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1、British and American English,Module 1,隨著社會(huì)的發(fā)展,英語在世界上廣泛使用,并不斷地吸收、交融、創(chuàng)新,形成了各種各樣的帶有某個(gè)國家、某個(gè)民族或某個(gè)區(qū)域特色的英語。從而,所謂的BBC標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英語不再是人們認(rèn)為的“唯一的”標(biāo)準(zhǔn)英語了。,單元話題閱讀,,Do you know that there is more than one kind of English?Can you understand different kinds of English these people are using? Yes,English was only spoken by pe
2、ople in England by the end of the 16th century.In the next century,people from England started moving to other parts of the world,so English began to be spoken in many other countries.Today,more people speak English as their first,second or foreign language than ever before. Native English speakers
3、can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.Look at this example: British Betty:Would you like to see my flat?,American Amy:Yes.Id like to come to your apartment. So why has English changed over time?All languages change when cultures meet and people communicate with o
4、ne another.At first the English spoken in England between about 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today.Actually,it was based more on German than todays English.Then from about 1150 to 1500 English changed even more.It became less like German,and more like French because those
5、who ruled England at that time spoke French.It became closer to the language we are learning now.In the 1600s,Shakespeare made use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.In 1620,some British settlers moved to America.Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too.English b
6、egan to be spoken in both countries.,Read the passage and tell the following statements True (T) or False (F) 1English was only spoken by people in England at the beginning of the 16th century.() 2If native English speakers dont speak the same kind of English,they cant understand each other.() 3English has been changing as time goes by.() 答案:1.F2.F3.T,,,謝謝觀看!,