Retell the text.
At first, only people in _E_n_g_l_a_n_d_ spoke English. Later, people from England __m_o_v_e_d_ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _m__a_n_y_ _o_th_e_r_ _c_o_u_n_t_r_ie_s_. Today, ___m__o_r_e people speak English as their __fi_r_s_t, second or foreign language. __N_a_t_iv_e_ English speakers __c_a_n_ understand each other but __n_o_t __e_v_e_r_y_th_i_n_g_.
B. Because India has a very large number of English speakers.
C. Because India is a country where English plays a very important role in social life.
D. Because India has a long history of communication with Britain.
3. From AD 450 to 1150, English
sounded more like_____
A. French
B. Chinese
C. German
D. Russian
Careful reading Para 1
Brief introduction of the change in English.
The history of the English language
German
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ruled
Shakespeare
America
Australia
English spelling dictionary The American Dictionary of the English Language.
Para 5
Why is India mentioned in the last paragraph? A
A. Because India is a typical (独特的)country who speaks English as a second language because of its long being ruled by Britain.
2.Which of the following statement is true? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages change only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change
pronunciation dance [da:ns] dance[dæns] not [not] not [na:t]
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Skimming
What is the passage mainly talking about? The development of the English.
D. The English man finds it difficult to follow the American
Para 3 & 4 answer the question: Why does English change over time?
Because cultures meet and communicate with each other.
Britain
The U.S.A Canada Australia India New Zealand
……..
Br E & Am.E
When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English.
The differences between British English and American English.
vocabulary spelling
autumn typhoon I tபைடு நூலகம்ink
colour centre traveller
fall tornado I guess
color center traveler
___A____.
A. They will have almost no difficulty in understanding
B. They will have a lot of misunderstandings between each other
C. The American finds it difficult to understand the Englishman
About 5-7 million people, mostly living in England
spoken in many other countries More people speak English than before
Para 2
If an American is talking to an Englishman,
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How many dialectsare there in China ?
中国汉语方言分布
Do you think there are some dialects in English?
English dialects in different countries
Scanning
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