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Unit 2 English around the world Warming up With economy globalization, English has become the best bridge to serve the purpose of people all over the world communicating with one another. An international talk/meeting In what situations is English used? Doing international trade At school Listening to radio, watching TV… Singing English songs. Seeing English movies Countries speak English as their native language: Britain America Canada Australia New Zealand Ireland South Africa the USA Canada New Zealand Australia the United Kingdom Ireland How many people use English as their native language, second language, or foreign language? the whites the blacks the yellows the browns number of speakers example countries the native language the foreign language the second language 375 million 750 million 375 million USA, UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, New Zealand China and many other countries India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Philippines Do you think the English spoken all around the world are all the same? Canadian Australian English British World English American Indian Caribbean What are the two main groups of English? British English and American English Do you know the differences between American English and British English? Br. E Am.E When you hear two native speakers of English, they may still not speak the same kind of English. Do you have any plan this fall? What? Do you mean this autumn? A: Do you want to come to my apartment? A: Wow, the bar is a nice place. We can go. B: Your flat? I don’t think so. Can we go to the pub? B: Great. I want a tin of Coke and some sweets. American? British? A: Well, I want a can of beer and some candies. A: Ok. We can go and see a soccer game tomorrow. A: Ok. Let’s go to the elevator together. B: Hey, I like football match very much. B: Oh, time to go home, let’s go to the lift. Wow, I want some sweets. What about you, Bush? Well, I want some ______. candy We