《高中英語必修課課件——Unit2Englisharoundtheworld》Englishisoneofthemostwidelyspokenlanguagesintheworldtoday,withover1.5billionspeakersworldwide.Inthispresentation,we'llexplorethehistoryofthisgloballanguageanditsimpactonculture,society,andcommerce.TheEvolutionofEnglish1OldEnglishTheearliestformofEnglishspokeninancientEnglandbeforetheNormanConquest.2EarlyMiddleEnglishAftertheNormanConquest,thevocabularyandgrammarofOldEnglishweregraduallyreplacedbytheFrenchlanguagespokenbytheNormans.3ModernEnglishThelanguagewespeaktodayisacombinationofOldEnglish,MiddleEnglish,andarangeofotherlanguages.EnglishAroundtheGlobeBritishEnglishCloselyassociatedwiththeUnitedKingdomanditsformercolonies,BritishEnglishischaracterizedbyanumberofdistinctfeatures,includingitsspelling,grammar,andvocabulary.AmericanEnglishThedominantformofEnglishspokeninNorthAmerica,AmericanEnglishhasarangeofdistinctfeatures,includingitsvocabulary,pronunciation,andgrammar.AustralianEnglishCharacterizedbyadistinctiveaccentandlocalvocabulary,AustralianEnglishisspokenbyover20millionpeople.IndianEnglishReflectingthediversehistoryandcultureofIndia,IndianEnglishisspokenbyover125millionpeople.TheRiseofEnglishasaLinguaFrancaWhatisalinguafranca?Alanguagethatisusedasacommonmeansofcommunicationbetweenspeakersofdifferentlanguages.WhyEnglish?Duetoitswidespreaduseworldwide,Englishhasbecomethedefactolinguafrancaofglobalpolitics,business,andacademia.Whataretheimplications?WhiletheriseofEnglishasalinguafrancahashelpedtofacilitateglobalcommunicationandcooperation,itcanalsocreateculturalandlinguisticimbalancesandexcludespeakersofotherlanguages.EntertainmentIndustryandEnglish1HollywoodTheglobalreachofHollywoodfilmshashelpedtospreadAmericanEnglishandculturearoundtheworld.2MusicIndustryEnglishlanguagemusic,particularlyAmericanpop,hasbecomeadominantforceintheglobalmusicindustry.3SportsBroadcastingFromtheOlympicstotheWorldCup,Englishhasbecomethedominantlanguageofinternationalsportsbroadcasting.LearningStrategiesforImprovingYourEnglishSkillsImproveYourVocabularyReadEnglish-languagenewspapersandmagazinesWatchEnglish-languageTVshowsandmoviesUseavocabulary-buildingapporwebsiteBuildYourConfidenceFindanEnglish-speakingconversationpartnerPracticespeakingandlisteningeverydayDon'tbeafraidtomakemistakesLearnGrammarandPronunciationUseagrammarandpronunciationguidePracticespeakingandlisteningwithnativespeakersTakeonlinecoursesorsignupforalanguageschoolprogramControversiesSurroundingEnglishIssueDebateTheSpreadofEnglishShouldEnglishbepromotedasagloballanguageorshouldotherlanguagesbegivenequalimportance?EnglishasaLinguaFrancaIsitfairtonon-nativeEnglishspeakersthattheyhavetoadapttoEnglishevenintheirowncountries?StandardizationofEnglishShouldtherebeastandardformofEnglishorshouldregionalvariationsberespected?TakeawaysfromUnit2Englishisoneofthemostwidelyspokenlanguagesintheworldwithover1.5billionspeakers.TheevolutionofEnglishiscomplexandinfluencedbyavarietyoflanguagesandcultures.Englishhasbecomethedefactolinguafrancaofbusiness,politics,andacademia.ThespreadofEnglis