Module 7 English for you and me
Unit 2
Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示写出下列单词或短语
1. 老板; 上司 n. ____ 其复数形式是 ______
2. 秘书 n. ________
3. 四分之一n. _______
也可指15分钟= _____________
boss bosses
secretary
quarter
fifteen minutes
4. 制造业; 工业 n. ________
5. (数字)零 n. ____
6. 拥有 v. ____其名词是 ______意为: 物主; 所有权人
industry
zero
own owner
7. 印度人 n. 印度的; 印度文化的 adj. ______
其对应的表示国家的名词是 _____意为: 印度
8. 种; 类; 类型 n. ____其同义词是 ____
9. 被用作…… ____________
10. 长大 ________
Indian
India
type kind
be used as. . .
grow up
11. 和……交流沟通 ____________________
12. 在20世纪 _____________________
13. 四分之一 ___________
14. 到21世纪中期
___________________________________
communicate with. . .
in the twentieth century
a quarter of
by the middle of the twenty-first century
15. 从……借…… _________________
16. 与……一起 ____________
17. 至少 _______
18. 尽管; 即使 ___________
borrow. . . from. . .
together with
at least
even though
Ⅱ. 根据汉语提示完成下列句子
1. 各地都说英语的原因是, 在19世纪, 英语成了世界贸
易语言。
____ ______ ____ English is spoken everywhere __ ____
in the nineteenth century, English became the
language of world trade.
The reason why is that
2. 随着中国的不断发展, 许多人认为到21世纪中期, 汉
语将会变得和英语一样普及。
___ China continues to grow, many people think that
Chinese will become __ ________ __ English by the
middle of the twenty-first century.
As
as common as
3. 越来越多的欧洲学校在教一些欧洲(国家的)语言的
同时, 也教授汉语这门外语。
_____ ____ _____ schools in Europe are teaching
Chinese __ a foreign language, ________ ____ some
European languages.
More and more
as together with
4. 英语现在被将近四分之一的世界人口使用。
English __ now ____ ___ nearly __ _______ __the world’s
population.
is used by a quarter of
5. 尽管我们说不同类型的英语, 但是我们都是国际俱
乐部的一部分。
_____ _______ we speak ________ _____ __ English, we
are all part of an International club.
Even though different types of
Ⅲ. Read Activity 2 and answer the questions
1. Why is English spoken everywhere ?
_______________________________________________Because English became the language of world trade.
2. How long will English be used most around the
world?
_____________________________________
3. Who will own English?
_____________________________________
At least for the next twenty or thirty years.
Everyone who speaks English will own it.
4. What do you want to use English for?
______________________________________________
________________________________
I want to use English for reading English newspapers
and communicating with foreigners.
要点1 between 在……(两者)之间
Step 1难点·探
(1)between常与哪个词连用?
(2)between与among的区别是什么?
Step 2语境·悟
*In Ghana, India and Singapore, English is used as a
working language, for example, between bosses and
secretaries.
在加纳、印度和新加坡, 英语被当成一门工作语言来
使用, 例如, 在老板和秘书之间。(P58)
* I’m usually free between Wednesday and Friday.
我通常在周三至周五之间有空。
*The boy is running between his parents.
这个男孩在他父母中间跑。
*Jim relaxed, knowing he was among friends.
吉姆知道周围都是朋友, 放松了下来。
Step 3知识·得
between为介词, 意为“在……(两者)之间”, 也可指
在众多事物的每两者之间。 between. . . and. . . “在
……和……之间”。
【辨析】between与among的区别
between
介词, 意为“在……之间”, 表示两者之间
的关系, 常与and连用, 构成between. . .
and. . . (在……和……之间), 可以指时间、
空间及其他方面
among
介词, 意为“在……之间”, 表示三个或三
个以上人与物之间的关系, 或者表示笼统
的一群人或一些物之间的关系
【助记】
Step 4考点·练
①(2018·乐山中考改编)The program I’m a singer is
quite popular with students these days. They often
talk about it ________(介词)classes. between
②你在教室里坐在托尼和大明之间吗?
Do you sit ________ Tony ____ Daming in the
classroom?
③他们躲在树林中。
They hid themselves ______ the trees.
between and
among
要点2 quarter n. 四分之一
Step 1难点·探
(1)quarter是什么词? 你知道它的用法吗?
(2)分数表达法是什么?
Step 2语境·悟
*English is now used by nearly a quarter of the
world’s population.
英语现在被将近四分之一的世界人口使用。(P58)
*I get to school at about a quarter past seven.
我大约七点十五到达学校。
* Three quarters of the world is covered by water.
世界的四分之三被水覆盖着。
Step 3知识·得
quarter是名词, 意为“四分之一”, 表示分数, 也可以用
one fourth表示。其复数形式是 ________, three
quarters是四分之三, 也可用 ____________表示。
quarters
three fourths
【拓展】
(1)quarter用作名词, 也可表示“(时间)一刻钟”, 相
当于fifteen minutes。
—What time is it now? 现在几点了?
—It’s a quarter past six. 六点一刻。
(2)quarter用作名词, 也可表示“季度”。
He pays his rent at the end of each quarter.
他在每个季度末付房租。
(3)分数的表达方式
在英语中, 分数是由“基数词 +序数词”合成的, 基数
词代表分子, 序数词代表分母。分子(基数词)大于1时,
分母(序数词)需要用复数。
【助记】
分子基, 分母序; 分子大于一, 分母加-s。
【警示】
(1)分子与分母之间可以用连字符也可以不用。例如:
三分之二可以写成two thirds或 two-thirds。
(2)当含有分数的名词短语作主语时, 谓语动词的单复
数形式要依据该句中的名词形式来确定: 若是不可数
名词或可数名词的单数, 谓语动词用单数; 若是可数名
词的复数, 谓语动词用复数。例如:
In this company three quarters of the workers are
women.
这家公司四分之三的员工是女工。
Three quarters of the water is polluted in this village.
在这个村里, 四分之三的水被污染了。
(3)有类似用法的还有: one half 意为“二分之一”。
【助记】
Step 4考点·练
( )①—Mum, ______ of my classmates
______glasses.
—Oh, my God. You need to protect your eyes well.
A. two-thirds; wears
B. two-third; wear
D
C. two-third; wears
D. two-thirds; wear
( )②(2018·安顺中考)—What do you think of the
environment here, Mr Wang?
—Wonderful! ______ of the land ______covered with
trees and grass.
A. Two fifths; is B. Two fifth; is
C. Two fifths; are D. Two fifth; are
A
③这个湖很大, 占据了公园四分之三的面积。
The lake is very big. It takes up _____ ________ __the
park area.
three quarters of
要点3 The reason why English is spoken everywhere
is that in the nineteenth century, English became the
language of world trade.
各地都说英语的原因是, 在19世纪, 英语成了世界贸易
语言。(P58)
Step 1难点·探
why在此引导什么从句?
Step 2句型·研
The reason why. . . is that. . . 为常用句型, 意为“……
的原因是……”, 其中why引导定语从句, that引导表
语从句, that不可省略。有时定语从句why. . . 可以省
略, 构成 The reason is that. . . , 意为“原因是……”。
【警示】The reason why. . . is that. . . 是个特定句型,
why引导定语从句, is后面用that, 不能用because。
【助记】
reason很挑剔, 很少与of在一起, 但喜欢和for拉关系,
遇到because就躲避, 见了that笑嘻嘻。
Step 3考点·练
( )①The reason ______she didn’t go to school is
that she had a bad cold.
A. that B. because C. why D. how
C
②他没参加会议是因为他去美国了。
____ ______ ____ he didn’t attend the meeting was ____
he had gone to America.
③这是我们的父母总是鼓励我们要多读书的理由。
This is ___ ______ ____ our parents always encourage
us to read more books.
The reason why that
the reason why
要点4 even though 尽管, 即使, 纵然
Step 1难点·探
(1)even though是什么词? 引导什么句子?
(2)though、although与even though/even if有什么区
别?
Step 2语境·悟
*Even though we speak different types of English, we
are all part of an international club.
尽管我们说不同类型的英语, 但是我们都是国际俱乐
部的一部分。(P58)
*He went on working with his younger brother even
though both of them were tired.
尽管他们两个都累了, 但他和他的弟弟仍继续工作。
Step 3知识·得
even though是连词, 意为“尽管, 即使, 纵然”, 用于
引导让步状语从句, 相当于even if。
【辨析】though、although与even though/even if
though
引导让步状语从句, 可
引出倒装语序的让步
状语从句; though可
与even连用
Though she’s almost 40,
she still plans to compete.
尽管已经快40岁了, 她仍
然打算参加比赛。
although
引导让步状语从句, 不
可倒装。可与though
互换, 但是比though正
式.
Although he is young, he
is wise.
他虽然年轻, 但很聪明。
even
though
引导的从句内容往往
是真实的, 主要用于引
出不利于主句情况的
信息, 相当于汉语的“
尽管”“虽然”
He will not tell the answer
even though he knows it.
他不会说出答案, 尽管他
知道它。
even if
引导的从句往往是假
设性的, 相当于汉语的
“即使”“纵然”“
就算”“哪怕”
Even if it rains tomorrow,
we won’t change our
plan.
即使明天下雨, 我们也决
不改变计划。
【警示】在though、although等引导让步状语从句时,
although/though不能与but同时出现, 但可以与yet 同
时出现。
Step 4考点·练
①尽管在下雨, 他还是去上班了。
He went to work ____ _______ it was raining.
②即使我得一路走着去, 我也要走到那里。
_____ __ I have to walk all the way, I’ll get there.
even though
Even if
( )③(2019·连云港中考)______ we didn’t win the
basketball game, we were satisfied with our hard
work.
A. If B. Though C. Since D. Because
B