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高一上朗读unit 02

WARMING UP

NANCY: Oh ,there you are .Now then ,did you have a good flight?

JOE:   Sure ,we flew all the way direct from Seattle to London.

NANCY: You must be very tired.Did you sleep at all on the plane?

JOE:  No ,not really.I'm very tired.Could I use your bathroom.

NANCY:Why,of course .You don't need to ask ,juse make yourself at home.Let me give you a clean towel.

JOE:  A towel?

NANCY:Yes.Here you are.The bathroom is upstairs.It's the second door on the left.

JOE:Thanks Nancy . If you'll excuse me mow.
[after a while]

NANCY:Have you found it?

JOE:well ,eh yes,I mean no .I mean,I found the bathroom,but I didn't find what I was looking for!

READING
                                        ENGLISH  AROUND THE WORLD

    English is a language spoken all around the world .There are more than 42 countries where the majority of the people speak English .Most native speakers of English are found in the United Kingdom,the United States of American,Canada,Australia,South Africa ,Ireland and NewZwaland .In total ,for more than 375 million people English is their mother tongue . An equal number of people learn English as a second language.These people will perhaps speak the language of their own countru at home withtheir family ,but the language of the government ,schools ,newspapers and TV is Fnghlish .This sityation is found in countries such as India ,Pakistan,Nigeria and the Philippines.
        However ,the number of people who learn English.Most people learn English for five or six years at high school.In China students learn English at school as a foreign language ,except for those in HongKong ,where many people speak English as a first or a second language.
        In only fifty years ,English has developed into the language most widely spoken and used in the world .English is the working language of most international organisations,international trade and tourism .Businessmen and tourists  often come to China without being able to speak Chinese.Chinese businessmen ,taxi drivers and students
talk with them using English .English is also the language of global culture ,such as popular music and the Internet .You can listen to English songs on the radio or use English to  communicate with people around the world through the Internet .With so many people  communicating in English every day ,it will become more and more important to have a good knowledge  of English.