《Languages Around The World》Section A PPT
第一部分內容：晨讀晚誦
There are now about 376 million people who speak English as their first language,and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue.It is said that there are one billion people learning English now and about 80% of the information on the Internet is in English.
Is this a good thing,or a bad thing?Should we celebrate① the fact that more and more of us can communicate②,using a common language,across countries and cultures?Or should we worry about the dangers of “mono-culturalism”,a world in which we all speak the same language,eat the same food and listen to the same music?
Does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language?I would have thought the other way around(相反) although I have never accepted the argument③ that if only we all understood each other better,there would be fewer wars.Ask the people of India (where many of them speak at least some English) and Pakistan (the same situation with India)...
If we all speak English,will we then all start eating McDonald’s burgers?Surely not.If English becomes more dominant(占主導地位的),it will kill other languages.I doubt it.When I travel in Africa or Asia,I am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but also one or more other related languages,as well as English and perhaps some French or German as well.
When we discussed④ this on Talking Point a couple of years ago,we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in Ireland.“The English language is a beautiful language.Maybe it’s like a rose,” he said.“But who would ever want their garden just full of roses?”
Well,I love roses,and I think they make a beautiful addition to any garden.But the way I see it,just by planting a few roses,you don’t necessarily need to pull out everything else.If more and more people want to plant English roses,that’s fine by me.
詞海拾貝
①celebrate vt. 慶祝
②communicate vi. 交流
③argument n. 爭論
④discuss vt. 討論
典句欣賞
Should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate,using a common language,across countries and cultures?
譯文:我們是否應該慶祝這樣一個事實:越來越多的人可以使用一種共同的語言在不同的國家和文化之間進行交流?
分析:本句是一個復合句。that引導的句子做fact的同位語,using a common language是動詞-ing形式短語做狀語。
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Languages Around The WorldPPT，第二部分內容：課前篇自主預習
Ⅰ.知識體系圖解
重點詞匯
1.________ n.十億
2.________ adj.出生地的;本地的;土著的 n.本地人
3.________ n.態度;看法
4.________ vi. 提到;參考;查閱 vt. 查詢
5.________ n.系統;體系;制度
重點短語
1.refer to ________
2.attitude to/towards________
3.would like to do ________
4.pay attention to ________
5.official language________
6.do business with ________
7.in the future________
8.neither...nor...________
9.native language ________
10.if possible ________
重點句式
Learning English is very useful,but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language,if possible.
Ⅱ.釋義匹配
1.billion A.a person who lives in a particular place,especially sb who has lived there a long time
2.native B.to mention or speak about someone or something
3.attitude C.a group of things,pieces of equipment,etc. that are connected or work together
4.refer D.the number 1,000,000,000
5.system E.the opinions and feelings that you usually have about something
答案:1.D 2.A 3.E 4.B 5.C
Ⅲ.聽說導學
聽教材P60的聽力短文,回答第1至3小題。
1.Which is the second widely used native language in the world?
A.Chinese. B.English. C.Spanish.
2.Why do many students choose to learn one of the languages spoken at the UN?
A.It means better job chances in the future.
B.It can bring them more money.
C.It makes them communicate more easily.
3.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.How many languages there are in the world.
B.Why many people like to learn English.
C.Why people learn a foreign language.
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Languages Around The WorldPPT，第三部分內容：課堂篇學習理解
重點詞匯
1.native adj.出生地的;本地的;土著的 n.本地人
【課文原句】They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second languages.
約有28億人把它們作為母語或第二語言使用。
【詞匯精講】句中的native是形容詞,意為“出生地的”,在此做定語修飾language。
Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom.
對孩子而言,和說母語的人待在一起比僅僅坐在教室里更勝一籌。
The eagle is the animal most sacred to the Native Americans.
對土著美國人來說,鷹是最神圣的動物。
At first the natives and Europeans were getting along well.
起初,本地人和歐洲人相處融洽。
2.attitude n.態度;看法
【課文原句】What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning?
說話者對外語學習持有什么樣的態度?
【詞匯精講】句中的attitude意為“態度”,是可數名詞。
As soon as he found out I was a doctor his attitude changed.
他一發現我是醫生,態度就變了。
Your attitude would be improved when you fix your attention on good things.
當你注重好的事情的時候你的看法會改善。
3.refer vi. 提到;參考;查閱 vt. 查詢
【課文原句】Pronouns refer to something or somebody mentioned earlier.
代詞指的是前面提到的事物或人。
【詞匯精講】句中的refer to意為“指的是”。
Although she didn’t mention any names,everyone knew who she was referring to.雖然她沒有提到任何名字,但每個人都知道她指的是誰。
Does what he says refer to me?
他的話里指的是我嗎?
重點句式
Learning English is very useful,but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language,if possible.學習英語是非常有用的,但如果可能的話,至少學習另外一門外語是明智的。
【句式剖析】本句是一個并列句。Learning English...是第一個分句的主語,在第二個分句中it是形式主語,真正的主語是后面的動詞不定式短語to learn...;if possible是省略形式,省略了主語it和連系動詞,補全為:if it is possible。
If(it is) possible,please come to the party before 7.
如果可能的話,七點前來參加聚會。
If(it is) possible,you hand in your homework tomorrow.
如果可能的話,你可以明天交作業。
隨堂練習
Ⅰ.選詞填空
attitude,native,billion,system,refer
1.Tom,a ___________Californian,received his doctor’s degree at the University of California.
答案:native
2.The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph___________to something imaginative and fun.
答案:refers
3.The___________has been designed to give students quick and easy access to the digital resources of the library.
答案:system
4.From the experience I learnt a lot about how the___________of the leader can affect the members of a team.
答案:attitude
5.If you want to go into the car industry,you’d better have a few ___________dollars.
答案:billion
Ⅱ.介詞填空
1._________ many of us,it is important to learn a foreign language.
答案:To
2._________ Chinese,Spanish is the language with the most native speakers.
答案:After
3.When doing our work,we must pay attention _________ways and means.
答案:to
4.If you know English,it is easy for you to do business _________foreigners.
答案:with
5.His statement refers_________people in general,not to anyone in particular.
答案:to
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