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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