Unit English around the World
Period 3 Language study
Teaching aims: 1. To master the important language points in this unit.
2. To use them in the real situation freely.
Teaching important points: 1.A number of/ the number of
2.equal
3. except for/except /besides
Teaching difficult points: except for
Step ⅠRevision
Step Ⅱ Key points:
（一）a number of/the number of
1.An equal number of people (learn) English as a second language.
2. However, the number of people (be) more than 750 million.
3. However, the number of people who (learn)
English as a foreign language (be) more than 750 million.
4. The number of people invited fifty, but a number of them absent for different reasons.
A. Were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were
5. Translation: 我们班学生的数量是60，其中大量学生来自美国。
6. Correction: The number of people who goes abroad are rising.
(二) equal:
1. King demanded that the blacks should be given equal rights.
2. She was not equal to receiving visitors.
3. He equals me in courage but not in intelligence.(智力)
4. They are of height, but I think Mary the job.
A. Equally; is equal B. equal; is equal to C. equal; equals D. equally; is equaled
5. Correction: We can’t equal with her in beauty.
(三) besides/except/except for/except that
用besides/except填1和2两个空。
1. We are all here Jack.
2. 2. He knows three other languages English.
3. We had a very pleasant time the weather.
4. John, the whole class passed the exam.
5. She is an excellent teacher she speaks too fast.
6. Another two student were late for school Tom.
7. The bus was empty, the old lady.
8. John, all of us passed the exam.
9. I know nothing about her she comes from Canada.
A. Except B. except that C. except for D. besides
10. The room was almost empty a few desks.
11. A. beside B. besides C. except for D. except
12. 你的作文除拼写错误外还不错。
(四) 1. so many people in English everyday, it’ll become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.
2. 翻译：我不认识头上戴红花的女孩。
I don’t know the girl red flowers
3. The building looks more beautiful with all lights (turned)on.
4. I finished the task in time with him (help) me.
5. We went home with our task (finish).
6. She said good-bye (含着泪水)。
Step Ⅲ Some other language points.
Fill in the blanks
1. We communicate each other telephone.
2.Enlish is the (工作语言) of most (国际贸易和旅游)。
3.Businessmen and tourists often come to China （不能讲汉语）。
Multiple choice
1. Many people agree that knowledge of English is a must in international trade today.
A a , / B the; an C the; the D /; the
2. To our surprise great joy, he is into a good student.
A. Getting B. developing C. becoming D. forming
3 number of foreign guests were invited to the meeting, but of 20 foreign guests didn’t turn up.
A. A; totally B. The; in total C. A; a total D. A; in all
4. The test we had yesterday afternoon was easy the first question.
A. Besides B. except for C. but D. except
5．---- Do you need any help, Lucy
---- Yes. The job is I could do myself.
A. Less than B. more than C. no more than D. not more than
6. Our school is very large , the number of the students 3500.
A. Together, is B. Altogether; are C. In all, are D. In total; is
7. When the headmaster spoke out his plan, the of the students in our class against it.
A. Majority; were B. most; were most; D. did majority; D. did
Fill in the blanks.
There are 50 students （总共）in our class. （许多）them are living in town. (同样多数量的) them come from the countryside. We are (相处的好) with each other. But I still feel a little homesick for my young age. Our school is very food this. All of my teachers are very kind. (大多数)them graduated from famous universities. At first, I came here (不能意识到) the importance of study. But now I can put my heart into study our teachers (有老师在帮助我)every day. It’s becoming more and more important to (掌握) every subject.
