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(共19张PPT)
Unit 2
Unit 2
Exploring English
To analyze data in charts about worldwide use and learning of English
To get useful information from a video about the development and evolution history of English
To present the information from charts and videos
1. How long have you learned English
2. What do you think of the popularity about English
3. Which countries have English as their first language
Can you list them
Answer the Questions
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
How to read a chart
The title of a chart will tell you what the chart is about.
Know clearly about what different color blocks represent(代表).
Compare the figures.
Chart 1
Which language has the largest number of native speakers
Mandarin Chinese has the largest number of native speakers.
Which language has the largest number of learners
English has the largest number of learners.
Chart 2
Chart 3
What can you learn from Chart 3
The number of English learners in China is increasing.
Why do you think many people in China learn English
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1. Which countries mentioned in the video have English
as their first language
2. Where do a third of English words come from What
examples are given in the video
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language
The UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Australia.
2. Where do a third of English words come from What examples are given in the video
More than a third of English words come from French.
For example, “fruit”, “table”, “crocodile” and “invasion”.
Watch the video again and pay attention to the history of English language. Fill in the blanks.
hus -- _____
scip -- ____
cu -- _____
cild -- ____
knifr -- _____
gg -- ____
kaka -- ____
Celtic
north
west
three tribes
Germany
Vikings
1066
French
Germany
many other places
house
ship
cow
child
knife
egg
cake
fruit
table
crocodile
invasion
Centuries
1. Why do more and more Chinese learn English
2. Why has English, instead of other languages, become the
global language nowadays
Further Thinking
Preview the passage ‘Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple’.

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