【正文】 e yourself at home. Let me give you a clean towel.Joe：A towel？Nancy：Yes. Here you are. The bathroom is upstairs. It’s the second door on the left. （After a while）Nancy：Have you found it？Joe：Well，eh，yes，I mean no. I mean，I found the bathroom，but I didn’t find what I was looking for!） Here is a short dialogue. Read it and discuss with your partner：What is it that Joe can’t find in the bathroom？Why can’t he find it？Sb：It is the toilet.T：And why？Sc：Perhaps when Joe says “bathroom”，he means a place，where there is a toilet. But in Nancy’s eyes，it is a place where people can only have a bath.T：You are right. Do you know why there’s a misunderstanding between them？Sd：Because they speak different kinds of English.T：Great. There’s more than one kind of English in the world. In some important ways they’re different. They’re called world English. Can you guess what they include？Se：Canadian，British，American，Australian and Indian English.T：Right. So you know even two native speakers of English may still not speak the same kind of English. Look at the examples on try to guess which of the following words are British English and which are American English.Suggested answers：Am. English：mom；on a team；rubber；gas：mum；in a team；eraser；petrolStep 3 New WordsT：From today on，we’ll learn something about English around the world. First of all，let’s get familiar with the new words. Yesterday I asked you to read the new words and look up the meaning of them. Now let’s have a game in which one of you tells us the meaning or the explanation of the words and the others guess which word it is. Let’s go!Suggested explanation：：have something or somebody as one of a group..：The tour included a visit to the Science Museum. a role in：have a part in ：connected with two or more countries：（1）connected with the place where you have always lived or have lived for a long time（2）a person who lives in a particular place，especially sb. who has lived there a long time5. elevator：lift：（1）having a smooth surface （2）（Br. E） a set of rooms for living in：（Am. E） a set of rooms for living in：of the present time or recent time up：to move toward ：the customs and beliefs，art，way of life and social organization of a particular country or group：really；in fact：（1）existing or happening now （2）being in a particular place：control：all the phrases and phrases you learn：the way in which words are used in a language：who or what sb./sth. is：the group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state：fastT：That’s great! You’ve made a good preparation. Now please read the words together.（show words and explanations on the slide）Step 4 PrereadingT：Just now，we’ve known that there’re many kinds of English in the world. Then why are there so many kinds？Ss：We don’t know.T：Anyway，we’ll find out the cause today. Now read the title of the passage “the road to modern English”.What do you think it will tell us？Sf：I guess it will tell us the development of English.Step 5 SkimmingT：Now let’s find out whether your answer is right. So please read the passage fast in silence and find out the main idea of each paragraph.Suggested answer：：Brief introduction of the change in English.：An example of different kinds of English.：The development of English.：English spoken in some other countries.Step 6 ScanningT：You’ve mastered the structure of the passage. Now please read and 2 loud in detail.T：（several minutes later） Have you finished？Here’re some statements of which some are right while some not. Read them and then tell whether they are true or false. If false，please find out the mistake and correct it.（slides：1. Most of the English speakers in the 16th century lived in England.2. More and more people use English as their first or 2nd language.3. The US has the largest number of English speakers. English speakers can understand everything because they speak the same kind of English.）Sg：The first one is true.Sh：The second one is true.Si：The third one is false. China has the largest number of English speakers.Sj：The fourth one is false. Native English speakers may not be able to understand everything because they do not speak the same kind of English.T：You did a very good job. Now please read after the tape. And then fill in the form on the screen.The Road To Modern EnglishThe cause：Cultures municate with one anotherTimeThings that happenedBetween AD 450 and 1150Based on German 1150 to 1500Less like German； more like French→why？→because Frenchmen ruled England thenIn the 1600’sShakespeare 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[來(lái)源:]Later[]British people brought English to AustraliaT：We know culture munication 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 munication 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 DiscussionT：So far，we’ve known that English is being 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 s