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3知识讲练课Unit2EnglishAroundtheWorldPeriod-2-Oralcheck•Alllanguageschangewhenculturescommunicatewithoneanother.TheEnglishspokenbetweenAD450and1150wasquite1)_________fromthatspokentoday.2)______,itwasbasedmoreonGermanthantheEnglishwespeakatpresent.Later,itbecamemorelikeFrench.OnebigchangeinEnglish3)_______happenedwhentheAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,whichgaveAmericanEnglishitsown4)________,came5)__________.NowIndiahasaverylargenumberofEnglishspeakers.ThisisbecauseEnglishbecamethelanguagefor6)________andeducationduring1765to1947,whenBritainruledIndia.EnglishisalsospokeninmanyothercountriesinAfricaandAsia,such7)_______SouthAfrica,SingaporeandMalaysia.ThenumberofpeoplelearningEnglishinChinaisalso8)_______rapidly.-3-•TodaywehearpeoplespeakEnglishonTVandtheradio.Thereisnosuchathingas9)________English.Whenpeoplefromallovertheworldusewordsandexpressionsdifferentfrom“standardEnglish”,itiscalleda10)__________.Geographyalsoplaysanimportantpartincreatingdialects.Althoughtherearemanydifferences,peoplehavelittledifficultyinunderstandingeachother.•【点拨】1)different2)Actually3)usage4)identity5)out6)government7)as8)increasing9)standard10)dialect-4-Wordsandexpressions:-5-1.DoyouknowthatthereismorethanonekindofEnglish?你知道有不止一种英语吗？【观察思考】1）ShestayedinParisformorethanayear.她在巴黎停留一年多。2）Morethanonestudenthassaidso.不止一个学生这么说。3）Bothofusaremuchmorethanworkmates.Weareclosefriends.我们俩不止是同事，我们还是知心朋友。4）Heismorethangladtoseeme.他非常高兴见到我。5）ThebeautyofnatureismorethanIcandescribe.大自然之美使我难以描绘出的。-6-【归纳总结】•morethan+数词，表示“多于，超过”，相当于over；•morethanone+单数可数名词，表示“不止一个”，作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式；•morethan+名词，意为“不只是，不仅仅”；•morethan+形容词/副词/分词/动词，意思是“很，非常”。•morethan+句子（句子常含can/could），意为“非…所能的，难以…的”-7-【尝试运用】填入适当的词，使下面的句子完整。1)Morethanonegirl_______(hold)suchaviewintheschool.2)Itishardtoconcentratelikethatfor_____________(半个多小时).3)Herspeechwas__________(非常)good.Itwasperfect.4)–Doyouneedanyhelp,Lucy?--Yes.Thejobis_______(超过)Icoulddomyself.【点拨】1)holds2)morethanhalfanhour3)morethan4)morethan-8-【词组串记】•nomorethan仅仅•notmorethan不超过，至多•notmore…than没有…那样•more…than与其，不如…lessthan少于nolessthan不少于，多达•betterthan好于，胜过•ratherthan而不是•otherthan除了【高考链接】（2009·浙江高考）Ittook____buildingsuppliestoconstructtheseenergy-savinghouses.Ittookbrains,too.A.otherthanB.morethanC.ratherthanD.lessthan【点拨】B-9-2.Actuallyalllanguageschangeanddevelopwhenculturesmeetandcommunicatewitheachother.事实上，当不同的文化相互交流渗透时，所有的语言都会有所变化、有所发展的。【观察思考】1)Idon’tactuallyrememberit.其实我不记得那件事了。2)Theyarenotmarried,actually.他们实际上没有结婚。3)Heisactuallyfiftyyearsold.他竟然五十多岁了。4)Actually,I’mbusyatthemoment—canIcallyoubacklater?说实在的，我这会儿正忙—可以过会给你打电话吗？-10-【归纳总结】•actually副词，表示“实际上；（礼貌地纠正他人）事实上；居然，竟然；说实在地”等意义；•actual形容词，真实的，实际的；•actuality名词，真实，实际；【尝试运用】请使用actually的适当形式完成下面的句子。1)________,ChinamayhavethelargestnumberofEnglishlearners.2)Canyougivemean_______example?3)Shelooksyoungerthanme,butin_______fact,she...