7. more ┉ than 　┉　　 “与其说┄倒不如说┄”

E.g.. He is more lucky than clever.　 与其说他聪明，倒不如说他幸运。

　 He looks more asleep than dead.　 与其说他死了，倒不如说他看上去睡着了。

6．base sth. on sth.　 以某事物为另一事物的根据、证据等

E.g.. He based his hopes on the good news we had yesterday.　 他把希望寄托在我们昨天得到的好消息上。

　 This novel is based on fact.　 这部小说是以事实为根据的。

5．over : throughout (a period ); during 贯穿(一时间段)

E.g. Over the years he has become more patient.这几年他越来越有耐心。

　　 Rick came to town over the weekend.瑞克周末到城里来过。

4．come up 走近；上来

E.g. He came up to the young lady over there and started talking to her.

come up with 提出

come about 发生

come out 出版；出现；显露出来

come across 偶然碰上

E.g. 　He came up with a new suggestion.　 他提出了一项新的建议。

How did the differences between British English and American English come about?　

英国英语和美国英语之间的不同是怎样形成的？

When will your book come out? 你的书什么时候出版？

3．Not…everything　 “并非一切都”

　 1) 否定词not与all, both , every及其复合词(everything, everybody, everywhere)等词连用，一般来说表示不完全否定。

E.g. All the boys don’t like football. = Not all the boys like football.

　 (Some boys like football but some of them don’t.)

　 Both of the answers are not right. ( One of the two answers is wrong.)

2) 否定词not 与表频率的副词always 连用时 (not always = sometimes)例如：

E.g. I don’t always tell them that they’ve made a mistake.我并不总是同他们说他们弄错了。

　 He isn’t always late for school.　 他也不是上课老迟到。

3)含有seldom, hardly, little, few等准否定词的句子也应属于部分否定范围。

E.g. You have done little for us. 你几乎没为我们干什么。

Very few people understood what he said. 几乎没人懂他的话。

2.　 however　 adv.　 conj.

表示“然而、可是”。可放在句首、句尾，也可插在句中，其后一般要用逗号。

E.g.. It looked like a rain. However, it is clear this morning.

　 He said that it was so; he was mistaken, however.

1.　　 even if = even though : in spite of the fact; no matter whether 即使； 尽管。引导让步状语从句。

Even if we have learned “even though”, we still find it difficult to use.

He likes to help us even though he is very busy.

Even if I have to walk all the way I’ll get there.

2.　　 Let Ss predict the role their generation will play in the development of the English language.

Step Four: Listen to the text and then go through it with the whole class.

Step Five: Language points

1.　　 Have Ss consider and discuss how much their lives may change English in the future?

2.　　 Let the Ss read the passage and give the main idea for each paragraph.

Pare1:　 It’s about the number of the people who speak English.

Pare2:　 Native English speakers can understand each other , but may not be able to understand everything.

Para3-4:　 (The second sentence)

Pare5:　 English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in Asia and Africa.

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Step Three: Discussion