1、阅读文章English is an important international language， but that doesnt mean its easy to learn.Many_experts_have_tried_to_make_English_easier_to_learn，_but_they_arent_always_successful.In 1930，Professor C.K. Ogden of Cambridge University invented Basic English. It had only 850 words and Ogden said most
2、people could learn it in just thirty hours. The problem was that people who learned Basic English could write and say simple messages， but they couldnt understand the answers in “real” English！R. E. Zachrisson， a university professor in Sweden， decided that 对英语学习者来说最大的问题是拼写， so he invented a languag
3、e with the name of Anglic. Anglic was similar _ English， but with much simpler spelling， “father” became “faadher” and “new” became “nue”. Unluckily， Anglic never became popular.In the age of international communication through the Internet， a new form of English might appear. A large number of worl
4、ds emails are in English and they include examples of “Netlingo” like OIC (Oh， I see.） and TTYL (Talk to you later.）. In another fifty years， English might not be used. We might all speak fluent Internetish！试着做一做1.将处画线句子翻译成汉语。_2.判断正误(T/F）。Ogden said most people could learn Basic English in just thir
5、teen hours.（ ）3.将处画线句子翻译成英语。_4.在处填入合适的介词。Anglic was similar _ English， but with much simpler spelling， “father” became “faadher” and “new” became “nue”.5根据短文内容回答问题。What might happen to English in another fifty years？_答案1.许多专家努力地让学习英语更简单一些，但是他们不总是成功的。2F 点拨：细读法。由文中句子“Ogden said most people could learn it in just thirty hours”可知此句表述错误。3the biggest problem for learners of English was spelling4to 5.English might not be used.2
