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课件网) Book 8 Module 4 Which English Reading and Vocabulary 2 & Culture Corner Reading and Vocabulary (2) Look at the following picture and guess what language they are using . Why Prediction: Look at the title. Predict the future of English. Para Main idea 1 2 3 English 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 the future. Find out the main idea of each paragraph. 1. What does the term ‘global village’ mean The world has a single economy and culture. (b) The world is a single community linked by fast communication. Work in pairs and answer the questions. 2. Which of these statements is accurate (a). Most people who speak English are not native speakers. (b). More people grow up speaking English than learn it as a second language. 3. Which countries will influence how English changes in the future (a). Britain and America. (b). The rest of Europe, 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. 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 dialects become languages in their own right . By making up new rules. (b). By developing their own new features. Complete the sentences with the correct words in the box. convince negotiation pattern revolute throughout (1). English is widely spoken _____the world. (2). We are in the middle of a Tele communications _____. 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 _____. throughout revolution negotiate patterns convinced 1. have a powerful influence 2. go away 3. no longer 4. turn... into 5. global village 6. a second /native language 7. It is estimated that … 8. International organisations and businesses 9. a new pattern 10.find their way into 11 give English a French flavour 12. a means of communication 产生了巨大的影响 消失；失去 不再 变成 地球村 第二语言/母语 据估计 国际组织和公司 一种新的模式 找到进入…的方式 给英语以法语的特色 一种交流的手段 Language points 1. telegraph 1）词缀tele-（远距离） television，telephone，telescope 2）词根 graph（书写） paragraph，autograph（签名），calligraphy(书写，书法） 2. revolution n. 革命；巨变 a cultural/social/scientific revolution a revolution in culture/society/science revolutionary adj.革命的 4. determine v. (1) It’s your efforts not your intelligence that determine your success ... ...
