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________. a) may replace English as an international language b) will be taught in all schools as a foreign language c) will be used as widely as English d) won’t be used as widely as English Work in pairs and talk about your answers to the questions. What do you want to use English for? I want to use English for reading English newspapers and municating with foreigners. Do you know any Chinese words from English? Give some examples. Yes, I do. For example, sofa— 沙發(fā),coffee— 咖啡 , 迷你裙 miniskirt. Do you agree that Chinese will one day replace English? Maybe. If China continues to grow in importance, Chinese will bee as mon as English by the middle of the 21st century. Language points 1. What’s more, English spelling… 這里 What’s more 表示“并且,更有甚 者”, 常常用于對剛說過的話做進(jìn)一步補(bǔ) 充。例如: I invited Joe in place of Tony, who was ill. 我邀請了喬,而沒邀請托尼,因為他生病了。 注意:在表示“ …… 的原因是 ……” 這個意思時,不能說: the reason is because…, 而應(yīng)該用 the reason is that… 。 American English and British English They’re different in ____________, ___________, ___________. vocabulary spelling pronunciation Let’s review 1 lift elevator flat apartment rubber eraser mum mom petrol gas toilet bathroom autumn fall film movie penfriend penpal football soccer sweet candy chemist’s drugstore rubbish trash trousers pants holiday vacation the first floor ground floor the second floor first floor underground subway lorry truck BrE AmE AmE BrE vocabulary theater,center theatre, centre color,honor,labor colour,honour,labour traveler traveller fulfill fulfil program programme tire tyre realize,apologize realise, apologise smelled, spelled smelt,spelt BrE AmE Let’s review 2 spelling Let’s review 3 pronunciation BrE AmE dance \a:\ \230。例如: These shoes are of good quality. What’s more, they’re not very expensive. 這些鞋質(zhì)量很好,并且價格也不高。 In place of our advertised programme, we’ll be showing a film. 我們將放映一部電影來代替廣告節(jié)目。 2. The reason is that in the 18th century, the UK was a country whose industrial products were sold all over the world. 這其中的原因是在 18世紀(jì),英國的工 業(yè)產(chǎn)品銷往世界各地。Unit2 We all own English. British English American English amp。 He won the race, and what’s more, he broke the word record. 他獲勝了,并且打破了世界記錄。 Write notes about the following: How many people speak Chinese at home in China? 800 million Write a position called: The future of Chinese Where do people outside China speak Chinese? Singapore, Malaysia, Chinese munities all over the world. Who is learning Chinese elsewhere in the world? Schoolchildren in the UK