Unit 3 English Around the World Topic 1 English is widely spoken throughout the world. Section C

Brainstorm travel in foreign countries go on business When and where do you use English? We use English when we… travel in foreign countries go on business

We use English when we… read English books see films

We use English when we… watch international matches watch TV programs

NO Is English spoken by the largest number of people in the world? Chinese is spoken by the largest number of people in the world.

English is widely used throughout the world. English-speaking countries the root of English Canada the United Kingdom the U.S.A. Ireland Australia New Zealand European countries

Fast Reading Read 1a and complete the following tasks. Just find the numbers and read the information around them. Read 1a and complete the following tasks. Find out what the red numbers refer to. more than 3 000 language spoken in the world 3 000 more than 500 million people speak English as their mother tongue 500 million 309 million the population of the United States 300 million about 300 million people speak English as their second language

Careful Reading 1c Read 1a again and fill in the blanks. It is used as a native language, such as in __________ and ____________. England United States second Underline the topic sentence of the passage Of all these languages, English is the most widely used. It is used as the _________ language. _____________________ It is used as a foreign language, such as in some European countries, ________ and _________ . China Japan base It is used as the _______ language for international business, the world’s airline and the ___________ . Internet

1a. Read and understand.

Group work Retell the passage according to the numbers and key words we fill in above.

Language points: v. show n. over show sb. the way to 告诉某人去……的路 1. There are more than 3000 languages are spoken in the world.世界上有3000多种语言在流通。 over “超过,多于” +数词 e.g: more than ten men 十多人 more … than … 比……更……, more后面跟n./多音节adj./adv. E.g: I have __________________________ He is ___________________than Jim. (careful) more friends than you. more careful 2. Recent surveys show that over 500 million people speak English as their mother tongue. 最近的调查显示，有超过5亿的人把英语作为母语。 show sb. the way to 告诉某人去……的路 v. show sb. sth./ show sth to sb. 出示某物给某人 show 表演 fashion show / talk show / flower show n.

Language points: 3. There are even more people , like some in Europe as well as in China and Japan, who study English as a foreign language, Who study English as a foreign language 定语从句，修饰名词people,译为“把英语当做第二语言学习的人。 as well as : ……和…… 也 在句中连接并列成分，当连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词和as well as 前保持一致。 e.g. (1)Guo Moruo is a famous writer as well as a great poet. (2)Mother as well as I goes to the supermarket every Saturday. (3)The teacher as well as the students __________ (invite) to visit the new museum. is invited

Language points: 4. It is clear that the English language is becoming more important.显而易见，英语变得更重要了。 It is +adj. that e.g. (1)青少年和他们父母亲交流有困难很普遍。 ____ is common that the teenagers _____________ _______________ with their parents. It have trouble communicating (2)我们有可能在年前搬进新房子。 _____________________ we move to the new house before the Spring Festival. It is possible that

2 Complete the passage with the correct forms of the verbs. English is the most widely used international language nowadays. It _________ (speak) 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 ) English as their second language. There are about 750 million English speakers in the world. English _________(use) in many different fields of life, such as business, tourism and technology. Business people _______ (use) English at international conferences, and tourists ________ (speak) English when they go abroad. Many English signs ________________(see) in public places. A wide knowledge of English helps us follow English television programs and _________ (enjoy) interesting films. The English language ________(play) an important part in our lives. is spoken speak is used use speak are seen/can be seen enjoy plays n.旅游者；游客

3a Work in groups and find the answers to the questions on the Internet. Then share the information with your group members. Where is Chinese mainly spoken? How many people speak Chinese as their second language? Where are they from? How many people are learning Chinese as a foreign language? Why are they learning Chinese?

3b Write a passage based on the study in 3a. You may start like this: Nowadays Chinese is becoming more and more popular all over the world. It’s mainly spoken in…

One possible version: Nowadays Chinese is becoming more and more popular all over 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 for they believe in the rapid development of China. Some learn it because they love the Chinese culture and others learn it just because they like the language itself. With the development of China, the number of Chinese learners will be larger and larger.

Exercises She will visit some interesting places _____________ (和）famous museums. 2. English is spoken as the ____________________ (母 语） in most of the ___________________ (欧洲国家）. 3. ___________________________ (丰富的电脑知识） can help us to learn more information. 4. The Chinese Characters ____________________(起重要作 用）in the world history. as well as mother tongue European countries A wide knowledge of computer play an important part in

Exercises A D D Choose the best answer. 1. The Olympic Games _________every four years. A. are held B. were held C. are holding D. will 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 D D

We learn: We can: Summary 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 in 3. Some sentences: Recent surveys show that… It is adj. that… We learn: We can: 1.Know more about the wide use of English and understand the importance of learning English. 2.Use Passive voice better. 3.Search the Internet for some information to write a composition.

Assignment: Read 1a. Remember the useful expressions and key sentences which we learn today. Finish Section C in your workbook. Preview Section D.

Thank you!