1、Unit 2 We all own English.,1.English is now used by nearly a quarter of the worlds population,.(教材P58) 目前接近世界人口四分之一的人在使用英语, 解读 quarter可数名词,意为“四分之一”。 Prices have fallen by a quarter since January. 自从1月份以来,物价下降了四分之一。 拓展(1)a quarter“一刻钟;四分之一”;three quarters“四分之三”。 (2)“分数+of+名词”作主语时,谓语动词的单复数形式由of后的名词来决定
2、。 A quarter of the students are on the playground now. 四分之一的学生现在在操场上。,2.More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language,together with some European languages.(教材P58)越来越多的欧洲学校在教一些欧洲语言的同时,也教授中文这门外语。 解读 together with意为“包括在内;同一起”。 Together with Tony,there were twelve people in
3、 the team. 包括托尼在内,这个队一共12个人。 拓展当主语后跟有together with,with,along with等引导的短语时,谓语动词的数不受影响,仍然与最前面的主语保持一致。 Mr.Brown,together with his children,has come to China. 布朗先生和他的孩子们一起来到了中国。,3.Even though we speak different types of English,we are all part of an international club.(教材P58)尽管我们讲不同类型的英语,我们都是国际俱乐部的一部分。
4、解读1 even though意为“即使,纵使”,引导让步状语从句,一般情况下可以和even if互换。 Even though he was tired,he helped me with my work. 尽管他累了,但还是帮我干活。 Bob always enjoys sailing,even though the weather is cloudy. 鲍勃总是很喜欢航行,即使空中乌云密布。,名师解题,解读2 type名词,意为“种;类;类型”。 There is a new type of computer in the shop. 商店里有一款新型电脑。,2 Read the pas
5、sage and answer the questions. Answers:(1)About 400 million. (2)In the nineteenth century,English became the language of world trade.And in the twentieth century,the US spread English to the world through newspapers,television and films. (3)By the middle of the twenty-first century. (4)Everyone who speaks it. 3 Match the ideas with the paragraphs. Answers:a)4 b)1 c)2 d)5 e)3 4 Complete the questions with the words in the box. Answers:(1)secretary (2)boss (3)India (4)zero (5)quarter,
