内容正文:
Unit 2 Understanding each other
Effective communication
Extended reading
Do you know some Chinese words that come from other languages?
克隆、台风、巧克力— English
干部、哲学、理事—Japanese
牛轧糖、香槟、芭蕾舞—French
Reading
Can you guess where they come from?
The restaurant’s fried tofu is delicious.
French (restaurant: a kind of soup made by boiling meat)
Latin(frigere)
Chinese(豆腐)
Latin(前缀de-(离开,分离)和动词lacere(引诱,欺骗)组成的复合动词delicere(引诱开)
Read the magazine article and complete the chart with information.
Introduction
(1) ___________________
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(2) _________________
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(3) ________________
Conclusion
(4)__________________
(5)_________________
The phenomenon of word borrowing
The process of borrowing words from other languages
Avoiding borrowed words
Welcoming borrowed words
Different attitudes towards borrowed words
Thinking after reading
What do you think will happen in the future to the language in such a globalized world?
What is your attitude towards borrowed words? Give your reasons.
Do you think it is important to learn and continue using local dialects in today’s increasingly connected society? Why or why not?
Expressions.
This comes as no surprise.
这一消息对他的同事们来说并不意外。
The news will come as no surprise to his colleagues.
2. come about
3. tend to do sth.
4. In the current age of globalization
5. communication technology
6. at … pace
7. be integrated into
8. … they will change the pronunciation to fit the way they speak, almost ____________(know).
unknowingly
9. martial arts
10. make interventions
11. a matter of survival
12. reject outside influences
13. be pessimistic about …
14. …there are also other communities that _______(quickly, willingly, and without complaining) welcome borrowed words.
15. hesitate about …
16. absorb foreign words into its daily vocabulary
17. restrictions on …
18. novel ideas
readily
19. for better or for worse
20. the tendency to do …
21. (go/be) out of style
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