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them within the group. T: Read 1a again, and find out the difficult points, the group leaders should collect them and then discuss them in your group, if you can’t solve them in your group, we will discuss them together. Two heads are better than one! Step 2: Read 1a again, list the key points, finish 1b and Read 1a alone carefully, find out the difficult points, discuss in groups. If they can’t solve, give them to the teacher. S1: We don’t understand the sentence “The population of ...., making it...speakers.” Why is “making” used here? Read 1a, list the key points and finish 1b and 1c. Check the answers. S1:speak ... as ..., spread – spread spread, native ...speaker, ... S2: as well as, study...as..., the world’s,... 對(duì)于學(xué)生 的問(wèn)題,先鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生在組內(nèi)解決,解決不了的再提交給老師,這樣才能培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的能力。 T: Now, let’s share your opinions. Each group only needs to answer one of the two questions. S2: We think Chinese is spoken by the largest number of people because China has the largest population. S3: We use English at school .We use English to enjoy the English songs and American movies. S4:... 4 Whilereading (4 mins) Individual work Let the Ss read 1a quickly, circle the new words, the numbers and underline the passive voice as they are reading. T: Read 1a quickly, circle the new words, the numbers, underline the passive voice and try to find the answer to Question One. T: Now, tell me whether English is spoken by the largest number of people in Read and circle the new words and numbers. Find the right answer to Question One. Ss: No. English is not spoken by the largest number of people in the world. S1: There are more than ...spoken in the world. S2: