Unit 2 Pre-reading: (Free talk about English)List more than five languages spoken around the world. 2. What languages can you speak?3. What languages is the most widely spoken and used? Task 1: Listening Listen to the tape and then do the following exercisesT/F Exercises1. English is a language only spoken by people in English-speaking countries.2. The number of people who learn English as a Foreign language is more than 750 million. 3. In Hongkong, people speak English only as a second language.FTF 4. In only sixty years, English has developed into the languages most widely spoken and used in the world.F 5. As English is widely used, it will be more and more important to have a good Knowledge of English.TEnglish in not only spoken….. Such as China….Or as a first languageIn only fifty yearsTask 2: Fast-readingTry to find the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1 Para.2Para.3English is spoken as mother tongue and as second language.Many people learn English as a foreign language.Many people communicate in English every day.Task-3: Careful reading:Task-3: Careful reading: Read the passage carefully and then answer some detailed questions Exercises1. How many people speak English as their native language? as a second language? as a foreign language? 2. In which situations is English used as the working languages?…most international organization ,trade , tourism…3.Do foreigners visiting China speak English? Yes .They can’t speak Chinese … 4. Is English also the language of global culture? Can you give me some examples?Yes, such as popular music and the Internet.5. Will the English language be very important in the future?With…communicating in…,…will become more and more…to have a good knowledge ...
