Text B,The Role of English in the 21st Century,Text B The Role of English in the 21st Century,Now, I will give you few minutes to read this passage. Then I will ask you for the main idea of each paragraph.,Parts Paragraphs Main Ideals,Part One Paras. 1-10 Spread of English Part Two Paras. 10-17 The future of English Part Three Paras. 18 Conclusion,The conclusion is :,The role of English is one tool that opens windows to the world, unlocks doors to opportunities, and expands our minds to new ideas.,Vocabulary,penetration ,penitrein 名詞 n. 1. 穿透;穿透能力;穿透深度CU 2. 滲透;侵入CU region ri:dn 名詞 n. C 1. 地區(qū),地帶;行政區(qū)域 I prefer to live in a cold region. 我寧愿住在寒冷的地區(qū)。 3. (藝術(shù),科學等的)領(lǐng)域,范圍 He is an authority in the region of chemistry. 他是化學界的權(quán)威。,Vocabulary,exceed iksi:d 及物動詞 vt. 1. 超過;勝過(+in) The sales exceeded my expectation. 銷售超過了我的預料。 2. 超出 He was taken to the police box for exceeding the speed limit. 他因超速而被帶到警察亭。 不及物動詞 vi. 1. (在數(shù)量或質(zhì)量方面)超過其他,突出(+in) The enemy troops were finally defeated though they exceeded in number. 敵軍雖在數(shù)量上占優(yōu)勢,但最后還是被打敗了。,Vocabulary,substantial sbstnl 形容詞 a. 1. 真實的,實在的Z People and things are substantial; dreams and ghosts are not. 人和事物是真實的;夢和鬼魂是虛幻的。 2. 堅固的,結(jié)實的 The house is substantial enough to last a hundred years. 這房子很堅固,一百年也不會壞。 3. 多的;大的;大量的;豐盛的 I had a substantial meal. 我飽餐了一頓。 4. 內(nèi)容充實的,有價值的,重要的 They made substantial changes. 他們作了重大改變。,Vocabulary,dominate dmineit 及物動詞 vt. 1. 支配,統(tǒng)治,控制 Spain once dominated the seas. 西班牙曾經(jīng)是海上霸主。 2. 在.中占主要地位 Sports, though important, should not dominate our schools. 運動雖然重要,但不應在學校中占首要地位。 3. 高聳于,俯視 The two new buildings dominate the whole town. 這兩座新建筑俯瞰整個城市。,Vocabulary,dominate dmineit 不及物動詞 vi. 1. 處于支配地位,擁有壓倒優(yōu)勢(+over) He desires to dominate over others. 他很想支配別人。 2. 處于較高的位置,高聳 dominance dminns 名詞 n. 1. 優(yōu)勢;支配(地位),統(tǒng)治(地位) 2. 統(tǒng)一化 3. 優(yōu)勢，統(tǒng)治,Phrase,Contribute to = help to cause 促成，有助于 Eg：Your suggestion has greatly contributed to the accomplishment of our work. 你的建議大大地促進了我們工作的完成。 Give way to = yield to 對.讓步，讓位于 To name a few = to give just a few examples 僅舉幾例 In transition = in the course of changing into another state or condition 在過渡時期，在轉(zhuǎn)變過程中 Rid oneself of = free oneself from 使自己擺脫,Sentences,It is unparalleled in several ways : by the increasing number of users of the language;by its deoth of penetration into societies;by its range of functions. 這一過程在幾個方面都是前所未有的：英語使用人數(shù)的增加，英語在不同社會滲透的深度，以及英語功用的廣度 What began some 1500 years ago as a crude language, originally spoken by little known German tribes who invaded England,now covers the globe. 大約年前，英語還只是那些入侵英格蘭的鮮為人知的日耳曼部落使用的一種粗俗的語言，如今它卻遍及全球,Sentences,With this technical and scientific dominance came the beginning of overall dominance by the language,first in Europe and then globally. 隨著它在科技領(lǐng)域主導地位的確立，英語先是在歐洲，繼而在全球開始取得全面的主導地位 While languages such as English,German,and Franch have been international languages because of their governments political power,this is less likely to be the case in the 21st century where economics and shifts in population will have more influence on languages. 雖然英語、德語和法語這些語言曾經(jīng)憑著各自政府的政治力量而成為國際語言，這種情況在經(jīng)濟和人口變化對語言的影響更大的世紀不太可能發(fā)生,Q&A,How many people are learning English across the globe? A5% of the world population. B10% of the world population. C20% of the world population. D50% of the world population. C (para2第三行),Q&A,The leading language for scientific purposes in the 1930s was ALatin BEnglish CGerman DFranch C （para6第一行）,Q&A,Written English is becoming more informal due to the influence of Apop music BAmerican standards Cthe Internet Dthe growing number of English speakers C （para7第八行）,Q&A,4、English is unique in Aits alphabet Bthe simplicity of its grammat Cits informality Dits wide range of sources D （第八段）,Q&A,5、The writer points out that the different varieties of English Amake communication difficult Ballow the language to adapt to local circumstances Care not equally acceptable Drequire a central authority to set standards B （Para9倒數(shù)第四段）,Q&A,6