Unit 5 Useful words and expressions 课件 广东省惠州市第一中学2021-2022学年高一英语上学期必修第一册

Useful words and expressions Unit 5 Languages around the world How many billion people speak the UN's official languages as their native or second language? native adj. 出生地的；本地的；土生土长的；土著的【C】本地人；本国人 one's native language/country/land 某人的母语/祖国/故乡 native English speakers 以英语作为母语的人 be native to sp. (动植物)原产于(某地) The tiger is native to India. the tourists and the natives (=locals) 2. What is the attitude of the speaker towards foreign language learning? 说话者对外语学习的态度是什么？ one’s attitude to/towards sb./sth. 某人对…的态度/看法 have/take a(n) (positive/…) attitude to/towards... 对…持/采取(肯定…的)态度 a native of New York 纽约本地人 3. be (widely/well) known for sth. =be famous for sth. 因...而广为人知、而著名 be known as 被称为 =be called be known to sb. 为某人所知晓 =be familiar to sb. 4. continue into modern times =survive into modern times 延续、持续、幸存到现代 The training grogram will contiue through to mid-April. (all the time until) continue for (another four weeks) 延续, 持