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Unit Two English around the world

Something about the culture differenceMan: Hello.Foreigner: Hi!Man: You have what thing?F: Can you speak English?M: If I not speak English, I’m speaking

what?F: Can anyone else speak English here?M: You yourself look. All the people are

playing, no people have time, you can wait,you wait, you not wait, you go!

• F:Good heavens. Anybody here can speak English?

• M: Shout what shout, quiet a little, you on earth have what thing?

• F: I want to speak to your head!!!• M: Head is not zai! You tomorrow com

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Funny Joke

English Around the World

Period 1: Warming up and Reading

Step 1 lead in

• Brain—storming

English speaking countries

England

America Australia

Canada India

Malaysia Singapore

South Africa

New Zealand

Distinguish which one is British and which is American.

Do you have any plan this fall?

What? Do you mean this autumn?

Read the passage quickly and do the following exercises.Activity 1: Choose the correct explanation for the words

1. actually A. for example 2. elevator B. a set of rooms for living in 3. native English speaker C. really; in fact 4. come up to a place D. a machine for moving people or things up and down 5. such as E. People who has spoken English since birth 6. apartment F. visit a place 7 usage. G. have a part in 8. play a role in H. the way that words are used in a language

C

D

E

F

A

B

H

G

Step 2 Fast Reading

Activity 2: Choose the correct answers.

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. Languages always stay the same

B. Languages changes only after wars

C. Languages no longer change

D. Languages change when cultures change

3. From AD450 to 1150, 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.

A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain

D

Activity 1. fill in the chart

AD450--1150 English was based on _______

____________ English was more like French.

At the end of the 16th century

How many people speak English? __________

___________ Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary.

___________ American English gained its own identity.

Later __________ English had its identity.

German

1150--1500

5—7million

In the 1600’s

Australian

1828

Step 3. Intensive reading

Activity 2.  Answer the following questions

(1)What is the clue of the passage?

(2) Why does India have a very number of English speakers?

(3) When did people from England begin to move to other parts of the world?

Time

Because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.

In the 17th century

Listen to the passage and decide the

following statements are true or false.

1. America has the largest number of English speakers. T F

2. French ruled England from 1150 to 1500.

T F

3.Native English speakers cant’t understand each other because they don’t speak the same kind of English. T F

Step 4 .

4. Noah Webster wrote the American Dictionary of the English Language.

T F

5. From 1765 to 1947 English was the language for government and education in India. T F

Activity 1:Pair—work

Show some pictures and let one partner write the names on paper. Then ask the other one stick them to the proper position.

British English American English

Step 5 Post—reading

British English

film movie underground subway

autumn fall

lorry truck lift elevatorflat apartment

pub bar

rubber eraser

match game

American English

sweets candy

Activity 2 : Group work Discussion

Choose one of the topics and discuss it with your partners.

Why should we learn English well now?

Why do so many people speak English?

What are the differences between British English and American English?

Then go through all the language points together

Please give your own the questions from the passage and let’s find out the answers to the questions one by one.

If you have problems or know the answers to other’s questions, please put up your hands or stand up to give them out.

1.Match the new words and useful expressions with their meanings. P111.Match the new words and useful expressions with their meanings. P11

A actually; B elevator; C native English speaker; D come up to a place; E such as; F apartment; G play a role (in); H vocabulary; I include; J usage.

1) for example=___; 2) a set of rooms for living in=___; 3) really; in fact=___; 4) a machine used for moving people or things up and down=___; 5) person who has spoken English since birth=___; 6) visit a place=___; 7) all the words and phrases you learn=___; 8) the way that words are used in a language=___; 9) have something or somebody as one of a group=___; 10) have a part in=___.

EF A

B

CD

HJ

I G

2.Complete this passage with some of the words above

It is not easy for a Chinese person to speak English as well as a_____________________ . This is _________ because the ____________ and usage are different in different parts of the English speaking world. If you say “flat” instead of “__________”, people in America will not think you speak good English. If you use the word _________ instead of “lift” in Britain, they will look at you a little strangely! It seems you cannot win!

A actually; B elevator; C native English speaker; D come up to a place; E such as; F apartment; G play a role (in); H vocabulary; I include; J usage.

Native English speaker actually

vocabulary

apartment

elevator

3. Complete the following sentences, using words from Warming Up and Reading.

1) The price for the hotel __________ bed and breakfast.2) I love working abroad and meeting people from different ___________ .3) We are concerned about the _________ situation in the Middle East.4) __________, I’ve known Barbara for years since we were babies.5) Reading is one of the best ways of improving your

vocabulary and _________ .6) What the British call “petrol” the Americans call

“______”.7) The United Nations is an ____________ organization

that tries to solve problems between countries.

includes

culturespresent

Actually

usage

gas

international

8) After it is heated for a short while, water begins to boil ______.9) We waited an hour for my aunt to arrive. _________, she had missed the train.10) It is the duty of a ___________ to provide education for the children of its country.

Howevergovernment

rapidly

There are so many people _____ the street. (British English)There are so many people _____ the street. (American English)2) They are going to have a party ____ the weekend. (Br.E.) They are going to have a party ____ the weekend. (Am.E.)3) We will leave for the airport at a quarter ______ five. (Br.E.) We will leave for the airport at a quarter ______ five. (Am.E.)4) His brother is ____ the most famous football team in England. (Br.E.) His brother is ____ the most famous football team in England. (Am.E.)

inon

aton

pastafter

in

on

4. Sometimes British and American people use different prepositions. Fill in the blanks with both British and American prepositions. Compare their differences.

Homework

Review what we learned today and do the exercises in Workbook.