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HAPPY STUDY
Module 7 English for you and me
Unit 2 We all own English.
Learning objectives
1. To know some key words and useful expressions.
2. To learn a passage about how English has become an
international language with more details.
3. To comment on the future of English and Chinese.
4. To improve students’ reading skills.
5. To write a composition about the future of Chinese.
Lead-in
When you are traveling at home or abroad, what languages are commonly seen in public places?
English is widely used in our daily life.
Do you know any Chinese words from English? Give a list.
沙发(sofa), 咖啡(coffee), 沙龙(salon), 脱口秀(talk show), 雷达(radar), 可口可乐(Coca-Cola)
Brainstorm
Work in pairs. Talk about the photos on the right and on the next page. Say:
Reading and vocabulary
• where they are
• what languages you can see
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• In China
• Chinese; English
• In Korea
• Korean; English
• Canada
• English; French
Do you know any English-speaking counties?
South Africa
the UK
Canada
America
Ireland
Australia
New Zealand
India
Singapore
They speak English as their first or official language.
Watch a video and match the ideas with the paragraphs.
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.
Para 4
Match the ideas with the paragraphs.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 5
Para 3
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1. How many people in the world use English?
2. How did English become an international language?
3. When do you think Chinese will become
an international language?
4. Who owns English?
Read the passage and answer the questions.
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Careful reading
In the 19th century, English became the language of world trade, and in the 20th century, the US spread English to the world through newspapers, television and films.
By the middle of the twenty-first century.
Everyone who speaks it.
About 400 milli