1.词汇练兵— 英语可以让你想到那些词汇

English 英语   abroad 海外  language 语言  foreigner外国人

speak 、say  说   listen听    read读  learn 学习等等

2.说明文阅读技巧：找全文或每段的the main point（中心话题）

Paragraph1: The spread of English language in the world

Paragraph2:Native speaker can understand each other but they may not be able to understand everything

Paragraph3:All languages change when cultures communicate with one another

Paragraph4:English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia

3.短语归纳

1. 不只有一种英语 more than one kind of English

2. 在一些重要方面 in some important ways

3. 彼此不同 be different from one another

4. 与现代英语不同 be different from modern / present day English

5. 世界英语 world Englishes

6. 起着的重要作用 play an important role / part

7. 起着越来越重要的作用 play a more and more /an increasingly important part / role

8. 因为它特殊的作用 because of its special role

9. 国际语言 an international language

10. 在16世纪末 at the end of the 16 th century

11. 在17世纪初 at the beginning of the 17 th century

12. 在20世纪前期 in the early 20 th century

13. 比以往任何时候都 than ever before

14. 即使 even if / even though

15. 以德语为基础 be based on German

16. 使用更大的词汇量 make use of a wider vocabulary

17. 它自己的特色 its own identity

18. 众多讲英语的人  a very large number of English speakers

19. 学英语的人数 the number of people learning English

20. 迅速增长    increase rapidly

21. 标准英语    standard English

22. 信不信由你 believe it or not

23. 讲最好的英语 speak excellent English

24. 相邻的城镇 neighboring towns

25. 从一个地方搬 到另一个地方 move from one place to another

26. 充分利用不同的方言 make full use of different dialects

27. 目前的形势 present situation

28. 国际组织 an international organization

29. 词汇与惯用法 vocabulary and usage

30. 辨认出他的口音 recognize his accent

31. 中西部地区的方言 midwestern dialect(s)

32. 发出命令 give commands

33. 提出客气的请求 make a polite request