English around the world教案

servant：i can’t，indeed.i’ve no idea where they’ve gone.
henry：then i must see some member of the family.
servant：family is away，too—in egypt and india，i think.
henry：there’s been an immense mistake made.they’ll be back before night.tell them i’ve been here，and that i’ll keep coming till it’s all right，and they needn’t worry.
servant：i’ll tell them，if they come back，but i’m not expecting them.they said you’d be here in an hour to make inquiries，but i must tell you it’s all right，they’ll be here on time to meet you.
●備課資料
english teaching in the usa
the united states of america is mainly an english-speaking country.the majority of the population speak english as their native language.business，education，social activities，etc.are conducted in english.across the country，people pronounce many english words in several different ways，but for the most part，americans speak one common language.this language is sometimes called american english.
however not everyone in the u.s.a. is a native speaker of english.most immigrants（移民） are speakers of other languages.there are hundreds of communities（社區(qū)） around the u.s.a.where english is not the most commonly used language.chinese，italian，german，greek，spanish，and french are all spoken in various communities in the u.s.spanish is the second most commonly spoken language after english.it is widely spoken in new york and across the southern part of the country.for speakers of other languages，learning english is important，but teaching people to speak english as a second language was given little attention.non-english speakers were expected to “pick up” the language by meeting with others in public.recently，this has changed.
today，most large public schools and community colleges have esl（english as a second language） programs：american english teachers feel that english students should learn the language the way they will use it.therefore，esl programs offer different english lessons to different students.some programs teach students to communicate in english in public.other programs teach the kind of english people will need for their jobs.american esl instructional methods do not lay emphasis（強(qiáng)調(diào)） on grammar or translation，but on the importance of communication.the goal is to get the english learners to learn by using the language.
multiple choices：
1.people in the united states____________.
a.are all native speakers of english
b.speak english in various ways
c.all speak american english