1、Module 1 Unit 2 ReadingTHE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISHDictation Task1:1. Why there exist differences between American English and British English though they are both English?2. Can you predict from the title what the reading passage is about?The Road toModern EnglishComprehendingTask 2 skimmingUnderline

2、 the topic sentence of each paragraph. If there arent any, please write in your own words the main idea.The main idea of each partMany people all over the world speak English. Native speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English. Why has English changed over tim

3、e.Finally by the 19th century the language was settled.English is now spoken wide in South Asia. Para 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5Task 3 Scanning p10 ex1English has the most speakers in the 17th century.English developed when new settlers and rulers came to Britain.Languages frequently change.The langu

4、age of the government is always the language of the country.English is one of the official languages used in India.This reading describes the development of the English languageTask 4 careful reading AD 450-_based more on GermanAD800-1150influenced by _ and _ invaders_In 1620_ settlers moved to _In

5、the 18th century Some British people were taken to _ tooShakespeare made use of a_AD800DanishFrenchwider vocabularyBy the 1600sBritishAmericaAustralia From _ to _was the official language of IndiaBy 19th century was _ and The American Dictionary of the English Language gave a separate _ to American

6、English _17651947settledidentityspellingNoah WebsterBorn on October 16, 1758 In 1789, Noah married Eight childrenAt the age of 43, started writing American dictionary It took him 27 years It was finished in 1828, at the age of 70 70,000 words Samuel Johnsonoften referred to as Dr Johnsonan English a

7、uthor Born on 18 September 1709 Died on 13 December 1784 (age 75)After nine years of work,JohnsonsDictionary of the English Language was published in 1755 until the completion of the Oxford English Dictionary, 150years later, Johnsons was viewed as the pre-eminent British dictionary Task 5: Retell t

8、he development of English according to the timeline AD 450-800AD800-1150By the 1600sIn 1620In the 18th centuryFrom 1765 to 1947By 19th centuryTask 6 Food for Thought 1. How is the passage organized?2. What is the tone of the writing? Is it exciting, happy, sad or neutral?3. Why there exist differenc

9、es between American English and British English though they are both English?4. How do you understand a first, a second, and a foreign language?Task 6 Food for Thought 1. How is the passage organized?According to time order.2. What is the tone of the writing? Is it exciting, happy, sad or neutral?Ne

10、utral3. Why there exist differences between American English and British English though they are both English?Because all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.4. How do you understand a first, a second, and a foreign language?number of speakersexample count

11、riesthe first languagethe foreign languagethe second language375 million750 million375 millionUSA, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New ZealandChina and many other countriesIndia, Pakistan,Nigeria, Philippines.Where English is a first and often only language of most people Where English is

12、a second language, there is at least one other native tongue Where English is not native, only official language Guess from the passage the meaning of the new words and expressions and match them with their meanings Task 7: Word Study P11 Ex1Word Study P11 Ex1 petrol voyage gradually frequently iden

13、tity the latter actually fluent who or what somebody or something isB. a word for gas in British EnglishC. not sudden in fact the second of two things or people already mentioned often long trip by sea or in space able to speak or write a language wellTask 8:Discussion in groupsIn the text, it is me

14、ntioned that Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.Do you think English has any influence on Chinese? And does Chinese have any influence on English? And If your answer is yes, provide your evidence!English -Chinesee-mailcoffee sofapartysalad lo

15、gictotem humorromance伊妹兒咖啡沙發派對色拉邏輯圖騰幽默浪漫 Chinese-English功夫太極拳 旗袍,長衫點心炒面餛飩風水儒家學說 廣東話/廣東人/廣州的臺風kungfu Tai Chi cheongsam dimsumchow mein won ton feng shui ConfucianismCantonese typhoon Will Chinese English develop its own identity?Chinese English & Chinglish?Chinese English:English with Characteristics

16、 of Chinese Language Culture Two civilizations 兩個文明，Four modernizations 四個現代化，One China policy 一個中國的政策one country two system 一國兩制reform and openingup program 改革開放， ChinglishEnglish with Characteristics of Chinese Grammar Wetwowhoandwho？咱倆誰跟誰阿howareyou?howoldareyou?怎么是你，怎么老是你？Iwillgiveyousomecolortoseesee,brothers！togetherup！我要給你點顏色瞧瞧，兄弟們，一起上！youmeyoume彼此彼此YouGiveMeStop!你給我站??！knowisknownoknowisnoknow知之為知之，不知為不知WATCHSISTER表妹AmericanChinesenotenough美中缺乏heartflowerangryopen心花怒放Ifyouwantmoney,Ihaveno;ifyouwantlife, Ihaveone!要錢沒有，要命一條IcallLioldbig.Toyear25.我叫李老大，今年25。Homew