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Unit3 English Around the World
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Topic 1
ENGLISHIS WIDELY SPOKEN
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
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Learning aims
一 、掌握以下单词:root,trader,native,spe aker,foreign 等。
二 、通过阅读了解英语的发展历程和普及情况。
三 、能够根据不同的阅读目的运用阅读策略获取信息,如猜测段落大意、
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英语是全球使用最广泛的语言之一,作为国际通用语言在政治、经
济 、科技和文化等领域发挥着重要作用。
全球英语的地位 THE OFFICIALLANGUAGE
英语被广泛认为是国际通用语言, 在全球范围内的使用人数超过30亿,约占
全球人口的41%。 它在国际交往中占据主导地位,尤其是在学术界,超过
75%的学术论文是用英语发表的。英语的普及与历史上的英国殖民扩张密切 相关,形成了以英语为母语的国家和地区。
ENGLIS H IS SPOKEN AS THE MAIN LANGUAGE IN
AMERICA.
Q1:Is English important in our lives?
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Q2:Is English spoken by the largest number of people
in the world?
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Q3:Where can we use English?
STUDY
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Q3:Where can we use English?
SING SONGS
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Q3:Where can we use English?
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English Around the World(I)
There are thousands of languages spoken in the world.Of all these languages, English is the most widely used.Recent surveys show that more than 500 million people speak English as their mother tongue.
From its roots in England,the language was
spread around the world by English traders and
English governments in new lands.One of these
new lands became the United States of America.
The population of the United States is 309 million,
making it the country with the largest number of
native English speakers.
About 300 million people speak English as their second language.There are even more people,like some in Europe as well as in China and Japan,who study English as a foreign language.
English has become the base language for international business,for the world's airlines and even for the internet.Whatever language people speak,they need to know some English if they work in these fields.It is clear that the English language is becoming more important. 1
[TASK 1]
FIND THE TOPIC
SENTENCE
OF EACH PARAGRAPH.
1b Read la and complete the following tasks.
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500,000,000 PEOPLE SPEAK ENGLISH AS
THEIR MOTHER TONGUE.
309,000,000 THE POPULATION OF THE
UNITED STATES
300,000,000 PEOPLE SPEAK ENGLISH AS
THEIR SECOND LANGUAGE.
Find out what the red numbers refer to.
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Just find the numbers and read
the information around them.
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1.a native language,such as in
ENGLAN and THE UNITED STATES
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2.the SECONDanguage.
3.a foreign language,such as in some
European countries, CHINA and JAPAN ·
4.the BASE language for international
business,the world's airline and the INTERNE
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1c Read 1a again and fill in the blanks.
English
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1a Listen,look and say.
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2 Complete the passage with the correct forms of the verbs.
English is the most widely used international language nowadays.
It is SPOKENspeak)as the mother tongue in such countries as the
United Kingdom,the United States,Canada,Australia and New
Zealand.In many other countries,people SPEAK (speak)Engli sh
as their second language.There are about 750 million English
speakers in the world.English is USED (use)in many different
fields of life,such as business,tourism and technology.
2 Complete the passage with the correct forms of the verbs.
Business people USE (use)English at international conferences,
and tourists SPEAK speak)English when they go abroad.Many English signs ARE SEEN (see)in public places.A wide
knowledge of English helps us follow English television programs
and ENJOY (enjoy)interesting films.The English language
PLAYS( play)an important part in our lives.
3a Work in groups and find the answers to the questions on the Internet.Then share the information with your group members.
1.WHERE IS CHINESE MAINLY SPOKEN?
2.HOW MANY PEOPLE SPEAK
CHINESE AS THEIR SECOND
LANGUAGE?WHERE ARE THEY FROM?
3.HOW MANY PEOPLEARE
LEARNING CHINESE ASAFOREIGN
LANGUAGE?WHY ARETEY
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3b Write a passage based on the study in 3a.
You may start like this:
NOWADAYS,CHINESE IS BECOMING MORE
AND MORE POPULAR ALL OYER THE WORLD. IT'S MAINLY SPOKEN IN...
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NOWADAYS CHINESE IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR
ALL OYER THE WORLD.IT'S MAINLY SPOKEN IN CHINA,AND HAS
THE LARGEST NUMBER OF SPEAKERS IN THE WORLD.CHINESE IS
ALSO THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IN CHINA AND SINGAPORE AND IT
IS LEARNED BY MORE AND MORE PEOPLE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE.
BY THE YEAR OF 2010,OVER 100 MILLION PEOPLE LEARNED
CHINESE AS THEIR FOREIGN LANGUAGE.PEOPLE LEARN CHINESE FOR VARIOUS REASONS.SOME LEARN IT BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IN THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF CHINA.SOME LEARNIT BECAUSE
THEY LOVE THE CHINESE CULTURE AND OTHERS LEARN IT JUST
BECAUSE THEY LIKE THE LANGUAGEITSELF.WITH THE
DEVELOPMENT OFCHINA,THE NUMBER OF CHINESELEARNERS
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C.are holding D.will be hold
2.Today Chinese is becoming more and more popular.
It in many schools around the world.
A.teaches B.is teaching
C.has taught D.is taught
3.—People find it hard to get across the river.
—I think at least two bridges over it.
A.need B.are needing
C.will need D.are needed
Exercises
1.The Olympic Games_ _every four years.
A.are held B.were held
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We learn: 1.Some words:
root,trader,native,speaker,foreign,base,European,kingdom,tourism
conference,tourist
2.Some phrases:
mother tongue,as well as,a wide knowledge of,play an important part
3.Some sentences:
(1)Recent surveys show that...
(2)It is adj.that.
We can: 1.Know more about the wide use of English and understand the
importance of learning English.
2.Use the passive voice better.
3.Search the Internet for some information to write a composition.
Summary
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