Using LanguageⅡ教学设计及教案分析

The United Kingdom Step one Lead in Ask several questions: What kind of English would you like to learn? Do you think it matters what kind of English you learn?

Why? Do you know the differences between American English and British English?

Step two careful reading The Road to Modern English

Task 2

Choose the correct answer When did English begin to be spoken in many of

other countries? At the end of the 16th century.

B. In the 17th century. C. In the 18th century.

D. In the 19th century.

2. How was the English spoken in English between

about AD450 and 1150? It was the same as the English spoken at present. It was more like French. It was based more on German. It was more like Danish. 3. Why was Shakespeare able to make use of a

wider vocabulary by the 1600s? Because new settlers enriched English and especially its

vocabulary. B. Because Shakespeare made up many new words. C. British settlers moved to different countries. D. A new dictionary was written. 4. What happened to American English in the 19th century? It became more like British English. It became

more like German. It had its own dictionary. Its spelling was given a separate identity. 5. Which of the following is NOT true? English is one of the official languages in India. English developed when new settlers and rulers

came to Britain.

C. China has the largest number of English speakers. D. Now more people speak English as their first, second

or a foreign language.

Why does India take English as second language?

This is because British ruled India from 1765 to 1947, during that time English became the language for government and education.

Summing up English has changed and ____1____ when cultures meet and _____2_____ with each other. From AD450 to 1150, new settlers to England enriched the English language and enlarged its _____3_____. In 1620, British people began to move to other countries, and

_____4_____, English was spoken in many other countries. By the 19th century American English spelling got a separate _____5_____ when Noah Webster wrote his dictionary. At ____6____, more people speak English as their first, ____7____ or a foreign language than ever before. People in South Asia ____8____ as India, Singapore speak ____9____ English. China may have the ____10____number of English learners.

Discussion Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes? Why (not)? Do you think Chinese will become an international language? Homework Review the passage and get more information about the passage.