内容正文:
English is most widely used in the world.And this language has changed a lot over time. And there will be many kinds of dialects (方言) of the English language.Besides, many new words and structures have come into English. The same word has different meanings in different cultures, and the same thing is expressed in different words. Can you find more about it?
Part 1 Starting out,Understanding ideas,Using language
阅读单词
1.ham n.火腿
2.eggplant n.茄子
3.organization n.组织,团体,机构
4.subway n.地铁
5.highway n.公路
6.motorway n.高速公路
7.gas n.汽油
8.petrol n.汽油
9.apartment n.一套住房,公寓套房
10.flat n.一套住房,公寓套房
11.elevator n.电梯,升降机
12.context n.上下文,语境
核心单词
1.title n.题目,标题
2.unique adj.独一无二的,独特的
3.alarm n.警报器;闹钟
4.type n.类型,种类
5.contact v.联系,联络
6.likely adj.可能的,可能发生的
运用词汇
1.sculpt v. 雕刻,雕塑→sculpture n. 雕像,雕刻品,雕塑作品→sculptor n. 雕塑家
2.opposing adj.(观点、意见等)相反的,相对立的→ oppose v.反对;抵制;与……角逐→ opposite adj.对面的 n.反面,对立面
3.behavior n.举止,行为→ behave v.行为;表现
4.confusing adj.令人困惑的→ confuse v.使困惑→ confused adj.感到困惑的→ confusion n.困惑
5.reflect v.显示,反映→ reflection n.反映;反射
6.creativity n.创造性,创造力→ creative adj.创造(性)的→ create v.创造→ creator n.创造者
7.visible adj.看得见的,可见的→ invisible adj.看不见的→ visibly adv.看得见地,明显地
8.unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的,不了解的→ familiar adj.熟悉的
9.addition n.增加物,添加物→add v.增加,加→additional adj. 附加的;额外的
重点词块
1.the number of... ……的数量
2.have trouble (in) doing sth 做某事有麻烦
3.neither...nor... 既不……也不……
4.get sb doing sth 使某人做某事
5.speaking of 谈到,说到
6.look out of 向外看,朝外看
7.wonder at 对……感到吃惊
8.burn up 烧毁,烧尽
9.burn down 烧毁
10.fill in/out 填充;填写
11.wind up 给(机械)上发条;使
(活动、会议等)结束
12.come across 偶然发现
重点句型
1.你有没有问过自己,为什么人们常常觉得学英语很困难?
Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble learning English ?
2.而pineapple(菠萝)里既没有pine(松树),也没有apple(苹果)。
Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple.
3.这就是为什么stars are out(星星出来了)的时候我们能看到星星,而lights are out(灯灭了)的时候我们却看不到灯光。
That is why when the stars are out,they are visible,but when the lights are out,they are invisible.
1.主题语境:人与自我——英语语言的多样性