Module 9 English for you and me

module 9 english for you and me
unit 1 i’m proud of what i’ve learnt.
betty: how much progress in english do you think you’ve made this year, lingling?
do you think  作為插入語
eg. how much money do you think she would pay?
注意：后面的句子要用陳述句語序
lingling: not bad. in fact, i think i’ve achieved a lot, and i’m proud of what i’ve learnt. i’ve reached a level which is quite good…and i hope it’s good enough for the exams, anyway. above all, it’s the subject that i’m best at, although my handwriting could be better.
betty: i think you’ve done really well. learning a foreign language requires a certain effort, however easy it is.
be best at
be good at
be better at
certain adj. 某些，某個 （只用作定語）
eg. to a certain degree, i like my job.
however
whatever
whoever
whenever
wherever
whichever
lingling: i don’t think it’s really difficult to learn english, although it’s a language which looks simpler than it actually is. i just hope i can continue to make progress next year.
it’s a language which looks simpler than it actually is.
continue to+ do/ doing
make progress
betty: have you ever been to an english corner?
lingling: you mean, those clubs where you go to practice your english? i always thought they were for people whose english was already quite good.
you mean
i always thought
whose english was already quite good.
betty: well, i went to an english corner once, and there were some people whose level was fairly low. but it’s good to meet other people who want to learn english, no matter how good their english is. and you can often meet some people who come from the uk or the usa.
no matter how good their english is.
no matter+ who /what/ which/ where/ when/ how 等
wh-+ever與no matter+wh-的區別
lingling: anyway, what i like most is that you can use english wherever you go in the world.
betty: but i wonder if there will soon be more people speaking chinese.
 
unit 2 we all own english.
who owns english?
english is spoken by about 400 million people in australia, britain, canada, ireland, new zealand, south africa and the usa. in ghana, india, nigeria and singapore, english is used for government, education and trade, although there are many other languages for everyday use. in china and most other countries, it’s the most important foreign language that children will learn at school, because it’s essential for tourism, international business, entertainment, radio, television, newspapers, and the internet. so english is now used by about 1.5 billion people-or a quarter of the world’s population, and wherever you go in the world, there is a good chance that someone will speak english.