4. Is there a foreign teacher at your school?

5. Have you ever gone to an English corner at school?

6. Did you meet foreigners when you went to places of interest?

7. Is English spoken by most people in the world?

8. boss n. 老板 secretary n. 秘书 quarter n. 四分之一

9. type n. 类型 industry n. 工业, 制造业 zero n. 零 Indian n. 印度人 adj. 印度的

10. where they are what languages you can see abc

11. 1. Is English used as a working language? Yes, it is. 2. Where does English borrow “tofu” from? From Chinese.

12. 1. How many people in the world use English? About 400 million people. 2. How did English become an international language? In the nineteenth century, English became the language of world trade. And in the twentieth century, the US spread English to the world through newspaper, television and films.

13. 3. When do you think Chinese will become an international language? By the middle of the twenty-first century. 4. Who owns English? Everyone who speaks it.

14. a) Chinese may be the next world language in the future. b) English is the most important international language today. c) English spread through trade and the media. d) We all own English. e) English has borrowed many words from other languages. 4 1 2 5 3

15. boss India quarter secretary zero 1. Does a private ________ work for a manager or a teacher? 2. Does a(n) ______ look after office workers or work alone? 3. What are the people who live in _____ called? secretary boss India

16. 4. How many times does ______ appear in 1,000 and 1,000,000? 5. If 1.75 billion is a(n) _______ of the world’s population, what’s the whole population of the world? zero quarter boss India quarter secretary zero

17. 1. Does a private secretary work for a manager or a teacher? 2. Does a boss look after office workers or work alone? 3. What are the people who live in India called? 4. How many times does zero appear in 1,000 and 1,000,000? 5. If 1.75 billion is a quarter of the world’s population, what’s the whole population of the world?

18. To attract readers’ attention, the writer often begins a composition with questions and then answers them. You can do the same when writing your own composition.

19. 1. English is now used by nearly a quarter of the world’s population. quarter 四分之一 a quarter of … …… 的四分之一 e.g. A quarter of the students are playing football on the playground.

20. 2. The reason why English is spoken everywhere is that in the nineteenth century, English became the language of world trade. The reason why … is that … …… 的原因是 …… e.g. The reason why he doesn’t come here today is that he is ill.

21. 3. Will the importance of English last? the importance of …… 的重要性 e.g. We all know the importance of studying.

22. 4. As China continues to grow, many people think that Chinese will become as common as English by the middle of the twenty-first century. as 随着 …… as … as… 和 …… 一样 …… 表原级比较 e.g. The old man is as strong as a young man.

23. 5. More and more schools in Europe are teaching Chinese as a foreign language, together with some European languages. together with… 与 …… 一起，连同 e.g. He collects coins, together with stamps and postcards. Mr Smith together with his son is going to Shanghai next week.

24. 6. Even though we speak different types of English, we all part of an international club. even though 虽然，尽管 e.g. Even though he is excellent, he study hard.

25. Write notes about the following questions: How many people speak Chinese in China? How many people speak Chinese outside China? Where are they? Who is learning Chinese outside China? Do you think people will speak Chinese as an international language in the future? Why?

26. Based on your notes, decide if Chinese will become more important in future. Write an introduction to state your point of view.

27. Organize your notes into sentences and paragraphs. Use facts to support your opinions. Finish your composition with a conclusion.

28. 1. The reason ____ you hear the sound first is that the sound travels faster than the light. A. that B. where C. which D. why 2. Mr Smith together with his students ____ having an English class. A. be B. is C. are D. am D C

29. 3. I know ____ two ways to improve your living situation. A. at last B. at least C. at first D. at the end 4. There are different ____ of food, help yourself. A. kind B. bag C. types D. taste C B

30. Write a composition about how English became an international language.