Lesson 1 of PG (2).ppt

1、,World English:A Blessing or a Curse?,Lesson 1,Textual Organization,Part 1: Para.1-2 Introducing the situation that many academics argue against English as a world language? Part 2: Para.3-9 The writers argument: English is both a curse and a blessing. Part 3: Para. 10 Conclusionwhether English is a

2、 curse or a blessing depends on different situations.,Words adopted as a common means of communication between people of different languages.,Words youd better leave ( put, lay) the matter aside for a while. set aside 7. derive from I have derived a great satisfaction from my stamp collection. Thous

3、ands of English words are derived (derive) from Latin. deprive of,Keys,. TRANSLATION,1因为英语是个杀手。正是英语造成了康瑞克、康尼施、 诺恩、曼科斯等语言的消亡。在其中一部分岛上还有相当 多的人使用在英语到来之前就已存在的语言。然而，英语 在日常生活中无处不在。所有的人或几乎所有的人都懂英 语。英语对现存的凯尔特语爱尔兰语、苏格兰盖尔语 及威尔士语的威胁是如此之大，它们的未来岌岌可危。,2同时，他认为这些政策和他称之为语言歧视（和种族 歧视、性别歧视的情况类似）的偏见密切相关。在菲利普 森看来，在以白人英语为

4、主导的世界，最重要的机构和个 人（有意或无意地）鼓励或者至少是容忍了（肯定没有反 对）英语霸权主义式的传播。这种传播始于三个世纪之前 的经济及殖民扩张。,Keys,3总的来说，我们现在或多或少地把这些语言看作有利 的语言。在谈到与之相关的文化及其为世界所做的贡献时， 我们常怀有崇敬与赞赏，而且这样做也没有太大的风险， 因为这些语言现在已不会构成什么威胁。,4然而，许多人把英语看成是一件幸事。在此，我暂且 不谈任何世界语言所具有的明显优势，例如广泛的通信网， 强大的文化传媒体系，及强有力的文化教育机构。,5讲英语的南非英国后裔并不强烈反对种族隔离政权， 而黑人反对力量，其成员讲多种语言，在初期软

5、弱无力且 缺乏组织。,6这一象征表明这种世界通用语的使用者应充分发掘这 一幸事为我们带来的好处,同时尽能避免招来灾难。,1. you should set goals and time limits for yourself at the beginning of each reading-study session. 2. Have particular questions in mind when you begin to read an assignment. 3. Try to understand the authors ideas instead of comprehending

6、the literal meaning of each word. 4. Pay attention to the paragraphs and how they are organized. 5. Try to predict or anticipate what the author will say next. 6. Be on the alert to words and phrases that signal change or continuation in thought. 7. Sort out more and less important details as you read. 8. Try to figure out the meaning of the new word from the way it is used in the sentence. 9. Use underlining, summary notes, and marginal notations to identify important information. 1