Welcome to my class Unit Two: English around the world (Period Two)AustraliaU.S.ANew ZealandU.KENGLISH AROUND THE WORLDTry to finish your reading in 8 minutes . Then , do the following exercises. 1.Read the passage and choose the correct answer.1. English has/had the most speakersA . now. B. when the British ruled many parts of the world. C . in the time of Shakespeare. D. in the 12th century. READING2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT （陳述）（陳述） IS TRUE ？A . LANGUAGE ALWAYS STAY THE SAME B . LANGUAGE CHANGED ONLY AFTER WARSC . LANGUAGE NO LONGER CHANGE D . LANGUAGE CHANGE WHEN CULTURES CHANGE READING3. FROM AD 450 TO 1150 , ENGLISH SOUNDED MORE LIKEA . FRENCH. B . CHINESE.C .GERMAN. D . RUSSIAN.4. Shakespeares English was spoken aroundA . 1400s. B . 1150s. C . 450s. D . 1600S.READING5. WHICH COUNTRY HAS THE FASTEST GROWING NUMBER OF ENGLISH SPEAKER IN THE WORLD? A . AUSTRALIA B . CHINA C . INDIA D . BRITAIN READINGTimeline of the development of EnglishtimeLanguage developmentDuring the 5th century ADbased more on GermanAD800-1150influenced by Danish and then by French; vocabulary enriched1620British settlers moved to America; English spoken there18th centuryBritish taken to Australia; English spoken there19thlanguage settled;spelling difference happenedNoah Webster Born: October 16, 1758Place: Hartford, ConnecticutDied: May 28, 1843Place: New Haven, Connecticut NOAH WEBSTER AND AMERICAS FIRST DICTIONARY Born in West Hartford, Connecticut in 1758, Noah Webster came of age during the American Revolution and was a strong advocate(主張）主張） of the Constitutional （美國憲法）（美國憲法）Convention（會議）（會議）. He believed fervently（熱誠、熱情）（熱誠、熱情） in the developing cultural independence of the United States, a chief part of which was to be a distinctive American language with its own idiom, pronunciation, and style. In 1806 Webster published A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, the first truly American dictionary. Immediately there after he went to work on his magnum opus（巨著、杰作）（巨著、杰作）, an American Dictionary of the English Language, for which he learned 26 languages, including Anglo-Saxon and Sanskrit, in order to research the origins of his own countrys tongue. This book, published in 1828, embodied a SKIMMING READING : DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS1. Why does China have the largest number of English speakers?2. Is English still changing now? Why?3. Why is the number of people learning English in China increasing rapidly?MAIN IDEAS FOR PARAGRAPHSPara. One:Para. Two:Para. Three:Para. Four:More and more people speak English.The first sentence in paragraph Two.The second sentence in paragraph Three.The number of the English speaking people is increasing .Why India has a very large number of English speakers?English is changing because of the place and the time.timeplaceSummary of the main idea:nAt the same time, culture communicative with each other1.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?3.Will Chinese become one of the world languages in the future? Give your reasons.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?3.WILL CHINESE BECOME ONE OF THE WORLD LANGUAGES IN THE FUTURE? GIVE YOUR REASONS.voyage n. Ca long journey, especially by ship: 航行；航海航行；航海He was a young sailor on his first sea voyage.Words and Expressionsbecause of: as a result of 因?yàn)橐驗(yàn)?由于由于Many beautiful fish are fast disappearing because of the severe pollution. 因?yàn)槲廴緡?yán)重，許多美麗的魚類正在面臨絕種。因?yàn)槲廴緡?yán)重，許多美麗的魚類正在面臨絕種。The police are advising motorists to reduce speed because of the fog. 由于有霧，警察告誡駕車者減慢速度。由于有霧，警察告誡駕車者減慢速度。We win the game because of his participation. 由于他的參與，我們贏了比賽。由于他的參與，我們贏了比賽。Words and Expressionsnative speaker n. Csomeone who has spoken a particular language since they were a baby, rather than having learnt it as a child or adult:講母語的人講母語的人None of our teachers are native speakers of English.a native-speaker dictionaryWords and Expressionscome up: phrasal v.1.to move towards sb. 走近走近A young girl came up to me and asked for money.2. to be mentioned or talked about in conversation:提出提出What points came up at the meeting?The teacher came up with a good plan for the summer vocation. Words and Expressions3. to happen, usually unexpectedly:發(fā)生發(fā)生Ive got to go - something has just come up at home and Im needed there.4. be coming up to be happening soon:臨近臨近My exams are coming up soon.Words and Expressionsat present FORMAL now:目前目前Are you busy? Not at present.At present shes working abroad. I have no enough material in hand at present. 目前我手頭沒有足夠的資料。目前我手頭沒有足夠的資料。 Words and Expressionsgradually adv.slowly over a period of time or a distance:逐漸地逐漸地Gradually, she realized that he wasnt telling her the truth.The bank slopes gradually down to the river.Words and ExpressionsWords and Expressionsvocabulary n. 1 C all the words known and used by a particular person:詞匯量詞匯量a wide/limited vocabularyBy the age of two a child will have a vocabulary of about two hundred words.2 C or U all the words which exist in a particular language or subject:詞匯詞匯Every week our English teacher gives us a list of vocabulary (= words) to learn.Computing, like any subject, has its own vocabulary.make use of sth.to use sth. that is available:利用；使用利用；使用We might as well make use of the hotels facilities.She makes use of people she meets as raw material for her fiction. 她把她所遇見的人們作為她創(chuàng)作小說她把她所遇見的人們作為她創(chuàng)作小說的素材。的素材。 Words and Expressionsthe latter (SECOND) n.S the second of two people, things or groups previously mentioned:后者后者She offered me more money or a car and I chose the latter.Compare the former (FIRST).Words and Expressionsidentity n. C or U who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group which make them different from others:本身；本體；身份本身；本體；身份The mans identity was being kept secret while he was helping police with enquiries.I cannot reveal the identity of my source.The informant(線人線人)was given a new identity (= a different name and new official documents) for protection.I think my job gives me a sense of identity.Words and Expressionsfluent adj.流利的；流暢的流利的；流暢的1 When a person is fluent, they can speak a language easily, well and quickly:Shes fluent in French.2 When a language is fluent, it is spoken easily and without many pauses:He speaks fluent Chinese.Hes a fluent Russian speaker.fluently adv.流利地；流暢地流利地；流暢地Id like to speak English fluently.Words and Expressionssuch as：for example 例如例如,諸如諸如That sum of money is to cover costs such as travel and accommodation.I know many of them, such as John, Peter, and Tom. The Roman languages such as French, Italian, are all derived from Latin. 拉丁語系拉丁語系, 例如法語例如法語, 意大利語意大利語, 都起源都起源于拉丁語。于拉丁語。Words and Expressionsfor example，such as，like 的區(qū)別的區(qū)別for example意思是意思是 舉個(gè)例子來說舉個(gè)例子來說,. 一般只舉同類人或物中的一般只舉同類人或物中的“一個(gè)一個(gè)”為為例，作插入語，用逗號隔開，可置于例，作插入語，用逗號隔開，可置于句首、句中、句末；句首、句中、句末； such as意思是意思是 比如比如，后面不加逗號，后面不加逗號,直接列舉同類人或物中的幾個(gè)例子，直接列舉同類人或物中的幾個(gè)例子，不能窮盡，可和不能窮盡，可和and so on連用；連用；like表示列舉，可和表示列舉，可和such as互換。互換。Noise，for example，is a kind of pollution舉例說明，噪音就是一種污染。舉例說明，噪音就是一種污染。 China has many big cities，such as Beijing，Shanghai，Shenzhen and so onChina has many such big cities like Beijing，Shanghai， Shenzhen and so on中國有許多大中國有許多大城市，比如北京、上海、深圳等等。城市，比如北京、上海、深圳等等。