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Unit 3 English Around the World
Topic 1 English is widely spoken throughout the world.
Section C
By the end of the class, you will be able to
1. Master the following words, phrases and sentences:
Words: root, trader, native, speaker, foreign, base, European, kingdom, tourism,
conference, tourist
Phrases: mother tongue, as well as, a wide knowledge of, play an part in
Sentences: (1)Recent surveys show that… (2) It is adj. that…
2. Know more about English and understand its importance.
Use Passive voice better.
Language goals
There are many languages around the world.
Warming up
Which language is the most widely used?
Chinese
English
French
next
Warming up
the U.S.A.
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
the United Kingdom
Ireland
English-speaking countries
mother tongue
Back
Warming up
When and where do you use English?
We use English when we…
travel in foreign countries
go on business
Warming up
We use English when we…
read English books
see films
Warming up
We use English when we…
watch international matches
watch TV programs
Warming up
1a Look, listen and say.
Learning
Read 1a and complete the following tasks. Find out what the red numbers refer to.
Just find the numbers and read the information around them.
3 000
500 million
309 million
300 million
more than 3 000 language spoken in the world
more than 500 million people speak English as their mother tongue
the population of the United States
about 300 million people speak English as their second language
Learning
1c Read 1a again and fill in the blanks.
1. a native language, such as in __________ and
______________
2. the _________ language
3. as a foreign language, such as in some
European countries, ________ and _________
4. the _______ language for international business, the world’s airline and the ___________
English is used as
England
United States
second
China
Japan
base
Internet
Learning
Retell the passage according to the numbers and key words we fill in ab