1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Module 7,English for you and me,Unit 2,We all own English,Is there a foreign teacher at your school?,Have you ever been 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 wor
2、ld?,boss,n.,老板,secretary,n.,秘书,quarter,n.,四分之一,industry,n.,工业,制造业,zero,n.,零,Indian,n.,印度人,adj.,印度的,type,n.,类型,New words,Before-reading,1.Work in pairs.Talk about the photos below.Say:,where they are,what languages you can see,a,b,c,English has now become an international language.How did this happen
3、What will be the future of English?Now read the passage and try to find answers to these questions.,While-reading,Answer the questions.,1.Is English used as a working language?,2.Where does English borrow“tofu”from?,Yes,it is.,From Chinese.,1.How many people in the world use English?,About 400 mill
4、ion people in the world use English.,Read the passage agian and answer the questions.,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
5、and films.,3.When do you think Chinese will become an international language?,I think Chinese will become an international language by the middle of the twenty-first century.,4.Who owns English?,English is owned by everyone who speaks it.,After-reading,a)Chinese may be the next world language in the
6、 future.,b)English is the most important international language today.,c)English spread through trade and the media.,d)We all own English.,e)English has borrowed many words from other languages.,3.Match the ideas with the paragraphs.,4,1,2,5,3,Now work in pairs.Ask and answer.,1.Does a private secre
7、tary 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 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?,1.En
8、glish is now used by nearly a,quarter,of the worlds population.,quarter,四分之一,a quarter of ,的四分之一,e.g._ are,playing football on the playground.,有四分之一的学生在球场上踢足球。,A quarter of,the students,2.,The reason why,English is spoken everywhere,is,that,in the nineteenth century,English became the language of wo
9、rld trade.,The reason why is that,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,e.g.We all know,the importance of,studying.,4.,As,China continues to grow,many people think that Chinese will become,as,common,as,Eng
10、lish by the middle of the twenty-first century.,as,随着,as as,和,一样,表原级比较,e.g.The old man is,_ a young,man.,这位老人和年轻人一样强壮。,as,strong,as,5.More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language,together with,some European languages.,together with,与,一起,连同,e.g.He collects coins,together
11、 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,虽然,尽管,e.g._ he is excellent,he,study hard.,虽然他已经很优秀了,但他仍然,很努力学习。,Even though,boss India quarter secretary ze
12、ro,4.Complete the questions with the words in the box.,1.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?,secretary,boss,India,4.How many times does _ appear in 1,000 and 1,000,000?,5.If 1.75 billion i
13、s a(n)_ of the worlds population,whats the whole population of the world?,zero,quarter,boss India quarter secretary zero,5.Write a composition called The future of Chinese.,Write notes about the following questions:,How many people speak Chinese in China?,How many people speak Chinese outside China?
14、Where are they?,Who is learning Chinese outside China?,Do you think people will speak Chinese as an international language 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 sentenc
15、es and paragraphs.Use facts to support your opinions.,Finish your composition with a conclusion.,Learning to learn,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 composition.,Possible answer:,The futur
16、e of Chinese,Chinese is a language with a long and important history.It has shaped other languages in Asia the way Latin shaped languages in the West.With this history,does Chinese have a surprising future?,There are over one billion speakers of Chinese in the worldfar more than any other language.I
17、t is the language of the country with the worlds largest population,and the country which is soon have the worlds largest economy.Chinese people are found studying and doing business all over the world.,Wherever you go nowadays,you will hear people speaking Chinese.In fact,Chinese is destined to be
18、a world language.Why is this certain?We must look at the economic and political power of China,which is growing every day.In the past,world languages have always been the languages of countries with powerful economies.,Latin,French,and,yes,English were important because of the power of the countries
19、 that spoke those languages.,Foreign interest in the Chinese language has grown very quickly together with the growth of the Chinese economy.It was once difficult to find a Chinese department in most Western universities.,Now Chinese is one of the most important and popular languages to learn.As Chi
20、na grows,more and more people will want to learn about Chinese language and culture,to take advantage of opportunities to work and study in China,and to do business with Chinese companies.For this reason,Chinese will one day become an international language.,1.The reason _ you hear the sound first i
21、s that the sound travels faster than the light.,A.that B.where,C.which D.why,2.Mr.Smith together with his students _ having an English class.,A.be B.is C.are D.am,D,C,3.I know _ two ways to improve your living situation.,A.at last B.at least,C.at first D.at the end,4.There are different _ of food,help yourself.,A.kind B.bag,C.types D.taste,C,B,Write a composition about how English became an international language.,






