(共26张PPT)
Unit2 We all own English
Can you point out some English speaking countries
Canada
US
Australia
India
UK
Discussion
1. Why English become so popular today
2. As China is growing rapidly, do you think Chinese will become an international language in the future Why
Work in pairs. Talk about the photos below. Say:
1
where they are what languages you can see
a
b
c
China
English, Chinese
English
India
Korea
Korean, English
1. Is English used as a working language
Yes, it is.
2. Where does English borrow “tofu” from
From Chinese.
Answer the questions before reading the passage.
Complete the table according to the passage.
Who owns English English is the most important international language today. About (1) __________ million people speak it.
The reason why English is spoken everywhere English spread through (2)_________ and the media.
400
trade
Who owns English English has borrowed many words from other languages. For example, from French, Arabic, Italian and Chinese.
How long the importance of English will last At least for the next (3)________________ years.
(4) _________ who speaks English owns the language We are all part of an international club.
twenty or thirty
Everyone
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
2
1. How many people in the world use English
About 400 million people in the world use English.
2. How did English become an international language
In the nineteenth century, English became the
language of world trade. And in the twentieth
century, the US spread English to the world
through newspaper, television and films.
3. When do you think Chinese will become an
international language
I think Chinese will become an international
language by the middle of the twenty-first century.
4. Who owns English
English is owned by everyone who speaks it.
Match the ideas with the paragraphs.
3
a) Chinese may be the next world language in the future.
b) English is the most important international language today.
c) English spread through trade and the media.
d) We all own English.
e) English has borrowed many words from other languages.
4
1
2
5
3
Complete the passage with proper words.
English, which is an international language, is now used by nearly ___________ world’s population. In some countries, English is the most important foreign language. Children have to learn it at school because _____ they grow up, they will need a common language to _________________ foreigners.
a quarter of
communicate with
when
______________ English became so popular _____ it became the language of world trade first and then the US _______ it to the world.
English has _________ many words _____ other languages. ____ China continues to grow, many people think that Chinese will become _____________ English in the future. However, it is sure that English is now owned by all of us ____ speaks it.
borrowed from
As
as common as
who
is that
spread
The reason why
[观察1] English is now used by nearly a quarter of the world's population…
现在有近四分之一的世界人口在使用英语……
[探究] a quarter/one quarter 四分之一；three quarters ____________。常用短语为“one/a quarter of＋名词”，意为“四分之一的……”，作主语时，谓语动词与of后面的名词在数上保持一致。如：
A quarter of the earth is land. 地球的四分之一是陆地。
四分之三
[拓展] quarter还可译为“________”。如：
a quarter past seven 7：15 a quarter to seven 6：45
[图文助记]
一刻钟
活学活用
—Dad, about ________ of our classmates wear glasses.
—Oh, that's terrible. You all should take good care of your eyes.
A．three fourth B．third fourth
C．third fourths D．three quarters
D
[解析]考查分数表达。在英语中，分子使用基数词，分母使用序数词，当分子大于一时，分母用复数形式。由此排除A、B、C选项。quarter意为“四分之一”，three quarters意为“四分之三”。故选D。
[观察2] Although it is called a “world language”, more than five billion people—most of the people on the earth—do not speak English as either their first or second language.
虽然它被称为“世界语言”，但超过五十亿的人——地球上的大部分人——不把英语当作第一或第二语言来说。
You can either go swimming or play tennis.
你可以去游泳或者打网球。
Either you or he is wrong. 不是你错就是他错。
[探究] either…or…意为“或者……或者……”，用来连接两个并列成分。当连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词要与靠近的主语在数上保持一致，即遵循“________原则”。
[拓展] 有相同用法的短语：
(1)neither…nor… 既不……也不……
(2)not only…but also… 不仅……而且……
就近
活学活用
John is good at doing sports. He ________ climbs mountains ________ plays soccer at 8:00 every Sunday morning.
A．neither; nor B．either; or
C．not only; but also D．both; and
B
[观察3] Even though we speak different types of English, we are all part of an international club.
即使我们说不同类型的英语，我们也都是国际俱乐部的一部分。
[探究] even though意为“尽管，虽然；即使”，引导让步状语从句，其同义短语为____________。
even if
[辨析] even though与even if
even though 引导让步状语从句 引导的从句内容往往是真实的
even if 引导的从句内容往往是假设性的
活学活用
(1)单项填空
________ he tried his best, he still fell behind other runners.
A．Even though B．Ever since
C．But D．Because
(2)根据汉语意思完成句子
即使失败十次，我也绝不灰心。
I wouldn't lose heart ________ _____ I should fail ten times.
A
even if
Complete the questions with the words in the box.
4
boss India quarter secretary zero
1. Does a private ________ work for a manager or a teacher
2. Does a(n) ______ look after office workers or work alone
3. What are the people who live in _____ called
4. How many times does ______ appear in 1,000 and 1,000,000
5. If 1.75 billion is a(n) _______ of the world’s population, what’s the whole population of the world
secretary
boss
India
zero
quarter
根据句意及所给汉语提示语写出所缺单词。
1. I’m an American and he is a(n) ________(印度人).
2. Jack asked the ________(老板) if he could have two days off.
3. It’s twenty degrees below ________(零) outside, so we feel so cold.
Exercise
Indian
boss
zero
4. Look at the map and only a(n) ________(四分之一) of the earth is land.
5. There have been great changes in ________(工业) in China since 1985.
6. The manager was out, so his two ___________(秘书) gave us an interview.
quarter
industry
secretaries
spoken
quarter
trade
through
It
from
grow
21st/twenty first
international
own
Summary
GOOD JOB
