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课件网) Unit 2 The Changing English Language SECTION 1 NEW WORDS, NEW IDEAS The Changing English Language GET READY TO READ How do you think English has changed with the passing of time? Do we now have English or Englishes? Geoffrey Chaucer The colonizers took their English to many places. Should we all speak English like the announcers on CNN? Working away at a computer WORD FOR WORD different(adj): not the same There are many different opinions about TV programs. diverse(adj): quite different from one another Wild life in Africa is extremely diverse. SECTION 2 MEANING IN CONTEXT Developing Your Skills A. Comprehension check 1. True False, or INP (Information Not Provided).(a to g) 2. Looking for information.(a to e) 3. Group discussion.(a and b) B. Word power 1. Word building.(a to c) 2. The word come. A group of young aboriginals C. Listening activity Listen to a passage about changes in the English language, especially bout where English words come from, circle the correct answers. (1 to 6) D. Non-stop talk Situational dialogue: Wrong number(I). E. Expressing yourself through writing: Writing an expository essay. F. Learning by doing: Skills in action! Self-evaluation How good is your speaking? Read the criteria below and give yourself an A, B, C, D or F. SECTION 3 GRAMMAR IN USE Grammar Flashback Subjunctive mood (II) (1 to 5) Your turn! Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs.(1 to 10) B. Apostrophe(') Study the following examples to see how the apostrophe (') is used: the boys' backpack five days' journey the children's game houses' roofs friends' letters his father-in-law's house John and Mary's house '90=1990 I'm=l am don't= do not who's= who is shouldn't= should not didn't= did no he'll=he will C. Danny's questions D. Fun of the unit! SECTION 4 READING FOR HISTORY What Has Happened to English? AS YOU READ How has English come to be what it is today? Where is it going? AFTER YOU READ Understand and discuss: Into how many periods can we divide the historical development of English? What Is Happening to English? AS YOU READ What do you think is happening to English right now? What might be the future of English? AFTER YOU READ Understand and discuss: What do the two passages tell us about the future of English? Thank You
