TheRoadtoModernEnglishAttheendofthe16thcentury，aboutfivetosevenmillionpeoplespokeEnglish.NearlyallofthemlivedinEngland.Inthenextcentury，peoplefromEnglandstartedmovingtootherpartsoftheworld，soEnglishbegantobespokeninmanyothercountries.Alllanguageschangewhenculturesmunicatewithoneanother.TheEnglishspokenbetweenaboutAD450and1150wasverydifferentfromtheEnglishspokentoday.Actually，itwasbasedmoreonGermanthanpresent-dayEnglish.ThenfromaboutAD800to1150Englishchangedevenmore.ItbecamelesslikeGerman，andmorelikeFrenchbecausethosewhoruledEnglandatthattimespokeFrench.Itbecameclosertothelanguageyouarelearningnow.Inthe1600s，Shakespearemadeuseofawidervocabularythaneverbefore.OnebigchangeinEnglishusagehappenedwhenNoahWebsterwroteTheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage，givingAmericanEnglishitsownidentity.Later，whensomeBritishpeoplewenttoAustralia，Englishbegantobespokenthere.NowAustral-ianEnglishhasitsownidentity，too.EnglishisalsospokenasaforeignorsecondlanguageinAsiaandAfrica.IndiahasaverylargenumberofEnglishspeakers.ThisisbecauseBritainruledIndiafrom1765to1947.InChina，EnglishhasbeenusedinHongKongsinceabout1842.TodaythenumberofpeoplelearningEnglishinChinaisincreasingrapidly.ChinamayhavethelargestnumberofEnglishspeakers.WillChineseEnglishbeeoneoftheworldEnglishes？Onlytimewilltell.根據上文判斷正(T)、誤(F)1.Inthe17thcentury，Englishbegantobespokeninmanyothercountries.()2.FromAD450to1150，EnglishsoundedmorelikeFrench.()3.FromAD800to1150，EnglishsoundedlesslikeGerman.()4.Bysaying“Onlytimewilltell.”theauthorprobablymeanswearenotsurewhetherChineseEnglishwillbeeoneoftheworldEnglishes；maybeitwill.()PeriodOneWarm-up&Lesson1LanguageLearningⅠ.重點單詞1.n.流利度，流暢度adj.流暢的，流利的adv.流利地，流暢地2.n.精確度，準確度adj.精確的adv.精確地3.adv.全國性地4.adj.為……感到高興的；感謝的5.v.折疊；交叉6.n.趨勢，傾向7.n.缺乏；缺席adj.缺席的，不在場的；茫然的8.n.理論；學說9.n.(語言)習得vt.獲得；取得；學到10.vt.達到；獲得11.vt.環繞，圍繞adj.周圍的，附近的；n.環境；周圍的事物12.adj.足夠的，充分的13.vt.確保，保證14.vt.&vi.加速15.n.目標16.vt.擴大；擴展；擴充；增大17.vt.保證；擔保；確保；n.保證人；保證書；保修單18.vt.調節；調整19.vt.告知，通知20.n.通告；宣告vt.宣布；宣告；通知Ⅱ.重點短語1.超過，多于2.顯眼，突出3.獲得成功；取得進步4.確保5.也，又，還6.記住Ⅲ.重點句式1.There’snopoint(in)doing...There’snopoint(read)thenewsinEnglishifyou’vealreadywatcheditinyourownlanguage.如果你已看了母語新聞，再讀英語的這則新聞就沒有意義了。2.It＋be＋donethat...waspredictedasearlyasthe1700sthatEnglishwouldonedaybethegloballanguageandthathasprovedtobethecaseinthelastfewdecades.早在18世紀就有人預言說，總有一天英語會成為全球性的語言，而最近幾十年的情況證明了這一預言。3.beof＋抽象名詞Thiscantaketheformofreadingandlisteningmaterialswhichmust.足夠量的語言輸入可以以高質量的閱讀和聽力材料的形式呈現。4.whether...or...Qualityinputensuresqualityoutput，whetheritisspeakingwriting.不管是說還是寫，高質量的輸入才能確保高質量的輸出。5.不定式作目的狀語However，puttinginthoseextra15minutesadaydoestakededication.(stay)dedicated，youneedtokeepinmindwhyyouarelearningEnglish.然而，每天堅持這額外的十五分鐘的確需要專心致志。為保持這種專心致志的勢頭，你需要記住為什么要學英語。Ⅰ.根據課文內容判斷正(T)、誤(F)1.ListeningtoanEnglishsongseveraltimescanhelpyourevisenewvocabulary.()2.WatchingyourfavouriteDVDinEnglishwillimproveyourlisteningskills.()3.Expertsremenddoing2hoursofextraworkonceaweek.()4.There’snopointreadingthenewsinEnglishifyou’vealreadywatcheditinyourownlanguage.()5.IfyoucanspeakEnglishverywell，you’llhaveabrighterfuture.()Ⅱ.課文閱讀理解1.WhyhavemoreandmorepeopledecidedtolearnEnglishinrecentyears?A.Becausetheythinkit’scooltoknowanewlanguage.B.BecauseEnglishisapulsorycourseinschools.C.BecausethegrowthofinternationalpaniesandthegreatadvancesinmunicationsmakepeoplerealizetheyneedtolearnEnglishasaforeignlanguage.D.BecauseEnglishiseasiertomasterthananyotherlanguage.2.Accordingtosometheories，whatisthebestwaytolearnaforeignlanguage?A.Learningaforeignlanguageinitsnativelanguageenvironment.B.Rememberingallthewordsinthedictionary.C.Practicingitinyourdailylifeasmuchasyoucan.D.WatchingEnglishmoviesandlisteningtoEnglishsongs.3.WhatshouldteachersdotohelpstudentslearnEnglishintheclassroom?A.LetstudentsmemorizesomeEnglishpassages.B.TrytoexplaintheEnglishgrammarclearly.C.TellsomeEnglishjokestomakestudentsinterestedinEnglish.D.Trytocreatearichlanguageenvironmentintheclassroom.4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Setachievabletargetsandaskyourfriendstomotivateyou.B.UseallyoursparetimetostudyEnglish.C.Ifyoureachatarget，treatyourself.D.LearnEnglishwithyourfriendsandsharelearningstrategieswitheachother.5.WhenyoulearnEnglish，whatdoyouneedtokeepinyourmindtostaydedicated?A.Yourtargets.B.ThetimeyouspendonEnglish.C.ThereasonwhyyouarelearningEnglish.D.ThemethodsofstudyingEnglish.重點詞匯1.Intoday’sworld，beingabletospeakmorethanonelanguage，includingEnglish，ishowyoustandoutandgetahead.在當今世界，只有能講包括英語在內的一門以上的語言，你才能與眾不同并取得成功。[歸納拓展1]standout突出；顯眼；引人注目；出色standby袖手旁觀；支持standfor代表；象征standupfor支持；堅持；擁護；捍衛[語境助記1](1)Shestoodoutamongthestudentsbyherbeauty.由于美貌她在學生中很突出。(2)Howcanyoustandbywhensheneedshelp?當她需要幫助時你怎能袖手旁觀呢？(3)Inthissecretcode，eachnumberstandsforaletterofthealphabet.在這套密碼里，每一個數字代表字母表上的一個字母。[題組訓練1]用stand短語的正確形式填空(1)ThelettersPLAthePeople’sLiberationArmy.(2)Asonewouldexpect，hiswritingismostlyclearand，tobefair，somechaptersabovetherest.(3)Hiswifehimduringhisyearsinprison.(4)Wemustdaretothetruthanddaretocorrectmistakes.[歸納拓展2]getahead獲得成功；取得進步getalong/on進展；相處getawaywith逃脫；免受懲罰getin進入；收集；收割getover克服；恢復getthrough用完；做完；通過；接通(電話)[語境助記2](1)ThestudentsinClassFourgotaheadinlearningEnglishlastterm.上學期四班的學生在英語學習方面取得了進步。(2)Itishardtogetaheadinthemoviebusiness.在電影業獲得成功很難。(3)Don’tbetemptedtocheat—you’llnevergetawaywithit.別想著作弊——對作弊者會嚴懲不貸。[題組訓練2]用get短語的正確形式填空(1)Believeinyourself，andyoucanallthedifficulties.(2)Icalledhimseveraltimes，butIcouldn’ttohim.(3)I’vewiththehelpofmyfriends.(4)Theburglarfromthebackdoor.2.However，learningEnglishasaforeignlanguageisverydifficultintheabsenceofanativelanguageenvironment.然而，在缺乏母語環境的情況下學習作為外語的英語是很困難的。[歸納拓展](1)absencen.不存在；缺乏；不在，缺席absencefrom...缺席……；離開……during/inone’sabsence＝during/intheabsenceofsb.缺乏；沒有；不存在；在……缺席的情況下(2)absentadj.缺席的，不在場的；茫然的beabsentfrom...缺席……[圖解助記][語境助記](1)Repeatedabsencesfromschoolmadehimfailintheexam.一再缺課使他考試不及格。(2)ItookprideinwhatIhaddoneintheabsenceofmyfather.我為自己在爸爸不在家時的表現感到自豪。(3)Lovewastotallyabsentfromhischildhood.他童年時代沒有受到絲毫的關愛。[題組訓練](1)單句語法填空①Hefailedintheexambecauseofhis(absent)ofmind.②Hehasbeenabsentworkfortwoweeks.③Don’tspeakillofapersonhisabsence.(2)句型轉換ThedecisionwasmadewhileIwasnotthere.→Thedecisionwasmade.(3)單句改錯①Thoseheatcanwarmthingsupprettyquicklyinabsenceofacoolingsystem.②ItisbecauseofalongabsenceofschoolthatIamabitbehindtheotherclassmates.3.Somerespectedtheoriesonlanguageacquisitionbelievethattoattainahighleveloffluencyandaccuracyinaforeignlanguage，youneedtobesurroundedbyit.一些備受尊崇的語言習得理論認為，要想達到高水平的外語流利程度和準確性，你得置身于該語言的環境中。[歸納拓展](1)surroundvt.環繞，圍繞surround...with...使……包圍……besurroundedby/with被……所包圍(2)surroundingadj.周圍的，附近的(3)surroundingsn.(pl.)周圍的事物；環境；氣氛[語境助記](1)Makesurethepeopleyousurroundyourselfwitharesupportive.(2015·福建)你要確保圍繞在自己身邊的人是支持你的。(2)Theplaygroundissurroundedwith/bytreesandflowers.操場被花草樹木環繞著。(3)Onlyinthiswaycanweliveinmorefortableandbeautifulsurroundings.只有這樣我們才能生活在更舒適更美麗的環境里。[題組訓練](1)單句語法填空①Icametorealizethatthekeytosuccesslayintryingtosurroundmyselfcreativepeople.②Thetrees(surround)thetownwereplantedbythesoldierstenyearsago.③Thehouseissituatedinverypleasant(surround).(2)單句改錯Whenhewokeup，hefoundhimselfsurroundingbyallhisworkmates.4.Qualityinputensuresqualityoutput，whetheritisspeakingorwriting.不管是說還是寫，高質量的輸入才能確保高質量的輸出。[歸納拓展]ensurevt.確保，保證；保護ensuresb.sth.保證某人某事ensure＋that從句確保……ensuresb.againststh.保護某人不受……[語境助記](1)Allthenecessarystepshadbeentakentoensuretheirsafety.已采取所有必要措施確保他們的安全。(2)Enoughsleepwillensureyouquickerrecovery.充足的睡眠能保證你盡快康復。(3)Ifittedanewlocktoensurethatthebikewouldnotbestolen.我安了一把新鎖，以確保自行車不被偷。[題組訓練]完成句子(1)他的推薦可以保證我得到一份工作。Hisremendationwill.(2)我們要保護自己，以防備所有可能的危險。Weshouldallpossiblerisks.5.Forexample，enlargeyourvocabularyby10newwordseveryday—fivetimesaweek—thenrevisethewordsontheweekend.例如：為了擴大你的詞匯量，每天學10個生詞——一周五次——然后周末復習所學生詞。[歸納拓展](1)enlargevt.擴大；擴展；擴充；增大；放大enlargeon/upon詳述；詳細說明(2)enlargementn.擴大；擴展；擴充；增大[語境助記](1)Ourschoolisplanningtoenlargetheplaygroundbeforethesportsmeeting.我們學校正在計劃運動會之前擴大操場。(2)Canyouenlargethispicture?你能把這張照片放大嗎？(3)Anenlargementisoftenmadefromasmallphotograph.大照片常由小照片放大而成。[易混辨析]enlarge/expand(1)enlarge表示“放大照片，增大面積，擴大規模，拓展知識”。(2)expand表示“伸展胳膊，吹大球體，花蕾綻放，擴大體積”。[題組訓練](1)用enlarge，expand的正確形式填空①Whenyouheatametal，it.②Weareplanningtothegarden.(2)單句語法填空①Couldyouenlargethepoint?②He’sworkingonthe(enlarge)ofthebusiness.(3)單句改錯We’regoingtohavethepictureenlarge.6.KnowingthemainstoriesbeforereadingwillguaranteegreaterprehensionwhenreadinginEnglish.閱讀前了解故事梗概將會保證你在用英語閱讀時理解得更好。[歸納拓展]guaranteevt.保證；擔保；確保；n.保證人；保證書，保修單guaranteesb.sth.保證某人某事guaranteeeq\b\lc\{\rc\(\a\vs4\al\co1(todosth.,that從句))保證做……；保證……beguaranteedtodosth.肯定會……；必定會……givesb.aguaranteethat...向某人保證……underguarantee在保修期內[語境助記](1)Freedomneedstobeguaranteedbyresponsibility.(2015·江蘇)自由需要有責任來保證。(2)Wewon’tbeabletoguaranteeyouaroomforFebruary2nd.我們不能保證2月2日給您一個房間。(3)Weguaranteetodeliveritwithinaweek.我們保證一周內送到。[題組訓練](1)單句語法填空①Thecarislessthanayearold，andthereforestillguarantee.②Canyougivemeaguaranteetheworkwillbefinishedontime?③Thatkindofbehaviourisguaranteed(make)himangry.(2)單句改錯Helikesthekindofcar，whichhasguaranteedforoneyearforpartsandlabor.7.WatchingafavouriteDVD，butadjustingthelanguagetoEnglishinpartsyouknowwell.看一盤最喜歡的DVD，但把你非常熟悉的情節的配音調成英語。[歸納拓展](1)adjustvt.調節；調整adjustto(doing)sth.適應(做)某事adjust(oneself/sth.)tosth.使(某人自己/某物)適應某物(2)adjustmentn.調節；調整；適應makeadjustmentstosth.對某物進行調整[語境助記](1)Tobeexact，otherpeoplecanextendourintelligenceandhelpusunderstandandadjustouremotions.(2016·江蘇)確切地說，其他人能擴展我們的智力，幫助我們理解并調節我們的情緒。(2)Theyfoundithardtoadjusttolifeinanewcountry.他們發現很難適應一個新的國家的生活。(3)Thebodyadjustsitselftochangesintemperature.身體能自行調節以適應氣溫變化。[題組訓練]用所給詞的正確形式填空(1)Shefoundithardtoadjustto(work)atnight.(2)Hecan’tadjust(he)tothewhirlofmodernlifeinthisbigcity.(3)I’vemade(adjust)tothedesign.[聯想歸納]adjustto的同義短語還有哪些？to，getto，beto8.Informafriendofyourtargetssotheycanhelpmotivateyouaswell.把你的目標告訴一個朋友，這樣他們也會幫忙鼓勵你。[歸納拓展]informvt.告知，通知informsb.ofsth.告知/通知某人某事informsb.＋that從句通知某人……keepsb.(well)informedofsth.隨時告知某人某事[語境助記](1)Canyouinformmewhentobeginourfinalexamination?您能告訴我我們什么時候開始期末考試嗎？(2)ItwasconsiderateofMichaeltoinformusofhisdelayincasewegotworried.(2015·福建)Michael通知我們他要遲一會兒以防我們擔心，想得真周到。(3)Weregrettoinformyouthatyourapplicationhasbeenrejected.我們很遺憾地通知你，你的申請被拒絕了。[題組訓練](1)單句語法填空①Thebossaskedhissecretarytokeephimwell(inform)oftheprogram’sprogress.②Thesalesmanageraskedhismentoinformhimeverythingconcerningthesalesintime.(2)句型轉換Heinformedthepanythattheshiparrivedsafely.→Hethepanytheship’ssafearrival.(3)單句改錯DuringtheOlympics，theSpecialTVProgramkeptusinformingofallthetrackandfieldeventsinprogress.9.Tostaydedicated，youneedtokeepinmindwhyyouarelearningEnglish.為保持這種專心致志的勢頭，你需要記住為什么要學英語。[歸納拓展]keep(sth.)inmind(that...)記住(……)eq\b\lc\\rc\}(\a\vs4\al\co1(bearsth.inmind,learnsth.byheart))記住makeupone’smindtodosth.決定做某事changeone’smind改變主意[語境助記](1)Youshouldkeep/bearwhathesaidinmind.你應記住他說過的話。(2)WemadeupourmindstogototheconcerttogethernextSundayevening.我們決定下個星期天晚上一起去聽音樂會。[題組訓練]單句語法填空(1)—IsPetering?—No，he(change)hismindafteraphonecallatthelastminute.(2015·重慶)(2)Thegirlhasmadeuphermind(go)abroadforfurtherstudy.(3)Keepinmindinafifteen-minuteofficehour，twoorthreequestionsareusuallythemostyou’llhavetimetodiscuss.(2015·浙江)經典句式1.There’snopointreadingthenewsinEnglishifyou’vealreadywatcheditinyourownlanguage.如果你已看了母語新聞，再讀英語的這則新聞就沒有意義了。[歸納拓展]Thereisnopoint(in)doingsth.做某事是沒有意義的。Thereisnoneedtodosth.沒有必要做某事。Thereisnosense(in)doingsth.做某事沒有意義。tothepoint切題的；簡潔中肯[語境助記](1)Thereisnopoint/senseexplainingfurther.＝Thereisnoneedtoexplainfurther.沒必要更進一步說明。(2)Thereisnoneedtotellmeyouranswernow.Giveitsomethoughtandthenletmeknow.(2015·安徽)現在沒有必要告訴我你的答案。思考一下，再讓我知道。(3)Hisanswerwasshortandtothepoint.他的答復簡短扼要。[題組訓練]用所給動詞的正確形式填空(1)Icouldseethatthereisnosense(argue)withhim.(2)Thereisnoneed(worry)，andeverythingwillbeOK.(3)—Sinceyouhavefailed，thereisnopoint(cry).Tryitagain.—Thankyou.2.Thiscantaketheformofreadingandlisteningmaterialswhichmustbeofthehighestquality.足夠量的語言輸入可以以高質量的閱讀和聽力材料的形式呈現。[歸納拓展]“beof＋抽象名詞”結構，常在句中作表語或定語，這類抽象名詞包含兩類：(1)beof＋抽象名詞＝be＋抽象名詞相對應的形容詞，用來說明人或事物的性質或特征。這類名詞有：value，use，importance，help，interest，benefit，beauty，wealth等，它們可用no，some，any，little，much，great等詞修飾。(2)“beof＋抽象名詞”用來描述人或事物的屬性，這類名詞沒有相應的形容詞形式。這類名詞有：size，weight，height，color，shape，age，opinion，price，kind，type等；用在這類名詞前的限定詞常是a，an，the，thesame，my，your等。[語境助記](1)Thismedicineisofnouse.＝Thismedicineisuseless.這藥不起作用。(2)MrSmithisofthesameopinion.＝MrSmithhasthesameopinion.史密斯先生也持同樣的觀點。(3)Mothers’labourisofahighervaluethanitisrealised.(2015·四川)母親們的勞動價值遠遠高于社會所認識到的。[題組訓練](1)句型轉換①Hisadviceisofvaluetous.→Hisadviceistous.②ThisdictionaryisveryusefultolearnersofEnglish.→ThisdictionarytolearnersofEnglish.(2)單句改錯LiuTaoandIarethesameage.難句分析WhatthismeansisthattheymakesurethereisanadequateamountofinputinEnglishconveyedtothestudentsthroughvariousmediums.句式分析：that引導從句；thereisanadequateamountof...是從句；conveyed...是過去分詞短語作，修飾anadequateamountofinputinEnglish。自主翻譯：Ⅰ.單詞拼寫1.Politiciansprefertousethemoftelevision.2.I(通知)himthatIwouldnotbeabletoattendthemeeting.3.Theyhave(保證)thatanyfaultypartswouldbereplacedfreeofcharge.4.Apersonfhisarmsacrosshischest.5.Expertssaythatjust15minutesofextra-curricularstudyadaycanreallyaforeignlanguagelearning.6.Thecity’swatersupplyisnolonger(足夠)foritsneeds.7.Intheaofanyfurtherevidencethepolicewereunabletosolvethemurder.8.Notallathletes(達到)thisstandardofphysicalfitness.9.Youcaneyourvocabularybyreading.10.Inthenewterm,moststudentsathemselvesveryquicklytotheirnewteachers.Ⅱ.選詞填空eq\x(getahead，adjustoneselfto，beinformedof，beabsentfrom，standout)11.Ithefactthatthecarhadbrokendown.12.Thelittleboysoonhisnewapartment.13.Theyseemedtoaftertheytriedagainandagain.14.Agoodstudentwouldnotclasses.15.Ourteacherinourschoolbecauseofhisabilitytoteach.Ⅲ.完成句子16.和這么固執的一個人爭論是毫無意義的。suchastubbornperson.17.人們相信他說了實話。hehastoldthetruth.18.不管他是否留下來，我確實不關心。Ireallydon’tcareaboutit，.19.這輛車質量高，價格也不貴。Thiscarandisnotexpensiveeither.20.為了在星期六多睡會兒，我關上了鬧鐘。onSaturday，Iturnoffthealarm.Ⅳ.課文語法填空Itwaspredictedasearlyasthe1700s21.Englishwouldonedaybethegloballanguageandthat22.(prove)tobethecaseinthelastfewdecades.Ifyouareable23.(speak)morethanonelanguage，includingEnglish，youwillstandoutandgetahead.However,24.(learn)Englishasaforeignlanguageisverydifficultintheabsenceofanativelanguageenvironment.Somerespectedtheoriesonlanguageacquisitionbelievethat25.(attain)ahighleveloffluencyandaccuracyinaforeignlanguage，youneedtobesurroundedbyit.OurlatestEnglishcurriculumencouragesteacherstocreate26.richlanguageenvironmentintheclassroom.Qualityinputensuresqualityoutput,27.itisspeakingorwriting.Expertshaveremendedsomemeans28.usforforeignlanguagelearning.Tostaydedicated，youneedtokeep29.mindwhyyouarelearningEnglish.Quite30.(simple)，intoday’sworld，Englishholdsthekeytoabrighterfutureandaworldofpossibilities.

答案精析話題導入1.T2.F3.T4.T基礎自測Ⅰ.1.fluency；fluent；flu