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

2. 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

3. We use English when we…
read English books
see films

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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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 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

8. 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

9. 1a. Read and understand.

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

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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?

16. 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…

17. 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.

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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.

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

22. Thank you!