number example countries of speakers
the native language
375
million
USA, UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand
the foreign language
750
Homework
1. Reread the passage and list the reasons why English is spoken in many countries.
2. Review the words and expressions in the passage and try to use it in the sentences with context.
words
British English American English
lift (电梯) petrol (汽油)
elevator gas
flat (公寓)
apartment
autumn
fall
underground(地铁) subway university(大学) college
rubbish(垃圾) garbage
Seeing English movies
As we all know English is very important nowadays. So we should study hard. How much do you know about the English language? Let’s do a quiz.
sweets.
A: Well, I want a can of beer and some candies.