Module 7 English for you and me Unit 2 We all own English 教学课件2021-2022学年外研版英语九年级下册

Unit 2 We all own English. Module 7 English for you and me where they are what languages you can see China Chinese, English English India Korea Korean, English Work in pairs.Talk about the photos below. 1. Is English spoken by most people in the world? 2. Why English becomes so popular today? 3. As China is growing rapidly, do you think Chinese will become an international language in the future? Why? English has become an international language. How did this happen? What will be the future of English? Read the title of the passage: What does it mean? What sorts of facts do you expect to find in the passage? 1. How many people in the world use English? About 400 million people in the world use English. Read the passage and answer the questions. 2. How did English become an international language? In the nineteenth century, English became the language of world trade, and in the twentieth century, the US spread English to the world through newspapers, television and films. 3. When do you think Chinese will become an international language? I think Chinese will become an international language by the middle of the twenty-first century. 4. Who owns English? English is owned by everyone who speaks it. a) Chinese may be the next world language in the future. b) English is the most important international language today. c) English spread through trade and the media. d) We all own English. e) English has borrowed many words from other languages. 4 1 2 5 3 Read the passage again and match the ideas with the paragraphs. Read the passage carefully and complete the table. Who owns English? The number of people who use it nearly _ of the world's population The reason why English is spoken everywhere 19th century: became the language of _ 20th century: was spread to the world by the US 21st century: is the common language in many fields English has borrowed many words from other languages. restaurant ← French _← Arabic piano ← Italian tofu ← Chinese world trade a quarter zero 单