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课件网) Unit 3 English Around the World Topic 2 Some things usually have different meanings in different culture. Look and say Is English spoken by the largest number of people in the world A number of 许多，大量 the number of …的数量 Mandarin /`m nd r n/ 14.40 Hindi 4.70 Spanish 6.15 English 5.43 Mandarin is spoken by the largest number of people in the world. e.g. The number of students is sixty. There are a number of students in our class. Be a text detective While-reading Group A：Investigation Report - Text (I) Case File: Mapping the English “Empire” (What) Speaker Population Native Speakers:_____ Second Language Speakers:_____ Historical Spread Spread from _____by English _____ and _____. Key Application domains _____; _____; _____; Role in China Studied as a _____ language by many people. One-sentence Summary This text mainly tells us that English is a very _____ language. More than 500 million About 300 million England traders governments International business The world's airlines The internet foreign widely used and important Be a text detective While-reading Group B：Investigation Report - Text (Ⅱ) Case File: Cracking the "Code" of English's Global Rise (Why) Historical Drivers 19th Century: _____ became powerful; English became international. Since the 1950s: The _____ became more powerful. Technological Drivers The American _____ and _____ industry took the lead; _____ helped make English more popular. Educational Drivers (China) Since the 1970s: Encouraged more people to _____. Since the 1990s: English learning became _____. Current Status In China, English is regarded as a very _____. One-sentence Summary This text mainly explains that English became popular because of _____. Great Britain USA computer internet The internet learn English very popular important subject historical power (UK, USA), technology (internet), and educational policy (e.g., in China). Text I (What) + Text II (Why) = Complete Understanding WHAT are the current situation and uses of English WHY did English become a global language While-reading: Intel Sharing While-reading: Compare & Contrast What is the different focus of each text when talking about the global use of English Text (I) is more like a factual report, focusing on "What" (the current situation, data, domains). Text (II) is more like a causal analysis, focusing on "Why" (the historical, technological, and educational reasons 2. Text (II) says the Internet helped English become more popular. Can you combine information from Text (I) to create a complete "causal chain" The USA became powerful → developed leading computer & Internet industries (Cause, from II) → The Internet became the base for international business, airlines, etc. (Effect, from I) → To work in these fields, people need to know English (Cause, from I) → Therefore, the Internet helped English become more popular (Effect, from II). 3. Both texts mention China. As a Chine ... ...
