1、Module 4Which EnglishReading and Vocabulary 2&WritingReading and Vocabulary(2)1 prediction Look at the following picture and answer the following questions1.Its a summit conference.What language are they using to hold the meeting?Why is it that way?2.Prediction:Look at the title.Predict the future o
2、f English.Questions1.Para 1.sentence 1(ever since)2.Para 2.sentence 1(more people)3.Para 3.sentence 1(international Organizations)three sentences that tell you factsReading and Vocabulary(2)2 Read the passage and underline.three sentences that give you someones opinions1.Para 2.sentence 2(it is esti
3、mated that)2.Para 2.sentence 5(experts believe that)3.Para 3.final sentence(experts are convinced that)1.What does the term global villagemean?(a)The world has a single economy and culture.(b)The world is a single community linked by fast communication.Reading and Vocabulary(2)3 Work in pairs and an
4、swer the questions.2.Which of these statements is accurate?(a).Most people who speak English arenot native speakers.(b).More people grow up speakingEnglish than learn it as a second language.3.Which countries will influence howEnglish changes in the future?(a).Britain and America.(b).The rest of Eur
5、ope,Asia and Africa.4.What will English be like in the future?(a).Similar to traditional British English.(b).Influenced by other languages.5.Where is English mostly spoken?(a).Across the world as a second language.(b).In English-speaking countries such as Britain,America and Australia.6.How do diale
6、cts become languages in their own right?(a).By making up new rules.(b).By developing their own new features.Reading and Vocabulary(2)4 Complete the sentences with the correct words in the box.convinced negotiate patterns revolution throughout(1).English is widely spoken _the world.(2).We are in the
7、middle of a telecommunications _.throughoutrevolution(3).More and more businesses now have to _ with each other using English.(4).I am _ that in the future we will all have to speak more than one language.(5).English spoken in other countries like India and the Caribbean has its own speech _.negotia
8、teconvincedpatternsPara Main idea123English has a powerful influence in the world.Experts believe that the future shape of English will no longer be determined by the traditional English-speaking countries.Dialects of English will become new languages in future.Reading and Vocabulary(2)5 Find out th
9、e main idea of each paragraph.Reading and Vocabulary(2)6 Complete the sentences with words from the passage1.Process of the birth of a new dialect is one of the evolution,not a _.(P1)2._ more and more people are using the Internet.(P1)3.Some experts _ more dialects of English will appear in the futu
10、re.(P2)revolution Nowadaysestimate 4.Whether you are really excellent or not will be _ by your work.(P2)5.The police are _ the cause of the accident.(P3)6.Thousands of cars are _ in this plant every year and are sold all over the world.(P3)determinedinvestigating producedLanguage points1.Experts are
11、 convinced thatconvince v.使确信,使信服,说服convince sb of sth使某人相信某事convince the court of his guilt我们说服了安妮乘火车去而不是乘飞机。We convinced Anne to go by train rather than plane.他认识到了自己的错误。He was convinced of his plain 常作不及物动词,主要有以下两层含义：(1)抱怨；埋怨complain to sb about/of/that clause你总是发牢骚。You are always complaining.她向我
12、诉苦说他粗鲁。She complained to me about hisrudeness.(2).意为“诉说病痛”，常用结构为：complain of/that clause。如：病人说耳部病痛。The patient is complaining of acute earache.她说她的头疼的无法忍受。She complained that her head ached intolerably.(3).意为“控诉；控告”。如：酒吧间的噪音太大,我们向警方投诉。We complained to the police about the noise from the plaint n.(不可
13、数)抱怨,埋怨,不满;(可数)不满的原因。修路引起居民很多怨言。The road-works caused much complaint among local residents.我对你给我的旅馆房间有几点不满。I have a number of complaints about the hotel room youve given me.词汇拓展 3.New dialects acquire their own complex features until they become real languages in their own right.acquire v.获得；取得；学到Sh
14、e has acquired a good knowledge ofEnglish.I look on it as an opportunity to acquire fresh skills.易混辨异acquire,obtain,earn,gain(1)acquire指持续、慢慢地获得，强调经过努力或某一过程得到某物，宾语多为知识、技能等。(2)obtain多指经过相当长的时间或很大的努力，获得期望已久的东西,为正式用语。(3)earn指努力赢得金钱、荣誉等应得到的东西。(4)gain的含义较obtain进一步，表示付出更大的努力才能获得，常译为“赢得”,多用于指得到经验、利益、优势、好处等
15、。活学活用用 acquire,obtain,earn 或 gain 的适当形式填空(1)I havent been able to _ that record anywhere.(2)He _ the respect of all by rescuing the drowning boy.(3)You must work hard to _ a good command of English.(4)He _ his living as a teacher.obtainearnedacquiregainedWriting1.Read the following statement.Do you
16、agree?Why or why not?It would be much easier if everyone in the world just spoke English.ForAgainstCommunication would be easier.Business would be smoother.Everyone could talk to everyone else.There would be no misunderstanding.International meetings would be cheaper no need for translators and inte
17、rpreters.Countries would lose their own identity.Everything would be just the same.The world would be more boring.There would be less individual cultural differences.Writing2 make notes about your ideasWriting3 Match the expressions with their meanings.1.Firstly,.d.used to introduce your first idea2
18、.Next,.f.used to introduce your next idea3.On the other hand.e.used to show a contrasting idea4.In conclusion,.b.used to introduce your final idea5.Furthermore,.c.used to add an extra idea6.Finally/Lastly.a.used to finish the textNow use the expressions to help you write your composition.Writing3 Wr
19、ite a composition giving your ideas.Some people think that it would be better if everyone in the world spokeEnglish.Firstly,life would be much easier.You could talk to everyone easily and understand everything you read.Furthermore,business and politics would be easier,as all communications andnegoti
20、ations could be done directly,and it would be faster and cheaper because there would be no need for translators and interpreters.On the other hand,if everyone spoke just English the world would be a less interesting place.We would lose many fascinating elements of culture.Next,people would lose thei
21、r national identity.In conclusion,I feel that while it would certainly make many areas of life such as travel,business and politics much easier,it would also make the world a more boring and duller place to live in.I think that we need cultural diversity as humans-it makes us richer.I would therefore like everyone to learn English as a second language very well for the benefits mentioned,but not lose their own languages in the process.Homework1.Revise what you have learnt during this period of class.2.Get ready for the next period.