-1-Unit2Englisharoundtheworld世界上讲英语的国家很多。两个来自不同国家的人虽然都讲英语,但他们讲的英语却不尽相同,甚至这两人所受的文化熏陶也是截然不同的。TheManyFacesofEnglishAtthestartofOctober,IstartedworkinginFrance.ThisisthefirsttimeI’veworkedataschoollargeenoughtoneednotone,buttwoEnglishlanguageassistants(助手).MyhometownisStirlinginScotland.TheotherassistantisfromNewDelhiinIndia.Wecomefromcountriesthatare700milesawayfromeachotherandourbackgroundscouldnotbemoredifferent,butwespeakthesamelanguage!Thesefirsttwoweekshavebeenveryinterestingforbothofusandourstudents.Forexample,I’vediscoveredthat,whileIndianEnglishisbasedonBritishEnglish,myIndianroommateusessomeAmericanwordslikechipsinsteadofcrisps.Whenshephoneshome,shespeaksHinglish—amixtureofHindiandEnglish,thetwoofficiallanguagesinIndia.Therearemorethanjustdifferencesinlanguage,however!WhileintheUKmostyoungpeopleleavehomewhentheyarearound18yearsold,inIndiatheyoftenstayathomeuntiltheyaremarried.She’sgettingmarriedinIndiainafewmonths.Aftershe’smarried,she’lllivewithherhusbandandherhusband’sparents.She’dneverheardofthecelebrationGuyFawkesNight,whenBritishpeopleenjoy-2-fireworks(烟火)torememberGuyFawkes’failuretodestroytheBritishParliamenton5thNovember1605.I’vealsointroducedhertosomeBritishTVseriessuchasFawltyTowersandMontyPython,whichshenowlovesasmuchasIdo!Inturn,she’staughtmeaboutIndianfestivalsI’dneverheardof,likeRakshaBandhanwhichcelebratesloveanddutybetweenbrothersandsisters.Next,she’splanningtoshowmeBollywoodfilms.IdidsomeBollywooddanceatuniversity,butamashamedtoadmit(承认)thatI’veneverseenaBollywoodfilm!SectionⅠWarmingUp&Reading—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1.officialadj.官方的;正式的;公务的2.voyagen.航行;航海3.nativeadj.本国的;本地的n.本地人;本国人4.apartmentn.(美)公寓住宅;单元住宅5.vocabularyn.词汇;词汇量;词表6.spellingn.拼写;拼法拓展词汇7.basevt.以……为根据n.基部;基地;基础→basicadj.基本的;基础的8.gradualadj.逐渐的;逐步的→graduallyadv.逐渐地;逐步地9.enrichvt.使富裕;充实;改善→richadj.富有的10.latteradj.较后的;后半的;(两者中)后者的→latestadj.最近的;最新的→lateradj.后期的→latelyadv.近来;最近→lateadj.迟的;晚的11.fluentadj.流利的;流畅的→fluentlyadv.流利地;流畅地→fluencyn.流利;流畅12.frequentadj.频繁的;常见的→frequentlyadv.常常;频繁地阅读词汇13.subwayn.地下人行道;(美)地铁14.elevatorn.电梯;升降机15.petroln.(英)汽油16.gasn.汽油;气体;煤气;毒气17.identityn.本身;本体;身份-3-重点短语1.becauseof因为;由于2.comeup走近;上来;提出3.atpresent现在;目前4.makeuseof利用;使用5.suchas例如……;像这种的6.bebasedon以……为基础7.communicatewith交际,交流8.thenumberof……的数量/数目重点句型1.whynotdosth.提建议句式WhynotgobyUnderground?(为什么不乘坐地铁去呢?)2.evenif引导让步状语从句NativeEnglishspeakerscanunderstandeachothereveniftheydon’tspeak(即使他们不说)thesamekindofEnglish.3.more...than...与其说……倒不如说……ItwasbasedmoreonGermanthantheEnglish(与其说以英语倒不如说以德语为基础)wespeakatpresent.4.thenumberof...作主语TodaythenumberofpeoplelearningEnglish(学习英语的人数)inChinaisincreasingrapidly.ⅠFastreadingSkimthetextandchoosethebestanswer.1.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.HowtolearnEnglishwell?B.ThehistoryoftheEnglishlanguage.C.ThedifferencesbetweenoldEnglishandmodernEnglish.D.Englishiswidelyusedallovertheworld.答案:B2.Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1A.theexampleofthedifferencebetweendifferentnativeEnglishspeakersPara.2B.wideuseofEnglish-4-Para.3C.EnglishisalanguagespokenallaroundtheworldPara.4D.whyEnglishhaschangedovertimePara.5E.Englishwassettled答案:BADECⅡCarefulreadingReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1.Attheendofthe16thcentury,about________peoplespokeEnglish.A.fivetosixmillionB.fivetosevenmillionC.sixtosevenmillionD.seventoeightmillion2.IfpeoplespeakdifferentkindsofEnglish,they________.A.can’tcommunicatewitheachotherB.canonlybeunderstoodbythosewhospeakthesamekindofEnglishC.can’tbeunderstoodbyforeignersD.canunderstandeachother3.WhydomorepeoplespeakEnglish?A.Becauseitisaninternationallanguage.B.Becauseithasthelargestnumberofspeakers.C.Becauseitiseasytolearn.D.Becauseitalwaysstaysthesame.4.WhichcountrymayhavethelargestnumberofEnglishlearnersintheworld?A.Australia.B.China.C.India.D.Britain.答案:1-4.BDABⅢStudyreadingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1.AtfirsttheEnglishspokeninEnglandbetweenaboutAD450and1150wasverydifferentfromtheEnglishspokentoday.[翻译]起初,大约在公元450年至公元1150年之间,英国人所说的英语与人们现在所说-5-的英语有很大的不同。2.ThengraduallybetweenaboutAD800and1150,EnglishbecamelesslikeGermanbecausethosewhoruledEnglandspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench.[翻译]然后,渐渐地,大约在公元800年到公元1150年之间,英语就不那么像德语了,因为那些统治英国的人开始讲丹麦语,后来又讲法语。①attheendof在……结束时;在……尽头②voyage['vɔIIdʒ]n.航行;航海③conquer['kɒŋkə]vt.征服;占领④becauseof因为;由于⑤native['neItIv]adj.本国的;本地的n.本地人;本国人⑥flat[flæt]n.(英)公寓,单元房⑦comeup走近;上来;提出⑧apartment[ə'pɑːtmənt]n.(美)公寓住宅;单元住宅⑨overtime随着时间的推移⑩actually['æktʃʊəlI]adv.实际上;事实上⑪atfirst起先,起初⑫base[beIs]vt.以……为根据n.基部;基地;基础⑬atpresent现在;目前⑭gradually['ɡrædʒʊəlI]adv.逐渐地;逐步地gradual['grædʒʊəl]adj.逐渐的;逐步的⑮rulevt.统治n.规则⑯settler['setlə(r)]n.移民settle['setl]v.确定;解决;定居⑰enrich[In'rItʃ]vt.充实;使富裕;改善⑱vocabulary[və'kæbjʊlərI]n.词汇;词汇量;词表-6-⑲makeuseof利用;使用⑳spelling['spelIŋ]n.拼写;拼法latter['lætə]adj.较后的;后半的;(两者中)后者的theformer...thelatter...前者……后者……separate['seprət]adj.不同的,单独的identity[aI'dentətI]n.本身;本体;身份identitycard身份证fluent['fluːənt]adj.流利的;流畅的befluentin在……方面流利fluently['fluːəntlI]adv.流利地;流畅地suchas例如……;像这种的thenumberof...……的数量/数目【核心素养链接·文化采风】对美国人来说,让单词拼写变得简单的是一位叫诺厄·韦伯斯特的人