人教版必修一Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldReading

(space sequence, time sequence, logical sequence)
The road to modern English
The road Modern English
?
The development/ What kind of English process of English before modern English
Reading
The Road to Modern English
Prediction
1. Look at the title and predict what the passage is about. (the main idea)
The road to modern English
2. If you are given this title, how will you organize this article? What sequence(顺 序）will you adopt?
Unit 2 English around the world
Try to find out what goes wrong in the following situation?
Go along this street and turn right at the second turning. You can see the subway on your right.
• In the 19th century, two big changes in Englisshp_e_lli_n_g___ happened, and American ________ English got its own _id_e_n_t_it_y_.

Br. E & Am.E
Enjoy the different kinds of English.
BrE
AmE
vocabulary spelling
autumn I think
colour centre traveller
fall I guess
color center traveler
pronunciation dance [da:ns] dance[dæns] not [not] not [na:t]
Native speaker can understand each other even
Para.2 If they don’t speak the same kinds of Enlish.
(different kinds of English )
Para.3 All languages change when cultures
communicate with each other.
Para.4 English is also spoken as a foreign
or second language in South Asia.
Task 2 Choose the correct answer
1. When did English begin to be spoken in many other countries? A. At the end of the 16th century. B. In the 17th century. C. In the 18th century. D. In the 19th century.
Just for Fun
A: Do you like moving pictures? B: Well, yeah! Why not! A: OK, Follow me , please! B: What? A: Let’s go downstairs to move the pictures! Oh, oh…

Later in the 18th century 17651947
The road to modern English Some British settlers moved to
_A__m_e_r_i_c_a_.
Some British people were taken to
_A__u_s_tr_a_l_ia__.
Para 2
If an American is talking to an Englishman,
____A___.
A. They will have almost no difficulty in understanding
B. They will have a lot of misunderstandings between each other
communication
Para 3
Which of the following statements is true?
• Languages always stay the same. • Languages change only after wars. • Languages no longer change.
Noah Webster Born: October 16, 1758 Died: May 28, 1843 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 words differently.

Step1 Lead-in •Look at the title of the passage and predict what it is mainly about.
•The road to modern English
•way/ process/ development
Step2 Skimming
At first, only people in __E_n_g_la_n_d_ spoke English. Later, people from England _m_o_v_e_d_ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _m__a_n_y _o_t_h_e_r _c_o_u_n_tr_ie_s__. Today, _m__o_re_ people speak English as their _f_ir_s_t_, second or foreign language. _N__at_i_v_e_ English speakers _c_a_n_ understand each other but ___ _no_t__ev_e_r_y_t_h.ing
•Skim the text to find out or make out the topic sentences for each paragraph.
•Topic sentence: A sentece that best expresses the main idea is called TP.
Unit 2 English Around the World
•Without music, life would be a mistake. ——Nietzsche

At first, only people in _E_n__g_la_n__dspoke English. Later,
people from England _m__o_v_e_d__ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _m__a_n_y__o_t_h_e_r__c_o_u_n_t_r_i_e_s. Today,
3.English has a wider _v_o_c_a_b__u_la_r_y than ever before.
4. English was spoken in America .
5. English was spoken in _A__u_s_t_r_a_li_a_.
6. English was __s_e_t_t_le_d__ because of two great dictionaries.
can’t
[ka:nt]
[kæ nt]
either[ aiðə] either [iðə]
neither
neither
[ naiðə]
[niðə]
Chinese
电梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地铁 大学 垃圾 垃圾箱 假期 两周
BrE lift petrol flat autumn underground university rubbish dustbin holiday fortnight
fall tornado I guess color
favorite
center meter traveler realise
BrE
AmE
dance
dance
[da:ns]
[dæ ns]

In 1620
Later in the 18th century 17651947
The road to modern English Some British settlers moved to _A_m__e_r_ic_a_. Some British people were taken to _A_u_s_t_r_a_li_a_.
The cause
cultures communicate with one another
Time
things that happened
Between AD based on German
450 and 1150
1150 to 1500 less like German; more like French
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
AD 4501150 AD 8001150
In the 1600s
The road to modern English English was based more on _G_e_r_m_a_n_.
English became _l_es_s_ like German Because those who _ru__le_d_ England spoke first Danish and later French. _S_h_a_k_e_s_p_e_a_r_e_ made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.

D. Languages change when cultures
meet
Scanning Reading Comprehension III
True or false
1 English had the most speakers in the 17th century.
2 English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.
2. The text is developed mainly by ____.
A. place B. time C. people
3. At the end of the _____ century,
about five to seven million people
spoke English.
of the English language.
Discussion
Choose one of the topics below and discuss it with your partners.
1. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?
1. The text mainly tells us ___________. A. that old English is different from the English today B. how Middle English formed C. English and its history D. that English will keep changing
17th century today

Skimming to get
general ideas
Skimming Reading Comprehension I
1. The text mainly tells us ___________. A. that old English is different from the English today B. how Middle English formed C. English and its history D. that English will keep changing
n. 词汇; 词汇量; 词表 vocabulary
forming words with the correct letters in the correct order, or the ability to do this; the way a particular word is spelt
n. 拼写; 拼法
actually
abbreviation for Anno Domini: used in the Christian calendar when referring to a year after Jesus Christ was born
公
AD
元
to use an idea, a fact, a situation, etc. as
3. make up
Farmers make up only 30% of the
total population of the country. 这个国家的农业人口仅占30%。 构成，组成， H占e asked us each to make up a dialogue. 他叫我们每人编一个对话。

BrE
AmE
dance [da:ns] dance[dæ ns]
pronunciation not [nɒt]
not [nɑt]
car [kɑ:]
car [kɑr]
spelling
colour centre traveller
color center traveler
vocabulary
pub Biscuits football
according to the text.
The English
From AD 800 to 1150,
between AD 450 those who ruled
and 1150 was
England spoke first
based more on _G_e_r_m__a_n.
_D_a_n_i_s_h_ and later _F_re_n_c_h__.
a matter of fact, China may have the
_la_r_g_e__s_t number of English learners.
Why do you think people in China want to learn English?
The reasons why people in China want to learn English are as followings: one is that…； another one is that…
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1. Why do you think people all over the world want to learn English?
2. Why do you think more people in the world now want to learn Chinese?
Some people say that Chinese is a much more elegant language, so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary to master foreign language. Do you agree with this opinion and why? Write down your opinion.
1. Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the text.
The English between AD 450 and 1150 was based more on _G_e_r_m__a_n_.
From AD 800 to 1150, those who ruled England spoke first _____D_a_nainshd later ______F_r.ench
▪ It has a long history. ▪ There are two kinds of English: AmE
and BrE. ▪ Many Chinese are learning English.
Fill in the table.
The road to modern English