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Pre – reading:

1. Work with your partner and list more than 5 languages spoken around the world.

2. “Today, English is no longer the language of the English.” How do you understand this sentence? Discuss with your partner.

Chinese (2) English (3) Japanese (4) German

(5) Spanish (6) Russian (7) French

3. In how many countries do you know the English language is used by native speakers? List at least 5 countries.

America (2) England (3) Canada (4) Australia

(5) South Africa (6) Ireland (7) New Zealand

Reading:

English around the world

Fast- reading:

Read the passage and answer the following questions in 6 min.

1.List all the countries where English is their

mother tongue.

the United Kingdom, the United States of

America, Canada, Australia, South Africa,

Ireland and New Zealand.

2.List all the countries where English is spo-

ken as the second language.

India, Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines.

3.How is English used in China?

In China students learn English at school as

a foreign language, except for those in Hong

Kong, where many people speak English as

a first or a second language.

Find out the main idea of each paragraph of the text.

Careful –reading:

Paragraph 1

English is spoken as mother tongue and as

second language.

Paragraph 2

Many people learn English as a foreign

language.

Paragraph 3

Many people communicate in English every

day.

Go through paragraph 1 and Fill in the form:

More than

375 million

USA UK Australia

south Africa Canada Ireland

More than 750million

More than 375million

India Pakistan

Nigeria

The Philippines

Complete the following summary on page 11

Do some exercises:

Reading: Read the text quickly and then do the following exercises:

People from the following countries

EXCEPT ______ use English as their

mother language.

A. New Zealand B. South Africa

C. the Philippines

D. the Republic of Ireland

The number of people who

use English as a second

language is about

_______ million.

A. 42 B. 375 C. 750 D. 718

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3. Which is true about those who use English as a second language?

A. English is also their mother tongue.

B. More than two official languages are used in their country.

C. They learn English for five or six years at high school.

D. They prefer to talk with family members in their native language.

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4. What’s the situation of English used in China?

A. All Chinese students speak English as a foreign language.

B. Most Chinese students learn English at school as a second language.

C. The majority of Chinese

speak English at school as

a foreign language.

D. The majority of people

in Hong Kong use English

as their mother tongue.

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5. Which of the following statements CANNOT be inferred from the last paragraph?

A. In the past 50 years, the English language has developed very fast.

B. English is widely used in different fields around the world.

C. Those who can’t speak good English will never be successful in international trade.

D. More and more people

around the world will be

able to communicate

in English.

6. Exercise 1 in Post-reading

on page 11.

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Learn the new words by heart;

Read aloud the text;

Written work: Exercise 3 on page 93.