(共22张PPT)
Unit 2 Exploring English
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教学目标
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1.引导学生初步了解英语在世界范围内的使用情况、学习情况和中国人英语学习的现状，引入主题。
2.带领学生观看英语发展与演变的历史视频，激活已有的语言、背景知识，激发对话题的兴趣。
3.从历史、经济、政治三个角度引导学生了解英语全球化背后的原因，促进他们辩证思考英语学习对于我们的价值和意义。
How to explore a thing
Chart(图表)
Figure
The Charts
A bar chart （条形图） can show the figures clearly and is easy for us to compare the figures.
A pie chart（扇形图）can show the scale (比例) of different part clearly.
A ring chart (环形图) is easy for us to compare the figure scales.
How to read a chart
*The title of a chart will tell you what the chart is about.
*Know clearly about what different color blocks refer to.
*Compare the figures.
The populations from different countries
title
Colorful blocks
figures
1.According to Chart 1, which language has the largest number of native speakers
According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners
Look at the charts and answer the questions
2. What can you learn from Chart 3
Look at the charts and answer the questions
More and more Chinese people are learning English.
Why do you think many people in China learn English
Look at the charts and answer the questions
Job hunting
Learn more cultures
Traveling
Self-improvement
Cruel reality
*A compulsory subject worth 150 marks
*CET-4, CET-6 (College English Test)
*TEM-4, TEM-8 (Test for English Majors)
*Postgraduate/Doctorate Entrance Examination
*Study abroad (IELTS, TOFEL)
How to explore a thing
Watch some videos
1.Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language
2.Where do a third of English words come from
What examples are given in the video？
Watch the video and answer the questions
It’s the first language in the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
A third of English words come from French.
fruit
table
crocodile
invasion(侵略)
Why does English become ‘global’ (全球化的)
Think & Discuss
Tips: History, Politics（政治）, economy （经济）
1
Colonialism(殖民主义)& Imperialism(帝国主义)
(Britain & US)
Canada
Colony (殖民地)
Egypt(埃及)
India
Australia
South Africa
Imperialism
（帝国主义）
Dollar → Economy（经济）
Military
2
Capital accumulation （资本积累）
Free riding on capital
Capital (资本)
English
The global market and companies
The logos are made up of English letters (字母)
3
Structural power（结构性权力）
British & US
= the power of deciding how to do the things
Industrial production （工业生产）
Circuit diagram（电路图）
Code（代码）
Institutional governance
（组织管理）
The United Nations（联合国）
knowledge production
（知识生产）
The core scientific journal（核心科学期刊）
There is one voice that:
We need to resist (抵制) the hegemony (霸权) of the US, so we shouldn’t learn English.
IF we want to change the situation, we should learn English first and promote our Chinese culture next, through which we can expand the influence of our nation.
What do you think of this idea
