Unit 2 English around the world一．学习目标和要求1. 掌握以下单词和习惯用语1)单词Nancy; bathroom; towel; landlady; closet; Karen; pronounce; Thompson;broad; repeat; Dave; ketchup; majority; native; total; tongue; equal;government; situation; Pakistan; Nigeria; the Philippines;international; organization; trade; tourism ;global; communicate;communication; exchange; service; signal; movement; peg; commander; tidy;stand independent; fall; expression; tornado; Spanish; southern;statement; president; European; Florida; howl; cookbook2）习惯用语make yourself at home; forget to do sth; in total2. 功能意念项目了解并掌握美式英语和英式英语的区别。
3. 语法1) 学习直接引语和间接引语（2）。
2) 学习ask/tell sb. to do sth结构。
4．语言运用运用所学语言，围绕英语学习这一话题，完成教材和练习册中的听、说、写的各项任务；阅读课文“English around the world”并联系生活中的实际进行书写练习。
二．学习指导1．单词和习惯用语的用法1)flight n.[C]飞行；航班Did you have a good flight?你乘飞机一路愉快吗？They made a successful flight across the ocean.他们成功地飞越了这个大洋。
a non-stop flight不着陆飞行a round-the–world flight环球飞行2) directly adv. 直接地；一直地；直截了当地He looked directly at us.他直瞪瞪地看我们。
He speaks very directly to people.他跟人们讲话很直率。
3) majority n.[C]（大）多数The Liberal Party has a majority in the House.自由党在议院中占多数。
The company holds a majority of the stock.该公司拥有大多数股份。
The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.大多数人似乎都喜欢看电视，而不喜欢听收音机。
4) native adj.本国的；本土的；n.[C]本国人；本地人；土著人（1） adj.本国的；本土的native customs 当地风俗His native language is German.他的母语是德语。
Potato is native to America.马铃薯是美洲产的。
Many foreigners have gone native in China.许多外国人在中国已入乡随俗。
（2） n.[C]本国人；本地人；土著人a native of London(Wales/India/Kenya)伦敦人（威尔士人/印度人/肯尼亚人）5）equal adj. 相等的；同等的；平等的Women demand equal pay for equal work.妇女要求同工同酬。
Not all men are equal in ability.不是所有的人都有同样的能力。
One kilometer is equal to five eighths of a mile.一公里等于八分之五英里。
n.[C]相等的事物；（地位）相同的人As an artist, she knows no equal.作为艺术家，她是无以伦比的。
Let A be the equal of B.设 A 等于 B 。
6) situation n.[U]位置，地点；地位；地势；Measures must be taken to meet the situation.必须采取措施以应付这种局面。
The country is in a critical situation.国家处于紧急状态。
a dangerous situation difficult situation困难的处境危险的处境economic situation sb’s financial situation经济状况某人的经济状况the geographical situation a good situation地理位置好的形势the international situation the domestic situation国际形势国内形势7) international adj.国际的；世界的They signed an international agreement on nuclear waste.他们签定了关于核废料的国际协议。
International bomber international date line洲际轰炸机日界线international law international call国际公法国际长途international conventions国际惯例8) organization [C]组织，团体；机构；机制He had been engaged in the organization of a strike.他一直从事组织罢工工作build up /establish/form an organization建立起一个团体a charity organization a commercial organization慈善机构商业团体an international organization a religious organization国际组织宗教组织a social organization a woman organization社会团体妇女组织9) tourism n.[U]游览；观光；观光事业Some countries obtain large sums of foreign exchange from tourism.有些国家靠观光事业赚取大量外汇。
10) communicate vi. 交流；传递；传送communication n. [U] 交流；传递Deaf people communicate by sign language.聋人用手势交流。
The two friends haven’t c ommunicated with each other for years.这两个朋友已经多年没有联系了。
communicate clearly communicate directly清楚地表达直接交流communicate officially (unofficially)正式[非正式]地交流；官方[非官方]地交流11) knowledge n. [C]知识；学识We must broaden and enrich our knowledge.我们必须扩展和丰富我们的知识。
He has a wide knowledge of history.他具有丰富的历史知识。
absorb knowledge acquire knowledge吸取知识获得知识accumulate knowledge demand knowledge积累知识需要知识spread knowledge actual knowledge传播知识实际知识all branches of knowledge background knowledge各门学问背景知识common knowledge an elementary knowledge常识基础知识extensive knowledge general knowledge广阔的知识一般知识12）make yourself at home请不要拘束，随便一些13）forget to do sth.表示忘记要做某事I forgot to tell her about it.我忘记告诉他这事了。
He forgot to buy a newspaper.他忘了买报纸了。
forget doing sth. 忘记曾做过某事I forgot telling her about it .我忘记了曾把这事告诉过他。
14）in total 总共；总计How many people took part in the activity in total ?15) mother tongue 母语What is your mother tongue?Chinese is my mother tongue.你的母语是什么？是汉语2.语言要点1）You must be very tired.表示肯定推测一定正在做某事must +be doing sth. 一定正在做某事He must be writing a letter to his parents.She must be waiting for him.He must be telling lies.Must have done sth. 对过去的事情的肯定推测It must have rained last night.You must have seen this play before.2)In China students learn English at school as a foreign language, except for those in Hong Kong.除了香港以外，中国学生都把英语当成一门外语学习。
except for结构：表示对一个人或事物先做一个总体评价，然后就其局部提出一点看法，意为“除去……一点以外”，“只是……”Your composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes.你的作文很好除了有一点拼写错误以外。
The carpet is good except for its price.地毯很好，只是价钱太高。