Module

　　9

　　English for you and me Unit 2

　　We all own English. 1. own

　　v. 擁有 2. everyday

　　adj. 每天的;日常的 3. tourism

　　n. 旅游業(yè) 4. quarter

　　n. 四分之一 5. recent

　　adj. 近來的

　　6. typhoon

　　n. 臺風(fēng) 7. importance

　　n. 重要性 8. in place of

　　代替 9. Indian

　　n. 印度人 Lead in Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? Do you know? English Presentation Work in pairs. Answer the questions. How many people in the world speak English?

　　2. When did English become an international language? About 400 million. In the 20th century. Reading 3. Why did English become so popular?

　　4. When will Chinese become an international language?

　　5. Who owns English? In the 18th century, the UK’s 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. By the middle of the 21st century. Everyone who speaks it. 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 Choose the best answer. Reading 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 Talk about your answers to the questions. 1. What do you want to use English

　　for?

　　I want to use English for reading English

　　newspapers and communicating

　　with foreigners. 合作探究 2. Do you know any Chinese words from English?

　　Give some examples.

　　Yes, I do. For example, sofa—沙發(fā)，coffee—咖啡,

　　miniskirt —迷你裙.

　　3. Do you agree that Chinese will one day replace English? Maybe. If China continues to grow in importance, Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the 21st century.

　　Phrases in this unit. 1. It’s essential for

　　對……至關(guān)重要 2. a quarter of

　　四分之一的 3. give help with

　　給予幫助 4. The reason is that

　　原因是 5. borrow sth. from…

　　從……借某物 6. either … or …

　　或者……或者…… 7. in importance

　　在重要性方面 8. in place of

　　代替 9. put … into …

　　把……變成…… 10. belong to

　　屬于 What’s more, English spelling…

　　這里What’s more表示“并且，更有甚者”， 常常用于對剛說過的話作進一步補充。例如：

　　These shoes are of good quality. What’s more, they’re not very expensive.

　　這些鞋質(zhì)量很好。并且價格也不高。

　　He won the race, and what’s more, he broke the world record.

　　他獲勝了，并且打破了世界記錄。 Language points 2. The reason is that in the 18th century, the UK was a country whose industrial products were sold all over the world. 這其中的原因是在18世紀(jì)，英國的工業(yè)產(chǎn)品銷往世界各地。 注意：在表示“……的原因是……”這個意思時，不能說：the reason is because…, 而應(yīng)該用the reason is that…。例如： He doesn’t come here today. The reason is that he’s ill at home.

　　他今天沒來。因為他生病在家。 3. More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language, in place of other European languages.

　　歐洲越來越多的學(xué)校把中文當(dāng)成外語來教，取代了其他歐洲語言。 這里in place of 相當(dāng)于instead of ，表示 “代替”的意思。例如： I invited Joe in place of Tony, who was ill. 我邀請了喬，而沒邀請托尼，因為他生病了。 The future of Chinese 提示： 1. How many people speak Chinese at home in China? 2. Where do people outside China speak Chinese? 3.The importance of China as a world leader. 4. Add any further information or ideas you may have. Writing Ⅰ. 根據(jù)句意及首字母提示完成單詞 1. I can’t understand the foreigners because my English level is f______ low. 2. Learning a foreign language requires a c______ effort, however easy it is.

　　3. How much have you a_______ this year in English? Have you made much progress? 4.

　　Even though there are d_________, we all belong to the international English speaking world. airly ertain chieved ifferences

　　Practice Ⅱ. 根據(jù)句意用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空 1. Britain is a developed __________(industry) country. 2. More and more people in China are realizing the __________(important) of protecting the environment. 3. China’s __________(tour) has improved a lot these years. 4. The way of life has changed a lot in _______(recently) years.

　　5. Do the _________(India) speak English as their first language? industrial

　　importance

　　tourism

　　recent

　　Indians

　　Homework Write a passage about learning Chinese. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。

　　Module

　　9

　　English for you and me Unit 2

　　We all own English. 1. own

　　v. 擁有 2. everyday

　　adj. 每天的;日常的 3. tourism

　　n. 旅游業(yè) 4. quarter

　　n. 四分之一 5. recent

　　adj. 近來的

　　6. typhoon

　　n. 臺風(fēng) 7. importance

　　n. 重要性 8. in place of

　　代替 9. Indian

　　n. 印度人 Lead in Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? Do you know? English Presentation Work in pairs. Answer the questions. How many people in the world speak English?

　　2. When did English become an international language? About 400 million. In the 20th century. Reading 3. Why did English become so popular?

　　4. When will Chinese become an international language?

　　5. Who owns English? In the 18th century, the UK’s 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. By the middle of the 21st century. Everyone who speaks it. 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 Choose the best answer. Reading 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 Talk about your answers to the questions. 1. What do you want to use English

　　for?

　　I want to use English for reading English

　　newspapers and communicating

　　with foreigners. 合作探究 2. Do you know any Chinese words from English?

　　Give some examples.

　　Yes, I do. For example, sofa—沙發(fā)，coffee—咖啡,

　　miniskirt —迷你裙.

　　3. Do you agree that Chinese will one day replace English? Maybe. If China continues to grow in importance, Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the 21st century.

　　Phrases in this unit. 1. It’s essential for

　　對……至關(guān)重要 2. a quarter of

　　四分之一的 3. give help with

　　給予幫助 4. The reason is that

　　原因是 5. borrow sth. from…

　　從……借某物 6. either … or …

　　或者……或者…… 7. in importance

　　在重要性方面 8. in place of

　　代替 9. put … into …

　　把……變成…… 10. belong to

　　屬于 What’s more, English spelling…

　　這里What’s more表示“并且，更有甚者”， 常常用于對剛說過的話作進一步補充。例如：

　　These shoes are of good quality. What’s more, they’re not very expensive.

　　這些鞋質(zhì)量很好。并且價格也不高。

　　He won the race, and what’s more, he broke the world record.

　　他獲勝了，并且打破了世界記錄。 Language points 2. The reason is that in the 18th century, the UK was a country whose industrial products were sold all over the world. 這其中的原因是在18世紀(jì)，英國的工業(yè)產(chǎn)品銷往世界各地。 注意：在表示“……的原因是……”這個意思時，不能說：the reason is because…, 而應(yīng)該用the reason is that…。例如： He doesn’t come here today. The reason is that he’s ill at home.

　　他今天沒來。因為他生病在家。 3. More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language, in place of other European languages.

　　歐洲越來越多的學(xué)校把中文當(dāng)成外語來教，取代了其他歐洲語言。 這里in place of 相當(dāng)于instead of ，表示 “代替”的意思。例如： I invited Joe in place of Tony, who was ill. 我邀請了喬，而沒邀請托尼，因為他生病了。 The future of Chinese 提示： 1. How many people speak Chinese at home in China? 2. Where do people outside China speak Chinese? 3.The importance of China as a world leader. 4. Add any further information or ideas you may have. Writing Ⅰ. 根據(jù)句意及首字母提示完成單詞 1. I can’t understand the foreigners because my English level is f______ low. 2. Learning a foreign language requires a c______ effort, however easy it is.

　　3. How much have you a_______ this year in English? Have you made much progress? 4.

　　Even though there are d_________, we all belong to the international English speaking world. airly ertain chieved ifferences

　　Practice Ⅱ. 根據(jù)句意用所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空 1. Britain is a developed __________(industry) country. 2. More and more people in China are realizing the __________(important) of protecting the environment. 3. China’s __________(tour) has improved a lot these years. 4. The way of life has changed a lot in _______(recently) years.

　　5. Do the _________(India) speak English as their first language? industrial

　　importance

　　tourism

　　recent

　　Indians

　　Homework Write a passage about learning Chinese. Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧。