2017-2018人教版高中英语必修一：Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldPeriod1.pptxVIP

随着其他语言的不断发展,英语的世界主导地位会不会被取代?English is fast becoming the language of science around the world, but what is its future among everyday speakers? One expert points out(指出) that the percentage of native English speakers is falling while the languages of other rapidly growing regions are being spoken by increasing numbers of people.But English will continue to remain widespread and important.However, British language scholar David Graddol says English will probably drop in dominance(主导) by the middle of this century to rank, after Chinese, about equally with Arabic, Hindi, and Urdu.“The number of p