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unit 2 English : a global languagetodays topic is English as a global language . I know many of you who speak English as a second language，right？How about you，H？Is English your first language？H :No。my first language is japnese。English is my second language。And how about you，P？p : English is my second language，too.my first language is Spanish。See，many of you use English as a second language，even as a global language to communicate with other people who speak English as a second languagetoday I want to give you two cantrasting points of view on whether or not English is a global language。first is that English is obvious a glab al langue Age，people who support this point of view believe English is the language of people all over the wooplethe second point of view is that English is not truely a global language because it is not the mai N language spoken by most people word wide。suporte RS of this view say that even though many people speak some English world wide，English has not replaced other languages。they AC konwledge that people use English every day for many reasons，But this does snt mean English is replacing other languages，not make EnglishFirst、lets exam The first view . first of all、English is The dominated language of business、travel and sciences . when people need a comminessit is used at business meetings and international sports events。the European Union uses English along with French at its meetings . ACN，the Asian trade group，uses English at its meetings . can you think of of ofP: How about this class？all of us are listening to you in English。Absolutly，educational settings a great example。anyothers？p : how about the chat room on the internet？I some times go to chat room，seems every one uses English。Excellent example！the internet has creat a lot of international communities and people often use English . in fact，Most people who use the internet know English . thethe second major reason that people believe English is a global language is that it is the official language of more than 75 countries .this means these Countries use English in schools，banks，business and government . of these 75 Countries，English may be the only officialin country like in India，where so many languages were spoken，you can see how using English as an officeal language make it easier for people templethird reason to support the global arguement is that every year about 1 billion people study English . why？Why are some of the reasons？P，how about you？P : well，now to study，and some day，I want to be in the international business。Thats a solid reason，How about you？A？a : im not reallysure . I just think it will help me in the future sommow。Ok.there is more general reason。the point is people want and need to learn English because it offers them opportunities。to sum up，English is used everyy by many people . people all over the world coming contact with each other for many reasons。the need a common language，Languge to faclitate communication . being proficient in English give some one advantage in these situations。好的I have given you many examples of how English is used in a variety of situations .nevertheless，does this mean that English is a global language？lets look at why some people dont believe English has replaced other languages。First，There are about 3 times as many people who speak Chinese as their first language as those who speak English as their first language。as in many cout ri Es，where some people use English for work each day，they dont use Enlish anywhere else . even in an English speaking countrySecond，I mentioned before，That 75 countries had English as their offcip language . this doeson all or even most of the people in these countrolthats a small persent age。Third，how much English does a person need to know to be called an English speaker？people may learn some English for specific situation，such as the tape drird I mentioned ealier . how ever，I think you would all agree with me temeanother example is、airpspeak、the English that is used by air scraft controll in pilots、A pilot from their lines or air bcraft control nnotsthe point heres is that people all over the world may use English for work or other situati Ons，nevertheless，this does snt mean they are fluentthey still use their first language for daily communication s，English is not their main