1、Module 7 English for you and meUnit 2 We all own English.Unit 2 We all own English.1.To learn about how English has become an international language.2.To comment on the future of English and Chinese.3.To learn the key vocabulary:boss,secretary,quarter,industry,zero,Indian,type,a quarter of,together
2、with,even though.4.To write something about the future of Chinese.Learning ObjectivesWarming upWhich language do you think is the most widely used language in the world?Which country do you think has the most English learners?Do you like learning English?Why or why not?Lets have a discussion.English
3、.China.Warming upDo you think that people in the world speak the same type of English?tap种；类；类型CanadianAustralianEnglishBritishAmericanIndianChinesendin 印度的The boss and the secretary are talking in English.bs 老板；上司sekrtri 秘书bosssecretaryLets learn more new words.quarter kwt 四分之一industryndstri制造业；工业z
4、ero zr（数字）零1Work in pairs.Talk about the photos on the right and on the next page.Say:where they are what languages you can seebcaChinaChinese,English KoreaKorean,English IndiaEnglish English has now become an international language.How did this happen?What will be the future of English?Now read the
5、 passage and try to find answers to these questions.21.How many people in the world use English?2.How did English become an international language?3.When do you think Chinese will become an international language?4.Who owns English?Read the passage and answer the questions.1.How many people in the w
6、orld use English?2.How did English become an international language?3.When do you think Chinese will become an international language?4.Who owns English?About 400 million people.In the nineteenth century,English became the language of world trade.And in the twentieth century,the US spread English to
7、 the world through newspapers,television and films.I think Chinese will become an international language by the middle of the twenty-first century.English is owned by everyone who speaks it.a)Chinese may be the next world language in the future.b)English is the most important international language
8、today.c)English spread through trade and the media.d)We all own English.e)English has borrowed many words from other languages.Match the ideas with the paragraphs.312534Read the passage again and tell true(T)or false(F).1.In India English is used as a working language.2.English is used by nearly hal
9、f of the worlds population.3.English was spoken everywhere in the 19th century.4.English has many words which come from other languages.5.In the middle of the twenty-first century,Chinese will certainly replace English as an international language.TFFTFComplete the passage with proper words.English,
10、which is an international language,is now used by nearly _ of the worlds population.In some countries,English is the most important foreign language.Children have to learn it at school because _ they grow up,they will need a common language to _ foreigners.a quarterwhencommunicate withThe reason _ E
11、nglish became so popular _ it became the language of world trade first and then the US _ it to the world.English has _ many words _ other languages._ China continues to grow,many people think that Chinese will become _ English in the future.However,it is sure that English is now owned by all of us _
12、 speaks it.whyis thatspreadborrowfromas common aswhoAs1.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?4.How many times does _ appear in 1,000 and 1,000,000?5.If 1.75 billion is a(n)_ of the worlds popu
13、lation,whats the whole population of the world?Complete the questions with the words in the box.4boss India quarter secretary zerosecretarybossIndiazeroquarterAsk and answer the five questions in pairs.1.Does a private secretary work for a manager or a teacher?2.Does a boss look after office workers
14、 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?Language points1.English is now used by nearly a quarter of the worlds population.(1)
15、quarter意为“四分之一”，是可数名词，可以用来指距离、数量、价格及物体的四分之一的量,也可专指时间的“一刻钟，十五分钟”或“一季度，三个月”。a quarter of意为“的四分之一”。当分子大于1时，quarter需用复数形式，即在其后加-s。e.g.Cut the apple into quarters.把苹果切成四份。Three quarters of the students are girls.四分之三的学生是女生。Its(a)quarter to four nowIll meet you at(a)quarter past.现在是差一刻四点，我会在四点一刻和你碰面。Langu
16、age points(2)population意为“（某一地区、国家等的）人口；人口数量”，作主语时，谓语动词一般用第三人称单数形式。e.g.The population of the UK is smaller than that of China.英国的人口比中国的少。Language points2.More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language,together with some European languages.together with意为“与一起，连同”，连接主语时，谓语动
17、词的形式和together with前面的主语保持一致。e.g.I wish to study together with children.我希望和孩子们一起学习。We,together with our teacher,are going hiking.我们和老师一起去远足。Language points3.Even though we speak different types of English,we are all part of an international club.(1)even though意为“尽管；虽然；即使”，引导让步状语从句。e.g.He went out ev
18、en though it was raining.尽管下雨，他还是出去了。Even though we all tried our best,we lost the game.尽管我们尽了最大的努力，但还是输了比赛。Language points(2)type 名词，意为“种；类；类型”。e.g.This type of bicycle is up to date.这种类型的自行车是最新的。(3)part of意为“的一部分”。e.g.She felt herself to be part of a large business empire.她觉得自己成了一个庞大的商业帝国中的一分子。Wri
19、te 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 in the future?Why?Write a composition called The future o
20、f Chinese.5To 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.Based on your notes,decide if Chinese will become more important in future.Write an introduction to state your point of view.Organi
21、se your notes into sentences and paragraphs.Use facts to support your opinions.Finish your composition with a conclusion.A sampleAs we all know,there are many languages in the world,and different countries have different languages as their mother languages,such as Chinese,English,Russian and French.
22、Chinese,which can be dated back to thousands of years ago,is widely spoken in the world,and will have a bright future,acting a more and more important role on the world stage.Chinese is one of the working languages in the United Nations.Not only people living inside China,but also many people living
23、 outside China speak it.You will find large or smallThe future of Chinesegroups of Chinese people living in almost every country in the world.They are living and working there.Chinese has the largest number of speakers in the world.Taking up one-fifth of the worlds population,China will have more an
24、d more effect on the world in all kinds of fields,like politics,economy and culture.And certainly Chinese,as the mother language of it,will be used more and more often.From a long run,Chinese will have a bright future and have the opportunity to be an international language.Exercise1.The boss togeth
25、er with his secretary _ going to attend a meeting next week.A.are B.were C.is D.was 2._ she is very busy every day,she tells stories to her son every night.A.When B.Before C.Even though D.IfExercise3.地球上只有四分之一的大陆。Only _ _ _ the earth is land.4.他们经常用英语互相交流。They often _ _ each other in English.5.我们说不同
26、种类的英语。We speak _ _ _ Emunicate withdifferent types ofa quarter ofWe all own English.PhrasesReading and writinga quarter of,together with,even though1.To learn about how English has become an international language.2.To write something about the future of Chinese.Wordsboss,secretary,quarter,industry,zero,Indian,typeSummaryUnit 2Thank you!
