SECTION A MINI-LECTURE
　　In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking.

　　The Popularity of English

　　I. Present status of English
　　A. English as a native/first language
　　B. English as a lingua franca: a language for communication among people
　　whose (1)______ are different
　　C. Number of people speaking English as a first or a second language:
　　— 320-380 million native speakers
　　— 250- (2) _____ million speakers of English as a second language

　　II. Reasons for the popular use of English
　　A. (3) ____ reasons
　　— the Pilgrim Fathers brought the language to America;
　　— British settlers brought the language to Australia;
　　— English was used as a means of control in (4)_____
　　B. Economic reasons
　　— spread of (5) _____
　　— language of communication iii the international business community
　　C. (6)______ in international travel
　　— use of English in travel and tourism
　　— signs in airports
　　— language of announcement
　　— language of (7) ______
　　D. Information exchange
　　— use of English in the academic world
　　— language of (8) _____ or journal articles
　　E. Popular culture
　　— pop music on (9)______
　　— films from the USA

　　III. Questions to think about
　　A. status of English in the future
　　B. (10) ______ of distinct varieties of English