Unit 2
English around the world

Learning about language
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Discovering useful words and expressions
1 Match the new words and expressions with their meanings.
1 petrol A who or what somebody
or something is
2 voyage B a word for gas in British
English
3 gradually C not sudden
4 frequently D in fact
5 identity E the second of two things
or people already mentioned
6 the latter F often
7 actually G long trip by sea or in space
8 fluent H able to speak or write a
language well
Key:
1. B 2. G 3. C 4. F 5. A 6. E 7. D 8. H
It is not easy for a Chinese person to speak English as ______ as a ______ English speaker. One reason is that English has a large __________. It also has different usage in different English speaking countries.
native
vocabulary
fluently
2 Complete this passage with the words
from the Warming up and Reading.
If you use “flat” instead of “_________”, people in America will know you have learned British English. If you use the word _______ instead of “lift” in Britain, people will know you have studied America English.
apartment
elevator
“Will you _______ to my flat?” asked the spider to the fly. “_________ it’s so pleasant to look down from so high. _________ the clear sky it’s possible to see Buildings ______ theatres and hotels
3 Add these phrases to the rhyme so that it makes sense.
such as make use of because of
come up at present
come up
at present
because of
such as
by the sea. So won’t you please __________ this chance to look?” The fly agreed immediately without a second thought. But as soon as she went up with a step so light that day, The spider caught and ate her and she was never seen again!
Then read the rhyme aloud and mark the sense groups.
Languages develop continually through usage.
语言在使用中不断发展。
make use of
1 There are so many people _____ the
street.
2 They are going to have a party ______ the weekend.
4 Sometimes British and American people use different prepositions for the same idea. Choose a pair of prepositions. Then compare them.
at / on past / after in / on from / than
in/on
at/on
3 We will leave for the airport at a
quarter ________ five.
4 His brother is _____ the most famous football team in England.
5 As we know, British English is a little different ________ American English.
past/after
in/on
from/than
6 Are there many children playing _____ the playground?
Do you know which usage is British English and which is American? Discuss in pairs and then in class.
in/on
in
at
on
after
from
past
than
on
in
on
in
on
Grammar
Direct and Indirect SpeechⅡ
Turn these sentences into Indirect Speeches.
1. “Could you pass me the salt?”
Mary asked me to pass her the salt.
2. “Show me your license, please.”
The policeman told the driver to show him the license.
3. “Stop playing computer games!”
Mother ordered her child to stop playing computer games.
When we report people’s Requests or Commands, we use the pattern:
ask/ tell/ order somebody + (not) + to do sth.
用ask/tell/order somebody + (not) to do sth.发出指令或者要求，多用于将直接引语转换成间接引语。在转换中要注意人称的变化及to后的动词要用原形。
Dos
Buy some bread for her.
He told me to buy some bread for her.
Could you buy some bread for her, please?
He asked me if I could buy some bread for her.
Examples
Don’ts
make too much noise
Don’t make too much noise.
He told me not to make too much noise.
Don’t make too much noise, please.
He asked me not to make too much noise .
1: Open the door.
2: Pass on the book to Tom.
3: Will you please close the window?
What is the difference of the
sentences?
Let’s understand what is a command and what is a request.
1. Go to bed right now.
2. Could you help me with my English please?
3. Open the door at once.
4. Get away right now.
5. Would you please give me that book?
Look at the following exercises. Decide which is a command and which is a request.
(C)
(R)
(C)
(C)
(R)

直接引语：主语+动词+“祈使句”
间接引语：主语+动词+to Verb
He said to me, “Come in .”
He told me to go in 。
Li Ming said to me , “Please open
the door。”
Li Ming asked me to open the door。
Mother said to me, “ Don’t be late again.”
Mother advised me not to be late again.
祈使句
特别提醒 1.祈使句变为间接引语，主要使用动词不定式。2.谓语动词要做一定变化。
表示命令，用tell，order，command等。
表示请求，用ask，beg，request等。
表示忠告，用 advise。
Direct Speech:
(orders): Do something….
Don’t do something….
(requests): Do you… , please?
Can you do…?
Could you…?
Will you …?
Would you…?
Indirect speech:
Orders: sb. told /ordered sb. else to do sth.
sb. told /ordered sb. not to do sth.
Requests: sb. asked sb. to do sth.
sb. asked sb. not to do sth.
Open the window.
Direct speech
Indirect speech
Miss Hu told ** to
open the window.
Will you please
open the window?
Miss Hu asked ** to
open the window.
Don’t open
the window.
Miss Hu told ** not
to open the window.
“Write a letter to your parents.”
“Don’t play games in the classroom.”
“Can you pass on the book to Tom?”
“Will you please not smoke here?”
The teacher told me to write a letter ….
The teacher ordered me not to play games ….
The teacher asked me to pass on …
The teacher asked me not to smoke there.
Try to do this:
“It is a fine day. Let’s go to the country
for a picnic.” Peter said to me.
Peter said that it was a fine day and asked me to go to the country for a picnic with him.
Peter told me that it was a fine day and let us go to the country for a picnic.
1. Tom asked Jack _____.
A why he was so excited
B. why was he so excited
C. why is he so excited
D. why he is so excited
A
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2. “Have you seen the film?” he asked me. →He asked me _______.  A. had I seen the film
B. have I seen the film C. if I have seen the film
D. whether I had seen the film
D
3. “Please close the window, ” he said to me.  
→He ______ me _____ the window.  A. said to; to close
B. told to; closing
C. asked; to close
D. said to; please close
C
4. “I am a teacher, ” Jack said.
→He said ___.  A. that I am a teacher
B. I was a teacher
C. that he is a teacher
D. he was a teacher
D
5. The teacher asked us ____ so much noise.
A. don’t make B. not make
C. not making D. not to make
6. Visitors ____ not to touch the exhibits.
A. will request B. request
C. are requesting D. are requested
D
D
Homework
Review the Grammar rules
--Direct Speech and Indirect Speech.
2. Finish the exercises on WB.