1、Unit2 English Around the World,1.Which language is spoken by the largest number of people in the world?,Questions:,2.Which language is most widely used in the world?,3.How many people speak English in the world today ?,375 million,750 million,more than 1.1 billion,Half of the worlds population (by 2

2、050),as their first language,as a second language or a foreign language,speak English,will be using it.,Can you think of some English speaking countries?,the USA,Canada,New Zealand,Australia,South Africa,the United Kingdom,Ireland,India,Philippines,Singapore,Map of the world,English Around the World

3、,英 國 the United Kingdom,加 拿 大,新 西 蘭,澳 大 利 亞,愛 爾 蘭,Task: Discuss the following question.,Which country do you think has the most English learners?,Do they speak the same English ?,World Englishes include Canadian, British, American, Australian and Indian English, etc.,American English,British English

4、,Australian English,Canadian English,Singapore English,African English,Malaysian English,Indian English,British English,American English,What are differences between British English and American English?,Differences in vocabulary usage,Differences in vocabulary spelling,Differences in vocabulary,Dif

5、ferences in spelling,petrol flat color lift rubber honor pictures underground,eraser gas apartment elevator honour colour movies subway,Match the words that have the same meaning.,Lets read a dialogue between Obama and Cameron.,Do you think the English spoken all around the world are all the same?,D

6、o you want to come to my flat?,How far is your apartment?,Shall we go to the pub to celebrate your birthday?,Wow, bar is a nice place.,Wow, I want a tin of Coko, some biscuits and sweets. What about you, Obama?,Well, I want a can of milk tea, some cookies and some candy .,Hey, lets go and see a socc

7、er game. It is very exciting.,Great. I like football match very much.,Time to go home. Lets go to the elevator together.,Oh no, the lift must be full of people this time.,Excuse me, could I take the elevator to the 7th floor?,Pardon? Why not the 6th floor? Your room number is 705. And youd take what

8、?,I mean, Id like to take the lift to Room 705 on the 6th floor. We say the 7th floor instead of 6th floor in the US.,Oh, sorry. Come this way, Ill show you the lift.,Useful expressions:P48 Pardon? I beg you pardon? Can you say that again, please? Could you repeat that, please? Can you speak more sl

9、owly, please,Sorry, I dont understand. Sorry, I cant follow you. How do you spell it, please?,English-speaking countries:,UK, USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland,mother tongue/ native language,official language,India, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, etc.,AD450,1150,Engl

10、and,German,AD800,1150,Danish,French,language,vocabulary,16th,five to seven million,17th,voyages,18th,America,Australia,19th,dictionaries,India,Singapore,changing,South Africa,developing,all over,Malaysia,1.Which of the following statement is true? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages chang

11、e only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change,2. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,3. Shakespeares English was spoken around _? A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s,4. Which country has the fastest grow

12、ing number of English speakers in the world? A. Australia B. China C. India D. Britain,Find out the main idea for each paragraph,Para 1: describes the extension of English in the world. Para 2: tells us native speakers can understand each other but not everything. Para 3: tells us why English has ch

13、anged over time. Para 4: tells us English was settled by two dictionaries. Para 5: tells us English is spoken as a foreign or second language in many countries.,Samuel Johnson Born: September 18, 1709 One of the English languages most profound influences.,Two important persons,Noah Webster Born: Oct

14、ober 16, 1758 Died: May 28, 1843When Noah was 43, he started writing the first American dictionary. He did this because Americans in different parts of the country spelled, pronounced and used words differently.,1. Do you know that there is more than one kind of English? 你知道世界上不止有一種英語嗎？ more than on

15、e +名詞單數(shù), 后面的謂 語動詞用單數(shù)。 More than one to go swimming.,Explanation,student wants,2. In some important ways they are very different from one another. 在某些重要方面, 它們彼此有些差異。 be different from be the same as 3. go to the pictures/ movies/ cinema 4. by underground/ subway,3. Nearly all of them lived in England

16、. nearly與almost 的區(qū)別 (1) 在肯定句中兩者可通用 He is almost/ nearly 80 years old. She fell and almost /nearly broke her neck. (2) almost可用在一些含否定意義的詞前 面，如none，nobody，nothing, never， no one等，表示“幾乎或簡直(沒有)”，而 nearly不能。 Almost no one believed him. There is almost none left.,1). 他們中間幾乎沒有一個人有小汽車。_ none of them has a c

17、ar 2)他們吃晚飯幾乎總是喝咖啡。They _ always have coffee for supper 3)幾乎沒有人出席會議。_ nobody attended the meeting 4)我以前幾乎從未看見過她。I have _ never seen her before,Finish the sentences with nearly or almost.,Almost,almost/nearly,Almost,almost,4. , people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and b

18、ecause of that, ,voyage n. 航行，航海；旅程 The ship sank on its first voyage. The voyage from America to France used to take two months.,journey, tour, travel, trip, voyage這些名詞均含“旅行”之意。 journey: 最普通用詞，側(cè)重指時間較長、距離較 遠的單程陸上旅行。 tour: 指最后返回出發(fā)地，旅途中有停留游覽 點，距離可長可短，目的各異的周游或巡行。 travel: 泛指旅行的行為而不指某次具體的旅 行，多指到遠方作長期旅行。

19、trip: 普通用詞，口語多用，常指為公務或游玩 作的較短暫的旅行。 voyage: 指在水上旅行，尤指海上旅行。,1. Mr. Smith made a _ from Paris to New York. 2. Many are finding that the most pleasant way to travel is a _ on a cruise ship. 3. He has just returned from his _. 4. I am going on a _ to the seaside during the summer holidays. 5. He is makin

20、g a _ of the world.,Finish the sentences with journey, tour, travel, trip or voyage.,journey,voyage,travels,trip,tour,5. because of 因為，由于 I didnt go to school because of my illness.,because + 句子 because of + 名詞,Please be brief because I am in a hurry.,No one came to the sale because of the bad weath

21、er. (同義句轉(zhuǎn)換) No one came to the sale _ the weather _ bad. The old man asked Lucy to move to another chair _ he wanted to sit next to his wife. (2010遼寧) A. although B. unless C. because D. if,because,was,C,6. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of En

22、glish.,7.even if= (even though) 盡管；即使,adj. native land 祖國，故鄉(xiāng) native language 本族語言，母語 n. 土著居民 study the habits of the natives,Even if the road is full of difficulty, I will never lose heart.,8. come up 上來, 走近; 被提出; （植物）發(fā)芽; （太陽）升起 come up to sp 上某地來 come up with 提出 想出 He came up with a good idea in th

23、e meeting. Sth come up 某事被提出（主動表被動） The problem came up in the meeting. 問題在會議中被提出來了。(不用被動),太陽升起來了。 The sun came up. 不曾出現(xiàn)過這個問題。 The question never came up. 他靠近并和我們打招呼。 He came up and said hello to us. 春天草會再度發(fā)芽。 The grass will come up again in the spring.,come across 偶然遇到 come about 發(fā)生 come true 實現(xiàn) co

24、me back 回來， 恢復記憶 come out 出現(xiàn)，出版,開花 come in 進來 come over 從一地到另一地,1. His car _ the terrible traffic jam, so he had to call off his appointment with his doctor. A. came about B. came across C. came up D. come on 2. -How did it _ that you made such a silly mistake? -I myself havent figured it out yet. A

25、. bring about B. come about C. come across D. come on,9. actually/in fact/as a matter of fact 事實上，實際上 10. At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today. 翻譯 起初在大約公元450年到1150年間英國人所講的英語與人們現(xiàn)在所講的英語很不一樣。,11. It was based more on Germa

26、n than the English we speak at present.,more A than B 在句中的意思是“與其說B不如說A”， Hearing the loud noise, the boy was more surprised than frightened. The fox is more sly than clever. 這只狐貍與其說它聰明，不如說它狡猾。,base on 基于，以 . 為依據(jù) be based on 以為基礎 A good marriage is based on trust. Scientific theories must be based on

27、 facts. This film is based on a novel by D. H. Lawrence.,Many students believe that the choice of their courses and universities should _ (以他們個人的興趣為基礎) 這部電影是以杰克倫敦的同名小說為 藍本的。 The movie _ the novel of the same name written by Jack London.,was based on,be based on their own interest,12.present n. 目前, 現(xiàn)

28、在; 禮物 at present 現(xiàn)在，目前 I have no spare time because I am busy at present.,What present did you receive from your parents?,present adj. 1) 當前的, 現(xiàn)在的,Can you tell us anything about the present situation?,2) 出席的, 在場的,How many people were present at the meeting?,present vt. 贈與, 贈給予 (present sth. to sb./p

29、resent sb with sth.贈與某人某物),He presented her with a bunch of flowers.,13. So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.,make use of 利用；使用 = take advantage of 利用，使用 Wed better make use of our limited time and money. We should make use of our spare time to hel

30、p others.,充分利用 make full use of 好好利用 make good use of 不充分利用 make little use of 被動形式 1.be made full use of 2.full use is/was made of Our spare time is made full use of. Full use is made of our spare time.,居住在河邊的人都知道在日常生活中 該怎么利用河水。 People living beside the river know _ the water in the river in their

31、daily lives.,how to make use of,1) The money collected should be made good use _ the people who suffered a lot in this terrible earthquake. A. of helping B. to help C. to helping D. of to help 解析：此題考查make good use of 答案：D,2) The manager of the company told us that very little _ was made of the waste

32、 material in the past. A. cost B. value C. use D. matter 解析：注意make use of的被動形式。 答案：C,14.India has a very large number of fluent English speakers a number of 許多，大量的（謂語復數(shù)） A number of young people believe that money means happiness. the number of 的數(shù)目（謂語單數(shù)） The number of homeless people has increased.

33、number后面的名詞都是可數(shù)復數(shù),只能修飾可數(shù)名詞的： a large/ great/ good number of, a good/ great many, dozens of, scores of, quite a few 只能修飾不可數(shù)名詞的： a great deal of, a large amount of, quite a little, much 既可修飾可數(shù)也可修飾不可數(shù)名詞的： plenty of, a lot of, lots of, a large quantity of,The number of people invited _ fifty, but a numb

34、er of them _ absent for different reasons. A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were,C,15. English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries in Africa such as South Africa.,such as 例如，諸如 I know many of them, such as John, Peter, and Tom.,such as & for example,such as用來列舉事物時, 一

35、般列舉同類人或事物中的幾個例子且所列舉事物的數(shù)量不能等于它前面所提到的總和, 一旦相等,要用that is 或namely。 for example用來舉例說明某一論點或情況, 一般只舉同類人或物中的 一個為例, 作插入語,可位于句首, 句中或句尾,通常與所給的例子用逗號隔開，其后的例子可以是從句。,He can speak four languages such as English and French. Ball games, for example, have spread around the world. Only one person can answer the questio

36、n namely you.,Fill in the blanks with such as, for example or namely. (1)Students, _ Tom and Mary, should be learnt from. (2)Wear something simple, _ ,a skirt and blouse. (3)He knows six languages, _ Chinese French, English, Spanish, Russian and Portuguese.,such as,for example,namely,16.official adj

37、. 官方的，正式的 official language official news n. 政府官員 An important official will visit our school. officer n. 軍官 He is an officer in the army.,17. Only time will tell. 時間會證明一切。 tell 知道, 判斷 Its hard to tell whether he is right. tell A from B: 區(qū)分，辨別 Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? tell apart 區(qū)分，辨別

38、 Can you tell the twin sisters apart? 你分得清這兩個孿生姐妹嗎?,1. I cant believe that it is the _ (官方的) attitude toward the accident. 2. Mike sold some _ (公寓) in the center of this city and made lots of money. 3. Now just ask yourself which answer is better, the former or the l_? 4. Mr. White was asked by the

39、customs officers (海關(guān)人員) to show them his i_ card.,official,apartments,latter,identity,Write the correct words.,5. After practicing for half a year, he was finally able to speak English f_. 6. Gradually you will be able to know what sort of person he a_ is. 7. Wide reading will increase your v_. 8. M

40、any beautiful fish are fast disappearing b_ of the severe pollution.,fluently,actually,vocabulary,because,1. 導游問游客喜歡哪種交通方式。 The guide asked the visitors _ _ they preferred. 2. 這位老人非常生氣他小兒子所說的話。 The old man was very angry _ what his youngest son said. 3. 人們在相互交流的時候不僅僅只是使 用語言。 People use more than words when they _ each other.,at / about,communicate with,Finish the sentences.,which kind of transportation,短語訓練營,請選用方框內(nèi)所給短語的適當形式完成下列句子。,such as； because of； base on； come u