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s its identity. German 5— 7million Australian French vocabulary identity Step 5:read carefully and answer the following questions (1)What is the clue of the passage? (2) Why does India have a large number of English speakers? (3) When did people from England begin to move to other parts of the world? time because Britain ruled India from 1765 to 1947. in the 17th century At first, only people in________ spoke English. Later, people from England _______ to other parts, so English began to be spoken in _____ _____ _____ . Today, _______ people speak English as their_____, second or foreign English speakers _____understand each other but ____ _________. All languages change when ________ municate with one another. So there are British English, American English, Australian English and so on. They all have their own ________. English is also spoken as a foreign or second language in ______ _____ _____. Maybe one day Chinese English will bee one of the world English. Step6:Read the text again and fill in the blank. England moved many other countries more first Native can not everything cultures identity many other countries task 3 : Group work Discussion Choose one of the topics and discuss it with your partners. Why should we learn English well now? Why do so many people speak English? What are the differences between British English and American English?