Is there a foreign teacher at your school?

Have you ever gone to an English corner at school?

Did you meet foreigners when you went to places of interest?

Is English spoken by most people in the world?

boss n.老板

secretaryn. 秘书

quarter n. 四分之一

type n. 类型

industry n. 工业 , 制造业

zero n.零

Indian n. 印度人 adj. 印度的

• where they are

• what languages you can see

a b c

1. Is English used as a working language?

Yes, it is.

2. Where does English borrow “tofu” from?

From Chinese.

1. How many people in the world use English?

About 400 million people.

2. How did English become an international

language?

In the nineteenth century, English became the

language of world trade. And in the twentieth

century, the US spread English to the world

through newspaper, television and films.

3. When do you think Chinese will become

an international language?

By the middle of the twenty-first

century.

4. Who owns English?

Everyone who speaks it.

a) Chinese may be the next world language in the future.

b) English is the most important international language today.

c) English spread through trade and the media.

d) We all own English.e) English has borrowed many words from

other languages.

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1

2

5

3

boss India quarter secretary zero

1. Does a private ________ work for a m

anager or a teacher?

2. Does a(n) ______ look after office wor

kers or work alone?

3. What are the people who live in _____

called?

secretary

boss

India

4. How many times does ______ appear in

1,000 and 1,000,000?

5. If 1.75 billion is a(n) _______ of the worl

d’s population, what’s the whole populat

ion of the world?

zero

quarter

boss India quarter secretary zero

1. Does a private secretary work for a manager or a teacher?

2. Does a boss look after office workers or work alone?

3. What are the people who live in India called?4. How many times does zero appear in 1,000

and 1,000,000?5. If 1.75 billion is a quarter of the world’s

population, what’s the whole population of the world?

To attract readers’ attention, the

writer often begins a composition w

ith questions and then answers the

m. You can do the same when writi

ng your own composition.

1. English is now used by nearly a quarter

of the world’s population.

quarter 四分之一 a quarter of … …… 的四分之一 e.g. A quarter of the students are

playing football on the playground.

2. The reason why English is spoken eve

rywhere is that in the nineteenth cent

ury, English became the language of

world trade.

The reason why … is that …

…… 的原因是…… e.g. The reason why he doesn’t come

here today is that he is ill.

3. Will the importance of English last?

the importance of …… 的重要性 e.g. We all know the importance of

studying.

4. As China continues to grow, many peopl

e think that Chinese will become as com

mon as English by the middle of the twen

ty-first century.

as 随着…… as … as… 和……一样…… 表原级比较 e.g. The old man is as strong as a young

man.

5. More and more schools in Europe are teac

hing Chinese as a foreign language, togeth

er with some European languages.

together with… 与……一起，连同 e.g. He collects coins, together with stamps

and postcards.

Mr Smith together with his son is

going to Shanghai next week.

6. Even though we speak different types

of English, we all part of an internati

onal club.

even though 虽然，尽管 e.g. Even though he is excellent, he

study hard.

• Write notes about the following questions:

How many people speak Chinese in China?

How many people speak Chinese outside Chi

na? Where are they?

Who is learning Chinese outside China?

Do you think people will speak Chinese as an

international language in the future? Why?

• Based on your notes, decide if Chinese

will become more important in future.

Write an introduction to state your poi

nt of view.

• Organize your notes into sentences a

nd paragraphs. Use facts to support

your opinions.• Finish your composition with a concl

usion.

1. The reason ____ you hear the sound first is that the sound travels faster than the light.

A. that B. where C. which D. why2. Mr Smith together with his students _

___ having an English class. A. be B. is C. are D. am

D

C

3. I know ____ two ways to improve

your living situation.

A. at last B. at least

C. at first D. at the end

4. There are different ____ of food, help

yourself.

A. kind B. bag

C. types D. taste

C

B

Write a composition about how English

became an international language.