1、Is 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 secretary n. 秘书秘书 quarter n. 四分之一四分之一 type n. 类型类型 industry n. 工业工业,制造业制造业 zero n. 零零
2、 Indian n.印度人印度人 adj. 印度的印度的 where they are what languages you can see a b c 1. Is English used as a working language? Yes, it is. 2. Where does English borrow “tofu” from? From Chinese. 1. How many people in the world use English? About 400 million people. 2. How did English become an international
3、 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 become an international language? By the middle of the twenty-first century. 4
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. e) English has borrowed many words from other languages. 4 1 2 5 3
5、 boss India quarter secretary zero 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 is a(n) _ of th
6、e worlds population, whats the whole population of the world? zero quarter boss India quarter secretary zero 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. 1. English is now used by near
7、ly 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 world trade. The reason why is that
8、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. 4. As China continues to grow, many people think that Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of th
9、e twenty-first century. as 随着随着 as as 和和一样一样 表原级比较表原级比较 e.g. The old man is as strong as a young man. 5. More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language, together with some European languages. together with与与一起，连同一起，连同 e.g. He collects coins, together with stamps and postc
10、ards. 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，尽管虽然，尽管 e.g. Even though he is excellent, he study hard. Write notes about the following questions: How many people speak Chin
11、ese 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 in the future? Why? Based on your notes, decide if Chinese will become more important in future. Write an introduction
12、 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 hear the sound first is that the sound travels faster than the light. A. that B. where C. which D. why 2. Mr Smith toget
13、her with his students _ having an English class. A. be B. is C. are D. am D B 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.
