Unit 2 English around the World
2) communicate with: exchange information or conversation with other people: he learnt to use body language to communicate with deaf customers.
3) actually=in fact: used when you are adding new information to what you have just said: we’ve known for years. actually, since we were babies.
4) be based on…:
5) make use of: use sth. available
6) only time will tell: to say that something can only be known in the future: will china’s national football team enter for the next finals of the world cup? only time will tell.
step 6 discussion
work in groups. discuss the question and then ask two groups to report their answers to the class.
1. why do you think people all over the world want to learn english?
possible answer:
the reasons why people all over the world want to learn english:
★ with economy globalization, english has become the best bridge to serve the purpose of people all over the world communicating with one another.
★ however, like all major languages in the world, english is always changing. in order to adjust to native speakers from different parts of the world, it is a must for people all over the world to learn english, whether in english speaking countries or in non-english speaking countries.
★ also, people from different parts of the world speak english with various accent and dialects, and people have to learn about the difference between different kinds of english in order to avoid misunderstanding while communicating.(all persuasive reasons can be accepted.)
step 7 homework
1. read the passage as fluently as you can.
2. find out some words and sentences you think are beautiful and recite them.
3. p11.ex2.3.4