1、 . Pre-reading 1. Do you know the two men in the picture? Who are they? Can they understand each other well? The man on the left is British Prime Minister, David Cameron , the other on the right is U. S. PresidentBarack Obama . (Answers may be in Chinese. ) Yes, they can. Though they come from diffe
2、rent countries, they have no trouble in communicating with each other. After all, they are all English speakers. (Answers may vary. )2. How many kinds of English are there in the world? Try to speak out. American English, British English, Indian English, Australian English, Canadian English, Singapore English, African English, Malaysian English. . Skim the whole text quickly and answer the following question. The title is“The road to modern English”. What does the word “road” mean? It refers to the development of the English language .