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1、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 challe

2、nges 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 language l

3、oss 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 their c

4、hildren 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? The trut

5、h 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 language

6、 will disappear and that as many languages as possible will be maintained and handed to future generations.1The world now has_languages，_of which are in danger, and at least_of them only have less than_native speakers.2Urbanization, Westernization, global communication，_， war，_，_and population movem

7、ents lead to the disappearing of languages.3We can learn about a_and_through its language.【答案】1.more than 6,800；half；10%；100 2discrimination；disease；hunger3.peoples identity；cultureSection Reading(Introduction & Reading andVocabulary).词义搭配1overtakeAmake larger2expand Bwhat seems likely to happen；fut

8、ure prospects3trend Ccome or catch up with4outlook Dgeneral tendency or direction【答案】1.C2.A3.D4.B.用下列短语的适当形式填空be based on；more or less；apart from；under the control of；in addition to 1_some spelling mistakes, the composition is fairly good.2_the killed and wounded, many were missing.3It took _a whole

9、 day to paint the ceiling.4Do you really think enjoyment should_others pain?5All schools are _the Ministry of Education.【答案】1.Apart from2.In addition to3.more or less4.be based on5.under the control of.阅读P4445课文内容，判断正(T)误(F)1English is spoken with the biggest population in the world.()2The UK has th

10、e largest number of native English speakers.()3750 million is the total number of people who 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.F2.F3.T4.T5.F.阅读P4445课文内容，完成下面表格Puton

11、ghuamore than one billionChinese 1._， or putonghua, to give its real name, is spoken by the vast 2._of the population of China.English750 millionIt is 3._that more than 375 million people speak English as a first language, with possibly another 375 million speaking it as a second language.Hindustani

12、nearly 500 millionIt is 4._that the population of India could one day 5._the population of China.Russian277 millionThere are also two million Russian speakers in the USA, 6._600,000 in New York.Arabic256 million7._， because Arabic is the language of the Koran，millions of Muslims in other countries s

13、peak it as well.Bengali215 millionFor 8._， about 100,000 Bengali speakers live and work in the Middle East.Portuguese194 million When Portugal gained independence, the use of Portuguese 9._all over the world.French129 millionOften called the most romantic language in the world, French used to be the

14、 language of 10._.【答案】1.Mandarin2.majority3.estimated4predicted5.overtake6.including7.Furthermore8.instance9.expanded10.diplomats.阅读P44课文内容，完成课文缩写The language with the most 1._speakers is spoken in the country with the biggest population.Chinese Mandarin, or putonghua, to give it its real name, is s

15、poken by the vast 2._of the population of China.Although the 3._of China have their own languages, Chinese putonghua is the 4._common language.5._called it Mandarin, as it was the language used by the 6._mandarins, or officials.Chinese putonghua is one of the six 7._languages of the United Nations.【答案】1.native2.majority3.ethnic minorities 4national5.Westerners6.imperial7.official