Module 7 Unit2课件- 2023-2024学年外研版英语九年级下册

Module 7 English for you and me Unit 2 We all own English. When you are traveling at home or abroad, what languages are commonly seen in public places? English is widely used in our daily life. 1 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 • In China • Chinese; English • In Korea • Korean; English • Canada • English; French 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? 2 Read the passage and answer the questions. 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 million people in the world use English. English is spoken by about 400 million people, mostly in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In Ghana, India and Singapore, English is used as a working language, for example, between bosses and secretaries, and between doctors and patients, although there are other languages for everyday use. Who owns English? Listen and read In China and many other countries, English is the most important foreign language that children learn at school, because when they grow up, it will be quite possible for them to meet people from other countries. They will need a common language to communicate with each other. English is now used by nearly a quarter of the world’s population , and anywhere you go in the world, there is a good chance that you will meet someone who speaks English. The reason why English is spoken everywhere is that 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, televisi