Unit2 We all own English.

British EnglishAmerican English

&

American English and British English

They’re different in ____________, ___________, ___________.

vocabularyspelling pronunciati

on

Let’s review 1

lift elevator

flat apartment

rubber erasermum mom

petrol gastoilet bathroom

autumn fallfilm movie

pen-friend pen-pal

football soccer

sweet candy

chemist’s drugstore

rubbish trashtrousers pantsholiday vacation

the first floorground floorthe second floorfirst floor

underground subwaylorry truck

BrE AmEAmE BrE

vocabulary

theater,centertheatre, centre

color,honor,laborcolour,honour,labour

travelertraveller

fulfillfulfil

programprogramme

tiretyrerealize,apologizerealise, apologise

smelled, spelledsmelt,spelt

BrE AmE

Let’s review 2

spelling

Let’s review 3

pronunciation

BrE AmE

dance

\a:\ \æ\

car \a:\ \a:r\

hot \ɔ :\ \ʌ \

forehead

\'fɔrid\ \'fɔ:hed\

Chinese BrE AmElift elevator

petrol gas,gasoline

flat apartment

autumn fall

underground subway

university college

rubbish garbage

dustbin trash can

holiday vacation

fortnight two weeks

电梯汽油公寓秋天地铁大学垃圾垃圾箱假期两周

During the 5th century AD, English was _____ more ____ German. However, English has changed ______ time because cultures meetand communicate ______ each other. Betweenabout AD 800 and 1150, English was influencedby Danish and French. These new settlers_____English and especially its vocabulary. So by the1600’s Shakespeare was able to _____ ____ ___a wider vocabulary than ever before. In 1620,some British settlers moved to America. Laterin the 18th century, British colonized Australia.from 1765 to 1947 English was spoken in India.Finally by the 19th century English was ______.Now more and more people begin to learn English, including Chinese.

basedon

overwith

enriched

make use of

settled

Maybe Chinese English will _________ its own identity( 身份 ) in the future. Only ______ will tell.

developtime

Let’s get to knowAs cultures meet and people from

different countries communicate with each other more conveniently and more often. Many new words come into English and become part of it.Chinese:

Kowtow, kungfu, mahjong, tea…Japanes

e:Judo, kimono, geisha, sushi…Malay:

Hebrew( 希伯来语 ):

Australia:

Bamboo, sarong…Kangaroo, koala…

amen…Arabic: zero…

German: kindergarten…French: Chef, chic, cliché, ballet, unique…

Act.2 P74

Act.3 ,P74

Choose the best answer

1. In a country like India, English is

_______.

a)  not taught in school

b)  spoken by everyone

c)  the most important foreign language

d)  not the language everyone speaks at

home

2. English became more common because

_______________.

a)  of the growth of the UK

b)  it’s an easy language to learn

c)   it was used in television, films and

the Internet

d)  it was sold like an industrial product

3. English has many words which

_______________.

a) are difficult to remember

b) first came from other languages

c)  look as if they come from another

language

d) are important to remember

4. In the middle of the twenty-first

century, Chinese_________________.

a) may replace English as an

international language

b) will be taught in all schools as a

foreign language

c) will be used as widely as English

d) won’t be used as widely as English

Work in pairs and talk about your

answers to the questions.

What do you want to use English for?

I want to use English for reading

English newspapers and communicating

with foreigners.

Do you know any Chinese words from

English?

Give some examples.

Yes, I do. For example, sofa— 沙发， coffee— 咖啡 , 迷你裙 -

miniskirt.

Do you agree that Chinese will one day

replace English?

Maybe. If China continues to grow in

importance, Chinese will become as

common as English by the middle of the

21st century.

Language points

1. What’s more, English spelling…这里 What’s more 表示“并且，更有甚者”， 常常用于对刚说过的话做进一步补充。例如：These shoes are of good quality. What’s more, they’re not very expensive.这些鞋质量很好，并且价格也不高。

He won the race, and what’s more, he broke the word record. 他获胜了，并且打破了世界记录。2. The reason is that in the 18th century, the UK was a country whose industrial products were sold all over the world. 这其中的原因是在 18 世纪，英国的工 业产品销往世界各地。

注意：在表示“……的原因是……”这个意思时，不能说： the reason is because…, 而应该用 the reason is that… 。比如：He doesn’t come here today. The reason is that he’s ill at home.他今天没来，因为他生病在家。3. More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language, in place of other European languages.

欧洲越来越多的学校把中文当成外语来教，取代了其他欧洲语言。这里 in place of 相当于 instead of ，表示 “代替”的意思。例如：I invited Joe in place of Tony, who was ill.我邀请了乔，而没邀请托尼，因为他生病了。In place of our advertised programme, we’ll be showing a film.我们将放映一部电影来代替广告节目。

Write notes about the following:

How many people speak Chinese at home

in China?

800 million

Write a composition called:

The future of Chinese

Where do people outside China speak

Chinese?

Singapore, Malaysia, Chinese

communities all over the world.Who is learning Chinese elsewhere in the

world?

Schoolchildren in the UK and the USA.

importance of China as a world leader.

Why do you think people will speak

Chinese as an international language in

the future?

About 800 million people speak Chinese

at home in China . People in Singapore,

Malaysia, ….

Write your notes in full sentences.

Many people find Chinese an easy

language to learn.

Add any further information or ideas you

may have.

The sample:

Chinese is one of working languages in the United Nations. Not only people living inside China, but also many Chinese outside China speak it. You will find large or small groups 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. However, we have entered a period in history when children are all learning beginner or higher level English. But looking into the future, the number of learners may grow smaller almost as quickly as it increased. Many language learners are expressing an interest in learning Chinese.

Quiz

根据所给的首字母填空 :1. I can’t understand the foreigners because my English level is f____ low.2. Learning a foreign language requires a c______effort, however easy it is. 3. How much have you a_______ this year in English? Have you made much progress?

airly

ertainchieved

4. Even though there are d_______,

we all belong to the international

English speaking world.

5. It’s the most important foreign

language that children will learn at

school, because it’s e_______ for

tourism.

ssential

evisions

Homework