Transcript English is a Global Language. Do you speak English ?

English is a Global Language.
Do you speak English ?
English today
• Nowadays about 400 million people speak English.
• Nowadays English is second only to Chinese in the
number of people who speak it.
• About 300 million people living in more than 60
countries speak English as a second language.
• There were only 30,000 words in Old English. Some
people say there are about 600,000 words in Modern
English.
• English is the language of technology and science,
business and sport , official language of the Olympics ,
the official voice of the air and of the sea.
PEOPLE USE ENGLISH
• As the first language in
Britain, in the USA, in Canada,
in Australia, in New Zealand
• As the second language in
India, in Nigeria and
Singapore
Some countries , languages and nations
Country
Language
People
Nations
America(the USA)
English
an American/Americans
(the )Americans
Canada
English
a Canadian/Canadians
(the)Canadians
Germany
German
a German/Germans
(the) Germans
Japan
Japanese
a Japanese /Japanese
(people)
the Japanese
Mexico
Spanish
a Mexican(Mexicans)
(the) Mexicans
Holland
Dutch
a Dutchman/a
Dutchwoman
the Dutch
Ireland
Irish
an Irishman/an
Irishwoman
the Irish
Russian
word
American
word
British word
Лифт
elevator
Lift
Конфета
Candy
sweet
Бензин
gas
Petrol
Свитер
sweater
jumper
Аптека
drugstore
Chemist’s
Автостоянка
Parking lot
Car park
Плита
cooker
Stove
Кран(водопро Faucet
водный)
tap
Жареный
картофель
chips
Fries
грузовик
truck
Lorry
кинофильм
Movies
Cinema
тротуар
sidewalk
pavement
печенье
cookies
biscuits
Different Kinds of English
American English
British English
Canadian English
Australian English
Indian English
Learn some new words
Belong-
Kind(of)-
Land-
Popular-
Speech-
Culture-
Sound
True-
Slowly-
Truly-
Also-
Probable
Way-
Probably-
Develop-
Vocabulary-
Grow-
Scientific-
By and by-
Technology-
Voice-
Air-
Learn some new words
Fast-
Such-
Prefer-
Perfect-
Follow-
Need-
Following-
Wait-
Regular-
Pronunciation-
Regularly-
Maybe-
Rich-
Fresh-
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Social English
Oh! Dear me!
Really?
Is that so?
You don’t say so!
Fancy that!
Well I never…
I am surprised.
I am shocked.
It’s incredible!
Focus
Vocabulary(pl vocabularies)
• All the words in a
language(словарный состав)
English has one of the largest
vocabularies.
• A list of words in a lesson or a
book(список слов)
How many words are there in
your textbook vocabulary?
• All the words that a person
knows(запас слов)
A young child has a small
vocabulary
Dictionary(pl dictionaries)
• A book that gives words from
A to Z with their meanings.
I have bought two EnglishRussian dictionaries.
Focus
После such может идти:
Irregular Verbs
1
2
3
burn
burnt
burnt
hear
heard
heard
learn
learnt
learnt
mean
meant
meant
say
said
said
understand understood understood
strike
struck
struck
a) Имя существительное в
ед.ч. с неопределенным
артиклем
It is a such interesting book!
b) имя существ. во
множественном числе без
артикля
I like such pupils.
c) Имя существительное
неисчисляемое без
артикля
Such juice is very tasty.
Focus on Word-building
• -less указывает на отсутствие
чего-либо, какого-либо
качества и служит для
образования
прилагательных
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•
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Child+less=childless
End+less=endless
Use+less=useless
Cloud+less=cloudless
• -ly служит для образования
наречий, реже
прилагательных
• Deep+ly=deeply
• Slow+ly=slowly
• Warm+ly=warmly
• Easy+ly=easily
• Busy+ly= busily
• Dry+ly=dryly/drily
«Тоже»
Too – в конце предложения
• Great Britain is an island.
Ireland is an island too.
Also – в середине и в начале
предложения
• She speaks Spanish. She also
knows English .
• He has written two letters.
Also he has written three
postcards.
Focus on Grammar
Past Simple
• I wrote a letter yesterday
(известно когда)
Alice bought a new dress last
Sunday.
(известно когда)
Present Perfect
• I have written a letter
(важен результат-письмо
написано)
I’m not hungry . I have had
already lunch.
(важен результат –я покушал)
Before, lately , several times,
many times, the first time,
ever, never, just, already, yet.
Focus on Grammar
Past Simple
• I saw him this
morning(Разговор
происходит после 12.00, утро
уже закончилось)
• I met Ann this morning(19.00)
Present Perfect
• I have seen him this morning
( Разговор происходит до
12.00, утро еще не
закончилось)
• We have watched an
interesting film this
morning(11.00)