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English is one of the most popular languages in the world.It comes second in the number of (1)........ after Chinese .In Vietnam,more and (2)..........people studying English.However,(3)....................... every one knows to learn English effectively.The best to(4)......................the four skills;speaking,listening,reading and(5)............is to practise regularly.

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English is one of the most popular languages in the world.It comes second in the number of (1)........ after Chinese .In Vietnam,more and (2)..........people studying English.However,(3)....................... every one knows to learn English effectively.The best to(4)......................the four skills;speaking,listening,reading and(5)............is to practise regularly.

There are least 2,000 different languages in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most (1)........................... used. It is used by business people, airline pilots and sea captains all over the world. It is also the first language (2)............................. sports and science. So it is very (3).................................. to learn English. Chinese is also an important language because it has the (4).............................. numbers of speakers. There are not only one billion people living in China today, but also many Chinese people (5)......................... outside China. Chinese is widely (6)............................. in many parts of Asia and Africa. Russian is spoken in both Europe and Asia. French is widely (7).......................... in Europe and in parts of Canada, Africa and Asia. From more than 2,000 languages, the United Nations has (8)............................ six of them for business. They are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

English is an international language. One thousand million people speak English in the world. It is the first language of 400 million people. It is the second language of about 600 million people. Four fifths of the world's computers use program in English. Three quarters of all international correspondendce is in English. Does English have the most speakers? No, it doesn't surprisingly. Twice as many people speak Chinese as their first language

1)How many people speak English in the world?

2) Is it the first language of 400 million people?

3) Does English have the most speakers?

4) Which language has the most speakers?

III. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world’s scientific papers are printed in English.

It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce, and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.

1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

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2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

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3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

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4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

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5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

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Approximately 350 million people speak English as their first ___(1)___ . About the same number use it ___(2)___ a second language. It is the language ___(3)___ aviation, international sport and world trade. 75% of the world's mail is in English, 60% of the world's radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world's newspapers are ___(4)___ in English. It is an official language in 44 countries. In ___(5)___ others, it is the language of business, commerce and technology. There are many varieties of English, but Scottish, Australian, Indian and Jamaican speakers of English, in spite of the differences in pronunciation, structure and vocabulary, would recognize that they are all speaking the same basic language.

Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.

In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.

English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world‟s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world‟s scientific papers are printed in English.

It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce,

and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.

1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?

_______________________________________________________________

2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?

_______________________________________________________________

3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?

_______________________________________________________________

4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.

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5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?

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Why does English  .............(1)an international  language mean while  Chinese  is used  by more than ……..(2)  of  the world?  There are some ............(3)  causes. In the nineteenth Century, Great  Britain  became.............(4)after the industrial revolution. The English empire  conquered many other...........(5) and made them as their colonies. English  was officially used there gradually, hose countries spoke............(6)as their native language or second language.

After the word war II, the united states, one of the English - speaking ...........(7) become the most powerful and so  then more people  speak  English.

English grammar is rather easy and simple compared .............(8)other languages. However, English learners even the native speakers, sometimes have troubles English …..(9)that can be overcome. A lot of ............(10)methods are available  to help them.

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Why does English  .............(1)an international  language mean while  Chinese  is used  by more than ……..(2)  of  the world?  There are some ............(3)  causes. In the nineteenth Century, Great  Britain  became.............(4)after the industrial revolution. The English empire  conquered many other...........(5) and made them as their colonies. English  was officially used there gradually, hose countries spoke............(6)as their native language or second language.

After the word war II, the united states, one of the English - speaking ...........(7) become the most powerful and so  then more people  speak  English.

English grammar is rather easy and simple compared .............(8)other languages. However, English learners even the native speakers, sometimes have troubles English …..(9)that can be overcome. A lot of ............(10)methods are available  to help them.