Unit 5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD [导读] 英语是一种被广泛使用的世界语言,尤其是在因特网高度发达的今天,人们的日常生活和工作更离不开它。据说,到2050年世界上将有一半的人使用英语。 Nowadays, 340 million people speak it every day. One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half of the world’s population will be using it. What are we talking about The global language—English. The English language started in Britain in the 5th century. It is a mixed language. It was built up when German, Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication. Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean. Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, for example,India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. English is also one of the official languages of Hong Kong. But global advertising and pop music mean that in most countries, you will see or hear some English. Thanks to McDonald’s, we all know about “burger”, “fry” and “milkshake”. Songs by Madonna, Britney Spears and Céline Dion are in English. We can sing along, even if we do not understand what we are singing! English is a messy (混乱的) language. Every year, dictionaries include new words that talk about popular culture, for example, computer-related words such as “blogging”, “download” and “chat room”. Also included are words that teenagers use. Who does not know “cool”, “OK” and “hello” Other languages also influence English. Many English words come from French. Words like “café” and expressions like “c’est la vie”(that is life) are all part of the English language. On the other hand, the French language includes English words like “le weekend” and “le camping”. German words are also part of English. Words like “kindergarten” come from the German language. Recently British people have become interested in “yoga”. But the word comes from an ancient Hindu language in India. 【主题词句背诵】 1.build up逐步发展 2.settle in安顿下来;适应 3.as well as也;还 4.use sth for使用某物来……,将某物用于…… 5.thanks to幸亏,多亏,由于 6.such as诸如;像,例如 7.on the other hand另一方面 8.…by 2050, half of the world’s population will be using it. ……到2050年,全世界一半的人口将使用它。 Period One Listening and Speaking 1.native adj. 出生地的;本地的;土著的 n.本地人 (1)be native to 原产于;源于 native speaker 说本族语的人 one’s native country/land/language 某人的祖国/故乡/母语 (2)be a native of… 是……的人;原产于……的动物/植物 【佳句背诵】 (1)(教材P60) How many billion people speak the UN’s official languages as their native or second language 有多少亿人把联合国的官方语言作为他们的母语或第二语言 (2)In addition to native plants, this garden contains numerous trees and flowers from overseas. 除了本地的植物之外,这座花园里还有无数来自海外的树木和花朵。 【活学活用】 ◆单句填空 ①As ... ...
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