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d enough be best at … too much effort at the beginning make progress continue to do English corner more and more popular Lead in Lead in Let’s talk ?Which language do you think is the most widely used language in the world? ?Which country do you think has the most English learners? ?Do you like learning English? Why or why not? Lead in Canadian Australian English British World English American Indian Caribbean Are the English in those countries the same? Lead in Talk about the photos and say: Where are they? What languages can you see? China。 English and Chinese India。 English (probably) Presentation Can you tell anything about them in English? Presentation ① How many people in the world use English? About 400 million people in the world use English. Listen to the passage and answer the questions. Presentation In the nieenth century, English became the language of world trade, and in the twentieth century, the US spread English to the world through newspapers, television and films. ② How did English bee an international language? Presentation ③ When do you think Chinese will bee an international language? I think Chinese will bee an international language by the middle of the 21st century. ④ Who owns English? English is owned by everyone who speaks it. Presentation Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. ① In a country like India, English is ____. a) not taught in school b) spoken by everyone c) the most important foreign language d) not the language everyone speaks at home d Presentation ② English bees more mon because ____. a) of the growth of the UK b) it’s an easy language to learn c) it is used in science, industry and the Inter d) it is sold like an industrial product c Presentation ③ English has many words which_____. a