高中英语 Unit 5 languages around the world Section A L

UNIT5LANGUAGESAROUNDTHEWORLDTherearenowabout376millionpeoplewhospeakEnglishastheirfirstlanguage,andaboutthesamenumberwhohavelearntitinadditiontotheirmothertongue.ItissaidthatthereareonebillionpeoplelearningEnglishnowandabout80%oftheinformationontheInternetisinEnglish.Isthisagoodthing,orabadthing?Shouldwecelebrate①thefactthatmoreandmoreofuscancommunicate②,usingacommonlanguage,acrosscountriesandcultures?Orshouldweworryaboutthedangersof“mono-culturalism”,aworldinwhichweallspeakthesamelanguage,eatthesamefoodandlistentothesamemusic?Doesitmatterifanincreasingnumberofpeoplespeakthesamelanguage?Iwouldhavethoughttheotherwayaround(相反)althoughIhaveneveracceptedtheargument③thatifonlyweallunderstoodeachotherbetter,therewouldbefewerwars.AskthepeopleofIndia(wheremanyofthemspeakatleastsomeEnglish)andPakistan(thesamesituationwithIndia)...IfweallspeakEnglish,willwethenallstarteatingMcDonald’sburgers?Surelynot.IfEnglishbecomesmoredominant(占主导地位的),itwillkillotherlanguages.Idoubtit.WhenItravelinAfricaorAsia,Iamalwayssurprisedbyhowmanypeoplecanspeaknotonlytheirownlanguagebutalsooneormoreotherrelatedlanguages,aswellasEnglishandperhapssomeFrenchorGermanaswell.Whenwediscussed④thisonTalkingPointacoupleofyearsago,wereceivedawonderfullypoeticemailfromalistenerinIreland.“TheEnglishlanguageisabeautifullanguage.Maybeit’slikearose,”hesaid.“Butwhowouldeverwanttheirgardenjustfullofroses?”Well,Iloveroses,andIthinktheymakeabeautifuladditiontoanygarden.ButthewayIseeit,justbyplantingafewroses,youdon’tnecessarilyneedtopullouteverythingelse.IfmoreandmorepeoplewanttoplantEnglishroses,that’sfinebyme.词海拾贝①celebratevt.庆祝②communicatevi.交流③argumentn.争论④discussvt.讨论典句欣赏Shouldwecelebratethefactthatmoreandmoreofuscancommunicate,usingacommonlanguage,acrosscountriesandcultures?译文:我们是否应该庆祝这样一个事实:越来越多的人可以使用一种共同的语言在不同的国家和文化之间进行交流?分析:本句是一个复合句。that引导的句子做fact的同位语,usingacommonlanguage是动词-ing形式短语做状语。理解诱思Whatistheauthortryingtoshowbysaying“AskthepeopleofIndia...andPakistan”?答案:Speakingthesamelanguagedoesn’tnecessarilybringpeace.SectionAListeningandSpeakingⅠⅡⅢⅠ.知识体系图解语音英语口音:美式英语和英式英语重点词汇1.n.十亿2.adj.出生地的;本地的;土著的n.本地人3.n.态度;看法4.vi.提到;参考;查阅vt.查询5.n.系统;体系;制度billionnativeattituderefersystemⅠⅡⅢ重点短语1.referto2.attitudeto/towards3.wouldliketodo4.payattentionto5.officiallanguage6.dobusinesswith7.inthefuture8.neither...nor...9.nativelanguage10.ifpossible重点句式LearningEnglishisveryuseful,butitiswisetolearnatleastoneotherforeignlanguage,ifpossible.指的是;描述;提到;查阅对……的态度想做某事注意官方语言和……做生意在将来既不……也不……本族语如果可能的话ⅠⅡⅢⅡ.释义匹配1.billionA.apersonwholivesinaparticularplace,especiallysbwhohaslivedtherealongtime2.nativeB.tomentionorspeakaboutsomeoneorsomething3.attitudeC.agroupofthings,piecesofequipment,etc.thatareconnectedorworktogether4.referD.thenumber1,000,000,0005.systemE.theopinionsandfeelingsthatyouusuallyhaveaboutsomething答案:1.D2.A3.E4.B5.CⅠⅡⅢⅢ.听说导学听教材P60的听力短文,回答第1至3小题。1.Whichisthesecondwidelyusednativelanguageintheworld?A.Chinese.B.English.C.Spanish.2.WhydomanystudentschoosetolearnoneofthelanguagesspokenattheUN?A.Itmeansbetterjobchancesinthefuture.B.Itcanbringthemmoremoney.C.Itmakesthemcommunicatemoreeasily.答案:C答案:AⅠⅡⅢ3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Howmanylanguagesthereareintheworld.B.WhymanypeopleliketolearnEnglish.C.Whypeoplelearnaforeignlanguage.答案:C重点词汇重点句式随堂练习1.nativeadj.出生地的;本地的;土著的n.本地人【课文原句】Theyarespokenbyaround2.8billionpeopleastheirnativeorsecondlanguages.约有28亿人把它们作为母语或第二语言使用。【词汇精讲】句中的native是形容词,意为“出生地的”,在此做定语修饰language。Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom.对孩子而言,和说母语的人待在一起比仅仅坐在教室里更胜一筹。TheeagleistheanimalmostsacredtotheNativeAmericans.对土著美国人来说,鹰是最神圣的动物。AtfirstthenativesandEuropeansweregettingalongwell.起初,本地人和欧洲人相处融洽。重点词汇重点句式随堂练习【词汇拓展】IspeakEnglishwellbecauseEnglishismynativelanguage.我说英语好是因为那是我的母语。ManyoftheplantsarenativetoBrazil.这些植物中有很多原产地在巴西。nativelanguage母语benativeto原产于重点词汇重点句式随堂练习重点词汇重点句式随堂练习2.attituden.态度;看法【课文原句】Whatistheattitudeofthespeakertowardsforeignlanguagelearning?说话者对外语学习持有什么样的态度?【词汇精讲】句中的attitude意为“态度”,是可数名词。AssoonashefoundoutIwasadoctorhisattitudechanged.他一发现我是医生,态度就变了。Yourattitudewouldbeimprovedwhenyoufixyourattentionongoodthings.当你注重好的事情的时候你的看法会改善。重点词汇重点句式随堂练习【词汇拓展】Iamtryingtohaveapositiveattitudetowardsmyjobandlife.我正试图以一种积极的态度看待我的工作和人生。attitudeto/towards对待……的态度positiveattitude积极的态度negativeattitude消极的态度重点词汇重点句式随堂练习重点词汇重点句式随堂练习3.refervi.提到;参考;查阅vt.查询【课文原句】Pronounsrefertosomethingorsomebodymentionedearlier.代词指的是前面提到的事物或人。【词汇精讲】句中的referto意为“指的是”。Althoughshedidn’tmentionanynames,everyoneknewwhoshewasreferringto.虽然她没有提到任何名字,但每个人都知道她指的是谁。Doeswhathesaysrefertome?他的话里指的是我吗?重点词汇重点句式随堂练习【词汇拓展】Youcanrefertoonlinearticlestocompleteyoureducation.你可以参考在线文章,以完成学习。Pleaserefertothedictionaryifyoudon’tknowtheword.如果你不认识这个单词,请查字典。Weagreednevertorefertothematteragain.我们同意不再提及这件事情。referto指的是;描述;提到;查阅referto...as...把……称作……refer...to...把……提交给……refertoabook/dictionary查阅书/字典in/withreferenceto关于;至于重点词汇重点句式随堂练习重点词汇重点句式随堂练习LearningEnglishisveryuseful,butitiswisetolearnatleastoneotherforeignlanguage,ifpossible.学习英语是非常有用的,但如果可能的话,至少学习另外一门外语是明智的。【句式剖析】本