Unit 5 English and English-speaking Countries

Lesson 17

What an amazing language English is!

1.Which country has the most English speakers?

2.Which language is the world’s international language?

3.Which is the main language of the Internet?

Discussion

Let’s review the words

language

main

reason

country

birth millions of

business

report

event

believe

message

语言

主要的

原因

国家

出生

生意

报告

事件

相信

信息

上百万的

such as 比如

New words

amazing internationalnative language official languageIreland South Africapublic affair adulteducation millions ofhalf of dealsorganization eventhomepage as for

Read the article to check your answers.

English is the official language (or one of the official languages) in more than ___ countries.50

___% of all business deals are made in English.

50

More than ___% of the homepages on the Internet are in English.80

Around ___% of all e-mails are in English.75

Read again and answer

Why is English becoming the world’s international language?

Read again and answer

Caribbean countries

Read again and answer

Why do people study English?

Do only students study English?

Read again and answer

Why does writer think English has become the language of world?

Which fields is English used in?

Read again and answer

What does it mean?

Do you know their meaning?

amazing internationalnative language official languageIreland South Africapublic affair adulteducation millions ofhalf of dealsorganization eventhomepage as for

Complete the definitions.

1.A language used by the government and in

education is an _______ language.

2.A language that is learned from birth is

one’s _______________.

3.Apart from a native language, some people

learn another language from textbooks. This

language is called a _______________.

4.When you visit a website, the first page you

see is called a __________.

official

native language

second language

homepage

Discuss in pairs.

How popular is English in China? Give examples.

Can Chinese become a world language like English?

What can we do to make this happen?

Discuss

What does the writer think of English?

感叹句：英语的感叹句是由 what 和 how 构成的

请观察下列句子：1 、它是多么流行的语言呀！ What a popular language (it is)!

2 、多么好的天气呀！ What fine weather!

3 、多么新的书包呀！ What a nice bag!

5 、他跑的多么快呀！ How fast he runs!

6 、他学习多努力呀！ How hard he studies!

4 、公园多漂亮呀！ How beautiful the park (is)!

1. She runs quickly.

2. It is a nice tie.

3. This story-book is very interesting.

4. Your bell is too loud.

5. She dances so well.

How quickly she runs!

What a nice tie it is!

How interesting this story-book is!

Change the sentences into Exclamatory Sentences.

what + adj. +nhow + adj./ adv.

How loud your bell is!

How well she dances!

1. ______big the tree is! a. What b. How c. What a

2. ______weather we had on our holiday! a. What a good b. How a good c. What good d. How good

3. ______good boy he is! a. What b. How c. What a d. How a

b

c

c

Have a try

4. _____large the factory is! a. How b. What c. What a d. What an

5. _____hard all these people are working! a. What b. How c. What a d. How a

a

b

Have a try

Lesson 17

What an amazing language English is!(2)

What will you say when:Someone just had a baby girl:

Your friend just won a game:

What a lovely girl!

How lovely the girl is!

What a wonderful game!

1.6 Work in pairs.Discuss what you would say in the following situations.

What will you say when:

Your teacher won the “Best Teacher” in your city:

It is sunny outside and you want to tell a friend you like the weather:

How excellent you are!

How fine the weather is today!

1.6 Work in pairs.

Listen and choose1. Where is ChenYuan from? A. Shanghai B. Beijing C. England2. What is ChenYuan going to take part in? A. An International Summer Camp B. An English party C. International match 3. Why does ChenYuan have to use English all the time? A. Because he likes English. B. Because it can help him to improve English. C. Because the students are from different countries. 4. What activities can you take part in according to their dialogue? A. Go to visit the museum B. Have a party C. Make some models5. If you want to join their activities what should you bring? A. Notebooks and pens B. Camera C. clothes

Listen and complete the sentences.

Chen Yuan is talking to someone at the

________________________________.

Chen Yuan wants to _______________________

__________________.

At the summer camp, everybody has to speak

_____________________.

Students at the camp will do activities like

__________________________________________.

Chen Yuan needs to have a camera if she likes

_____________________.

international summer camp

ask some questions

English all the time

going to historic places and visiting the museum

taking photos

about the camp

Complete the dialogue.

A: First we have to fill out a form. What’s your name?B: It’s Paine, Kevin Paine.A: ______________________________B: It’s P-A-I-N-E.A: Thank you. Your address?B: 2689 High Street.A: _________________________________B: It’s 2689 High Street.

How do you spell your last name?

I’m sorry. Could you repeat that, please?

A: Is that in Oxford?

B: Yes, that’s right.

A: Please give me your telephone number.

B: 0044-141-3647-9833.

A:__________________________

B: Sorry. It’s 0044-141-3647-9833.

A: Thank you. Please sign this for me.

B:___________________

A: Yes, that’s right.

Please say that again, slowly.

So I sign here, right?

1. be used as 被作为…使用 be used by 被…使用 be used for 被用于…英语被作为官方语言使用。English is used as an official language.

English is used by the students.

英语被学生使用。

英语被用于交流。English is used for communication.

Language points

2. as for 至于 , 就…方面说

As for you, I never want to see you here again.

至于你， 我再也不想在这里见到你。

3. What is more 而且，此外

她是一名很优秀的学生，而且她总是乐于助人。She is a very excellent student. What is more, she is always ready to help others.

4. apart from 除去，撇开

除了食物和饮料外，各种服装的名称也有所不同。Apart from the food and drinks, there are also differences in the names of items of clothing.

除了英语以外，我们还学俄语及西班牙语。Apart from English, we study Russian andSpanish.

Exercises

用 What, What a, What an 或 How 填空。1. ___________ terrible weather we had

yesterday!

2. _________ useful the robot is!

3. __________ busy the street is!

4. _________ sunny day it is!

5. _________ interesting film it is!

What

How

How

What a

What an

6. _________ happy the children are!

7. _____________ kind-hearted girl she

is!

8. ___________ delicious the cakes are!

9. ___________ carefully Mary does her

homework!

10. __________ exciting match it is!

How

What a

How

How

What an

仿照例句，用两种方式写出相应的感叹句。 The flower is very beautiful.

How beautiful the flower is!

What a beautiful flower it is!

1. The weather is cold.

______________________________

______________________________

2. It’s a sunny day.

______________________________

______________________________

How cold the weather is!

What cold weather it is!

How sunny the day is!What a sunny day it is!

3. She is a kind girl.

______________________________

______________________________

4. They are interesting games.

______________________________

______________________________

5. It’s an easy question.

______________________________

______________________________

How kind the girl is!

What a kind girl she is!

How interesting the games are!

What interesting games they are!

How easy the question is!

What an easy question it is!

Read and understand

• an International Summer Camp• a junior high school• next month• all the time• historic places• outdoor activities• take photos• feel free to call us• organizer follow bring provide

Ex 2.1: Listen and complete the sentences• Chen Yuan is talking to someone at the

____________________________.• Chen Yuan wants to_________________

___________________________.• At the summer camp, everybody has to speak

_____________________.• Students at the camp will do activities like

_________________________________.• Chen Yuan needs to have a camera if she likes

________________.

International Summer Camp

about the summer campask some questions

English all the time

visiting historic places, visiting museums, climbing mountains and swimming.

taking photos

Ex 2.21. How do you spell your last name?

2. I’m sorry. Could you repeat that please?

3. Please say that again, slowly.

4. So, I sign here, right?

How to ask for clarification:

1. I’m sorry. Could you repeat that please?

2.Please say that again, slowly.

3. I’m sorry. What did you say?

4.Sorry. Would you please say that again. I didn’t follow you.

5.…