山东省泰安市肥城市第三中学高一英语人教版必修 1《Unit 2 English around the world》阅读学案教学内容教学设计Step1
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话题类文阅读:Every day, 340 million people speak it
One billion people are learning it and it is said that by 2050, half of the world’s population will be using it
What are we talking about
That is the global language—English
The English language started in Britain in the 5th century
It is a mixed language
It was built up when German
Scandinavian and French invaders settled in England and created a common language for communication
Today it is the official language of the UK, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Ireland as well as many islands in the Caribbean
Many other countries and regions use it for politics and business, for example, India
Pakistan, Nigeria and the Philippines