1、,Why is English the leading candidate ？ Do you think strong languages like English will do harm to less powerful languages ？ Do you think the world will be one language ？,ALL TALK,English,Unit 4,Debate with celebrities,Part 1,Hello,Mr.Lee!Im a student in Centern South University .May I ask you some
2、questions?,Yes ,go ahead !I will answer your questions as possible as I can .,group1,Status of English as a global language,Thanks.Well,I Want to know that how did English rise to such a high status? As we all know ,English has spread through out the globe to become the lingua franca of entertainmen
3、t ,business , and science. Do you know why this happens?,Well,in my opinion ,the answer is English has been historically often the language of power.Daive Crystal,scholar and author,says:A world language for one reason only-the powerof the people who speak it.Can you understand it?,Yes!quiet a lot.
4、But there is a tend that some see a glbal language as being beneficial,other as detrimental.What do you think of it?,A good question! It is tuan that a gobal language enables people to know and learn more about each other.Many people recodnize the importanceof Englishand the necessity to learn Engli
5、sh.English is becoming a basic skill,like computer skills, that students learn at an early age.So,I am in favour of learning gobal language,like English.What about you?,Me too. Above are all my questions.Thanks for your answering!,You are welcome!,Good bye,Mr.Lee.,Bye.,Good afternoon。Mrs chomsky. I
6、appreciate it that I have the opportunity to discuss the extinction of other languages as English is more and more influential with you .,Take it easy. It is also my honor and Im sure we can both learn a lot by discussing,Thank you ,Mrs chomsky.May I ask you that whats your opinion about the extinct
7、ion of other languages,Group 2,Worries concerning the extinction of other language,Well,English is no doubt responsible for the demise of other languages .With everyone learning English ,there is a chance that people will neglect their mother tongue .There are approximately 6,000 languages today ,of
8、 which 90 percent are at risk of extinction .The fact that languages spoken in only small,traditional,rural communities are being lost is sad,I acknowledge English is spoken and learned by more and more people and I also admit that there are massive languages have been or are dying out .However,I do
9、nt think its because English that make other languages die out,These languages which are dying out ,or in other words ,we can call them weak languages ,It is because their vocabularies and grammatical functions cantt meet the worlds demand,Today,we are communicating grobally and overally,so we need
10、English which is authoritive and easy instead of these weak languages,Delicate building .They come into beings,Well,miss huang,I agree that these weak languanges have their shortcomings ,but as Education Scientific and Cultural Organization says,each languagess way of thinking vocabularies,and their
11、 unique association can be regarded as a delicated building,They come into beings through thousands of years of accumulation.We should protect them because we cant neglect the cultural deposits,MrsChomsky， I think when people adopt English as the languge of cocommunication,they adopt it and in this
12、sense,cultural variation and individuality are maintained,I must admit that your opinion is original ,but to be honest,there are many problems in protecting weak languages.And we should word together .,Yeah,I couldnt agree more .And Its my honor to talk with you about this topic,I have learned a lot
13、.,Me too,English is not immutable.English now includes borrowed words and phrase from other languages.But people have different views on this phenomenon.Some people think it is harmful to English，that we should make efforts to keep English somehow “pure”.However ,consider the richness of English and
14、 what it has gained from its incorporation and assimilation of other languages.It has and continues to evolve，and through its borrowings ，tells its history of the people，cultures，and other language it has influenced and has been influenced by. What is certain about the future of English is that it w
15、ill continue to evolve and change.,Group 3,The future of English,At present,English is the global language of business and science，Chinese has the largest number of native speakers.Then could Chinese overtake English as the global language？There is a debate between Margaret Thatcher and a excellent
16、student comes from CSU.,Although it is a flourishing period of English civilization. But in the long river of history, the history of the world of English is far better than that of the Chinese world.,English may not be as long as the Chinese, but it develops so fast， which prove that English more w
17、illing to be accepted .,butchinesehasthelargestnumberofnativespeakers,Although Chinese has the most people use but that because there are so much chinese people , and English is the most used as a second language learning,Chinese development is very mature and has a stable system, easy to learn and
18、use, but English is still in constant renewal and development, is not easy to remember and learn,English is always affecting the world. At present, most people are useing English in international exchanges and exchanges. So English is the global language status is unshakable.,ItispredictedthatEnglis
19、h,spanish,Hindi,andArabicwillbeequallyspokenby2050,Then,couldChineseorArabicovertakeEnglishasthegloballanguage.,Its likely that in the future ，most people will be bilingual or even multilingual，No doubt，monolingual speakers will likely find it difficult to participate fully in a multilingual society
20、.,Comprehension of the text,Part 2,New words,Virtually 实际上，几乎，无形。Hes virtually become my assistant .Detrimental 有害的，不利的 。Foods suspected of being detrimental to health.Collaboration 合作，勾结。There is substantial collaboration with neighbouring departmentsInclusive 包括的，包罗广泛的。The bill is inclusive of the
21、 food and lodging.Privileged 特许的，保密的。Mr Nixon argued that the tapes were privileged.Elite 掌权人物 。We have a political elite in this country.Prevalent 流行的，普遍存在的。The prevalent view is that the interest rates will fall.Potentially潜在的，可能的。The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous.Extinction 熄灭，灭
22、绝。Hundreds of tree species face extinction.Diversity 多样化，差异。Due to diversity of history,the two countries have some differences .Assimilation 吸收，消化。What thing to eat to conduce to gastric assimilation？Complacent 自满的，自鸣得意的。We cannot afford to be complacent about our health.,Part 3,Important phrases,With access to 可使用，可进入。 By virtue of 凭借，由于。 Be excluded from 被排除在外，排斥 Stay intact 保持完整，完好无损。 Suck up 吸收 In transition toward 取代成为,Part 4,Made by lovely 黄清 常文贺 徐福艳 黄宇婷 邹雪静 王远南,Thank you !,
