(
课件网) 7 English for you and me Module Unit 2 We all own English. 老板；上司 n. boss /ta p/ 种；类；类型 n. type zero (数字) n. Indian 印度人 n 印度人的；印度文化的 adj. industry 制造业；工业 n. /' nd str / quarter 四分之一n. secretary 秘书 n. /'kw :t / /'sekr tr / /b s/ New words and expressions /'z r / /' nd n/ Talk about the photos. Say: Where are they What languages can you see Africa; English (probably) Warming up China; English; Chinese India; Hindi(印地语); English Thailand; English; Thai (language) America; English ; Chinese English has now become an international language. It becomes the most important foreign language. How did this happen What will the future of English be like （ ）1. How many people are there in the world using English A. 400,000,000. B. 4,000,000,000. C. 40,000,000. D. 4,000,000. （ ）2. Why is English an international language A. Because it became the language of world trade in the nineteenth century. B. Because the US spread it to the world through different channels（渠道）. C. Because it is the common language for international travel, science, industry and so on. D. All of the above. （ ）3. Who owns English A. No one. B. People in Western countries. C. All English learners. D. Anyone who speaks it. A D D Who owns English 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 doctors and patients, although there are other languages for everyday use. In China and many other countries, English is the most important foreign 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. 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 through newspaper, television and films. It is now the common language for international travel, science, industry, and recently, information technology and the Internet. 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 Italian, and "tofu" from Chinese. 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 European languages. However, most people still think that English will be used most around the world, at least for the ne ... ...
