1、 Unit2 English Around the World 2005年年9月月 Preparation for Reading Which language has the largest number of speaker? Which language is the most widely spoken and used? How many languages do you speak? What is your native language? 1. In what situations do you use English? Reading How many people use

2、English as their mother tongue? How many people learn English as a second language? In which countries do we find most native speakers of English? How many people use English as a foreign language? Why is it becoming more and more important to have 1. a good knowledge of English? Language Points 1.

3、all around the world= all over the world = throughout the world 遍及全球 3. majority 大多數 op：minority the majority of + 不可數名詞 ；謂語v用單數 + 可數名詞復數；謂語v用復數 eg. The majority of doctors believe smoking is harmful to health 2. more than 多于 op: less than少于 more than one + 可數名詞單數 ；“不止一個”； 謂語動詞用單數 。 eg. Yesterday mo

4、re than one person was hurt in the accident. 4. in total= in all=altogether 總計；合計； eg. Therere 40 students in our class in total. 5. equal adj. 相等的；相同的； eg. Divide the food into 5 equal parts. be equal to sth/doing sth 能勝任；能應付； eg. He is equal to the work/doing the work. 6. a number of “一些”；后接可數名詞復數

5、，謂語v用復數。 the number of “的數量”；謂語v用單數。 eg. The number of the students is 200. eg. A number of students work hard in the school. 7. of ones own=belonging to oneself屬于自己的； eg. Children need toys of their own. 8. however (1) 然而，可放于句首，句中，句末。用逗號 和其他的成分隔開。 eg. It is clear today; however, it may rain tomorro

6、w. = It is clear today; it, however, may rain tomorrow. = It is clear today; it may rain tomorrow, however. (2) 無論如何；不管怎樣; eg. However cold it is, she leaves her windows open. eg. However strong you are, you wont move that stone. 9. except for 除去 (1) 指在一個整體中除去某些因素，前后兩個詞的性質 不同，不能用except代替。 eg. His co

7、mposition is very good except for some spelling mistakes. (2) 當后面接代詞的時候，可以和 except替換。 10.develop with:發展成為 Seeds devep into plants. 13. communicate with 交流 eg. We usually communicate with each other by letter. 14. knowledge(U)但如果前面有修飾語則可加冠詞,這時 意為“對了解/熟悉/掌握”。 eg. He has a good knowledge of politics.=

8、He is familiar with politics. eg. Many people agree that a knowledge of English is very important all over the world. 11.without doing: He said this seriously without smiling. 12.throgh the Internet:通過因特網 He communicated with his friends in the USA throgh the Internet. American English & British Eng

9、lish Answer the following questions by choosing the best answer. 1. America stopped being a part of England in _. A. 1707 B. 1828 C. 1776 D. 1911 2. Which of the following statements is true? _. A. After 1828 American English and British English stayed the same. B. After 1828 American English change

10、d but British English stayed the same. C. After 1828 British English changed but American English stayed the same. D. After 1828 both British English and American English changed. C D 3. British English is different from American English because_. A. British decided to change the spelling of many Am

11、erican words. B. American English changed but British English stayed the same. C. The Americans and British took different words from other languages. D. American is a bigger country. 4. Noah Wester was _. A. an American president B. a Spanish farmer C. a British teacher D. an American writer C D 5.

12、 Which of the following statements is true? _. A. In the future both American English and British English will stay the same. B. In the future American English will change but British English will not. C. In the future British English will change but American English will not. D. In the future both

13、American English and British English will change. D American English And British English 1.know about/tell the differences between A and B 了解/說出A和B之間的區別 2.There is no quick answer to this question. “to”表示 “的” 這個問題沒有直接了當的答案。 3.while “而”，并列連詞 e.g. I am a teacher while you are students. 4.did: 代動詞。 e.g

14、.: Please stand as he does. He wears long hair as his brother did five years ago. 5.end up with:以 結束 He ended up his speech with a funny story. end up :Vi. 告終,結束 e.g. How does the story ? Sooner or later, he will end up in prison. 6.The reason why is/was that “ .的原因是” e.g. The reason why he was late

15、 was that he got up late. 7.more or less:或多或少，大約 e.g. We can more or less gain enlightment（啟示） from what he said. Its more or less an hours walk from here. 8.have difficulty/trouble (in) doing sth. “做某事有困 難”,difficulty前可用 great,much,some,little,no等修 飾； have trouble/difficulty with sth. 對有困難 e.g. I s

16、ometimes have difficulty understanding what people are saying. Do you have trouble with our pronunciation? Word Borrowed from cent Florida howl cookbook Old French Spanish American Indian German British EnglishAmerican English autumn lift petrol flat underground university rubbish dustbin holiday fo

17、rtnight fall elevator gas apartment subway colleg e garbage trashcan vacation two weeks Answers to Part 3 on Page 93: 1.-was the will of the majority 2.-tourism has become one of the worlds largest and fastest growing industry. 3.-. The only way to communicate with the outside was to use their cellp

18、hone. 4. With the help of this international exchange programme, - 5. -, who is a Beijing native,- 6.- there will be a day when computers replace the human brain? 7.- all men and women are equal under the law. 8.-.It did not become independent until the year 1776. 9.- , you will end up with a well-w

19、ritten sentence. 10.-feel free and make yourself at home. The answers to Part 2 on Page 93: 4.“I am already ten years old,” I said. 5.“Listen carefully to what I have to say,please,”he said. 6.He said that life isnt always easy. 7.“Will you promise me to always try to be honest?”he asked me. 8.“Follow your heart whenever you have to make a difficult decision,” he said. 9.“ What did you talk about with your grandfather?”she said. 3.3.“How old are you?”he asked. 2.“Move your chair a little bit close