文档介绍：Unit2 English around the world
Warming up
.Can you name some countries in which English is spoken?
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Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
English-speaking countries
English Around the World
the USA
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
the United Kingdom
Ireland
India
British English
American English
&
British English and American English the same? you give me some examples?
center
flat
color
lift
gray
honor
grey
centre
apartment
elevator
honour
colour
Match the words that have the same meaning.
Unit Two: English around the world
(Reading)
The road to modern English
Task 1: skimming
1. What’s the main idea of the passage ?
The history and development(发展) of English.
Read and answer the following questions.
Scanning (查读) ---- a reading skill used to look for details of a passage.
1. How many people spoke English at the end of the 16th century?
About 5-7 million people.
Task 1
2. What are the two big changes in English spelling?
3. Why does India have a very large number of fluent English speakers?
First Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language. (Line 1, Para 4)
It was ruled by Britain from 1765 to 1947.
(Line 2,Para 5)