Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldWarmingupWitheconomyglobalization,Englishhasbecomethebestbridgetoservethepurposeofpeopleallovertheworldcommunicatingwithoneanother.Aninternationaltalk/meetingInwhatsituationsisEnglishused?DoinginternationaltradeAtschoolListeningtoradio,watchingTV…SingingEnglishsongs.SeeingEnglishmoviesCountriesspeakEnglishastheirnativelanguage:BritainAmericaCanadaAustraliaNewZealandIrelandSouthAfricatheUSACanadaNewZealandAustraliatheUnitedKingdomIrelandHowmanypeopleuseEnglishastheirnativelanguage,secondlanguage,orforeignlanguage?thewhitestheblackstheyellowsthebrownsnumberofspeakersexamplecountriesthenativelanguagetheforeignlanguagethesecondlanguage375million750million375millionUSA,UK,Canada,Australia,SouthAfrica,Ireland,NewZealandChinaandmanyothercountriesIndia,Pakistan,Nigeria,PhilippinesDoyouthinktheEnglishspokenallaroundtheworldareallthesame?CanadianAustralianEnglishBritishWorldEnglishAmericanIndianCaribbeanWhatarethetwomaingroupsofEnglish?BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishDoyouknowthedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?Br.E&Am.EWhenyouheartwonativespeakersofEnglish,theymaystillnotspeakthesamekindofEnglish.Doyouhaveanyplanthisfall?What?Doyoumeanthisautumn?A:Doyouwanttocometomyapartment?A:Wow,thebarisaniceplace.Wecango.B:Yourflat?Idon’tthinkso.Canwegotothepub?B:Great.IwantatinofCokeandsomesweets.American?British?A:Well,Iwantacanofbeerandsomecandies.A:Ok.Wecangoandseeasoccergametomorrow.A:Ok.Let’sgototheelevatortogether.B:Hey,Ilikefootballmatchverymuch.B:Oh,timetogohome,let’sgotothelift.Wow,Iwantsomesweets.Whataboutyou,Bush?Well,Iwantsome______.candyWell,let’sgoandseeasoccergame.Itisveryexciting.Great.Ilike_______________verymuch.footballmatchTimetogohome.Let’sgototheelevatortogether.Ohno,the_______mustbefullofpeoplethistime.liftBr.EAm.EThedifferencesbetweenBr.E&Am.E.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfalltyphoontornadoIthinkIguesscolourcolorcentrecentertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[dæns]not[nɒt]not[na:t]AmEneighborhoodlaborcolorhonorablehumorfavoritetheaterkilometerBrEneighbourhoodlabourcolourhonourablehumourfavouritetheatrekilometreChineseBr.EAm.E电梯liftelevator汽油petrolgas,gasoline秋天autumnfall地铁undergroundsubway大学universitycollege垃圾rubbishgarbage垃圾箱dustbintrashcan假期holidayvacation两周fortnighttwoweeksChineseB.EA.E公寓flatapartment酒吧pubbar罐头tincan糖果sweetscandy橡皮eraserrubber比赛matchgame足球footballsoccer电影filmmovie出租车taxicabcenterflatcolourliftgrayhonorpetrolundergroundpictureserasergreycentreapartmentelevatorhonourcolorrubbergasmoviessubwayMatchthewordsthathavethesamemeaning.1.DoyouknowthatthereismorethanonekindofEnglishintheworld?你知道世界上不止有一种英语吗？morethanone+名词单数，后面的谓语动词用单数。如:Morethanonestudentwantstogotoswim.Explanationmorethan还可以与名词、形容词、副词、动词、动名词连用,意为“不只是,非常”。如:Bothofthemaremuchmorethanschoolmates.Theyareclosefriends.他们俩远不只是同学,他们是知心朋友。morethan的反义短语是lessthan,意为“少于”。nomorethan仅仅notmorethan不超过Weadvertisedforpupilslastautumn,andgot_____60.(98.上海)A.morethanB.moreofC.asmuchasD.somanyas高考链接A2.Insomeimportantwaystheyareverydifferentfromoneanother.在某些重要方面,它们彼此有些差异。1)in…way(s)/by…means在……方面Weshouldsolvethisprobleminadifferentway.=Weshouldsolvethisproblembyadifferentway.都表示“相互,彼此”,在句中作动词或介词的宾语,但不能作主语。表示两个人或事物之间的相互关系用eachother:表示三个或三个以上的人或事物之间的相互关系时,用eachother或oneanother都可以。2)oneanother/eachother区别TomandMarylookedateachother.Wesendcardtooneanother/eachothereveryyear.我们每年都相互寄卡片。Exercises1.______EnglishismoreorlessthesameinBothBritainandAmerica.A.SpeakingB.WritingC.SpeakD.Written2.Howdidthedifferencescome______?A.atB.toC.inD.about3.TheEnglish______inAmericachangedsometimes.A.speaksB.spokenC.isspokenD.isspeakingDDB3.Chineseisour______language.ThesentencemeansChineseisour_____tongue.A.native;motherB.mother;nativeC.native;nativeD.mother;mother4.Hiscompositionisexcellent,_______somespellingmistakes.A.exceptB.exceptforC.besidesD.but5.Soundtravelsinthesamewayaslight_______.A.doesB.doC.travelD.travelledABAHomework1.RereadthepassageandlistthereasonswhyEnglishisspokeninmanycountries.2.Reviewthewordsandexpressionsinthepassageandtrytouseitinthesentenceswithcontext.
