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QuestionsWhichlanguagedoyouthinkisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld?CanyounamesomecountriesinwhichEnglishisspoken?theUSACanadaNewZealandAustraliaSouthAfricatheUnitedKingdomIrelandIndiaPhilippinesSingaporeMapoftheworldEnglishAroundtheWorldDotheyspeakthesamekindofEnglish?BritishEnglishAmericanEnglish&DoyouknowthedifferencesbetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish?BrEAmEThedifferencesbetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish.vocabularyspellingpronunciationautumnfalltyphoontornadoIthinkIguesscolourcolorcentrecentertravellertravelerdance[da:ns]dance[dæns]not[not]not[na:t]ChineseBrEAmEliftelevatorpetrolgas,gasolineflatapartmentautumnfallundergroundsubwayuniversitycollegerubbishgarbagedustbintrashcan假期holidayvacationfortnighttwoweeks电梯汽油公寓秋天地铁大学垃圾垃圾箱两周1.Withyourpartner,listthecountriesthatuseEnglishasanofficiallanguage.2.WhichcountrydoyouthinkhasthemostEnglishlearners?3.Lookatthetitleofthefollowingpassageandguesswhatitisabout.Thenreaditquicklyandseeifyouareright.A.whyEnglishismoreandmorewidelyusedintheworldtodayB.averybriefhistoryoftheEnglishlanguageC.thedifferencebetweenBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishD.thedifferentkindsoftheEnglishlanguageintheworld1.Thepassagemainlytellsus.1.Englishbegantobespokeninmanyothercountries___.Ainthe17thcenturyBattheendofthe16thcenturyCinthe18thcenturyDinthe19thcentury2.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A.LanguagesalwaysstaythesameB.LanguageschangeonlyafterwarsC.LanguagesnolongerchangeD.Languageschangewhencultureschange3.FromthispassagewecaninferthattheEnglishlanguagewasonceinfluenceby___.A.theChineselanguageB.SouthAfricaC.SouthAsiaD.bothGermanandFrench4.Shakespeare’sEnglishwasspokenaround______?A.1400’sB.1150’sC.450’sD.1600’s5.FromthispassagewecanseethatA.theauthorisquitesurethatChineseEnglishwillbecomeoneoftheworldEnglishes.B.theauthorhasnoideawhetherornotChinesewillbecomeoneoftheworldEnglishes.C.theauthorthinksthatgovernmentandeducationplayanimportantroleinEnglishlearning.D.theauthorfeelsverysatisfiedtoseemoreandmoreChinesepeoplearelearningEnglisTimePlaceCharacterReasonBetweenaboutAD450and1150InEnglandItwasbasedmoreon3________thantheEnglishwespeakatpresent.Alllanguages1anddevelopwhenculturesmeetand2_witheachother.BetweenaboutAD800and1150ItbecamelesslikeGermanandmorelike4______andFrench.Bythe1600’sAwider5__________thaneverbeforeNewsettlersenrichedtheEnglishlanguage.changecommunicateGermanDanishvocabularyIn1620In6_______EnglishbegantobespokenSomeBritishsettlersmovedtoAmerica.Laterin7__________InAustraliaSomeBritishpeople8______________Australia.America18thcenturyweretakentoBythe19thcenturyEnglishlanguagewas9_______andtwobigchangesinEnglish10________happenedNowIn11________EnglishisspokenasaforeignorsecondlanguagePeoplefromEnglandevermadevoyagesto12________otherpartsoftheworldsettledspellingSouthAsiaconquerEnglishhaschangedand________________(develop)whenculturesmeetandcommunicate______eachother.FromaboutAD450to1150,newsettlerstoEngland______(enrich)theEnglishlanguageandenlargeditsvocabulary.In1620,someBritishpeoplebegantomovetoothercountries,and_______(gradual),English______spokeninmanyothercountries.developedwithenrichedgradualllywas•Bythe19thcenturyAmericanEnglishspellinggotaseparateidentity_____NoahWebsterwrotehisdictionary._______present,morepeoplespeakEnglish______theirsecondoraforeignlanguage_____everbefore.PeopleinSouthAsiasuchasIndia,SingaporespeakEnglish.Chinamayhavethe______(large)numberofEnglishlearnerswhenAtaslargestthan