Unit 1 Lesson 1 English – an International Language 课件（共11张）

课件11张PPT。Revision1. Are you in favour of my plan?2. When will you go for an outing?4. How long have you kept the pet dog ?3. What are dog people like? The teacher asked …whether / if … was…The teacher asked … when …would… The teacher asked … what … were like.The teacher asked …how long …had kept…English———an International LanguageWhy is English so important?Why is English so important?Reasons:an international language ( the official language of more than seventy countries )2. communicate with the foreignersa. chat with the Net-pals on the Internet b. e-mail people in different countriesc. know a lot about the western culture and customs3. widely usedin most international activities ( trade, art festival, sporting events, conferences, etc.) QuestionsHans is a Junior One student in Germany, isn’t he? What does he do in his spare time? Does he enjoy surfing the Internet for information? 4. The Internet has helped him a lot, hasn’t it? 5. All the e-mails are written in English by Hans and his Net-pals, aren’t they? No, he isn’t.He uses the Internet a lot in his spare time.Yes, he does.Yes, it has.Yes, they are.6. How does the Internet help Hans ? 7. If you want to become one of Hans’ Net-pals, what is necessary for you to do? Why? It helps him with his schoolwork, enables him to learn a lot about his Net-pals’ countries and their cultures and customs I must do my best to learn English well because English is a key to learning and communication. Some important phrases1. spare time:free time我通常在业余时间看小说。I usually read novels in my spare time.2. no doubt:I’m sure他考试总是得满分。毫无疑问，他聪明又勤奋。He always gets full marks in the exams. No doubt he Is clever and hardworking.3. enable sb. to do:make sb. have the ability to do My experience enabled me to work out the problem.我的经验让我解决了这个问题。4. hope to do:want to do some day:a day in the futureI hope to go abroad some day.我希望有一天能出国去。5. do one’s best to do:try one’s best to do我们应该努力学好英语。We should do our best to learn English well.8. have a good command of:know well7. In other words:That’s to say He isn’t as tall as his elder brother. In other words, he is shorter than his elder brother 他不如他哥哥高。也就是说，他比他哥哥矮。6. improve:make better我们努力提高英语口语水平。We do our best to improve our spoken English.她能熟练使用英语成语。She has a good command of English idioms.Suppose you are a journalist, you’d like to know what the students do in their spare time. Now you are interviewing Hans. （The following are some questions you may ask ） 1.Excuse me, can I ask you some questions? What’s your name? Which grade are you in? What do you usually do in your spare time? Do you surf the Internet for information? Do you have any Net-pals? Are they all Germans? What language do you use to communicate with each other on the net? 7. Do you e-mail them in English as well? 8. You’ve learnt a lot from your Net-pals, haven’t you?As ... ...