Part 1. Warming up
1. Do you know that there is more than one kind of English? 你知道有不止一种英语吗？ more than 的用法
（1）more than 用在数字前，意为“比......多；超过......”，more than one 意为“不止一个”（含义为复数，但谓语动词用单数）。
More than one question was raised at the meeting.不止一个问题在会上被提出。 （2）more than 用在名词前，表示程度或加强语气，意为“不仅仅，不只是”，相当于not only. He is more than a friend to me . He is my English teacher.他不仅仅是我的朋友，他还是我的英语老师。
（3）more than 分开用在比较状语从句中时，意为“比......更......；与其......倒不如......”（肯定定前面的内容，否定后面的内容）
He is more brave than wise. 他有勇无谋。
The book seems to be more a picture book than a storybook. 这本书与其说是故事书倒不如说是图画书。
（4）more than +adj.很......非常...... I'm more than glad to help you. 我非常乐意帮助你。 ┏知识拓展 ┓
（1）more .....than......的用法：
more+adj./n.+than......为一个表示比较级的结构，意为“比。。。”
The problem is more complicated than we expected.这个问题比我们预料中要复杂得多。 You've actually given me more help than I need. 你其实没有必要给我那么多帮助。 （2）not more than意为 \至多，不超过\，它相当于at （the）most. He's only a child of not more than 10. 他仅仅是个不到10岁的孩子。 （3）no more ........than .........的用法
①no more than 后面常接数词，表示数量少，相当于only, 意为“仅仅，只有” To my surprise, no more than 5 members shared my idea. 令我吃惊的是，只有5个成员同意我的观点。
②no more ........than .........意为“和.......一样都不.......”，表示对前后两方面都否定。 Don't ask him about it. He knows no more than you.别问他这件事了。他和你一样对此一无所知
例 A computer costs nearly 5,000yuan, but I have saved____800yuan. A.not more than B.no less than C.no more than D.more than 例 China Daily is _____a newspaper. It helps improve our English. A.no more than B.no less tan C.more than D.not more than 2、Which country do you think has the most English learners?
Part 2. Pre-reading, reading and comprehending 1、At the end of the 16th century, about five to seven million people spoke English.在16世纪末，大约有五百万到七百万人说英语。
辨析 at the end of , by the end of, in the end
at the end of.........
（1）在.........的末端，到........的尽头（表示场所）
At the end of the road, you'll find the factory easily.在这条路的尽头你会很容易地找到那家工厂。
（2）在........结束时，在........末（表示时间）
I came across an old friend I hadn't seen for ages at the end of last month.上月底我偶然遇到
了一位多年不见的老朋友。
by the end of
+将来某一时间，作时间状语，句子用将来完成时 +过去某一时间，作时间状语，句子用过去完成时
in the end 最后，终于，独立作状语，句子用一般过去时。
例3 By the end of last year, another new gymnasium ________in Beijing.
A.would be completed B.was being completed C.has been completed D.had been completed 2. Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and because of that,English began to be spoken in many other countries.
because of, owing to, due to, on account of, thanks to都有“由于，因为”的意思，都是介词短语，因此后面不可接从句。其中due to一般不置于句首。thanks to可以表达正面意思，“幸亏”，也可用于讽刺口吻中（近于讽刺口吻的“感谢”）。
用because，because of填空 （1）He was late __________the heavy rain. （2）He was late __________it rained heavily.
3. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don't speak the same kind of English.以英语为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以互相理解。 even if/though 即使，尽管，用来引导让步状语从句。
Even if I didn't know anybody at the party,I had a good time.尽管在聚会上我谁也不认识，但仍然玩得很开心。
Even though he has nothing else to do，he won't come to the concert. 即使他没事做，也不会去听音乐会。
【注意】（1）若主句和从句皆表示将来的情况，则 even if 从句可用一般现在时代替将来时。
We’ve decided to visit the museum even if/even though it rains tomorrow. （2）even if 从句的内容不肯定；而even though 从句的内容则是事实。
He will not let out the secret even if he knows it.即使他知道这个秘密，他也不会说出来。（他是否知道秘密不确定）
He will not let out the secret even though he knows it.他虽然知道这个秘密，却不肯说出来。（他知道这个秘密）
例The engineers are so busy that they have no time for outdoor sports activities， __________they have the interest.
A. wherever B. whenever C. even if D. as if 4. I’d like to come up to your apartment.
come up意为：走近；上来；提出；露出地面，发芽 The sun has come up. 太阳升起来了。
The farmers will come up to Beijing. 那些农民要去北京。 The seeds haven’t come up yet. 种子尚未发芽。 The question hasn’t come up yet. 问题尚未被提出。 归纳总结
come about产生 come over 顺便来访come on赶快，快点；加油 come out 出来，出版come down 下来，传承come across偶遇，碰到
come true成为现实come up with想出，提出come at 向.......扑来，攻击come from 来自 例They______a new proposal for pushing sales (促销)。
A.come up to B.come up with C.come over D.come around 例 用come 构成的词组填空
（1）The hunter walked through the forest when suddenly a bear_________him. （2）The magazine __________once a month.
（3）I wish you can ___________to England on your holiday. （4）He has_________new ways of saving energy.
（5）They ___________an old friend in the street this morning.
5、It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.当时的英语更多的是以德语为基础，而不是我们现在所讲的英语。
①base........on........把.........建立在........上；be based on ........根据........,以......为基础。 注意：在base.......on......短语中，base 用作及物动词，主动语态中，base 后通常有宾语，否则base 应以被动的形式出现。
The story is based on/upon the fact.故事是以事实为基础的。 ②present n.礼物；adj.在场的，目前的；vt.赠送
The mountain bike is a birthday present from my parents.这辆山地自行车是父母送给我的生日礼物。
I am afraid I can't help you at present.恐怕现在我没办法帮助你。
Were you present when the decision was announced?宣布那项决定时你在场？ In the present case,I advise you to wait.按照目前的情况看，我建议你等等。 May I present my new assistant to you?请允许我向你介绍我的新助手好吗？ 短语拓展
at present意为：目前，现在
at the present time (=for the present)眼前，暂时 be present at the meeting出席会议
be present to mind放在心里；记忆犹新
present sb. with sth.=present sth. to sb.把某物赠给某人
注意：present (作前置定语)现在的，当前的；（作后置定语）出席的，到场的 He doesn’t know how to deal with the present sitution.(前置定语，现在的，当前的） The people present at he meeting are advanced workers.（后置定语，出席的，到场的） 6.So by the 1600's Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before. 所以到17世纪时，莎士比亚所用发的词汇量比以往任何时候都大。 by the 1600's到17世纪时。The 1600's也可以写成the 1600s。
make use of为固定短语，意为“利用”，在名词use之前可以加上形容词，表示不同程度的利用。
Human beings，especially the Chinese, should make full use of their natural resources.人类，尤其是中国人，应该充分利用自然资源。
注意：make use of有时可用于被动语态中 短语拓展
make good use of 好好利用 make full use of 充分利用 come into use 开始被使用 in use 正在用
put to use 利用，使用 use up 用完，耗尽
例If better use is ______your spare time,you'll make good progress in doing your business. A.spent B.made of C.used for D.taken 7、For example, India has a very large number of fluent English speaker.......例如，印度拥有许多
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