center apartment color elevator candy bar fall petrol eraser sweets gas centre flat autumn lift rubber pub colour Mat_____. spread understand understand everything cultures communicate foreign second Africa Asia Development of English the end of the 16th century the next century today people England Many other countries More people speak in more countries Although they speak English, yet sometimes they can not understand each other well, why? Why does English change over time? Because of cultural communication. Find out the characteristics of each time according to the time axis. AD450-1150 800-1150 The time ADEL was written In the 1600’s later German less like German; more like French Shakespeare’s English American English Australian English … Besides the countries where English is used as a native language, where else is English used as a foreign language? South Asia, India, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia and China. Thinking: Will Chinese English become one of the world Englishes? “ Only time will tell”. Choose the correct answer. English has/had the most speakers_________. A. now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century Which of the following statements is true? A. Language always stay the same. B. Language change only after wars. C. Language no longer change. D. Language change when cultures change. From AD450 to 1150, English sounded more like______. A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian A D C Shakespeare’s English was spoken around ________. A. 1400’s B. 1500’s C. 450’s D. 1600’s Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in
