高中英语Book 2 Unit 2 reading The road to modern English

not everything
All languages change when __c_u__lt_u__res
communicate with one another. So there
are British English, American English_g_o_v_e_r_n_m__e_n_t__ and
education in India.
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The English language was settled. Two big changes: Samuel Johnson
wrote his 8) d__ic_t_io_n__a_ry__.
English and Old English
Complete the table.
The road to modern English
AD 450－
1150
The English was spoken in England. It was based more on 1)
__G__e_r_m_a_nthan the English we
Choose the main idea of the text. A. How to learn English well B. The brief history of Modern English C. The way to England D. The difference between Modern
Read Para 3 and answer the question.
Why does English change over time? Because of cultural communication.
communication
Two important persons
Samuel Johnson
1. With your partner, list the countries
that use English as an official language.
2. Which country do you think has the most English learners?
3. Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly and see if you are right.
Retell the text.
At first, only people in __E__n_g__la_nsdpoke English. Later, people from England ______ tmooovtehder parts, so English began to be spoken in ____m_ _a_n__y_ _o_t_h__e_r___c.ountries
on.
Read the passage carefully
Development of English
people
the end of the 16th century
England
the next century
Many other countries
today
More people speak in more countries
Today, _m___o_rpeeople speak English as their
_____, sfeircsotnd or foreign language. _______
ENnagtliivseh speakers ____ undercsatnand each
other but ___ _________.
speak at present.
Because the people who 2)r_u_l_e_d
AD 800 England spoke first Danish and －1150 later French, English became
3) _le_s_s__ like German.
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century
taken to 6) _A_u_s_t_r_a_li_a__.
1765－1947
The road to modern English
English was spoken in India as well as in Africa and Asia. It became the language for 7)
Some people 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 to master foreign language. Do you agree with this opinion and why? Write down your opinion.
They all have their own __i_d_e_n__t.itEynglish is also spoken as a foreign or second language in _m__a__ny__o__t_h_e_r__c_o__u_n_.tMrieasybe one day Chinese English will become one of the world English.
Read Para 5 and find out why India takes English as second language. India was ruled by Britain Do you know any other kinds of English formed for this reason? South African English Singapore English Malaysian English Hong Kong English
If an American is talking to an Englishman, _______. 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 D. The English man finds it difficult to follow the American
__A_m__e_r_i_c_a_n_ English spelling.
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English is also spoken in
11) _In__d_ia__, 12) S_i_n_g_a_p_o_r_e___，13)
Now
_M__a_la_y_s_i_a___, 14) _A_f_ri_c_a___ and so
One of the English language’s most profound influences.
Noah Webster
When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently.
4) _S_h_a_k_e_s_p_e_a_r_e__ made use of
In the 1600’s a wider vocabulary than ever before.
In 1620
Some British settlers moved
to 5) _A_m__e_r_ic_a__.
In the 18th Some British people were
By the Noah Webster wrote 9)
19th _T_h_e__A_m__e_r_ic_a_n__D_i_c_ti_o_n_a_r_y_o__f _th__e__ century _E_n_g_l_is_h__L_a_n_g_u_a_g_e___ and gave a
separate identity to 10)