I. 学习目标
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. list the reasons for borrowing words from other languages;
2. know the different attitudes people show towards borrowed words;
3. appreciate the writing style and language characteristics.
II.导读导学
1. To identify the reason and process of word borrowing and infer the author’s attitude;
2. To predict the future of borrowed words and share their ideas.
A层Ⅰ.Read and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A．Some language communities oppose adopting words from other cultures.
Para.2 B．Borrowing words is complex and it takes time before new words are integrated into everyday speech.
Para.3 C．Borrowed words can be found in almost all languages.
Para.4 D．Other languages readily welcome borrowed words.
Para.5 E．Word borrowing comes about when two cultures with different languages interact, especially when there is no suitable word for an object or idea in the native tongue.
Para.6 F．The tendency to borrow words has never gone out of style.
