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SkimmingAsk the students to listen to the tape and read the reading passage to get the main idea of the text. (Let them find out key sentence of each paragraph or ask them to summarize the main point for each paragraph in their own words. )ParagraphsMain ideasParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Suggested answer:ParagraphsMain ideasParagraph 1The spread of the English language in the worldParagraph 2Native speaker can understand each other but they may not be able to understand everything.Paragraph 3All languages change when cultures municate with one another.Paragraph 4English is spoken as a foreign language or second language in Africa and Asia.2. Scanning1)Go through Comprehending Exercise 1 and make sure the students know what to do. Let them read the whole passage carefully to locate particular information decide whether the statements are true or false and give the reasons.2)Choose the best answer and see whether you’ve really understood the text.(1)The passage mainly tells us______________.A. why English is more and more widely used in the world todayB. a very brief history of the English languageC. the difference between British English and American EnglishD. the different kinds of the English language in the world(2)“English became closer to the language you are learning now. ” Here the word “close” means______________.A. very alike B. short C. near D. careful(3)From this passage we can infer that the English language was once influenced by______________.A. the Chinese language B. South AfricaC. South Asia D. both German and French(4)From this passage we can see that______________