Dothesecountrieshavesomethingincommon?CanadaIrelandNewZealandtheUKSouthAfricatheUSAAustraliaTheUKTheUSACanadaAustraliaSouthAfricaIrelandNewZealandEnglish-speakingcountries(Englishistheirmothertongue/nativelanguage)Mainideaofeachparagraph:Para.1Englishisspokenasanativelanguageorasecondlanguageinsomecountries.Para.2Englishislearnedasaforeignlanguageinsomecountries.Para.3TheimportanceoflearningEnglishnowadays.Englishas…nativelanguagesecondlanguageforeignlanguagenumberofuserscountries®ionswhenusedmorethan375millionUK,USA,Canada,…anysituationmorethan375millionIndia,Nigeria,Pakistan,…government,schools,newspaper,TVmorethan750millionChina,Japan,France,…atschool,inEnglishlessonsWhyisitbecomingmoreandmoreimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish?EnglishistheworkinglanguageofmostInternationalorganisations,tradeandtourism.Englishisthelanguageofglobalculture,suchaspopularmusicandtheInternet.Discussion:1.DoyouthinkEnglishlearningshouldbepaidmoreattentiontothanChineselearning?2.What’sthefutureofChinese?Doyouthinkitwillbemorepopular?Whyorwhynot?Homework:1.Post-reading,part2:summary(P11)2.Languagestudy(P11)3.Workbook:vocabulary(P92)