1、知识目标：
（1）词汇 own; everyday; essential; tourism; quarter; industrial; recent; Arabic; typhoon;
(2) 句型 What’s more, English spelling doesn’t give much help with pronunciation, and its grammar is difficult, especially the word order.
（3）语法 定语从句
2、能力目标：能用准确的英语语言描述语言的有关信息
3、情感目标：通过本模块的学习，了解英语语言的信息，激发英语学习的兴趣。
课前延伸
Ⅰ词组连一连
1. be used for a. 代替
2. belong to b. 被用于……
3. what’s more c. 即使
4. in place of d. 而且
5. even though e. 属于
ⅡAnswer the questions
1. Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world?
2.Which language is most widely used in the world?
课内探究
ⅠFast reading：Read＆match
Para.1 who owns English?
Para.2 English is spoken widely.
Para.3 English was less common.
Para.4 English has borrowed many words.
Para.5 Chinese may be very popular.
Para.6 The history of English.
