1Work in pairs. Talk about the photos on the...部分翻译
where they are
它们所在的地方
what languages you can see
你能看到的语言
2Read the passage and answer the questions.部分翻译
1．How many people in the world use English?
世界上有多少人使用英语？
2．How did English become an international language?
英语是如何成为一门国际语言的？
3．When do you think Chinese will become an international language?
你认为什么时候汉语会成为一门国际语言？
4．Who owns English?
谁拥有英语？
Who owns English?
谁拥有英语？
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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.In China and many other countries,English is the. most important toreign 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.
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大约有四亿人说英语，主要是在美国、英国、加拿大、澳大利亚、新西兰和南非。在加纳、印度和新加坡，虽然日常生活中人们也使用其他语言，但还是把英语当作一门工作语言来使用，例如，在老板和秘书之间，在医生和病人之间。在中国和许多其他国家，英语是孩子们在学校学习的最重要的外语，因为当他们长大后，对他们来说很可能会遇到来自其他国家的人。他们将需要一门通用语言来相互交流。英语现在被将近四分之一的世界人口使用，无论你去世界的哪个地方，都极有可能会遇到说英语的人。
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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, television and films. It is now the common language for international travel, science, iridustry mclastrij, and recently, information technology and the Internet.
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备地都说英语的原因是，在19世纪，英语成为了世界贸易用语。在20世纪，美国通过报纸、电视和电影将英语传播到世界各地。它现在是国际旅游、自然科学、工业以及近年来的信息技术和互联网的通用语言。
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It is also important to know that English has borrowed many words from other languages, for example"restaurant" from French,“zero”from Arabic,"piano" from ltalian,and "tofu" from Chinese.
知道英语从其他的语言中借用了很乡单词也是重要的，例如，res-taurant来自法语，zero（数字零）来自阿拉伯语，piano来自意大利语，tofu来自汉语。
4
Will the importance of English last? As China continues to grow,many people think that Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the twenty-first century, More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language,together with some Europen languages. However,most people still think that English will be used most around the world, at least for the next twenty or thirty years.
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英语的重要性会一直持续吗？随着中国的不断壮大，很多人认为，到21世纪中期，汉语将会变得和英语一样普遍。越来越多的欧洲学校在教一些欧洲（国家的）语言的同时，也教授汉语这门外语。然而，大多数人仍然认为，至少在未来二三十年，英语仍会是世界各地使用最广泛的语言。
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So who owns English? The answer is everyone who speaks it-the British, the indians and the Chinese all help make it a rich language.Even though we speak different types of English，we are all part of an international club．oWe all own English．
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那么，谁拥有英语呢？答案就是每一个说英语的人——英国人、印度人和中国人共同将英语变成了一门丰富的语言。尽管我们说不同类型的英语，我们都是国际俱乐部的一部分。我们都拥有英语。
3Match the ideas with the paragraphs.部分翻译
a)Chinese may be the next world language in the future． 口
汉语将来可能会是下一门世界语言。 口
b) English is the most important international language today． 口
英语是当今最重要的国际语言。口
c)English spread through trade and the media．口
英语通过贸易和媒体传播开来。口
d) We all own English．口
我们都拥有英语。 口
e)English has borrowed many words from other languages． 口
英语从其他的语言中借用了很多单词。 口
4Complete the questions with the words in the box.部分翻译
boss 老板India 印度quarter四分之一 secretary秘书 zero零
1．Does a private work for a manager
私人秘书是为经理还是老师工作？
Or a teacher?
2．Does a(n)_____look after office workers or work alone?
老板照顾办公室人员还是单独工作？
3．What are the people who live in_____called?
住在印度的人被称为什么？
4..How many times does_____appear in 1,000 and l,000,000?
在1000和1000000中零出现了多 少次？
5．If l.75 billion is a(n)_____of the world's population,what's the whole population of the world?
如果17.5亿是世界人口的四分之一，那么世界总人口是多少？
5Write a composition called The future of Chinese．部分翻译
·Write notes about the following questions:
写出关于下面问题的摘要：
How many people speak Chinese in China?
在中国有多少人说汉语？
How many people speak Chinese outside China? Where are they?
中国以外有多少人说汉语？他们在哪里？
Who is learning Chinese outside China?
中国以外谁正在学习汉语？
Do you think people will speak Chinese as an international language in the future? Why?
你认为将来人们会把汉语当作国际语言来讲吗？为什么？
·Based on your notes, decide if Chinese will become more important in future. Write an introduction to state your point of view．
基于你的摘要，决定今后汉语是否将变得更重要。写一篇介绍文来陈述你的观点。
·Organise your notes into sentences and paragraphs. Use facts to support your opinions．
把你的摘要组织成句予和段落。用事实来支持你的观点。
·Finish your composition witha conclusion．
用一个结论来结束你的作文。
Learning to learn
学会学习
To attract readers' attention,the writer often begins a composition with questions and then answers them. You can do the same when writing your own composition.
为了吸引读者的注意力，作者经常以问题开始一篇作文，然后再回答。你可以在写你的作文时也这么做。
用一个结论来结束你的作文。
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