Unit 2 English around the world,English Around the World,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia,South Africa,the United Kingdom,Ireland,India,This unit will give us a better understanding of:,(1) how English developed,(2) how it is spoken in the world.,Questions,(1)Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? (2) Do you think Chinese can be a world language? Why?,Small Quiz,Lets do a small quiz to distinguish the national flags of different countries, and find out the languages spoken in these countries.,The U.S.A.,Great Britain,Australia,Ireland,Canada,Singapore,India,South Africa,New Zealand,U.K.,U.S.A.,Canada,Australia,New Zealand,South Africa,English is spoken in these countries.,How much do you know about English?,It is the official language of many countries, such as USA, England, Canada, Ireland It has a long history. There are two kinds of English: AmE and BrE Many Chinese are learning English.,Situation: An American is visiting England. Now he has just checked in a hotel. And his room number is 705. Here is the dialogue between him and a servant in the hotel.,What can you learn from it?,Excuse me, could I take the elevator to the 7th floor?,Pardon? Why not the 6th floor? Your room number is 705. And youd take what?,I mean, Id like to take the lift to Room 705 on the 6th floor. We say the 7th floor instead of 6th floor in the US.,Oh, sorry. Come this way, Ill show you the lift.,Br E & Am.E,When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.,Am E,Br E,Look at the pictures. Can you speak them in American English and British English?,soccer,football,Am E,Br E,eraser,rubber,Am E,Br E,lift,elevator,Am E,Br E,flat,apartment,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 dancedæns not not not na:t,電梯 汽油 公寓 秋天 地鐵 大學(xué) 垃圾 垃圾箱 假期 兩周,Am E neighborhood labor color honorable 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.,Pre-reading,Read the title “The Road to Modern English” and predict (預(yù)測) what the passage is mainly about?,The road to modern English,The road,the development of English language,The road to modern English,The road,Modern English,the development of English language,What kind of English before Modern English?,?,Guess according to the title.,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,