Unit 2 We all own English.7Is there a foreign teacher at your school?Have you ever gone to an English corner at school?Did you meet foreigners when you went to places of interest?Is English spoken by most people in the world?boss n.老板老板secretaryn. 秘书秘书quarter n. 四分之一四分之一type n. 类型类型industry n. 工业工业,制造业制造业zero n.零零Indian n.印度人印度人 adj. 印度的印度的where they arewhat languages you can seeabc1. Is English used as a working language?Yes, it is.2. Where does English borrow “tofu” from?From Chinese.2 Read the passage and answer the questions. Who owns English? English is spoken by about 400 million people, mostly in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In Ghana, India and Singapore, Enlish is used as a working language, for example, between doctors and patients, although there are other languages for everyday use. In China and many other countries, English is the most important foreign language that children learn at school, because when they be used as 作作为 everyday use 日常使用日常使用grow up, it will be quite possible for them to meetpeople from other countries. They will need a common language to communicate with each other. English is now used by nearly a quarter of the worlds population, and anywhere you go in the world, there is a good chance that you will meet someone who speaks English. The reason why English is spoken everywhere is that in the nineteenth century, English became the language of world trade. And in the twentieth century, the US spread English through newspaper, television and films. It is now the common language for international travel, grow up 长大长大common language 共同色语言共同色语言communicate with each other 相互沟通相互沟通world trade 世界贸易世界贸易 science, industry, and recently, information technology and the Internet. It is also important to know that English has borrowed many words from other languages, for example, restaurant from French, zero from Arabic, piano from Italian, and tofu from Chinese. Will the importance of English last? As China continues to grow, many people think that Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the twenty-first century. More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreigh language, together with some European borrow from 从从借入，借用。借入，借用。 借出的短语借出的短语lend to 把某物借给某人把某物借给某人, 借出借出 as common as 和和.一样普遍一样普遍 languages. However, most people still think that English will be used most around the world, at least for the next twenty or thirty years. So who owns English? The answer is everyone who speaks it. -the British, the Indians and the Chinese all help make it a rich language. Even though we speak different types of English, we are all part of an international club. We all own English. 1. How many people in the world use English? About 400 million people.2. How did English become an international language? In the nineteenth century, English became the language of world trade. And in the twentieth century, the US spread English to the world through newspaper, television and films.3. When do you think Chinese will become an international language? By the middle of the twenty-first century.4. Who owns English? Everyone who speaks it.a) Chinese may be the next world language in the future.b) English is the most important international language today.c) English spread through trade and the media.d) We all own English.e) English has borrowed many words from other languages.41253boss India quarter secretary zero 1. Does a private _ work for a manager or a teacher?2. Does a(n) _ look after office workers or work alone?3. What are the people who live in _ called?secretarybossIndia4. How many times does _ appear in 1,000 and 1,000,000?5. If 1.75 billion is a(n) _ of the worlds population, whats the whole population of the world?zeroquarterboss India quarter secretary zero 1. Does a private secretary work for a manager or a teacher?2. Does a boss look after office workers or work alone?3. What are the people who live in India called?4. How many times does zero appear in 1,000 and 1,000,000?5. If 1.75 billion is a quarter of the worlds population, whats the whole population of the world? To attract readers attention, the writer often begins a composition with questions and then answers them. You can do the same when writing your own composition. 1. English is now used by nearly a quarter of the worlds population. quarter 四分之一四分之一 a quarter of 的四分之一的四分之一 e.g. A quarter of the students are playing football on the playground.2. The reason why English is spoken everywhere is that in the nineteenth century, English became the language of world trade. The reason why is that 的原因是的原因是 e.g. The reason why he doesnt come here today is that he is ill.3. Will the importance of English last? the importance of 的重要性的重要性 e.g. We all know the importance of studying.4. As China continues to grow, many people think that Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the twenty-first century. as 随着随着 as as 和和一样一样 表原级比较表原级比较 e.g. The old man is as strong as a young man. 5. More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language, together with some European languages. together with与与一起，连同一起，连同 e.g. He collects coins, together with stamps and postcards. Mr Smith together with his son is going to Shanghai next week. 6. Even though we speak different types of English, we all part of an international club. even though 虽然，尽管虽然，尽管 e.g. Even though he is excellent, he study hard.Write notes about the following questions: How many people speak Chinese in China? How many people speak Chinese outside China? Where are they? Who is learning Chinese outside China? Do you think people will speak Chinese as an international language in the future? Why?Based on your notes, decide if Chinese will become more important in future. Write an introduction to state your point of view.Organize your notes into sentences and paragraphs. Use facts to support your opinions.Finish your composition with a conclusion.1. The reason _ you hear the sound first is that the sound travels faster than the light. A. that B. where C. which D. why2. Mr Smith together with his students _ having an English class. A. be B. is C. are D. amDC3. I know _ two ways to improve your living situation. A. at last B. at least C. at first D. at the end4. There are different _ of food, help yourself. A. kind B. bag C. types D. tasteCBWrite a composition about how English became an international language.