Do you speak English? Does anyone in your family speak English? Why? How does learning English help you? Why do you think people learn English? What can you do with English?

(put photo of Walker on the board) This is Jay Walker. Who is he? Do you know him? Is he important? Ask your partner. He is a business man, a pilot and inventor. He is worth billions of dollars. Jay Walker wants to tell you something about the English language. (put up a speech bubble)

Here is what he says: "Two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. People all over the planet are learning English. Chinese students practice English together by the thousands. I think the world has English mania!" What is Jay trying to tell you? What does mania mean? Why do you think people have English mania? I will read it to you one more time. Quickly talk with your partner. What might Jay be trying to tell you?

Now Jay is going to talk to us. Listen carefully. What does Jay think about English? How many people study English? Play 1 time. Pass out handout. Tell them to work in pairs and answer the questions. When they can no longer remember the details I will play a second time so they know what items to look for. Play second time. Pass out answer sheet. Did you get them right? Who got the most right answers?

What do you think about the video? What do you think about how the Chinese learn? Do you agree with it? Do you agree with Jay? How is your experience learning English. Pass out HO with these questions and have them talk about it in groups. Write down your answers.

What did your groups come up with. Talk to eachother about what you thought. Do you agree with your peers?