Module 3 The Qin Tomb and the Terracotta Warriors Period Four Reading Practice 课件(外研版选修9).ppt

英语是一种全球通用的语言，在我们的生活中起着重要的作用。请结合下列要点所提供的信息，用英语写一篇120词左右的文章介绍英语的相关情况。 1．在美国、加拿大、英国、新西兰等国家有超过3.75亿人把英语作为母语； 2．把英语作为第二语言的人也有3.75亿。他们在与家人交谈时使用自己的语言，但是官方语言却是英语； 说明文 【写作任务】 3．据估计，全球有超过7.5亿人把英语作为外语来学习； 4．掌握英语将会变得越来越重要。 参考词汇：估计estimate 1．确定体裁、时态、人称及写作特点。 本篇习作属于说明文，人称一般使用第三人称，时态以一般现在时为主。说明文以说明为主要表达方式，用简洁明了的文字介绍事物、解释事理。它是一种应用性很强的文体。说明的目的是让读者有所知，给读者提供知识，使之了解客观世界，掌握问题的解决办法等。说明文的基本特点就是具有知识性、科学性、应用性、解说性和条理性。 【写作分析】 2．细读写作要求，构思写作提纲。 我们要在细读写作要求的前提下，准确把握习作中所要涉及到的内容；确定所要采取的说明顺序和说明方法。本篇习作构思提纲如下： (1)引出说明主题——英语。 (2)按写作要求中的要点顺序对主题进行说明。 3.选择适当的词汇和句式。 English is a useful language which is spoken all around the world.People use English as a native language，a second language，or a foreign language.For example, more than 375 million people use English as their native language in the USA，Canada, Britain, New Zealand and so on.The number of the people who use English as their second language is roughly the same.These people talk with their families in their own language，but the official language is English.Besides，its estimated that more than 750 million people learn English as a foreign language in the world at present. 【范文欣赏】 With so many people communicating in English every day，it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English. 文章第一句含有定语从句“English is a useful language which is spoken all around the world.”；文章第三、四句衔接自然，“For example, more than 375 million people use English as their native language in the USA, Canada, Britain, New Zealand and so on.”；文章倒数第二句“Besides, its estimated that more than 750 million people learn English as a foreign language at present.”；文章的最后一句“With so many people communicating in English every day, it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.”句中副词、介词结构灵活运用，这样既提升了文章的档次，又增加了亮点。 【名师点津】 * √ k 课前自主学习 课堂互动探究 解码书面表达 1． adj.封建的→ n．封建主义 2． adj.豪华的→ n．豪华 3． adj.随后的→ n．随后 4．