【新课标人教版】(福建专用)2012届高考英语一轮复习精品学案：必修1 Unit 2 English around the world

Unit 2 English around the world
导读：英语使用国家之多，范围之广，令人咋舌。年轻人英语化的汉语，让你酷(cool)，使
你摩登(modern)。21世纪的人才不懂英语何为人才？
在全球化的信息时代，世界也将变成“地球村”，人们赖以交际的工具便是英语，你知道这是
什么原因吗？我们不学英语行吗？
English is a language spoken all around the world. There are more than 42 countries
where the majority of the people speak English. Most native speakers of English are
found in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Australia,
South Africa, Ireland and New Zealand. In total, for more than 375 million people
English is their mother tongue. An equal number of people learn English as a second
language. These people will perhaps speak the language of their own country at home
with their family, but the language
of the government, school, newspapers and TV is English. This situation is found
in countries such as India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines. However, the
number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million.
Everywhere in the world children go to school to learn English. Most people learn
English for five or six years at high school. In China students learn English at school
as a foreign language, except for those in Hong Kong, where many
people speak English as a first or a second language. In only fifty years English has
developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world. English is the
working language of most international organizations, international trade and
tourism. Businessmen and tourists often come to China without being able to speak
Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students talk with them using
English.
English is also the language of global culture, such as popular music and the Internet.
You can listen to English songs on the radio or communicate in English every day.
It will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.

重点单词
请根据语义及提示写出单词
1. A high__________ (官员) in the army will pay an __________(正式) and friendly
visit to the USA.(office)
2. We're stuck in the middle of the road with this truck heading __________(笔
直) toward us.
3. The __________product (土特产)here is worldwide, which has grown into the
leading product.
4. There are a great many students __________ (出席) at the conference.
5. He was employed because he has a good c__________ of English.
6. I was too excited to __________ (expression) myself when I won the first
prize.

7. Under the __________(指导)of my teachers, I have succeeded in passing the
entrance exam.
8. We feel that our Party is greater through the study of the __________(历程)of
the Party.
9. My hometown has changed so much that I can't __________(认不出)it.
10. Passengers are kindly __________ (要求)not to smoke in the car.
officer; official 2. straight 3. native
4. present 5. command 6. express
7. Direction 8. journey 9. recognize
10. requested
请根据语义写出短语
1. __________ as 例如……
2. come __________走近；上来；提出
3. make __________ __________ of 充分利用
4. __________ of 因为
5. __________ than 超过；不仅仅是
6. __________ present 现在；目前
1. such 2. up 3. full use
4. because 5. more 6. at
1. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the
same kind of English. (P10)
2. This is because in the early days of radio, those who reported the news were
expected to speak excellent English. (P13)
3. However, on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.
(P13)
4. So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak with almost
the same dialect as people in the northwestern USA. (P13)
① command n. & vt.
根据语境猜词义
(1) The fire officer took command, ordering everyone to leave the fire.
(2) He has studied in the USA and has a good command of spoken English.
(3) Kathleen walked in, tall, slim, confident and in total command of herself.
(4) The commander commanded that everyone die rather than give in.
根据语义找匹配
A.命令 B. 控制
C. 精通 D. 指挥
(1) D (2) C (3) B (4) A
链接
command n. 控制；指挥；掌握；精通 v. 赢得，博得；眺望
commandant n. 司令官；指挥官
commander n. 长官
短语
under sb's command 在……的指挥下
be in command of sth. 控制
take command of 指挥
have a good command of 掌握；精通
at one's command 娴熟地；运用自如
be in command of oneself 神态自若的