陇海中学 田小琴

English around the world

Unit 2

How many languages How many languages do you speak?do you speak?

• 1. Shanxi dialect

• 2. Putonghua

Mandarin Chinese

• 3. English

• 4. Japanese

陕西方言普通话

Example •我是一名英语教师 .

• I am an English teacher.

• ゎたしは英语の先生です．

English Around the WorldEnglish Around the World

The main idea of The main idea of the textthe text

• Par.1 English is spoken as a native language or a second language in some countries.

• Par.2 English is learned as a foreign language in some countries.

• Par.3 The importance of learning English.

1.How many countries are there where English is their mother tongue?

2. Which nations speak English as their native language?

3.How many people learn English as a second language?

4.Which areas are English always used as a working language?

5. Do you think it is important to have a good knowledge of English? Why? (at least 4 reasons)

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ReadingReading (scanning)1.How many countries

are there where English is their mother tongue?

• 42.

2. Which nations speak English as their native language?UK USA Canada

Australia

South Africa

Ireland New Zealand

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3.How many people learn English as a second language?

375 million people.

4.Which areas are English always used as a working language?

International organizations, international trade and tourism.

5. Do you think it is important to have a good knowledge of English? Why? (at least 4 reasons)

1.Chinese is a language spoken all around the world. ( )2. There are 375 million people learn English as a second language.( )3. Everywhere in the world children go to school to learn English. ( )4.Students in Hong Kong learn English as a foreign language . ( )5.English is the working language of all international organisations. ( )

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Listen carefully and try to complete the

following sentence.

Complete the Following summary.

English is a ________ ______all around the world. For more than 375million people in countries such as _______ and _______, English is their ______ ______. Another 375 million people _____ ______ as a second language. However, most people learn English at school as a ______ _______. The English language __also ____ by most international organizations as their working language, as well as in inter-national _____ and _______. Most foreigners visiting China are either__________ or ______. If they cannot ______ Chinese, they use ______ to communicate with Chinese people. In global culture, for example the Internet or popular music, English is widely used. In the future we will be speaking Chinese with our_______, but we will be _______ English with people around the world for our work.

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Canada mother tongue

learn English foreign language

is used

trade tourism

businessmen tourists speak

English

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Discussion: As we all know, English is

widely used in many fields,While Chinese is spoken by the largest speakers. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future?

homework

1.Retell the passage according to the key words.2.Read the passage carefully and make marks where you have any questions.

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