Unit 2,Part B
21st Century College English,Book 1
Unit Two,Part B
? Review of TextA
? TextB
? ListeningPractice
? Assignment
Revision of Text A
? Exercises
? Dictation
? Translation
? Filling
? Word Replacement
? Cloze
1,The new approach is truly new — it differs _____
from the old one.
entirely
2,I have no _____ to your becoming a teacher if that’s
what you want to be.
objection
Exercises,Filling
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3,No one _____ the theory until 1452,when a
revolutionary thinker changed our understanding
of the universe.
challenged
4,The Foreign Language School has now expanded to
three times its _____ size.
original
Exercises,Filling
5,I agree with you that men and women should be
equally _____ for bringing up children.
responsible
6,Now that their children have all begun to work,the
Browns are living in _____ comfort.
relative
Exercises,Filling
7,The marathon (马拉松 ) runner had to give up
_____ because he couldn’t endure the pain in his
stomach.
halfway
8,Everyone looked _____ when Peter challenged the
professor’s remarks about Hemingway’s writing
style.
startled
Exercises,Filling
9,The true mark of leadership is not _____ to support
what is popular but to make what is unpopular
popular.
simply
10,I was quite startled to see two old men tossing a
baseball _____ in the park.
back and forth
Exercises,Filling
11,He started to sing a popular song of the 1950s and
everyone _____.
joined in
12.Christmas is important in Western countries,_____
the Spring Festival is very special to Chinese people.
just as
Exercises,Filling
13.After the storm,I was disappointed to see that all of
my tomato plants had been _____ by the wind.
knocked down
14.When the film was being shot on location,so many
people stopped to watch that traffic _____.
came to a halt
Exercises,Filling
15._____ world population growth could somehow be
cut by half,there would still be more than 45 million
new mouths to feed next year.
Even if
16.You’d better buy some new shirts — all your old
ones are _____.
fallen apart
Exercises,Filling
1,The idea is that by being taught math and science
in English,the students will unknowingly
acquire the language.
unconsciously
2,What did you say in reply to his suggestion?
response
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Exercises,Words Replacement
3,Bill said he learned more about Chinese economic
development during his most recent trip to Pudong
than on his last visit.
previous
4,I couldn’t think of anything proper to give them as a
wedding present.
suitable
Exercises,Words Replacement
5,Most people tend to believe that, the newer,the
better,”although that is not always the case,
even though
6,They no longer think that those who do not agree
with them are their enemies.
disagree
Exercises,Words Replacement
7,The cost of going to college has become a hot
subject now because tuition will increase by about
10% this fall.
topic
8,The hospital is asking volunteers (志愿者 ) to help out
with nursing care.
calling on
Exercises,Words Replacement
9,Having talked over that problem for some time,
they changed their conversation to other matters.
switched
10,A great sports fan,Tom can talk for hours about
boxing,swimming,bowling,tennis,football,
volleyball and many other sports.
and so on
Exercises,Words Replacement
11,The museum designers have special covered
waiting areas built for the convenience of visitors
standing in a row to buy tickets.
in line
12,Jump rope is a children’s game in which two
players swing a rope and the other players go
one after another skipping it.
take turns
Exercises,Words Replacement
When I moved to Japan,I found that others often reacted
strangely _____ the way I spoke to them,In time,I came to
understand that Japan and the U.S,are different not just in
terms of the language used,but also in terms of _____
people are expected to talk to each other,Like a game of
tennis,a Western-style _____ is full of back and _____.
Each person reacts to _____ the other one says,Also,there
is no need to wait around _____ an invitation to speak; it is
perfectly OK to jump right _____,Japanese conversations,
_____,are more like bowling,Everyone offers his opinion
separately,and there are strict rules for who will speak
_____.
to
how
conversation forth
for
next
what
inhowever
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Exercises,Cloze
As I _____ came to understand all of this,I could see why
everyone in Japan reacted to me as they did,I also
realized that my English-language students are having a
_____ problem,When they speak English in class,they
are _____ holding Japanese-style conversations,Even
though I understand these cultural _____ better now,the
problems created by these different _____ of talking are
still real,When you’ve been playing one ballgame for your
entire life,it is very hard to _____ to another.
gradually
similar
differences
still
switch
styles
Exercises,Cloze
Dictation
Dictation!
You are going to hear 5 sentences,Each will
be read three times,Write down the sentences
according to the dictation.
1,2,3,4,5.
Dictation
Key to Dictation:
1,Even though I was speaking Japanese,I was handling
the conversation in a Western way.
2,I am just as happy if you question me,or challenge
me,or completely disagree with me.
3,Whoever is nearest and quickest hits the ball,and if
you step back,someone else will hit it.
4,A Japanese-style conversation,however,is not at all
like tennis or volleyball,it’s like bowling.
5,If you have been trained all your life to play one
game,it is no simple matter to switch to another,
even if you know the rules.
Check up your work.
1,在谈及美国英语和英国英语的差别时，他说：, 美国
和英国毕竟是两个不同的国家。,
Translation
Referring to the differences between American English
and British English,he said,“The United States and
Britain are,after all,two different countries.”
referring to
after all,读写教程 I,,Ex,XII,p,43
2,史密斯教授鼓励他的学生独立思考。他常说：, 即使你们
对我提出质疑或者完全不同意我的看法，我也同样高兴。,
Prof,Smith encourages his students to think for themselves,
“I am just as happy,” he often says,“even if you challenge
me or completely disagree with me.”
Translation
think for themselves even if
challenge just as
3,我们请他参加我们关于流行音乐的谈话，但他一参加进来
就引入一个新的话题，谈起了上周的 NBA决赛。
We called on him to take part in our conversation about
pop music,but as soon as he joined in,he introduced a
new topic and referred to the NBA finals of the previous
week.
Translation
as soon as
refer to the previous week
4,司机应对这次事故负责。他的车撞倒了一棵树和一个骑车
的人。
The driver is responsible for this accident,His car
knocked down a tree and a man on his bike.
Translation
be responsible for knock down
5,自我们的收音机停止生产后，我们已转产移动电话 (mobile
phones)。
Since our production of radios came to a halt,we have
switched to the production of mobile phones.
Translation
Since come to a halt switch
6,我们最初的计划是在北京游览长城、故宫、颐和园等著名
景点。
Our original plan was to see such famous sights as the
Great Wall,the Palace Museum and the Summer
Palace in Beijing.
Translation
original such famous sights as…
7,学好一门外语决非易事。尽管我已学了几年英语，我仍然
不能有效地用这种语言表达思想。
It’s no simple matter to learn a foreign language well.
Even though I have learned English for a few years,I still
can’t express myself effectively in the language.
Translation
It’s no simple matter to…
even though
express oneself
8,我不要你仅仅同意或不同意我的想法，我需要有人给我
提忠告，出主意等。
I don’t want you simply to agree or disagree with me,I
need someone who can give me good advice,ideas,and so
on.
Translation
simply
give me good advice,ideas,and so on
Text B
Text B,English as a Universal Language
? Language Points
? Related Information
? Comprehension Exercises
English as a Universal Language
Patricia Aburdene & John Naisbitt
1 English is becoming the world’s first truly universal language,It
is the native language of some 400 million people in twelve countries.
That is a lot fewer than the 800 million people or so who speak
Mandarin Chinese,But another 400 million speak English as a second
language,And several hundred million more have some knowledge of
English,which has official or semiofficial status in some sixty
countries,Although there may be as many people speaking the
various dialects of Chinese as there are English speakers,English is
certainly more widespread geographically.
Text B
Text B
2 Today there are about 1 billion English speakers in the world,By
the year 2000,that figure is likely to exceed 1.5 billion.
3 The world’s most taught language,English is not taking the place
of other languages; it is supplementing them:
? Two hundred and fifty million Chinese — more than the entire
population of the United States — study English.
? In eighty-nine countries,English is either a common second
language or widely studied.
? In France,state-run secondary schools require students to
study four years of English or German; most — at least 85
percent — choose English.
? In Japan,secondary students are required to take six years
of English before graduation.
Mediaand Transportation
5 English prevails in transportation and the media,The travel and
communication language of the international airwaves is English.
Pilots and air traffic controllers speak English at all international
airports,Maritime traffic uses flag and light signals,but if vessels
needed to communicate verbally,they would find a common
language,which would probably be English.
6 Five of the largest broadcasters — CBS,NBC,ABC,the BBC,and
the CBC — reach a potential audience of about 300 million people
through English broadcast,It is also the language of satellite TV.
Text B
The Information Age
8 The language of the information age is English.
9 Computers talk to each other mostly in English,More than 80
percent of all the information stored in the more than 100 million
computers around the world is in English.
10 Eighty-five percent of international telephone conversations are
conducted in English,as are three-fourths of the world’s mail,telexes,
and cables,Computer program instructions and the software itself
are often supplied only in English.
11 German was once the language of science,Today more than 80
percent of all scientific papers are published first in English,Over
half the world’s technical and scientific periodicals are in English,
which is also the language of medicine,electronics,and space
technology.
Text B
International Business
13 English is the language of international business.
14 When a Japanese businessman strikes a deal anywhere in
Europe,chances are that the negotiations were conducted in English.
15 Manufactured goods indicate their country of origin in English:
“Made in China,” not Zhongguo Zhizao,It is the language of choice in
multinational corporations,Datsun and Nissan write international
memorandums in English,As early as 1985,80 percent of the
Japanese Mitsui and Company’s employees could speak,read,and
write English,Toyota provides in-service English courses.
Text B
Diplomacy
17 English is replacing the dominant European languages of
centuries past,English has taken the place of French as the
language of diplomacy; it is the official language of international aid
organizations such as Save the Children as well as of UNESCO,
NATO,and the UN.
LinguaFranca
19 English serves as a common tongue in countries where people
speak many different languages,In India,nearly 200 different
languages are spoken; only 30 percent speak the official language,
Hindi,The European Free Trade Association works only in English
even though it is a foreign tongue for all six member countries.
Text B
OfficialLanguage
21 English is the official or semiofficial language of twenty African
countries,including Sierra Leone,Ghana,Nigeria,Liberia,and South
Africa,Students are instructed in English at many universities there.
22 English is also the official language of the Olympics and the Miss
Universe competition.
Youth Culture
24 English is the language of international youth culture,Young
people worldwide sing the lyrics of U2,Michael Jackson,and
Madonna songs without fully understanding them.,Break dance,”
“rap music,”,bodybuilding,”,windsurfing,” and,computer hacking”
are invading the slang of German youth.
Text B
Text-related information
Popular Singers and English Songs
As English is a universal language,popular singers
from different countries,English-speaking or not,are
singing English songs to meet the demands of the
international market,It is English songs that help them
establish international popularity,and they help to make
English more universal as well,Here are some examples.
U.S.A.
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Text-related information
Ireland
U2 Celin Dion
Canada
Text-related information
German Asia
齐 秦
Fool’s Garden
exceed
— to be greater than (a number or amount); or to go
beyond (a permitted limit).
Example:
? Not until he was stopped by the police did John realize
he was exceeding the speed limit.
Key:
His performance exceeded all expectations.
Key words,phrases & usages
Translate:
他在音乐会上的表现 超出 了众人的预期 。
Key words,phrases & usages
supplement
— v,to add to (something in order to improve it);
n,something extra; something added to something else
in order to improve it or complete it.
Example:
? She got to a second job to supplement her income.
Key:
商业赞助只能是公共投资的一种 补充形式, 而不能完全取
而代之 。
Translate:
Business sponsorship must be a supplement to,not a
substitute for,public funding.
Key words,phrases & usages
verbally
— having to do with or using language
Key:
Small children always have difficulty expressing
themselves verbally.
Translate:
小孩子常常很难 用语言 表达自己的想法。
Key words,phrases & usages
potential
— adj,possible but not achieved;
n,possibility; an ability someone has not developed
yet.
Key:
The school tries to help every student to achieve
their full potential.
Example:
? We are aware of the potential problems and have taken
every precaution.
Translate:
学校努力帮助每个学生充分发挥他们的 潜质 。
— 当日本商人在欧洲某处 作生意, 谈判 很可能 是用英语进行的 。
When a Japanese businessman strikes a deal anywhere
in Europe,chances are that the negotiations were
conducted in English.
Translate the Following Sentence
Example:
? It is likely that Tom has already heard the news.
? — Chances are that Tom has already heard the
news.
Key words,phrases & usages
Key words,phrases & usages
conduct
— v,to organize and direct (a particular activity); to
cause (oneself) to behave in a particular or
controlled manner.
n,behavior
Key:
1,The company conducted a survey of consumers’
attitude toward the price increase of the product.
Translate:
1,公司对用户对于价格提升的态度 作了 调查。
2,People always judge a man by his social skill and
conduct.
2 人们通常依据一个人的社交能力和 行为 来评价他 。
Key words,phrases & usages
tongue
— language
Here the word,tongue” doesn’t refer to the organ in our
mouth to help to swallow food or utter speech any longer.
Actually,it means language,Esp,spoken or oral language.
Hence there are so many compound words consisting
“tongue”,common tongue,foreign tongue,mother tongue,
native tongue and etc..
Example:
? The French feel proud of their native tongue.
? In most cases,people feel much less trouble learning
their mother tongue than any foreign tongue.
Recognizing Main Ideas
1,In this article,the authors’ main idea is that
______________________________________
______________________________________.
English is becoming the world’s
first truly universal language
Comprehension Exercises
,读写教程 I,,Ex,A,p,52
2,Look at the following list of ideas,Put a check (√) in front
of the ideas that are discussed in the article.
a,_____ The number of English speakers in the world.
b,_____ How English is taught in different countries.
c,_____ The countries where English is taught as a second
language.
d,_____ The use of English among young people.
e,_____ The use of English in literature and poetry.
f,_____ The use of English in business,science and diplomacy.
g,_____ Comparisons of the use of English and the use of some
other languages.
√
√
√
√
√
Comprehension Exercises
Recognizing Main Ideas
Specific Supporting Information
1,The number of English speakers in the world at the time
the article was written,_____________.
2,The number of Chinese studying English,__________.
3,The largest possible number of audience for English
broadcasting,_______________.
4,The approximate number of computers in the world:
____________________.
about 1 billion
250 million
about 300 million
more than 100 million
Comprehension Exercises
5,The percentage of scientific papers published first in
English,________.
6,The number of different languages spoken in India,
_________.
7,The number of African countries in which English has
official or semi-official status:_____.
over 80%
nearly 200
20
Comprehension Exercises
Specific Supporting Information
Listening Practice
Short Conversations
Listening and Speaking I
Part 5.3,pp,25~26
You will hear 10 short conversations,After each
conversation you will hear a question,Listen carefully
and choose the best answer from the four choices given.
Listening Practice
1,A,He was all right.
B,He was sick.
C,Something made him thirsty.
D,Something happened to him.
2,A,Colleagues.
B,Husband and wife.
C,Customer and salesman.
D,Neighbours.
Listening Practice
3,A,7:30.
B,9:20.
C,8:40,
D,8:10.
Listening Practice
4,A,Hang up the picture.
B,Put in the nail.
C,Hold the picture straight.
D,Hang it up down
Listening Practice
5,A,He can’t miss it.
B,She forgot to tell him one thing.
C,It’sno use going there.
D,It’sclose to the corner.
Listening Practice
6,A,Meeting their new neighbors.
B,Buying a new house.
C,Renting a new house.
D,Moving to a new neighborhood.
Listening Practice
7,A,He must come with her.
B,They must have a picnic tomorrow.
C,He must take his umbrella with him.
D,It’sgoing to rain tomorrow.
Listening Practice
8,A,Doctor.
B,Dentist.
C,Nurse.
D,Typist.
Listening Practice
9,A,She didn’t pass her physics exam.
B,She’s worried about her physics exam.
C,The man looks happy.
D,She has to take a history exam.
Listening Practice
10.A,In the classroom.
B,In the dining hall.
C,In the shop.
D,At the cinema
Listening Practice
Listening ? Checkup & Script
1,A,He was all right.
B,He was sick.
C,Something made him thirsty.
D,Something happened to him.
Checkup your answers.
1,W,Harry! What’s the matter? You look pale,Are you
sick?
M,I just had a terrible experience.
W,Sit down,Let me get you a glass of water.
M,No thanks,Jenny,I’ll be fine in a minute.
Q,What’s the matter with the man?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
2,A,Colleagues.
B,Husband and wife.
C,Customer and salesman.
D,Neighbours.
2,M,Judy! Where have you been? It’s after six o’clock.
W,Wait until I tell you,Fred! I’ve been downtown and I
saw just what I wanted for our house.
M,Our house? What is it?
W,A sofa,A beautiful yellow one.
Q,What is the possible relationship between the man
and woman?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
3,A,7:30.
B,9:20.
C,8:40.
D,8:10.
3,W,Bill,what’s the date today?
M,Uh … September twentieth,nineteen ninety-nine.
W,The twentieth? Oh! I have a meeting at seven thirty.
M,I’m afraid you’re already forty minutes late.
Q,What time is it now?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
4,A,Hang up the picture.
B,Put in the nail.
C,Hold the picture straight.
D,Hang it up down
4,M,Would you mind helping me for a minute,Barbara?
W,I’d be glad to,What do you want me to do?
M,Help me hang up this picture,Hold it straight while I
put in the nail.
W,All right.
M,There,How does that look? Tell me if I have it
straight.
W,Yes,it’s straight,but it’s upside down.
Q,What did the man ask the woman to do?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
5,A,He can’t miss it.
B,She forgot to tell him one thing.
C,It’sno use going there.
D,It’sclose to the corner.
5,M,Excuse me,Can you tell me how to get to the bookshop?
W,Of course,It’s not far from here,Go to the corner and
turn left,Walk two blocks and turn left again,The
bookshop is right on the corner,You can’t miss it.
M,Thank you very much,I’m sure I’ll find it.
W,But there is one other thing.
M,What’s that?
W,Today is a holiday,The bookshop is closed.
Q,What does the woman mean at the end of the
conversation?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
6,A,Meeting their new neighbors.
B,Buying a new house.
C,Renting a new house.
D,Moving to a new neighborhood.
6,M,Have you met our new neighbors yet? They moved
in last Saturday.
W,No,I haven’t,I understand they’re renting the house,
not buying it.
M,That’s what I heard too,Let’s go and welcome the
new family to the neighborhood,Perhaps there’s
something we can do for them.
W,That’s a good idea,Everyone was very kind when I
moved here last year,It’s good to feel welcome in a
new neighborhood.
Q,What are talking about?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
7,A,He must come with her.
B,They must have a picnic tomorrow.
C,He must take his umbrella with him.
D,It’sgoing to rain tomorrow.
7,M,We’re having a picnic tomorrow,Why don’t you
come with us?
W,I’d like to,but I think it’s going to rain,The
weather an says it is.
M,I don’t think he’s right,It hasn’t rained for a week,
and it isn’t cloudy today either,I’m sure we’ll have
fine weather for our picnic.
W,But he’s usually correct in his weather news,Well,
I’ll take my umbrella with me.
Q,What does the woman insist?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
8,A,Doctor.
B,Dentist.
C,Nurse.
D,Typist.
8,M,I’d like to make an appointment to have the dentist
look at my teeth.
W,Let’s see,I can arrange for you to see the doctor two
weeks from now.
M,Can’t I see him tomorrow?
W,I’m afraid Dr,Smith won’t be able to see you then,His
appointment book is filled for the next couple of weeks.
M,Oh,but I don’t have to see him,I’ll just leave my teeth
in his office and he can look at them when he has time.
They’re false teeth!
Q,What is the woman’s job?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
9,A,She didn’t pass her physics exam.
B,She’s worried about her physics exam.
C,The man looks happy.
D,She has to take a history exam.
9,W,You look happy!
M,I am happy,I just heard I passed my physics exam.
W,Congratulations! I’m glad somebody’s happy.
M,Why? What’s the matter?
W,Oh,I’m just worried,I guess,I have to take a history
exam.
Q,Why isn’t the woman very happy?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
10.A,In the classroom.
B,In the dining hall.
C,In the shop.
D,At the cinema
10,M,Excuse me,Is this table taken?
W,Yeah,I’m saving these seats for friends.
M,Is this one taken?
W,No,Go ahead,sit down.
M,Thanks,I’m from Colombia,Where are you from?
W,Japan,I’m here to attend the English Language
Institute.
Q,Where does the conversation most probably take place?
Assignment
1,Reading Analysis
Ex,XIII,p,44
2,Structured Writing
Ex,XIV,P,44
3,Self-study Text C
21st Century College English,Book 1
Unit Two,Part B
? Review of TextA
? TextB
? ListeningPractice
? Assignment
Revision of Text A
? Exercises
? Dictation
? Translation
? Filling
? Word Replacement
? Cloze
1,The new approach is truly new — it differs _____
from the old one.
entirely
2,I have no _____ to your becoming a teacher if that’s
what you want to be.
objection
Exercises,Filling
,读写教程 I,,Ex,IV,p,38
3,No one _____ the theory until 1452,when a
revolutionary thinker changed our understanding
of the universe.
challenged
4,The Foreign Language School has now expanded to
three times its _____ size.
original
Exercises,Filling
5,I agree with you that men and women should be
equally _____ for bringing up children.
responsible
6,Now that their children have all begun to work,the
Browns are living in _____ comfort.
relative
Exercises,Filling
7,The marathon (马拉松 ) runner had to give up
_____ because he couldn’t endure the pain in his
stomach.
halfway
8,Everyone looked _____ when Peter challenged the
professor’s remarks about Hemingway’s writing
style.
startled
Exercises,Filling
9,The true mark of leadership is not _____ to support
what is popular but to make what is unpopular
popular.
simply
10,I was quite startled to see two old men tossing a
baseball _____ in the park.
back and forth
Exercises,Filling
11,He started to sing a popular song of the 1950s and
everyone _____.
joined in
12.Christmas is important in Western countries,_____
the Spring Festival is very special to Chinese people.
just as
Exercises,Filling
13.After the storm,I was disappointed to see that all of
my tomato plants had been _____ by the wind.
knocked down
14.When the film was being shot on location,so many
people stopped to watch that traffic _____.
came to a halt
Exercises,Filling
15._____ world population growth could somehow be
cut by half,there would still be more than 45 million
new mouths to feed next year.
Even if
16.You’d better buy some new shirts — all your old
ones are _____.
fallen apart
Exercises,Filling
1,The idea is that by being taught math and science
in English,the students will unknowingly
acquire the language.
unconsciously
2,What did you say in reply to his suggestion?
response
,读写教程 I,,Ex,V,p,39
Exercises,Words Replacement
3,Bill said he learned more about Chinese economic
development during his most recent trip to Pudong
than on his last visit.
previous
4,I couldn’t think of anything proper to give them as a
wedding present.
suitable
Exercises,Words Replacement
5,Most people tend to believe that, the newer,the
better,”although that is not always the case,
even though
6,They no longer think that those who do not agree
with them are their enemies.
disagree
Exercises,Words Replacement
7,The cost of going to college has become a hot
subject now because tuition will increase by about
10% this fall.
topic
8,The hospital is asking volunteers (志愿者 ) to help out
with nursing care.
calling on
Exercises,Words Replacement
9,Having talked over that problem for some time,
they changed their conversation to other matters.
switched
10,A great sports fan,Tom can talk for hours about
boxing,swimming,bowling,tennis,football,
volleyball and many other sports.
and so on
Exercises,Words Replacement
11,The museum designers have special covered
waiting areas built for the convenience of visitors
standing in a row to buy tickets.
in line
12,Jump rope is a children’s game in which two
players swing a rope and the other players go
one after another skipping it.
take turns
Exercises,Words Replacement
When I moved to Japan,I found that others often reacted
strangely _____ the way I spoke to them,In time,I came to
understand that Japan and the U.S,are different not just in
terms of the language used,but also in terms of _____
people are expected to talk to each other,Like a game of
tennis,a Western-style _____ is full of back and _____.
Each person reacts to _____ the other one says,Also,there
is no need to wait around _____ an invitation to speak; it is
perfectly OK to jump right _____,Japanese conversations,
_____,are more like bowling,Everyone offers his opinion
separately,and there are strict rules for who will speak
_____.
to
how
conversation forth
for
next
what
inhowever
,读写教程 I,,Ex,XI,p,42
Exercises,Cloze
As I _____ came to understand all of this,I could see why
everyone in Japan reacted to me as they did,I also
realized that my English-language students are having a
_____ problem,When they speak English in class,they
are _____ holding Japanese-style conversations,Even
though I understand these cultural _____ better now,the
problems created by these different _____ of talking are
still real,When you’ve been playing one ballgame for your
entire life,it is very hard to _____ to another.
gradually
similar
differences
still
switch
styles
Exercises,Cloze
Dictation
Dictation!
You are going to hear 5 sentences,Each will
be read three times,Write down the sentences
according to the dictation.
1,2,3,4,5.
Dictation
Key to Dictation:
1,Even though I was speaking Japanese,I was handling
the conversation in a Western way.
2,I am just as happy if you question me,or challenge
me,or completely disagree with me.
3,Whoever is nearest and quickest hits the ball,and if
you step back,someone else will hit it.
4,A Japanese-style conversation,however,is not at all
like tennis or volleyball,it’s like bowling.
5,If you have been trained all your life to play one
game,it is no simple matter to switch to another,
even if you know the rules.
Check up your work.
1,在谈及美国英语和英国英语的差别时，他说：, 美国
和英国毕竟是两个不同的国家。,
Translation
Referring to the differences between American English
and British English,he said,“The United States and
Britain are,after all,two different countries.”
referring to
after all,读写教程 I,,Ex,XII,p,43
2,史密斯教授鼓励他的学生独立思考。他常说：, 即使你们
对我提出质疑或者完全不同意我的看法，我也同样高兴。,
Prof,Smith encourages his students to think for themselves,
“I am just as happy,” he often says,“even if you challenge
me or completely disagree with me.”
Translation
think for themselves even if
challenge just as
3,我们请他参加我们关于流行音乐的谈话，但他一参加进来
就引入一个新的话题，谈起了上周的 NBA决赛。
We called on him to take part in our conversation about
pop music,but as soon as he joined in,he introduced a
new topic and referred to the NBA finals of the previous
week.
Translation
as soon as
refer to the previous week
4,司机应对这次事故负责。他的车撞倒了一棵树和一个骑车
的人。
The driver is responsible for this accident,His car
knocked down a tree and a man on his bike.
Translation
be responsible for knock down
5,自我们的收音机停止生产后，我们已转产移动电话 (mobile
phones)。
Since our production of radios came to a halt,we have
switched to the production of mobile phones.
Translation
Since come to a halt switch
6,我们最初的计划是在北京游览长城、故宫、颐和园等著名
景点。
Our original plan was to see such famous sights as the
Great Wall,the Palace Museum and the Summer
Palace in Beijing.
Translation
original such famous sights as…
7,学好一门外语决非易事。尽管我已学了几年英语，我仍然
不能有效地用这种语言表达思想。
It’s no simple matter to learn a foreign language well.
Even though I have learned English for a few years,I still
can’t express myself effectively in the language.
Translation
It’s no simple matter to…
even though
express oneself
8,我不要你仅仅同意或不同意我的想法，我需要有人给我
提忠告，出主意等。
I don’t want you simply to agree or disagree with me,I
need someone who can give me good advice,ideas,and so
on.
Translation
simply
give me good advice,ideas,and so on
Text B
Text B,English as a Universal Language
? Language Points
? Related Information
? Comprehension Exercises
English as a Universal Language
Patricia Aburdene & John Naisbitt
1 English is becoming the world’s first truly universal language,It
is the native language of some 400 million people in twelve countries.
That is a lot fewer than the 800 million people or so who speak
Mandarin Chinese,But another 400 million speak English as a second
language,And several hundred million more have some knowledge of
English,which has official or semiofficial status in some sixty
countries,Although there may be as many people speaking the
various dialects of Chinese as there are English speakers,English is
certainly more widespread geographically.
Text B
Text B
2 Today there are about 1 billion English speakers in the world,By
the year 2000,that figure is likely to exceed 1.5 billion.
3 The world’s most taught language,English is not taking the place
of other languages; it is supplementing them:
? Two hundred and fifty million Chinese — more than the entire
population of the United States — study English.
? In eighty-nine countries,English is either a common second
language or widely studied.
? In France,state-run secondary schools require students to
study four years of English or German; most — at least 85
percent — choose English.
? In Japan,secondary students are required to take six years
of English before graduation.
Mediaand Transportation
5 English prevails in transportation and the media,The travel and
communication language of the international airwaves is English.
Pilots and air traffic controllers speak English at all international
airports,Maritime traffic uses flag and light signals,but if vessels
needed to communicate verbally,they would find a common
language,which would probably be English.
6 Five of the largest broadcasters — CBS,NBC,ABC,the BBC,and
the CBC — reach a potential audience of about 300 million people
through English broadcast,It is also the language of satellite TV.
Text B
The Information Age
8 The language of the information age is English.
9 Computers talk to each other mostly in English,More than 80
percent of all the information stored in the more than 100 million
computers around the world is in English.
10 Eighty-five percent of international telephone conversations are
conducted in English,as are three-fourths of the world’s mail,telexes,
and cables,Computer program instructions and the software itself
are often supplied only in English.
11 German was once the language of science,Today more than 80
percent of all scientific papers are published first in English,Over
half the world’s technical and scientific periodicals are in English,
which is also the language of medicine,electronics,and space
technology.
Text B
International Business
13 English is the language of international business.
14 When a Japanese businessman strikes a deal anywhere in
Europe,chances are that the negotiations were conducted in English.
15 Manufactured goods indicate their country of origin in English:
“Made in China,” not Zhongguo Zhizao,It is the language of choice in
multinational corporations,Datsun and Nissan write international
memorandums in English,As early as 1985,80 percent of the
Japanese Mitsui and Company’s employees could speak,read,and
write English,Toyota provides in-service English courses.
Text B
Diplomacy
17 English is replacing the dominant European languages of
centuries past,English has taken the place of French as the
language of diplomacy; it is the official language of international aid
organizations such as Save the Children as well as of UNESCO,
NATO,and the UN.
LinguaFranca
19 English serves as a common tongue in countries where people
speak many different languages,In India,nearly 200 different
languages are spoken; only 30 percent speak the official language,
Hindi,The European Free Trade Association works only in English
even though it is a foreign tongue for all six member countries.
Text B
OfficialLanguage
21 English is the official or semiofficial language of twenty African
countries,including Sierra Leone,Ghana,Nigeria,Liberia,and South
Africa,Students are instructed in English at many universities there.
22 English is also the official language of the Olympics and the Miss
Universe competition.
Youth Culture
24 English is the language of international youth culture,Young
people worldwide sing the lyrics of U2,Michael Jackson,and
Madonna songs without fully understanding them.,Break dance,”
“rap music,”,bodybuilding,”,windsurfing,” and,computer hacking”
are invading the slang of German youth.
Text B
Text-related information
Popular Singers and English Songs
As English is a universal language,popular singers
from different countries,English-speaking or not,are
singing English songs to meet the demands of the
international market,It is English songs that help them
establish international popularity,and they help to make
English more universal as well,Here are some examples.
U.S.A.
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Text-related information
Ireland
U2 Celin Dion
Canada
Text-related information
German Asia
齐 秦
Fool’s Garden
exceed
— to be greater than (a number or amount); or to go
beyond (a permitted limit).
Example:
? Not until he was stopped by the police did John realize
he was exceeding the speed limit.
Key:
His performance exceeded all expectations.
Key words,phrases & usages
Translate:
他在音乐会上的表现 超出 了众人的预期 。
Key words,phrases & usages
supplement
— v,to add to (something in order to improve it);
n,something extra; something added to something else
in order to improve it or complete it.
Example:
? She got to a second job to supplement her income.
Key:
商业赞助只能是公共投资的一种 补充形式, 而不能完全取
而代之 。
Translate:
Business sponsorship must be a supplement to,not a
substitute for,public funding.
Key words,phrases & usages
verbally
— having to do with or using language
Key:
Small children always have difficulty expressing
themselves verbally.
Translate:
小孩子常常很难 用语言 表达自己的想法。
Key words,phrases & usages
potential
— adj,possible but not achieved;
n,possibility; an ability someone has not developed
yet.
Key:
The school tries to help every student to achieve
their full potential.
Example:
? We are aware of the potential problems and have taken
every precaution.
Translate:
学校努力帮助每个学生充分发挥他们的 潜质 。
— 当日本商人在欧洲某处 作生意, 谈判 很可能 是用英语进行的 。
When a Japanese businessman strikes a deal anywhere
in Europe,chances are that the negotiations were
conducted in English.
Translate the Following Sentence
Example:
? It is likely that Tom has already heard the news.
? — Chances are that Tom has already heard the
news.
Key words,phrases & usages
Key words,phrases & usages
conduct
— v,to organize and direct (a particular activity); to
cause (oneself) to behave in a particular or
controlled manner.
n,behavior
Key:
1,The company conducted a survey of consumers’
attitude toward the price increase of the product.
Translate:
1,公司对用户对于价格提升的态度 作了 调查。
2,People always judge a man by his social skill and
conduct.
2 人们通常依据一个人的社交能力和 行为 来评价他 。
Key words,phrases & usages
tongue
— language
Here the word,tongue” doesn’t refer to the organ in our
mouth to help to swallow food or utter speech any longer.
Actually,it means language,Esp,spoken or oral language.
Hence there are so many compound words consisting
“tongue”,common tongue,foreign tongue,mother tongue,
native tongue and etc..
Example:
? The French feel proud of their native tongue.
? In most cases,people feel much less trouble learning
their mother tongue than any foreign tongue.
Recognizing Main Ideas
1,In this article,the authors’ main idea is that
______________________________________
______________________________________.
English is becoming the world’s
first truly universal language
Comprehension Exercises
,读写教程 I,,Ex,A,p,52
2,Look at the following list of ideas,Put a check (√) in front
of the ideas that are discussed in the article.
a,_____ The number of English speakers in the world.
b,_____ How English is taught in different countries.
c,_____ The countries where English is taught as a second
language.
d,_____ The use of English among young people.
e,_____ The use of English in literature and poetry.
f,_____ The use of English in business,science and diplomacy.
g,_____ Comparisons of the use of English and the use of some
other languages.
√
√
√
√
√
Comprehension Exercises
Recognizing Main Ideas
Specific Supporting Information
1,The number of English speakers in the world at the time
the article was written,_____________.
2,The number of Chinese studying English,__________.
3,The largest possible number of audience for English
broadcasting,_______________.
4,The approximate number of computers in the world:
____________________.
about 1 billion
250 million
about 300 million
more than 100 million
Comprehension Exercises
5,The percentage of scientific papers published first in
English,________.
6,The number of different languages spoken in India,
_________.
7,The number of African countries in which English has
official or semi-official status:_____.
over 80%
nearly 200
20
Comprehension Exercises
Specific Supporting Information
Listening Practice
Short Conversations
Listening and Speaking I
Part 5.3,pp,25~26
You will hear 10 short conversations,After each
conversation you will hear a question,Listen carefully
and choose the best answer from the four choices given.
Listening Practice
1,A,He was all right.
B,He was sick.
C,Something made him thirsty.
D,Something happened to him.
2,A,Colleagues.
B,Husband and wife.
C,Customer and salesman.
D,Neighbours.
Listening Practice
3,A,7:30.
B,9:20.
C,8:40,
D,8:10.
Listening Practice
4,A,Hang up the picture.
B,Put in the nail.
C,Hold the picture straight.
D,Hang it up down
Listening Practice
5,A,He can’t miss it.
B,She forgot to tell him one thing.
C,It’sno use going there.
D,It’sclose to the corner.
Listening Practice
6,A,Meeting their new neighbors.
B,Buying a new house.
C,Renting a new house.
D,Moving to a new neighborhood.
Listening Practice
7,A,He must come with her.
B,They must have a picnic tomorrow.
C,He must take his umbrella with him.
D,It’sgoing to rain tomorrow.
Listening Practice
8,A,Doctor.
B,Dentist.
C,Nurse.
D,Typist.
Listening Practice
9,A,She didn’t pass her physics exam.
B,She’s worried about her physics exam.
C,The man looks happy.
D,She has to take a history exam.
Listening Practice
10.A,In the classroom.
B,In the dining hall.
C,In the shop.
D,At the cinema
Listening Practice
Listening ? Checkup & Script
1,A,He was all right.
B,He was sick.
C,Something made him thirsty.
D,Something happened to him.
Checkup your answers.
1,W,Harry! What’s the matter? You look pale,Are you
sick?
M,I just had a terrible experience.
W,Sit down,Let me get you a glass of water.
M,No thanks,Jenny,I’ll be fine in a minute.
Q,What’s the matter with the man?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
2,A,Colleagues.
B,Husband and wife.
C,Customer and salesman.
D,Neighbours.
2,M,Judy! Where have you been? It’s after six o’clock.
W,Wait until I tell you,Fred! I’ve been downtown and I
saw just what I wanted for our house.
M,Our house? What is it?
W,A sofa,A beautiful yellow one.
Q,What is the possible relationship between the man
and woman?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
3,A,7:30.
B,9:20.
C,8:40.
D,8:10.
3,W,Bill,what’s the date today?
M,Uh … September twentieth,nineteen ninety-nine.
W,The twentieth? Oh! I have a meeting at seven thirty.
M,I’m afraid you’re already forty minutes late.
Q,What time is it now?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
4,A,Hang up the picture.
B,Put in the nail.
C,Hold the picture straight.
D,Hang it up down
4,M,Would you mind helping me for a minute,Barbara?
W,I’d be glad to,What do you want me to do?
M,Help me hang up this picture,Hold it straight while I
put in the nail.
W,All right.
M,There,How does that look? Tell me if I have it
straight.
W,Yes,it’s straight,but it’s upside down.
Q,What did the man ask the woman to do?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
5,A,He can’t miss it.
B,She forgot to tell him one thing.
C,It’sno use going there.
D,It’sclose to the corner.
5,M,Excuse me,Can you tell me how to get to the bookshop?
W,Of course,It’s not far from here,Go to the corner and
turn left,Walk two blocks and turn left again,The
bookshop is right on the corner,You can’t miss it.
M,Thank you very much,I’m sure I’ll find it.
W,But there is one other thing.
M,What’s that?
W,Today is a holiday,The bookshop is closed.
Q,What does the woman mean at the end of the
conversation?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
6,A,Meeting their new neighbors.
B,Buying a new house.
C,Renting a new house.
D,Moving to a new neighborhood.
6,M,Have you met our new neighbors yet? They moved
in last Saturday.
W,No,I haven’t,I understand they’re renting the house,
not buying it.
M,That’s what I heard too,Let’s go and welcome the
new family to the neighborhood,Perhaps there’s
something we can do for them.
W,That’s a good idea,Everyone was very kind when I
moved here last year,It’s good to feel welcome in a
new neighborhood.
Q,What are talking about?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
7,A,He must come with her.
B,They must have a picnic tomorrow.
C,He must take his umbrella with him.
D,It’sgoing to rain tomorrow.
7,M,We’re having a picnic tomorrow,Why don’t you
come with us?
W,I’d like to,but I think it’s going to rain,The
weather an says it is.
M,I don’t think he’s right,It hasn’t rained for a week,
and it isn’t cloudy today either,I’m sure we’ll have
fine weather for our picnic.
W,But he’s usually correct in his weather news,Well,
I’ll take my umbrella with me.
Q,What does the woman insist?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
8,A,Doctor.
B,Dentist.
C,Nurse.
D,Typist.
8,M,I’d like to make an appointment to have the dentist
look at my teeth.
W,Let’s see,I can arrange for you to see the doctor two
weeks from now.
M,Can’t I see him tomorrow?
W,I’m afraid Dr,Smith won’t be able to see you then,His
appointment book is filled for the next couple of weeks.
M,Oh,but I don’t have to see him,I’ll just leave my teeth
in his office and he can look at them when he has time.
They’re false teeth!
Q,What is the woman’s job?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
9,A,She didn’t pass her physics exam.
B,She’s worried about her physics exam.
C,The man looks happy.
D,She has to take a history exam.
9,W,You look happy!
M,I am happy,I just heard I passed my physics exam.
W,Congratulations! I’m glad somebody’s happy.
M,Why? What’s the matter?
W,Oh,I’m just worried,I guess,I have to take a history
exam.
Q,Why isn’t the woman very happy?
Listening ? Checkup & Script
10.A,In the classroom.
B,In the dining hall.
C,In the shop.
D,At the cinema
10,M,Excuse me,Is this table taken?
W,Yeah,I’m saving these seats for friends.
M,Is this one taken?
W,No,Go ahead,sit down.
M,Thanks,I’m from Colombia,Where are you from?
W,Japan,I’m here to attend the English Language
Institute.
Q,Where does the conversation most probably take place?
Assignment
1,Reading Analysis
Ex,XIII,p,44
2,Structured Writing
Ex,XIV,P,44
3,Self-study Text C
