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8BU1L1课Li Fang is the first prize winner of her school~ English speech contest. She spoke about why English is important in international communication, The following text shows part of her speech in the contest. English Speech Contest English is an international language. It is the official language of more than 70 文 countries. Do you know how many people speak English in the world.9 More than 370 million people speak English as a native language. Another 750 million speak it as a 8BU1L1课second language. Many more people are learning English as a foreign language. English is one of the world's most widely used languages. Do you have any idea where English is often used? About 70 per cent of the world's radio and television stations use English to broadcast their programmes. Nearly 90 per cent of the information on the Internet is in English. And English is one of the working languages of 文 the United Nations. In addition, it is used in most international activities, such as trade, sporting events, art festivals and conferences. 8BU1L1课文 8BU1LLanguages Around the World There are about 2,700 different languages in the world. English is one of the most important, and is used as an international language of communication. About one billion In brief, English is very important in international communication. In order to communicate better with people from abroad, we must have a good command of English. We must do our best to learn it well. 1people speak English as a native or second language. About half of these people live in 阅the USA. A lot more people in other countries learn English at school. English is the 读 most popular language on the Internet. Studies show that one person in six speaks English around the world. 8BU1L1阅More than 1.2 billion people in the world speak Chinese as their first language. That is more than any other language speakers in the world. Chinese is the second most popular language on the Internet. About 350 million people in the world speak Spanish (西班牙语) at home. Most of these people live in Spain (西班牙), the USA and Latin America (拉丁美洲). Spanish is 读 the third most popular Internet language. Over 125 million people speak French around the world. French-speaking people 8BU1L1阅live not 0nly in France but also in Canada and African countries. Some people call it \language of love\ 1. There are about one billion English speakers in the world. 读 2. England has the most English speakers in the world. 3. Chinese has the most speakers in the world. 4. Spanish is more popular than Chinese on the Internet. 5. Most of the French speakers live in France, Canada and African countries. 6. People call French \ 8BU1L2课Li Fang is the first prize winner of the Third English Speech Contest for Junior High Students. A journalist of the China Students' Post is interviewing her. Journalist: Congratulations on your success! Li Fang: Thanks. It's really a great honour for me. 文 Journalist: Please tell us what you've done to develop your English skills. Li Fang: Well, my way is to keep practising. You know practice makes perfect. It's 8BU1L2课very important to take every opportunity to practise speaking English in and out of class. Journalist: I guess you keep an English diary, don't you? Li Fang: Yes, I do. I keep it in order to develop my writing skills. Journalist: How do you improve your listening and reading skills? 文 Li Fang: I often listen to English broadcasts and watch English TV progranunes in my spare time. And I like to read English stories and newspapers. I read either the China Students' Post or the 21st Century before I go to bed. Journalist: You're a very good language learner indeed. What do you want to be when you grow up, Li Fang? Li Fang: My dream is either to be a diplomat or to be a teacher of English. Journalist: Good for you ! I hope your dream will come true. Nice talking to you. 8BU1LLi Fang: Thank you, and I enjoyed talking to you, too. Read Mrs Li's speech and complete her outline below. Mrs Li, an English teacher, is speaking about the best way to learn English. Here is 2her speech. 阅 The Best Way to Learn English 读 The best way to learn English is to use it in conversation. Lots of students complain they don't have any opportunity to contact native English speakers. But they don't know 8Bthat self-talk (自言自语) can very helpful in language learning. U1L2阅读 8BU1L2阅 The goal of self-talk is to get you into the habit of thinking in English. If you get used to thinking in English, you don't have to translate from English into Chinese in your mind. You can respond (应答) faster and more correctly in communication. Here are three exercises for English self-talk practice. a. Numbers: Numbers are around us everywhere -- in the street, in the telephone book and in the newspaper. When you see or think of a number, say it to yourself in English. This is a good way to begin training yourself to think in English. b. Daily routines: What do you need to do today? Where are you going? What will you have for lunch? Try to talk about these things to yourself in English. This is a good way to develop your active grammar and vocabulary (词汇). c. Speeches: Do you know how to cook? Do you know how to use a household 读 appliance? Do you know traffic rules? Try to explain these things in English to yourself. This is excellent practice for public speaking. 8BU1PRead the passage and choose the best answers. Last year both Jane and Mary entered an international school in London. Jane was born in London, and she speaks British English. Mary was born in New York and she Cspeaks American English. 阅 One day Jane asked Mary where her father worked. Mary said, \works at a 读 garage ??????????.\ 8BU1PC阅 8BU1P \???????????\Jane was puzzled. \es, he's a car repairman 修理工.) ,\ou pronounce (发......音) the word garage ????????????in a different way from me. That's why you had difficulty understanding me.\ \ One Sunday they decided to visit the Wax Museum together. Jane asked Mary how \ \ \\读 she would like to go. Mary said, Cdifferences between American English and British English. Since I'm in Britain now, I've 阅decided to learn British English. Just as the saying goes, 'When in Rome, do as the 读 Romans do. (入乡随俗) '\ 8BU1PC阅 \ 1. Mary and Jane are from ____________. a. America b. Britain c. different countries 2. Mary's father works at a ____________. a. garage c. car factory c. shop 读 3. Jane was puzzled in Line 8 means ____________. a. Jane was worded 8BU1PC阅 b. Jane was excited c. Jane did not quite understand the meaning of garage ?????????? 4. British English for\地铁\ a. Metro b. underground c. subway 5. Mary's mother teaches English to ____________. 读 a. native American students b. international students in America c. native English students 6. The passage shows that ___________ between American English and British English. a. there are many differences b. there is no difference c. there are only a few differences