Unit 2 We all own English Module 9 English for you and me

Revision 1 他在英语方面取得了多少进步？ _________________English has he ____ ? 2 英语是我最擅长的科目。 English is the subject______________ 3 我因自己是中国人而自豪。 ___________________ a Chinese How much progress in made (that) I am best at I’m proud of being ( 或 I’m proud to be).

Revision 4 学外语需要付出一定的努力。 Learning a foreign language _________________ 5 你去过英语角吗？ ______________________ an English corner? 6 几年后，也许将有更多的人说汉语。 ____ a few years’ time, there may ________________________. requires a certain effort Have you ever been to In be more people speaking Chinese. ( 或 be more people who speak Chinese)

Talk about the photo. Say: Where they are What languages you can see Reading a theatre Chinese & English 上海大剧院 Shanghai Grand Theatre

own everyday essential tourism quarter industrial recent Arabic typhoon importance in place of Indian 拥有 每天的，日常的 极其重要的 旅游业 四分之一，一刻钟 工业的 近来的 阿拉伯语 台风 重要性 代替 印度人，印度语

a tea house sells tea in the street English Chinese English. in the supermarket

Read and Answer

True or false? 1 English is now used by 400 million people – or about a quarter of the world’s population. 2 French was spoken by educated people. 3 English is a first language in India. 4 English is the language that never changes. 5 Chinese is the most widely used language now. 6 Chinese is the language whose importance is growing. 7 All who speak English are owners of it. 8 Chinese will one day replace English. F T F F F T T F 1.5 billion foreign always English

Choose the best answer 1. In a country like India, English is _______. a) not taught in school b) spoken by everyone c) the most important foreign language d) not the language everyone speaks at home

2. English became more common because _______________. a) of the growth of the UK b) it’s an easy language to learn c) it was used in television, films and the Internet d) it was sold like an industrial product

3. English has many words which _______________. a) are difficult to remember b) first came from other languages c) look as if they come from another language d) are important to remember

4. In the middle of the twenty-first century, Chinese_________________. a) may replace English as an international language b) will be taught in all schools as a foreign language c) will be used as widely as English d) won’t be used as widely as English

Answer the questions: 1. How many people in the world speak English? About 400 million people 2. When did English become an international language? In the 20th century. 3. Why did English become so popular? Because in the 18th century, the UK was a country whose industrial products were sold all over the world. In the 20th century, the USA spread English all over the world through newspapers, television, films and advertising.

4. When and how will Chinese become an international language? If China continues to grow in importance, Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the 21st century. 5. Who owns English? Everyone who speaks it owns English.

1 There’s a good chance that someone will speak English. (Para. 1) “ 很可能 ” 总有可能碰到有人讲英语。 = You will probably meet someone who speaks English. 又如： There’s a good chance that the teacher will accept the suggestion. =The teacher will probably accept…. Language points

2 What’s more, English spelling… （ Para.2) What’s more ：并且，更有甚者 ” ， 常常用于 对刚说过的话做进一步补充。例如： 1)You’ve come late for school, and what’s more, you’ve lost your books. 2)He won the race, and what’s more, he broke the world record.

3. The reason is that in the 18th century, the UK was a country whose industrial products were sold all over the world.(Para. 3) 这其中的原因是在 18 世纪，英国的工 业产品销往世界各地。 the reason is that… 表示 “ 的原因是 …” 又如： He doesn’t come here today. The reason is that he’s ill at home. 他今天没来，因为他生病在家。

4. More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language, in place of other European languages.(Para. 5) 越来越多学校的外语课用汉语取代了其他欧 洲语言。 这里 in place of 相当于 instead of ，表示 “ 代替 ” 的意思。例如： I’ll play football in place of basketball at this weekend.

Para. 1 1 说英语 2 被作为 … 使用 3 被用作 … （用途） 4 被 … 使用 5 四分之一的人口 6 十三亿中国人 speak English be used as… be used for… be used by… a quarter of the population 1.3 billion Chinese

Para. 2 1 直到 … 才 2 在 20 世纪 30 年代 3 接受良好教育 not…until… in the 1930s//in the 1930s’ receive/get/have a good education

Para. 3 1 把英语传播到世界各地 2… 的通用语言 3 信息技术 4 国际旅游 spread English all over the world the common language for… information technology international travel

Para. 4,5& 6 1 从 … 借 … 2 不是 … 就是 … 3 英语的重要性 4 到 21 世纪中叶 5 最广泛使用的语言 6 属于 borrow…from… either…or… the importance of English by the middle of the 21st century the most widely used language belong to

(1) 怎么 “ 说 ” 1 Mr. Smith ______ at yesterday’s meeting. 2 Hoe do you _____ this in English? 3 He’s always ______ lies. Don’t believe him. 4 He ______ about his past to me yesterday. (2) 怎么 “ 用 ” ？ 1 The card is used _____ a bookmark( 书签 ). 2 A knife is used _____ cutting. 3 My bike is often used ____ my sister. spoke say telling talked as for by

(3) 怎么 “ 借 ” 1 He’s _______ my MP3 since last Monday. 2 He refused to ______ me his dictionary. 3 In order to buy a new watch, Mark _______ some money from Jack last Monday. (4) 数字游戏 (be) 1 Two thirds of the earth__ covered by water. 2 Half the population ____ in the countryside. 3 Only 30 percent of the class____ boys. 4 The English for “30 万 ” is_______________. 5 The English for “20 世纪 20 年代 ” ____________________ kept lend borrowed is are 300 thousand (in ) the 1920s

（ 5 ） 完成句子 1 他下个月才启程去日本。 He_______ for Japan _____ next month. 2 这手套是谁的？ a.______ do these gloves__________? b.____________ are they? won’t leave until Whom/Who belong to Whose gloves

Listen and read

English is s_ by about 400 million people in Australia, B_, Canada, Ireland, new Zealand, South Africa and the USA. In China and most other c_, it’s the most important f__ language that children will learn at school, because it’s essential for tourism, international business, entertainment, radio, television, newspapers and the Internet. So English is now used by about 1.5 billion people--- or a quarter of the world’s p_, and wherever you go in the world, there is a good chance that someone will speak English. How did this happen? English has not always been the most c_ language. Until English became important in the 20th century, people who had any e_ spoke French. What’s more, English spelling doesn’t give much help with pronunciation, and its grammar is difficult, e__ the word order, The reason is that in the 18th century, the UK was a country whose industrial products were s __all over the world. In the 20th century, the USA spread English all over the world t__ newspapers, television, films and advertising.

answers: 1spoken 2 Britain 3 countries 4 foreign 5 population 6 common 7 education 8 especially 9 sold 10 through

Homework : 1) 《辅导报》 B1 ， B ， ） Prepare Unit 3

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