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    Jay Walker will give a talk about the growing "English mania" around the world. He notes that the demand to learn English has become alarming and global in scale, with billions of people trying to learn it. In particular, Chinese students face grueling pressure to learn English, as they are required to start studying it in grade 3 and must pass a deadly English exam called Gaokao to graduate high school. Walker suggests English is becoming the world's primary universal language and represents an unimaginable opportunity for international communication.

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    ENGLISH MANIA

    by Jay Walker

    Watching and listening


    Jay Walker, an entrepreneur and inventor, is going to give a talk on the world's
    `English mania'. Answer the questions.

    1. What kinds of mania does he mention?


    a) c)
    b) d)

    2. How do Chinese students practice English?

    3. How many people are trying to learn English worldwide?

    4. In which grade do Chinese students start learning English by law?

    5. Why do people choose to learn English?


    a)
    b)
    c)

    6. How long does the Chinese Gaokao exam last?

    7. How many students in China have already taken Gaokao?

    8. What other universal languages does Walker mention?


    a)
    b)

    9. English is becoming the language of …………………..

    10. What does English represent, according to Jay Walker?


    After you watch

    1. Match the adjectives with their definitions

    A B C D E F

    ADJECTIVE DEFINITION

    A Deafening 1 likely to cause death


    B Alarming 2 difficult to imagine because it is
    so bad, good, big, etc.

    C Deadly 3 relating to the whole world


    D Gruelling 4 causing worry or fear
    E Unimaginable 5 extremely loud
    F Global 6 extremely tiring and difficult,
    and demanding great effort
    and determination

    Do you remember what these adjectives describe in Jay Walker’s speech?

    2. Use the adjectives to write a short summary of the talk you have watched (60-
    80 words)

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