新核心大学英语B版_读写教程_基础级_Unit_2

Unit2EnglishasaWorldLanguage,Learningobjectives,Inthisunit,youwill:1.learnabouttheimportanceofEnglishasaworldlanguage;2.familiarizeyourselfwiththewords,expressions,andsentencepatternsrelatedtotheimportanceofEnglishasaworldlanguage;3.usethesewords,expressions,andsentencepatternsinwritingandspeech;4.researchtheimportanceofEnglishasaworldlanguageontheInternet;5.giveanoralpresentationtotheclassabouttheimportanceofEnglishasaworldlanguage;6.learntowritecorrectcomplexsentences.,PartIApproachingtheTopic,PartIIUnderstandingtheText,PartIIIIntegratedTasks,PartIVWritingStrategy,PartIApproachingtheTopic,Task1Brainstorming,Task3WatchingandRetelling,Youwillneedapartnerforthisactivity.1.Brainstormalistof10wordscommonlyusedwhendiscussingtheimportanceofEnglishasaworldlanguage.2.InwhatwaydoyouthinkEnglishisimportant?3.Haveyoueverthoughtoflearninganotherlanguage?Whatisitandwhy?,Task1Brainstorming,Unit2PartITask1,Task3WatchingandRetelling,1.Watchthevideoclipfrom“OntheWorldsEnglishMania”.Usetheglossarybelowasareference.,Unit2PartITask3,2.Readthefollowingquestionsbasedonthevideoclip.ChoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.,Unit2PartITask3,1)HowmanypeoplearetryingtolearnEnglishallovertheworld?A.2.1billion.B.12million.C.2.5million.D.2billion.2)_isthelanguageofscience.A.EnglishB.MathematicsC.NativelanguageD.Anotherlanguage3)Accordingtothevideo,inthefuture,Englishcanserveas.A.theworldssecondlanguageB.thelanguageofemotionsC.thelanguageofproblemsolvingD.thenativelanguage,3.Watchthevideoagainandthenexplainthemainideatoyourpartner.,【Script】,Unit2PartITask3,Script,Unit2PartITask3,PartIIUnderstandingtheText,MainReading,RelatedReading,PartIIUnderstandingtheText,MainReading,Text-RelatedInformation,LanguagePoints,Tasks,Text-RelatedInformation,Unit2PartIIMainReading,Englishlanguage,Unit2PartIIMainReading,CountrieswhereEnglishisspoken,CountrieswhereEnglishistheofficiallanguage,SevenreasonswhyEnglishisimportant:jobs,travel,education,samecountry,Internet,children,businesscommunication.,ThepopularityofEnglish.,StructureofText,Para.A,Para.B-H,1.collectively(L4)adv.jointly,conjointly,togetherwith,Unit2PartIIMainReading,Complex,criticalchoiceswillhavetobemadebyhumanbeingsindividuallyandcollectively.,e.g.,LanguagePoints,collectiveadj.participate,Theywereengagedlastmonth.,e.g.,vt.topledgeorpromise,especiallytomarry.,Unit2PartIIMainReading,Whilethegrandparentslovethechildren,theyarestrictwiththem.Theyweregrinningandwatchingwhileonemanlaughedandpouredbeerovertheheadofanother.,e.g.,whereas,6.while(L16)conj.,atthesametimethat;although,Thefirsttwoservicesarefree,whilethethirdcosts$35.,e.g.,Unit2PartIIMainReading,7.available(L19)adj.,Thedoctorisnotavailablenow.,e.g.,obtainableoraccessibleandreadyforuseorservice,Mybicycleisnotavailable,anditisbeingrepaired.,e.g.,notbusy;nototherwisecommitted,Unit2PartIIMainReading,Recentopinionpollsshowthat60percentfavorabortionundercertaincircumstances.,e.g.,undernocircumstances决不underthecircumstances/inthecircumstance在条件下,8.circumstance(L26)n.aconditionorfactattendinganeventandhavingsomebearingonit,Unit2PartIIMainReading,arescueteam;arescuemission,e.g.,9.rescue(L26),Emergencyteamsusethemtorescuepeoplefromfiresandfloods.,e.g.,vt.tosetfree,asfromdangerorimprisonment,n.recoveryorpreservationfromlossordanger,oftenusedtomodifyanothernoun,Unit2PartIIMainReading,10.bridge(L46),Theywillbridgeitoverwithplanks.,e.g.,vt.toconnectorreducethedistancebetween,Thedecisionisanattempttobridgethedistancebetweentherichandpoor.,e.g.,vt.tomakeabridgeacross,Thebridgeisnotstrongenoughtoallowthepassageofvehicles.,e.g.,n.astructurethatallowspeopleorvehiclestocrossanobstaclesuchasariverorcanalorrailwayetc.,Unit2PartIIMainReading,11.appropriate(L53),Thegovernmenthasappropriatedsomefundsforeducation.,e.g.,adj.suitableforaparticularperson,condition,occasion,orplace;fitting,Plain,simpleclothesareappropriateforschoolwear.,e.g.,vt.togiveorassignaresourcetoaparticularpersonorcause,Theministerwasfoundtohaveappropriatedgovernmentmoney.,e.g.,vt.totakepossessionofbyforce,asafteraninvasion,12.boundto(L54),youaresurethatsth.willhappen,Wellhavemorethanonechild,andoneofthemsboundtobeaboy.,e.g.,e.g.,sth.closelyrelatedwitheachother,Economicgrowthisstillboundtotheissuesofpoverty,socialjusticeandconservation.,Unit2PartIIMainReading,mand(L69),Thisgreatmanisabletocommandeveryonesrespect.,e.g.,vt.todirectwithauthority;giveordersto,Thegeneralcommandedhismentoattackthecity.,e.g.,vt.todeserveandreceiveasdue;exact,Youhavenorighttocommand.,e.g.,vi.togiveorders,Unit2PartIIMainReading,WeworkhardatEnglishsoastohaveagoodcommandofit.,e.g.,n.abilitytocontroloruse;mastery,Thecompanycommanderroaredhiscommand.,e.g.,n.anordergivenwithauthority,Unit2PartIIMainReading,14.emerge(L70)vi.,Manyfactsemergedasaresultoftheinvestigation.,e.g.,torisefromorasiffromimmersion,Seamammalsmustemergeperiodicallytobreathe.,e.g.,tobecomeevident,Task2UnderstandingMainIdeasandImportantDetailsintheText,Task,1.Answerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationfromthepassage.1)Whatdoestheauthormainlyconveyinthefirstparagraph?2)WhydoesonehavetobehighlyfluentinEnglishwhendoingbusinesswithforeigners?,TherearequiteafewfactsandreasonsthatstatetheimportanceofEnglish.,_,Unit2PartIIMainReading,Inordertomakethebestoutoftheavailableopportunities,onehastobehighlyfluentinEnglish.,_,3)HowhaseducationincreasedtheimportanceofEnglishgreatly?4)WhatdifficultieswillparentsmeetwhentheyliveinEnglish-speakingcountries?,Whereveronetravelsforstudy,Englishservesasthemainmediumofteaching.Hence,educationhasincreasedtheimportanceofEnglishgreatly.,_,Unit2PartIIMainReading,IfparentsarentabletounderstandEnglish,theyareboundtofacedifficultiesinraisingtheirchildren,whomostlyattendanEnglishschool.,_,5)Whyshouldpeoplehavetheabilitytowriteclearlywhentheydobusinessglobally?,Unit2PartIIMainReading,Becausemanyformsofbusinesscommunication,fromemailstopresentationsandmarketingtoimportantbusinesscontracts,arewritteninEnglish.,_,Unit2PartIIMainReading,2.Writeabriefsummaryofthetextbasedonyouranswerstotheabovequestions.,TherearequiteafewfactsandreasonsthatstatetheimportanceofEnglishinmanyareasallovertheworld.Inordertomakethebestoutoftheavailablejobopportunities,onehastobehighlyfluentinEnglish.Whereveronetravelsforstudy,Englishservesasthemainmediumofteaching.Hence,educationhasincreasedtheimportanceofEnglishgreatly.IfparentsarentabletounderstandEnglish,theyareboundtofacedifficultiesinraisingtheirchildren,whomostlyattendanEnglishschool.Becausemanyformsofbusinesscommunication,fromemailstopresentationsandmarketingtoimportantbusinesscontracts,arewritteninEnglish,theabilitytoclearlywriteinEnglishisalsoimportant.,PartIIUnderstandingtheText,RelatedReading,LanguagePoints,Tasks,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,1.acknowledge(L1)vt.,Youhavetoacknowledgethetruthofherargument.,e.g.,toexpressrecognitionofthepresenceorexistenceof,oracquaintancewith,IpassedherinthestreetbutshedidntevenacknowledgemewhenIsmiled.,e.g.,todeclaretobetrueoradmittheexistenceorrealityortruthof,Wemustacknowledgethekindnesssheshowedtowardsus.,e.g.,toexpressobligation,thanks,orgratitudefor,LanguagePoints,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,Mygardenextendsasfarastheriver.,e.g.,2.extend(L5),ThecountrystradeextendedfromChinatoEurope.,e.g.,vi.toenlargethearea,scope,orrangeof,vt.tostretchoutoveradistance,space,time,orscope;runorextendbetweentwopointsorbeyondacertainpoint,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,Theywanttoextendtheirbusinessscope.,e.g.,vt.tocause(something)tobeorlastlonger,Howtoextendavisaifitexpires?,e.g.,vt.toexpandtheinfluenceof,vt.toofferorgive,Iextendmyheartfeltthanksforyourhelp.,e.g.,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,3.convenient(L10)adj.,Isitconvenientforyoutogoouttonight?,e.g.,suitedtoyourcomfortorpurposeorneeds,easytoreach,Itisusefultohaveaconvenientsupermarket.,e.g.,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,4.bethoughtofas(L13),英语不能再被视为一个国家的语言。加拿大人讲英语；美国人也讲；印度人，中国人，澳大利亚人，肯尼亚和俄罗斯人都在讲英语。,thinkof.as把看作是,可以表达同样意思的短语有：regard.as,lookupon.as,lookon.as,consider.as,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,Youarewooingtroublesifyouassociatewithhim.,e.g.,vt.tomakealogicalorcausalconnection,Ialwaysassociateherwithroses.,e.g.,vi.tokeepcompanywith;hangoutwith,associatewith,5.associate(L16),associate.with,Mr.Millerisabusinessassociateofourcompany.,e.g.,n.apersonwhojoinswithothersinsomeactivity,Heisanassociateeditorofthenewspaper.,e.g.,adj.havingpartialrightsandprivilegesorsubordinatestatus,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,6.divide(L20),Thisclassistoolarge,sowehavetodivideitinto3groups.,e.g.,vt.toseparateintoparts,sections,groups,orbranches,Canyoudivide49byseven?,e.g.,vt.toperformadivision,Thisriverdividesatitsmouth.,e.g.,vi.tobecomeseparatedintoparts,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,7.drawattentionto(L24)=callattentiontomake.payattentionto,Itisnecessarytodraw/callattentiontothisfact.,e.g.,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,8.witness(L35),n.someonewhoseesaneventandreportswhathappened,Thewitnesswastellingaboutthewholeaccident.,e.g.,vt.tobeawitnessto,Shewitnessedtheaccidentandhadtotestifyincourt.,e.g.,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,9.emphatically(L14)adv.withoutquestionandbeyonddoubt,他强调说，“英语就像面包！有了它，你才能去任何地方”，仿佛语言的价值就如我作笔记时对钢笔的需要是同样明显的。,Presidentemphaticallystatesthespecialmeasureswillnotberepeated.,e.g.,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,10.openup(L42),tocausetoopenortobecomeopen,Theydecidedtoopenupanofficeinthetown,e.g.,tobecomeavailable,Anopportunityopenedup,e.g.,tomakeavailable,Thisopensupnewpossibilities,e.g.,Task2UnderstandingMainIdeasandImportantDetailsoftheText.,Task,1.Answerthefollowingquestionswithinformationfromthepassage.,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?2)WhyEnglishisamoreandmoreclasslesslanguage?,Nowadays,Englishishavingawide-ranginginfluenceinmanyaspectsintheworld.,_,BecauseitsAmericanorbecauseitsthelanguageofthedigitalworld,Englishisanincreasinglyclasslesslanguage.,_,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,3)Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Thenumbersareshocking”?4)Howdoyouunderstand“Englishislikebread”?5)WhydothestudentsstudyEnglishintheLivingLanguagesInstitute?,TheauthormeanstotellushowamazingthefiguresareintermsofthepopularityofEnglish.,_,Whereveryougo,whateveryoudo,youcantgowithoutEnglish,whichisexactlylikebread.,_,TheystudyEnglishinordertograsptheopportunitiesitprovides.,_,2.Choosethebestanswertothefollowingquestions.,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,1)Accordingtothepassage,nowadays,EnglishiswidelyusedinthefollowingareasEXCEPT_.A.networkB.economyC.schoolteachingD.culture2)WhycanEnglishnolongerberegardedasanationallanguage?A.BecauseitisoneoftheofficiallanguagesinUN.B.Becausepeoplefromallovertheworldspeakit.C.BecauseBritishpeoplewanttoshareitwiththeworld.D.BecausepeopleassociateitwithChinaandAustralia.,Unit2PartIIRelatedReading,3)WhichstatementistrueaccordingtoDavidCrystal?A.Inover20countries,itisusedofficially.B.Morethan150millionpeoplereceiveEnglishlanguageTVshows.C.Over80millionchildrenstudyitatsecondarylevelglobally.D.Morethan66.6%oftheworldsscientistswriteinEnglish.4)Bysaying“IvemetbeggarsinSouthAmericawhoknowenoughEnglishtoreadShakespeare”,GonzaloPeraltameansto.A.showthatEnglishistooeasyB.showthathehasbeentomanyplacesintheworldC.showhowimportantandwidespreadEnglishisD.showhowwelleducatedthebeggarsareinSouthAmerica5)Accordingtothepassage,youngengineersstudyEnglishattheLivingLanguagesInstituteinorderto.A.finishtheircoursesB.getmorejobopportunitiesC.earnmoremoneyD.workintheglobalworkplace,PartIIIIntegratedTasks,Task1,Task2,2.Fillintheblankswithwords/phrasesfromtheMainReadinggivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.,1)Wheretherearetwooppositeapproachestothingsandpeople,twooppositeviews.2)Istheinformationonthecomputer?3)Thefallentreehasthetwoporches.4)Butthatdoesnotmeantheyknowhowtowhattheysee.5)Shehasanimpressiveofcomputerskills.,Unit2PartIVTask1,emerge,_,available,_,bridged,_,interpret,_,command,_,6)HehadfinishedhismealwhenIarrived.7)Thecandidatefailedtowiththevoters.8)Anationconsumeenormousamountsofrawmaterialsasitdevelops.9)Writeinastyletoyoursubject.10)Housingpoliciesschoolschool.,Unit2PartIVTask1,practically,_,connect,_,isboundto,_,appropriate,_,differfrom,_,to,_,3.Fillintheblankswithwords/phrasesfromtheRelatedReadinginthevocabularypool.Changetheformwherenecessary.,1)Theuniversityhas(见证)manychangesovertheyears.2)Ourhouseisthemost(突出的)oneinthestreet;itspaintedred.3)Inotherwords,(民主)inLatinAmericafacestwosignificantthreats.4)TheEuropeanpowers(扩大)theirauthorityinAsia.,Unit2PartIVTask1,extended,_,witnessed,_,prominent,_,democracy,_,5)Manypeople(联系)darkcloudswithdepressionandgloom.6)Thefirst-generationAmericansviewedthecountryasalandof(机会).7)IsthereanythingIcoulddonowtohelpme(准备)fortheposition?8)(至于)taxdodging,theresultswereevenmorestriking.9)Ivearrangeda(方便的)timeandplaceforthemeeting.10)Thebookseemedto(打开)beforemeanewandunfamiliarworld.,Unit2PartIVTask1,openup,_,associate,_,opportunity,_,prepare,_,Inthecaseof,_,convenient,_,4.CompletethefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheChinesegiveninthebrackets.,1)Itisevidentthatthisassumption(使问题大为简化).2)If,theyhavetotakeaman-madeinterference,(对其结果也无所助益).3)Inancienttimes,theworld(被认为是扁平的).4)Theactivitywassupposedto(提醒人们关注全球变暖危机).5)Hopeforthebest,but(做最坏的打算).,simplifiestheproblemtoagreatextent,_,itmustbeofnohelptotheresult,_,Unit2PartIVTask1,wasconceivedofasflat,_,drawattentiontoglobalwarming,_,preparefortheworst,_,SimulatedReproduction:Apartfromthemainspecializedsubjects,thereareseveralelectivecoursesthatthestudentshavetotake.SimulatedTranslation:除了时间外，还有其它的因素需要考虑。,2.TranslatetheChinesesentencesbysimulatingthestructureoftheEnglishsentences.,Model1:Apartfromtheseunfamiliarandstrangefacts,thereareseveralotherreasonsthat.,Unit2PartIVTask2,Apartfromtime,thereareseveralotherfactorsthatheedtobeconsidered.,_,Unit2PartIVTask2,SimulatedReproduction:On-lineEducationistheonlyandbestoption,asitisnotpossibleforthehousewivestoattendthetraditionalclasses.SimulatedTranslation:孩子们不可能参加工作，所以上学是唯一也是最佳选择。,Model2:Englishistheonlyandbestoption,asitisnotpossibletolearnthelocallanguageofeveryotherplacethatyoutravelto.,Goingtoschoolistheonlyandbestoption,asitisnotpossibleforthechildrentoentertheworkforce.,_,Unit2PartIVTask2,SimulatedReproduction:Hefailedinthefinalexamduetothefactthathehadnotworkedhardatall.SimulatedTranslation:他成功了，原因是他提前做了充分的准备。,Model3:LearningEnglishcanbethecornerstoneofsuccessinthebusinessworldduetothefactthat,Hesucceededduetothefactthathehadmadethoroughpreparationsinadvance.,_,SimulatedReproduction:Nowadays,aCEOofabigcompanyisaslikelyawomanasaman.SimulatedTranslation:现在，在美国说着熟练英语的人可能是当地人，也可能是外来者。,Model4:TheEnglish-speakingwomanseatednexttoyouataconferenceisaslikelyfromBangladeshortheSudanasfromWashingtonD.C.,Nowadays,onewhocanspeakfluentEnglishinAmericaisaslikelyaforeignerasalocal.,_,Unit2PartIVTask2,PartIVWritingStrategy,WritingCorrectSentencesI,Practice,WritingStrategy,WritingCorrectSentencesI,Unit2PartV,1.Correctthefollowingsentenceswithsubject-verbdisagreementerrors.,Practice,Unit2PartV,1)Comprehensiveplanningandfollowingabudgetisessentialforfinancialsuccess.2)Nobodyexpecttofailwhentheystartabusiness.,Comprehensiveplanningandfollowingabudgetareessentialforfinancialsuccess.,_,Nobodyexpectstofailwhentheystartabusiness.,_,Unit2PartV,3)NeitherChinanorJapanwishtoenterintotheagreement.4)Thereismanyquestionstobeconsideredhere.5)Tosupporttheseplansarevitalforourcountry.,NeitherChinanorJapanwishestoenterintotheagreement.,_,Therearemanyquestionstobeconsideredhere.,_,Tosupporttheseplansisvitalforourcountry.,_,Unit2PartV,1)Judyleadsacharmedlifesheneverseemstohaveaseriousaccident.2)Theairportisabouttoshutdownbecauseofthesnow,iftheplanedoesntlandsoonitwillhavetogoontoBoston.3)Theshowbeginsat7:30makesureyouretherebefore7:15.,2.Correctthefollowingrun-onsentences.,Judyleadsacharmedlifeandsheneverseemstohaveaseriousaccident.,_,Theairportisabouttoshutdownbecauseofthesnowandiftheplanedoesntlandsoon,itwillhavetogoontoBoston.,_,Theshowbeginsat7:30.Makesureyouretherebefore7:15.,_,Unit2PartV,4)Marcelinealwaysknewhiswayaroundthewoodsthisissomethinghecouldalwaysdependon.5)Theheadofstateandthereligiousleaderwereoftenthesamepersonallpowerrestedinoneruler.,M