jiaozi
tofu
zongzi
Language points
Unit2 The Road to Modern English
Language Points:
In some important ways they are very different from one another.
one another = each other
help / learn from one another
2. With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language.
official adj. 官方的； n. 官员
Language Points:
make a voyage / go on a voyage 航行
2. because of + n. / doing
because + clause (句子)
3. (than ) ever before (比)以往…与比较级连用
4. Native English speakers 以英语为母语的人
native language = mother tongue
5. even if = even though 连词词组，
引导让步状语从句，意为 “尽管；即使”
e.g. He decided to have a try, even if / though he knew his dream could hardly come true.
6. come up 走近; 被提出; 发芽; 升起
e.g. A bear is coming up to the fat man.
A suggestion came up at the meeting.
7. over time 随着时间的推移
8. actually = in fact
At first the English (spoken in England between about AD 450 an 1150 ) was very different from the English (spoken today ).
at first : in the past but not now
It was based more on German than the English (we speak at present ) .
be based on sth. 以……为基础
e.g. The movie After shock is based on a novel.
base A on B 将A 建立在B上
10. at present 目前
present adj. 目前的; n. gift
the present situation
These new settlers enrich the English language and especially its vocabulary.
enrich [vt.] = en+ rich 使丰富
e.g. enrich our knowledge / experience
…make use of a wider vocabulary
12 . make good /full use of 好好/充分利用
13. have a wide/ large / limited vocabulary
The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.
14. the latter 两者中的后者；the former前者
e.g. Mary and David are twins, and the latter is the elder one.
15. separate [’sepəreit] adj. 单独的，分开的
16. identity n. 身份；个性，特性
identity card = ID card
For example, India has a very large number of fluent English speakers because …
English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and counties in Africa such as South Africa.
17. for example 例如，常用逗号隔开，可接名词或句子，可放在句末, 句中（插入语）。
缩写形式：e.g.
18. such as 只能接名词
India has a very large number of
　fluent English speakers…
19. a (large / great) number of 大量的(谓复)
e.g. A large number of foreigners are beginning to learn Chinese at present.
Today the number of people learning English in China is increasing rapidly.
20. the number of 数量 (谓单)
注意： 两个短语都只能+ [CN.] (可数名词)
21. frequently : often , many times
Why do more and more people begin to
learn English in the world?