Unit 2 Exploring English Starting out & Understanding Ideas-2022-2023学年高一英语上学期同步精品课堂（外研版2019必修第一册）

Starting out & Understanding ideas 1 Some basic information about English English is a language in the Indo-European language family. It consists of 26 letters. It is the official language of the European Union, many international organizations and the Commonwealth of Nations. It is also the most widely used language in the world. It spread all over the world through British colonial activities, and later became an international language due to the economic, military and political world leadership of the United Kingdom and the United States. 1400 1050 700 350 0 According to Chart 1, which language has the largest number of native speakers? Chart 1 Top 5 languages by number of native speakers According to Chart 2, which language has the largest number of learners? Chart 2 Top 5 languages by number of learners arounds the world What can you learn from Chart 3, Why do you think many people in China learn English ? open discussion Chart 3