Unit 2 English Around the world
全员探究
1. Do you know that there is more than one kind of English in the world?
你知道世界上不止有一种英语吗？
[要点导航] more than
(1) 表示数量，意为“超过，多于”
(2) more than还可以表示程度,与名词、形容词、副词等形式连用，意为“不止是，非常”等。
__________________________________________.They are close friends.
他们俩不止是同学，他们是知心朋友。
They were more than willing to help.
他们是极其愿意帮忙的。
[思维拓展]
(1) More than one house was burnt down in the fire.
不止一间房屋在火灾中烧毁。
more than one + n. 意为“不止一个”，语意为复数，但作主语时，谓语动词用单数。
(2) more than 的反意短语是less than，意为“少于”。
We finished the work in less than two hours.
我们不到两个小时就把这活干完了。
2. They are called world English and they include Canadian, British, American, Australian and Indian English.
