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1、Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldThisunitseekstogiveusabetterunderstandingofhowEnglishdevelopedandhowitisspokenintheworld.Let’sdoasmallquiztodistinguishthenationalflagsofdifferentcountries,andfindoutthelanguagesspokeninthesecountries.TheU.S.A.GreatBritainAus

2、traliaIrelandCanadaSingaporeIndiaSouthAfricaNewZealandEnglishisspokeninthesecountries.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutEnglish?Itistheofficiallanguageofmanycountries,suchasUSA,England,Canada,Ireland….Ithasalonghistory.TherearetwokindsofEnglish:AmEandBrE.ManyChine

3、searelearningEnglish.Whatcanyoulearnfromit?Situation:AnAmericanisvisitingEngland.Nowhehasjustcheckedinahotel.Andhisroomnumberis705.Hereisthedialoguebetweenhimandaservantinthehotel.Excuseme,couldItaketheelevatortothe7thfloor?Pardon?Whynotthe6thfloor?Yo

4、urroomnumberis705.Andyou’dtakewhat?Imean,I’dliketotakethelifttoRoom705onthe6thfloor.Wesaythe7thfloorinsteadof6thfloorintheUS.Oh,sorry.Comethisway,I’llshowyouthelift.BritishEnglishAmericanEnglishSpellingcolourfavouritetheatrecentremetretravelledWordsli

5、ft(电梯)petrol(汽油)flat(公寓)autumn(秋天）underground(地铁)university(大学)rubbish(垃圾)holiday（假期）colorfavoritetheatercentermetertraveledelevatorgasapartmentfallsubwaycollegegarbagevacationthedifferencebetweenAmEandBrEPre-readingLookatthetitleofthefollowingpassage

6、andguesswhatitisabout.Thenreaditquicklyandseeifyouareright.A.HowtolearnEnglishwellB.ThebriefhistoryofModernEnglishC.ThewaytoEnglandD.ThedifferencebetweenModernEnglishandOldEnglishChoosethemainideaofthetext.ScanningScanthetextandgetthemainideaofeachpar

7、agraph.Today,morepeoplespeakEnglishastheirfirst,secondorforeignlanguagethaneverbefore.NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeakthesamekindofEnglish.Alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.Bythe19thcenturyEnglishwa

8、ssettledandtwobigchangesinEnglishspellinghappenedEnglishnowisalsospokenasaforeignorsecondlanguageinmanycountries5DevelopmentofEnglishtheendofthe16thcenturythenextcenturytodaypeopleEnglandManyothercountriesMorepeoplespeakinmorecountriesIfanAmer