1、會計學1外研版九年級英語下外研版九年級英語下M7U2Is there a foreign teacher at your school?Have you ever gone to an English corner at school?Did you meet foreigners when you went to places of interest?Is English spoken by most people in the world?boss n.老板老板secretaryn. 秘書秘書quarter n. 四分之一四分之一type n. 類型類型industry n. 工業(yè)工業(yè),制

2、造業(yè)制造業(yè)zero n.零零Indian n.印度人印度人 adj. 印度的印度的abc1. Is English used as a working language?Yes, it is.2. Where does English borrow “tofu” from?From Chinese.2 Read the passage and answer the questions. Who owns English? English is spoken by about 400 million people, mostly in the US, the UK, Canada, Austra

3、lia, New Zealand and South Africa. In Ghana, India and Singapore, Enlish is used as a working language, for example, between doctors and patients, although there are other languages for everyday use. In China and many other countries, English is the most important foreign language that children lear

4、n at school, because when they be used as 作為作為 everyday use 日常使用日常使用grow up, it will be quite possible for them to meetpeople from other countries. They will need a common language to communicate with each other. English is now used by nearly a quarter of the worlds population, and anywhere you go i

5、n the world, there is a good chance that you will meet someone who speaks English. The reason why English is spoken everywhere is that in the nineteenth century, English became the language of world trade. And in the twentieth century, the US spread English through newspaper, television and films. I

6、t is now the common language for international travel, grow up 長大長大common language 共同色語言共同色語言communicate with each other 相互溝通相互溝通world trade 世界貿易世界貿易 science, industry, and recently, information technology and the Internet. It is also important to know that English has borrowed many words from other

7、 languages, for example, restaurant from French, zero from Arabic, piano from Italian, and tofu from Chinese. Will the importance of English last? As China continues to grow, many people think that Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the twenty-first century. More and more scho

8、ols in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreigh language, together with some European borrow from 從從借入，借用。借入，借用。 借出的短語借出的短語lend to 把某物借給某人把某物借給某人, 借出借出 as common as 和和.一樣普遍一樣普遍 languages. However, most people still think that English will be used most around the world, at least for the next twenty o

9、r thirty years. So who owns English? The answer is everyone who speaks it. -the British, the Indians and the Chinese all help make it a rich language. Even though we speak different types of English, we are all part of an international club. We all own English. 1. How many people in the world use En

10、glish? About 400 million people.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 becom

11、e an international language? By the middle of the twenty-first century.4. Who owns English? Everyone who speaks it.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

12、.e) English has borrowed many words from other languages.412531. 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?secretarybossIndia4. How many times does _ appear in 1,000 and 1,000,000?5. If 1.75 bil

13、lion is a(n) _ of the worlds population, whats the whole population of the world?zeroquarterboss India quarter secretary zero 1. Does a private secretary work for a manager or a teacher?2. Does a boss look after office workers or work alone?3. What are the people who live in India called?4. How many

14、 times does zero appear in 1,000 and 1,000,000?5. If 1.75 billion is a quarter of the worlds population, whats the whole population of the world? To attract readers attention, the writer often begins a composition with questions and then answers them. You can do the same when writing your own compos

15、ition. 1. English is now used by nearly a quarter of the worlds population. quarter 四分之一四分之一 a quarter of 的四分之一的四分之一 e.g. A quarter of the students are playing football on the playground.2. The reason why English is spoken everywhere is that in the nineteenth century, English became the language of

16、world trade. The reason why is that 的原因是的原因是 e.g. The reason why he doesnt come here today is that he is ill.3. Will the importance of English last? the importance of 的重要性的重要性 e.g. We all know the importance of studying.5. More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language, t

17、ogether with some European languages. together with與與一起，連同一起，連同 e.g. He collects coins, together with stamps and postcards. Mr Smith together with his son is going to Shanghai next week. 6. Even though we speak different types of English, we all part of an international club. even though 雖然，盡管雖然，盡管

18、e.g. Even though he is excellent, he study hard. Write notes about the following questions: How many people speak Chinese in China? How many people speak Chinese outside China? Where are they? Who is learning Chinese outside China? Do you think people will speak Chinese as an international language

19、in the future? Why? Based on your notes, decide if Chinese will become more important in future. Write an introduction to state your point of view. Organize your notes into sentences and paragraphs. Use facts to support your opinions. Finish your composition with a conclusion.1. The reason _ you hea

20、r the sound first is that the sound travels faster than the light. A. that B. where C. which D. why2. Mr Smith together with his students _ having an English class. A. be B. is C. are D. amDC3. I know _ two ways to improve your living situation. A. at last B. at least C. at first D. at the end4. The

21、re are different _ of food, help yourself. A. kind B. bag C. types D. tasteCBtype n. 類型類型industry n. 工業(yè)工業(yè),制造業(yè)制造業(yè)zero n.零零Indian n.印度人印度人 adj. 印度的印度的3. When do you think Chinese will become an international language? By the middle of the twenty-first century.4. Who owns English? Everyone who speaks it.1. Does a private secretary work for a mana