English around the world教案

the road to modern english
the cause： cultures communicate with one another
time things that happened
between ad 450 and 1150 based on german
1150 to 1500 less like german； more like french→why？→because frenchmen ruled england then
in the 1600’s shakespeare broadened the vocabulary.
a big change in english，giving its own identity→why？→caused by “american dictionary of the english language” written by noah webster
later british people brought english to australia
t：we know culture communication brings about changes in english.can you think of any effect that chinese has on english？
sk：in english there are some chinese words such as gongfu，long time no see，...
t：great!with more closely communication of culture，english is changing more frequently.
t：as we all know，english is spoken as the native language mostly in western countries.then what about english in some other parts of the world？after reading the last paragraph，would you please say something about the present situation of english in your own words？
sl：it is also spoken as a foreign or 2nd language in many other countries.for example，in india，it is used for government and education.in some african and asian countries，it is also spoken，such as in south africa，singapore and malaysia.while in china，the number of english speakers is increasing fast.
t：quite good.
step 7 discussion
t：so far，we’ve known that english is becoming more and more important in china.it has been an important subject for chinese students.but someone say that chinese is a much more elegant language.so it is more important for us to master it and it is not so necessary for us to master a foreign language.do you agree with this opinion and why？
suggested answer：
i don’t agree with it.with the cultural communication becoming more and more frequent，the chance to contact foreigners，exported goods，international conferences，and so on，is more and more.as the most widely used language，english is regarded as the language used in most international situations.thus，if we want to keep up with the times，we’d better master english and use it as a tool.
step 8 summary and homework
t：today we’ve learned an article on “the road to modern english”.after class，you should read it again and again to get the idea of the text further.do the exercises of comprehending and try to tell your partner something about english in our own words.that’s all for today.class is over.
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unit 2  english around the world