M1U2 The road to Modern English ????

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M1U2 The road to Modern English ????
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1. English is spoken by many people. 2. Set an
example to show differences. 3. English has
changed when cultures meet and communicate. 4.
English settled. 5. How English is used and
develops in Asia.
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English has changed when cultures meet and
communicate with each other.
at first then gradually by the 1600s in
1620 later in the 18th century finally by the
19th century from 1765 to 1947 today
be spoken be based on be less like enrich
make use of move to be taken to settle be
ruled be spoken learn
Why does the author use different expressions to
show times and how language changed?
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1. What made English spoken in other countries?
   (para1)
2. Why is the example given in para2?(para2)
3. What does over time tell us? Any other
   expression show the same meaning in this
   paragraph?(L9) (gradually)
4. What information we can get from was based more
   on German than ? (L11)
5. Why does the author say British settlers moved
   to America but were taken to Australia? (L16)
6. What does the word settle mean? What does it
   tell us? (L18)
7. Which dictionary does the latter refer to? What
   does it mean by saying give a separate identity
   to American English spelling? (L20-21)
8. What examples are given to show that languages
   change when cultures meet and communicate with
   each other? (L9)

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Languages change when culture meet and
communicate with each other

• AD 450-1150 very different from the English
  spoken today based more on German
• 2. Less like German Ruled first speak Danish
  and later French.
• 3. Moved to be taken to
• 4. American English and British English
• 4. Britain ruled India
• 5. Chinese English

Will Chinese English develop its own identity,
just like American English and Indian English?
Why?
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• What is the tone of the writing? Is it positive,
  negative or neutral?
• 2. Does the writer have a point of view?
• Does he/she think the spread of English is a
  good or a bad thing? Why?
• 3. What do you think was the purpose of this
  passage?

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• How do you understand the title The road to
  Modern English? You may think about it from the
  following part
• What does road mean and Modern English refer
  to?
• Which expressions in the passage show us the
  road?

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Thanks for your patience!