[00:00.87]Unit 5 English and English-speaking Countries
[00:05.49]Lesson 17
[00:10.43]Exercise 1.2
[00:14.41]What an amazing language English is!
[00:18.19]More people speak Mandarin Chinese
[00:20.96]than any other language in the world,
[00:23.89]but English is becoming
[00:25.45]the world's international language,
[00:28.59]Why is this?
[00:30.53]There are four main reasons:
[00:33.20]First,English is used as the native language
[00:36.83]or an official language in many countries.
[00:40.63]In Australia,Canada,Ireland,New Zealand,
[00:44.62]South Africa,the United Kingdom，
[00:47.05]the United States of America,
[00:49.21]and many Caribbean countries,
[00:51.15]most people learn to speak English
[00:53.06] from their birth.
[00:55.06]So they are native speakers of English.
[00:58.42]English is also the official language in
[01:00.69]more than fifty countries.
[01:03.14]In these countries.English is used by the
[01:06.04]government in public affairs and in education.
[01:10.32]Second,people learn to speak English
[01:12.51]in many other countries
[01:14.38]where it is neither the native language
[01:16.52]nor an official language.
[01:19.19]Today millions of people are learning to speak
[01:22.10]English.
[01:23.11]In these countries,English is most often
[01:25.57]learned and used in the classroom.
[01:28.43]Not only to students learn English,
[01:31.57]but also many adults learn it for better jobs.
[01:34.34]The more popular English is,
[01:36.19]the more people learn it.
[01:38.27]Third,English has become the language of
[01:41.32]the world,
[01:42.51]Half of all business deals are made in English.
[01:46.17]Two thirds of all scientific reports
[01:48.48]are written in English.
[01:50.93]What is more.
[01:51.99]English is one of the official languages
[01:54.25]of international organizations
[01:55.88]such as the United nations.
[01:59.22]and it is used for international events like
[02:01.77]the Olympic Games.
[02:03.67]Last,but not least,
[02:05.81]English is the main language of the Internet.
[02:09.11]More than 80% of homepages on the Internet
[02:12.32]are in English.
[02:13.85]After English,comes German with only 4.5%.
[02:18.75]As for e-mail messages,
[02:20.69]nobody knows for sure,
[02:23.00]but experts believe that
[02:25.11]around 75% of all e-mail are in English.
[02:29.54]What a popular language it is!
[02:35.45]Exercise 2.1
[02:38.66]Chen Yuan is going to take part in an
[02:40.78]International Summer Camp.
[02:43.42]She is calling the organizer for
[02:45.44]some information.
[02:47.73]Good morning.
[02:48.91]I'm a junior high school student from Beijing.
[02:52.29]I am interested in your English Summer Camp
[02:55.02]next month.
[02:56.19]But I have some questions.
[02:58.54]I'd be happy to answer your questions.
[03:00.77]What's your name?
[03:02.18]My name is Chen Yuan.
[03:04.30]How do you spell that?
[03:05.82]It's C-H-E-N And Y-U-A-N.
[03:11.74]OK,Got it.What would you like to know?
[03:15.13]Do I have to speak English all the time?
[03:18.19]Yes.You have to use English all the time
[03:20.87]because the students at the camp
[03:22.59]are from different countries.
[03:24.34]I see.
[03:25.25]And what kinds of activities have you planned?
[03:28.78]There are different activities every day.
[03:31.33]You will go to different historic places
[03:33.23]and visit museums.
[03:34.96]There are also outdoor activities like
[03:37.20]climbing the mountains and swimming.
[03:40.25]Sorry.Would you please say that again?
[03:42.38]I didn't follow you .
[03:44.39]You will see historic places,visit museums.
[03:49.00]and do out door activities.
[03:51.59]That's great.
[03:53.03]I love visiting museums
[03:54.98]and doing outdoor activities.
[03:57.24]Do I need to bring anything?
[03:59.62]We'll provide everying for you,
[04:01.85]like textbooks,notebooks,pens,etc.
[04:05.62]But if you like taking photos,
[04:07.60]you should bring a camera.
[04:09.66]I see.Thank you .
[04:11.66]If you have any more questions.
[04:13.87]Please feel free to call us.
[04:16.05]Thanks.Goodbye.
[04:17.79]Bye.
[04:24.34]Exercise 2.2
[04:27.92]First we have to fill out a form.
[04:30.55]What's your name ?
[04:32.45]It's Paine ,Kevin Paine ,
[04:35.30]How do you spell your last name?
[04:37.43]It's P-A-I-N-E.
[04:41.07]Thank you.Your address?
[04:43.62]2689 High Street.
[04:46.79]I'm sorry.Could you repeat that please?
[04:49.39]It's 2689 High Street.
[04:53.84]Is that in Oxford?
[04:56.26]Yes,that's right.
[04:58.44]Please give me your telephone number.
[05:01.28]0044-141-3647-9833.
[05:10.97]Please say that again,slowly.
[05:13.39]Sorry,It's 0044-141-3647-9833.
[05:23.95]Thank you.Please sign this for me.
[05:27.00]So,I sigh here ,Right?
[05:29.27]Yes,that's right.
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