1、BrainstormingHow many languages can you speak?Which language do you think has the most speakers?ChineseSichuan dialectEnglishJapanese According to Chart 1,which language has the largest number of native speakers?Chinese has the largest number of native speakers.According to Chart 2,which language ha
2、s the largest number of learners?English has the largest number of learners.What can you learn from Chart 3?The number of English learners in China is increasing.Why do you think many people in China learn English?BrainstormingWhy do you think many people in China learn English?Economic globalizatio
3、nJob huntingLearn more culturesTravelingSelf-improvement Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language?Where do a third of English words come from?What examples are given in the video?Which countries mentioned in the video have English as their first language?Where do a
4、 third of English words come from?What examples are given in the video?The UK,Ireland,the USA,Canada,New Zealand and Australia.More than a third of English words come from French.For example,“fruit”,“table”,“crocodile”and“invasion”.More details and knowledgeFrenchfruittablecrocodileinvasion(侵略)Anglo
5、-SaxonhouseshipcowchildVikingknifeeggcakedim sumChinesetofuWord bankinvasiontribesVikingsScandinaviaDukeNormandyestimatedn.侵略，入侵n.部落，宗族n.维京人/北欧海盗n.斯堪的纳维亚（半岛）n.公爵/君主n.诺曼底adj.估计的；估算的AnglesJutesSaxonsThe History of EnglishEnglish is now the most common language in the world.It is the first language in
6、the UK,Ireland,the USA,Canada,New Zealand and Australia.It is also the most popular second language,_means English is probably spoken by over one billion people around the world.But how did we _ _the English we speak today?The history of the English language begins in the fifth century _ the invasio
7、n of Britain by three tribes from Germany the Angles,Jutes and Saxons.The original language of Britain was an older European language called Celtic.Over time,most of the Celtic speakers were forced into the north and west of the British Isles.whicharrive at withThe History of EnglishIn the eighth an
8、d ninth _,there were other invasions by the Vikings from Scandinavia.The last invasion of Britain was in 1066 _ a French duke William of Normandy landed at Hastings in the south of England.After the invasion of 1066,a large number of French words became part of the English language.For example,“frui
9、t”,“table”,“crocodile”and“invasion”.In fact,more than _ third of English words come from French and it has been estimated that English-speaking people _ have never learnt French already know 15,000 French words.centurieswhenawho Today,English is also a mixture of words that come from Germany,Scandinavia and many other places,too.Outside of the United Kingdom,the use of English is growing.It is the official language of the European Union,and is used all over the world for air traffic control.Also,English is used more than any other _(语言语言)on the Internet,ahead of Chinese.language
