1、A fantastic old lady from the countryside can speak 11 languagesWith 11 foreign languages under her belt,rural tour guide Xu Xiuzhen has become a celebrity in the town of Yangshuo,a backpacker mecca in south Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Xu lives at the foot of Moon Mountain,a mustsee tour
2、ist attraction in Yangshuo,where she has guided countless tourists.Her sincerity has won her the name“Mama Moon”Yangshuo,known for its other worldly karst landscape and the Li River,has been drawing millions of foreign tourists since China opened its door to international travellers in the early 198
3、0s.Over the past 16 years,Xu has taught herself 11 foreign languages,including English,Spanish,Japanese and Korean etc.In addition to making her incredibly popular,her linguistic skills has made it easier for her to communicate with foreign tourists.Illiterate,she was unable to read grammar books,so
4、 she had to memorize each word by its sound.But Xu seized every opportunity to talk to foreign tourists and tried to utter out her English.Constant communication and a sense of perseveranceproved effective,and she was gradually able to express herself in English.The determined woman has learned othe
5、r foreign languages in succession since then.What“Mama Moon”does is a good interpretation of the Yangshuo farmers shared Chinese dream to make life better by learning new skills.多积词汇celebrity n 名人a tourist attraction旅游景点sincerity n 真诚be known for以而著名in addition to除之外memorize v 记住perseverance n毅力；韧性d
6、etermined adj.有决心的会说十一门外语的奇异农村老太会说 11 门外语的农村导游徐秀珍成为阳朔镇上的名人。阳朔位于中国南部的广西壮族自治区，是背包客们心中的旅游胜地。徐秀珍住在月亮山脚下，这是阳朔的一个必去的旅游景点，徐秀珍在那儿为无数游客做过导游。她的亲切为她赢得了“月亮妈妈”的美誉。阳朔超凡脱俗的喀斯特地貌景观和漓江使其声名远扬，自从中国在 20 世纪 80 年代早期向国际游客开放后，它已经吸引了数以百万计的外国游客。在过去的 16 年中，徐秀珍自学了 11 门外语，包括英语、西班牙语、日语和韩语等。这个会说多种语言的技能不但让她十分出名，更让她与外国游客交流起来更加便利。因为
7、之前目不识丁，她并不能通过阅读语法书来学习(英语)，所以她不得不通过读音来记忆每一个单词。但是徐秀珍抓住每个能与外国游客说话的机会，尽力去说一些她学到的英语。频繁的交流和毅力终于得到了回报，渐渐地她开始能用英语表达自己，这个坚定的农妇自此之后又接连学会了其他多种语言。“月亮妈妈”的行为很好地诠释了阳朔农民的中国梦通过学习新的技能让生活变得更好。Section Warming Up&Reading Pre-reading原文呈现THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISHAt the end of the 16th century,about five to seven million
8、people spoke English.Nearly all of them lived in England.Later in the next century,people from England made voyages to other parts of the world and because of that,English began to be spoken in many other countries.Today，more people speak English as their first,second or a foreign language than ever
9、 before.Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.Look at this example：British Betty:Would you like to see my flat?American Amy:Yes.Id like tocome upto yourapartment10.读文清障at the end of 在尽头；在结束时nearly adv.几乎；接近；差不多voyage vIId n航行；航海make a voya
10、ge/voyages to 航海/航行去because of 因为；由于today adv.现在；当今；当代(nowadays)native neItIv adj.本国的；本地的 n.本地人；本国人be native to 原产于(be home to)even ifeven though“即使”，引导让步状语从句。would like to do sth.想要做某事come up 走近；上来；被提出10 apartment ptmnt n美公寓住宅；单元住宅flat英公寓套房通向现代英语之路第 12 段译文16 世纪末，大约有 500 万到 700 万人说英语。这些人几乎都生活在英国。后来，
11、在 17 世纪，英国人开始出海远航到世界其他地区。于是，许多别的国家开始说英语。如今，说英语的人比以往任何时候都多，有的作为第一语言来说，有的作为第二语言或一门外语。以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以相互理解。请看这个例子：英国人贝蒂：你想看一下我的公寓吗？美国人艾米：好的，我很乐意到你的公寓去。So why has English changed over time？Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.At first th
12、e English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English spoken today.It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.Then graduallybetween about AD 800 and 1150,English became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish21
13、 and later French.These new settlers enriched22 the English language and especially23 its vocabulary24.So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to make use of 25 a wider vocabulary than ever before.In 1620 some British settlers moved to America.Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to
14、 Australia too.English began to be spoken in both countries.over timeas time goes by 随着时间的推移actually ktlI adv.实际上；事实上in fact 事实上；实际上communicate with sb.与某人交流when 引导时间状语从句，从句中 and 连接两个并列的谓语动词 meet 和 communicate。过去分词短语 spoken.作后置定语，修饰 the English。be different from 与不同base beIs vt.以为根据 n.基部；基地；基础be bas
15、ed on 以为基础we speak at present 为定语从句，修饰先行词 the English，从句中省略了关系代词 that/which。at present 现在；目前gradually rdlI adv.逐渐地；逐步地gradual rdl adj.逐渐的；逐步的rule vt.统治 n.规则21 Danish deInI n丹麦语 adj.丹麦的；丹麦人的；丹麦语的22 enrich InrIt vt.使富裕；充实；改善en-是一个常见的构成及物动词的前缀。如：enlarge 使扩大。23 especially adv.尤其；特别24 vocabulary vkbjlrI
16、n词汇；词汇量；词表25 make use of 利用；使用第 3 段译文 那么，随着时间的推移，英语为什么会变化呢？事实上，当不同文化互相交流渗透时，所有的语言都会有所变化、有所发展。起初，大约在公元 450 年到公元 1150 年之间，英国人所说的英语与人们现在所说的英语有很大的不同。当时的英语更多地是以德语为基础，而我们今天所说的英语不是。然后，渐渐地，大约在公元 800 年到公元 1150 年之间，英语就不那么像德语了，因为那些统治英国的人开始讲丹麦语，后来又讲法语。这些新的定居者丰富了英语语言，尤其是英语词汇。所以到 17 世纪，莎士比亚所用的词汇量比以前任何时期都大。1620 年一
17、些英国移民到了美国。后来在 18 世纪，也有一些英国人被带到了澳大利亚。于是这两个国家的人开始说英语了。Finally by the 19th century the language was settled26.At that time two big changes in English spelling27 happened:first Samuel Johnson wrote his dictionary and later Noah Webster wrote The American Dictionary of the English Language.The latter 28
18、gave a separate identity 29 to American English spelling.English now is also spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.For example,India has a very large number of fluent30 English speakers because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947.During that time English became the language for gove
19、rnment and education.English is also spoken in Singapore31 and Malaysia32 and countries in Africa such as33South Africa.Today the number of34 people learning English inChina35 is increasing rapidly.In fact,China may have the largest number of English learners.Will Chinese English develop its own ide
20、ntity?Only time will tell.26 settle v确定；解决；定居27 spelling spelI n拼写；拼法28 latter lt adj.较后的；后半的；(两者中)后者的the former.the latter.前者后者29 identity aIdenttI n本身；本体；身份；特征identity card 身份证30 fluent flunt adj.流利的；流畅的be fluent in 在方面流利的31Singapore sIp(r)n新加坡(东南亚国家)32 Malaysia mleIzI n马来西亚(东南亚国家)；马来群岛33 such as
21、例如；像这种的34 the number of.的数量/数目，“the number of复数名词”作主语时，句子的谓语动词用单数。a number of 许多；大量，“a number of复数名词”作主语时，句子的谓语动词用复数。35 learning English in China 为现在分词作后置定语，修饰people。第 45 段译文 最后到 19 世纪这种语言定型了。那时，英语在拼写上发生了两大变化：首先塞缪尔约翰逊编写了一本词典，后来，诺厄韦伯斯特编纂了美国英语词典。后者体现了美式英语拼写的不同特征。如今英语在南亚也被当作一门外语或第二语言来使用。例如，印度拥有众多英语讲得十分
22、流利的人，这是因为英国从 1765年到 1947 年统治着印度。在那期间，英语成了官方语言和教育用语。在新加坡、马来西亚和非洲的一些国家，例如南非，人们也说英语。如今学英语的中国人在迅速增多。事实上，中国或许是世界上英语学习者最多的国家。将来中式英语会不会形成自己的特征呢？这个问题只能由时间来回答了。.Match the word with its meaning.1actually A官方的；正式的；公务的2fluent B常常；频繁地3official C以为根据4vocabulary D较后的；后半的5frequently E航行；航海6base F本身；本体；身份7gradual G词
23、汇；词汇量；词表8voyage H实际上；事实上9identity I流利的；流畅的10latter J逐渐的；逐步的答案：15 HIAGB 610 CJEFD.Write down the meaning of phrases in each sentence.1They have not decided when to leave at present.2He makes use of his every minute to learn English.3We won the game because of his effort.4Its more useful to learn mode
24、rn languages,such as English and German,than Latin.5He came up and shook hands with me.目前；现在利用；使用因为；由于例如走近；走向前来1How much do you know about English?(1)(2)(3)(4)It is the official language of many countries,such as America,England,Canada and so on.It has a long history.There are mainly two kinds of En
25、glish：American English and British English.Many Chinese are learning English.2Do you know that there is more than one kind of English in the world?.Read for the main idea.Skim the text and match the main idea with each paragraph.1Paragraph 1 Athe example of the difference between different native En
26、glish speakers2Paragraph 2 Bthe wide use of English3Paragraph 3 CEnglish is a language spoken all around the world4Paragraph 4 Dwhy English has changed over time5Paragraph 5 EEnglish was settled答案：15 BADEC.Read for the details.1At the end of 16th century,about _ people spoke English.Afive to six mil
27、lion Bfive to seven millionCsix to seven million Dseven to eight million2If people speak different kinds of English,they _.Acant communicate with each otherBcan only be understood by those who speak the same kind of EnglishCcant be understood by foreignersDcan understand each other3From the text,we
28、know _.Aonly English changed over timeBall languages will change when cultures meetCall English words were from FrenchDfewer and fewer Chinese people are learning English4Why do more people speak English?ABecause it is an international language.BBecause it has the largest number of speakers.CBecause
29、 it is easy to learn.DBecause it always stays the same.5English is spoken as the language for government in the following countries EXCEPT _.ABritain BGermanyCIndia DAmerica答案：15 BDBAB.Analyze the difficult sentences.1At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very diff
30、erent from the English spoken today.句式分析 本句是一个简单句。句中的两个 English 后面都跟了过去分词短语 spoken.充当定语，相当于定语从句which was/is spoken.。尝试翻译 起初，大约在公元 450 年至公元 1150 年期间，英国人所说的英语与人们现在所说的英语很不一样。2Then gradually between about AD 800 and 1150,English became less like German because those who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French.句式分析 尝试翻译 然后，渐渐地，大约在公元_800 年到 1150 年期间，英语不那么像德语了，因为那时英国的统治者起初讲丹麦语后来讲法语。“课时跟踪检测”见“Unit 2 课时跟踪检测（一）”(单击进入电子文档)谢谢 观 看