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1、话题美文欣赏Endangered languagesWhat is an endangered language?Endangered languages are languages that are on the brink of extinction, much like endangered species of plants or animals. Languages are considered to be nearly extinct when only a few elderly speakers are still living.The world faces enormous
2、 challenges in maintaining language diversity(多样性)Of the more than 6，800 languages, half may be in danger of disappearing in the next several decades.And at least 10% of the worlds living languages are now spoken by fewer than 100 people.Why do languages die?Some of the forces that contribute to lan
3、guage loss are the impact of urbanization(都市化)，Westernization, global communication, discrimination, war, disease, hunger and population movements.These forces diminish the selfsufficiency(自负)and selfconfidence of small and traditional communities.As a result, parents do not pass their language to t
4、heir children because they feel that speaking the majority language better equips their children for success in the majority culture than speaking their own language.Why try to preserve endangered languages?Wouldnt the world be simpler if there were fewer languages? Why care if languages die out? Th
5、e truth is that a peoples identity and culture are closely tied to their language.Each language is unique.No one knows what riches may be hidden within an endangered language.We may never learn about the cultures whose languages have disappeared.We all share the responsibility of ensuring that no la
6、nguage will disappear and that as many languages as possible will be maintained and handed to future generations.Fill in the blanks：1. The world now has_languages，_of which are in danger, and at least_of themonly have less than_native speakers.2Urbanization, Westernization, global communication，_， w
7、ar，_，_and populationmovements lead to the disappearing of languages.3We can learn about a_and_throughits language.答案1.more than 6，800; half; 10%; 1002.discrimination; disease; hunger3.peoples identity; culturePeriod OneIntroduction & Reading and Vocabulary.单词识记1_v超过，超越_过去式_过去分词2_v预言，预料_n预言，预报_adj.可预
8、言的，可预想的3_v扩大；增加_n广阔，宽广4_adv.现时；目前_adj.当前的，现时发生的_n通用；流传5_v建立；创立；设立_adj.已确立的，已获确认的_n建立；创立，确立6_v包括_prep.包括在内7_adj.浪漫的，爱情的_n浪漫史，爱情关系_n浪漫主义8_v估价；估计，估算_n估计，估算_n判断；评价；看法答案1.overtake；overtook；overtaken2.predict；prediction；predictable3.expand；expanse4.currently；current；currency5.establish；established；establi
9、shment6.include；including7.romantic；romance；romanticism8.estimate；estimate；estimation.短语天地1_母语2apart_除了3_the control of在的控制下4_instance例如5_than 超过；不仅仅6prevent._.阻止做7be based_基于之上8more_less或多或少9in_另外10_well(as sb/sth)除之外；也；还答案1.mother tongue2.from3.under4.for5more6.from7.on8.or9.addition10.as.句型搜索1Alt
10、hough the ethnic minorities of China have their own languages，Chinese putonghua is the national common language.信息提取although引导让步状语从句。例句仿写虽然下着雪，但并不很冷。_2It_is_predicted_that the population of India could one day overtake the population of China.信息提取It is predicted that.据预测people predict that.，类似的说法还有I
11、t is said/reported/believed that.据说/据报道/据认为例句仿写据报道有三人在这次交通事故中丧生。_3Russian is not_only spoken in Russia, but_also in nearby countries，such as Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.信息提取not only.but also.连接两个相同的成分，意为“不但，而且”例句仿写他不但在学校里教书，而且还写小说。_答案1.Although it was snowing, it was not very cold.2It is reporte
12、d that three people were killed in the traffic accident.3He not only teaches at school, but also writes novels.预读理解阅读课文，根据课文内容判断正误。1English is spoken with the biggest population in the world.()2The UK has the largest number of native English speakers.()3750 million is the total number of people who
13、speak English as a first or second language.()4Portuguese was only spoken in Portugal when it was under the control of Spain.()5Indonesian is the same with Malay.()答案1.2.3.4.5.1predict vt.预言；预料；预报(that)(wh)；vi.预言；预示He predicted a good harvest.他预言丰收。He predicted that an earthquake was imminent.他预言即将发生地震。【归纳拓展】prediction n预料；预言predictable adj.可预言(报)的；可预料到的predictive adj. 预言性的；前兆的【完成句子】这次地震早在几个月以前就发布了预报。The earthquake_several months before.【翻译句子】这很难预料。_答案had been predicted
