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

6. Read and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 who owns English?? Para.2 English is spoken widely.. Para.3 English was less common.. Para.4 English has borrowed many words.. Para.5 Chinese may be very popular.. Para.6 The history of English..

7. 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. How many people in the world speak English? English is spoken by about 400 million people. 3.What countries use English as the first language? 4. Is English the most important language in China? Why? Yes. Because it’s essential for tourism, international business, entertainment, radio, television, newspapers, and the Internet. Para. 1

8. 1.English is used ____trade _____the businessmen _____a foreign language. 2. About 1.5 million people means about _________of the world’s population. 3 _______you go, English may be spoken. for by as a quarter Wherever

9. 1. When did English become an international language? 2.Is it easy for us to learn English? What are the difficulties? 3. People with some education spoke_________. 4.These shoes are of good quality._____________, they’re not very expensive. In the 20th century. No. Spelling, pronunciation, grammar and so on. French Para. 2 What’s more

10. 1.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 2. Why did English become so popular? Paragraph 3 Line 1 to Line 6. 3. Now English is very common for _______________________________________________ __________________________. international travel, science, industry, information technology and the Internet Para. 3 4.He doesn’t come here today. ________________ he’s ill at home. The reason is that

11. 1.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 2. Please give us some examples. restaurant from French, zero from Arabic, piano from Italian, and typhoon from Chinese. Para. 4

12. My bike is broken. May I ______yours? There is only one ticket. _____you ____I am going to the theatre. borrow Either or

13. 1. 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 2. At least in the next 20 or 30 years, ________will be spoken than any other language. 3. More and more children in Europe are learning English as a foreign language.( ) English F Para. 5

14. I invited Joe _______Tony, who was ill. I will learn 1000 words ___ next term. in place of by

15. 1.Who owns English? Everyone who speaks English. 2.Does English change all the time ? Yes. 3.American English and British English are different in ________________, ___________, __________________. vocabularyspellingpronunciation Para. 6

16. ___________he tried his best, he still fell behind other runners. You and I _____________different camps. Even though belong to

17. Fill in the blanks with proper words. In China, English is e________ for the children to learn because it is one of their s________. English is now used by a q_______of the world’s population—about 1.5 billion people. In r_____ years, with the development of the Internet, English has become very important. So w_________ you go, someone may speak English. We all think the i_____________of English will last. We are happy that more and more European schools are teaching Chinese as a foreign language i______ of othe languages. ubjects uarter ecent herever nstead mportance ssential

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19. Language point 1.Although there are many other languages for everyday use. 尽管 日常用语言。。。。 Everyday adj 意为 “ 每天的：普普通通的。用于修饰名词，但表 示 “ 每天 ” 用 every day, 是两个词，用作状语。如： What is the most important thing in your everyday life? What do you do every day? 2. So English is now used by about 1.5 billion people—or a quarter of the world’s population,.. 所以英语现在大约有 15 亿人口在使用 ---- 或者说是世界人口的四 分之一 quarter 作名词，意为 “ 四分之一 ” 或 “ 一刻钟 ” 也可以用作分数。 population 是集体名词，表示 “ 人口，人口数量。 ” 用作主语时， 谓语动词用单数。修饰该名词的形容词用 large,big 或 small, 人口 增长用 grow 表示。

20. 3.The reason is that in the 18th century, the UK was a country whose industrial products were sold all over the world. 原因在于 18 世纪，英国的工业产品销往世界各地。 表语从句穿插定语从句 4. Many people think that if China continues to grow in importance, Chinese will become.. 很多人认为，如果中国在重要性上继续增长，汉语将会.... （ 1 ） that 引导的是宾语从句，宾语从句的主语是 Chinese 。 在宾语从句中，含有一个以 if 引导的条件状语从句。 If 引导的条件状语从句，当主句用一般将来时或祈使句 时，从句要使用一般现在时。如： If I am free, I will go to see you.

21. (2) in improtance 意为 “ 在重要性方面 ” 如： The movie is wonderful in special effects. 5…in place of other European languages. in place of 意为 “ 取代；替代 take the place of instead of 如： I want to learn Korean, in place of Japanese. 6. …,we all belong to the International English speaking world. 我们都属于这个说 国际英语的世界 belong to 意为 “ 属于某人，是 … 一部分 ” 没有进行时态，不可用于被动语态。 如： These islands belong to England. Who does this MP3 belong to ?

22. Homework 1. Finish the writing task. 2. Preview Unit 3.