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10. India has a very large number of 　fluent English speakers… a number of 大量的（其后谓语动词用复数） A number of people have came. the number of …的数目（其后谓语动词用单数） 只能修饰可数名词的： a large/ great/ good number of, a good/ great many, dozens of, scores of, quite a few  The number of homeless people has increased. 只能修饰不可数名词的： a great deal of, a large amount of, quite a little, a large sum of 既可修饰可数也可修饰不可数名词的： plenty of, a lot of, lots of, a large quantity of 11. Only time will tell. 时间会证明一切。 tell 知道, 判断 It’s hard to tell whether he is right. tell A from B: 区分，分别 Can you tell Tom from his twin brother? 1.Retell the passage. 2.Finish exercises in Learning about language. 3.Find an example that shows the difference between American English and British English. Homework 1. With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language? 2. Which country do you think has the most English learners? 3. Look at the title of the following passage and guess what it is about. Then read it quickly and see if you are right. Pre-reading official 官方的 voyage 航行,航海 native 本国的, 本地的 present 现在的、出席的 gradually 逐渐地 vocabulary 词汇、词汇量 New words actually 事实上 latter 后者的 identity 身份 fluent 流利的 Singapore 新加坡 Malaysia 马来西亚 frequently 频繁地 1.English has/had the most speakers___. A. now B. when the British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century Skimming 2.Which of the following statement is true? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages change only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change 3. From AD 450 to 11