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3.WhatdoyouthinkmakesEnglishaninternationallanguage?language1.Languageissystemofsounds,words,patterns,etc.usedbyhumanstoCommunicatethoughtsandfeelingsOxfordAdvancedLearner’sEnglish-ChineseDictionary2.Doyouknow:Whichlanguagehasthemostspeakersintheworld?Whichlanguageisthemostwidelyusedintheworld?Module4WhichEnglish???WhichEnglishisthestandardform/variety?WhichEnglishiscorrect?WhichEnglishshouldwechoosetolearn?Englishisspokenasa(an)FirstlanguageSecondlanguagenativelanguageofficiallanguageforeignlanguageTOEFLTestofEnglishasaforeignlanguageBritishEnglishAustralianEnglishAmericanEnglishSinglishIndianEnglishNewZealandSouthAfricaWhatdothecountrieshaveincommon?Picture1Australia:SydneyharbourwiththebridgeandtheOperahousePicture2Singapore:withthelionsymbolofSingaporePicture3Jamaica:afruitsellerwithastallofexoticfruitPicture4theBigBen---thesymbolofLondonActivity:AskalltheSstoclosetheireyes,andaskonestudenttoreadpara.1.1.Canyourecognizewhosevoiceitis?2.Whatmakesaperson’svoicerecognisablewhenyoucan’tseehimorher?READpartIanddo“T”or“F”exercises1.Youcantellwheresomeonecomesfrombythewaytheyspeak()2.BritishEnglishisspokeninmorethan60countriesacrosstheworld()3.MostpeopleagreethereisonlyonecorrectwayofspeakingEnglish()TFFReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.InhowmanycountriesisEnglishspokenasanofficiallanguage?A.Morethan60.B.4.C.2.D.5.2.Itisbecause_____thatyouknowwhoitiswhensomeonephonesyou.A.thisperson’svoiceisdifferentfromothers’B.thispersonusesdifferentwordsfromothers’C.heorshehadself-introductionbeforewardsD.bothAandB3.ItisimpossibletotellwhichEnglishiscorrectbecause_______.A.mostpeopledon’tagreethatthereisarightorwrongwaytospeakEnglishB.thedevelopmentofEnglishhasproducedmanydifferentEnglishC.EnglishiswidelyspokenanditisimpossibletoprovideamodeltofollowD.peopleonlypayattentiontohowtheycancommunicateADC4.Inspiteofbeinganinternationallanguage,Englishhasmanyvarietiesbecause_______.A.Englishisspokenasanofficiallanguageinmorethan60countriesB.peoplelikespeakingEnglishC.EnglishisverypopulartoeverybodyintheworldD.ofhundredsofyearsoftrade,explorationandbusinessDReadpartIIandanswerthequestionsWhydoestheAustralianaccenttodayhavetracesofbothIrishandcockneyspeechpatternsTheycamefromalloverBritain,butespeciallyfromNorthernIrelandandtheLondonareaWhatisthemaindifferencesbetweenAustralianEnglishandothervarietiesThemaindifferenceslieintheindividualSoundsandintonationpatternsReadpartIIIandanswerwhichofthefollowingisNottrueabouttheEnglishspokeninSingapore()A.EnglishisasecondlanguagespokenbyabouthalfthepopulationinSingaporeB.ThemostcommonvarietyofEnglishspokenisknownasSinglishinSingaporeC.SentencesinSinglishoftenendwiththeWordlahinSinglishD.EnglishhassomeofthegrammaticalfeaturesofAfricanlanguagesD5.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastpartofthetext？A.TheEnglishspokeninacertaincountryisinfluencedbythemothertongueofthespeakers.B.JamicanEnglishhasfeaturesofsomeAfricanlanguage.C.ManypeopleinSingaporearebilinguals.D.JamicanEnglishandEnglisharequitedifferenttoBritishEnglish.ADoex.2onpage45Whichparagraphdothefollowingstatementsbelongtorespectively?T:1,4,5,9A.AlthoughEnglishisspokenasanofficiallanguagewidely,itcansounddifferentfromplacetoplaceB.themaindifferencesbetweenAustralianEnglishandothervarietiesofEnglishC.thefeaturesofEnglishspokeninJamaicaandSingaporeD.YoucanrecogniseapersonbyhisorhervoiceandhisorherchoiceofwordsE.It’sdifficulttoreachastandardformtospeakEnglishcorrectlybutcommunicationreallymatterswhichEnglishPara1Para2Para3()()()forexampleAustraliaJamaicaandSingapore()()DAEBC1.Inthissenseeverybody’suseoflanguage…isdifferent.2.ThereareasmanyveritiesofEnglish---astherearespeakersofit.Havingabetterunderstandingoftheimportantsentences.3.AlthoughmostpeoplebelievethereisarightandawrongwaytospeakEnglish,thereisnotreallyastandardformthateveryonecanagreeon.4.Perhapscorrectnessdoesn’tmatter-aslongasspeakerscanunderstandeachother–it’scommunicationthatcounts.5.TheEnglishspeakersfoundapeoplewhohadbeenlivinginAustraliaformorethan50,000years---theAborigines,andanextraordinaryvarietyofwildlife,uniquetothecontinent.6.ButthemaindifferencesbetweenAustralianEnglishandothervarietiesofEnglishlieintheindividualsoundsandintonationpatterns.7.ButinothercountrieswhereEnglishisspokenasafirstlanguagethisisnotthecase.RevisionWhenwe__________(接到一个电话)，wecanrecognizeapersonfrom_______________________(音质和他的用词)。_______,(在这个意义上)wecansayeveryone’suseoflanguageisdifferent.Thereare_____（多种英语）oranyotherforthatmatter,astherearespeakersofit.receiveaphonecallthequalityofsomeone’svoiceandtheirchoiceofwordsInthissenseasmanyvarietiesofEnglishEnglishisspokenasan_______（官方语言）inmorethan60countries,anditcan__________________________________________（因地方不同听起来非常不同）.Itiseasyforusto_______________________________________(区分英国英语与美国英语)。officiallanguagesoundverydifferentfromplacetoplacetellBritishEnglishfromAmericanEnglish.Exercises1.Their_____________(措辞)makeapersoninstantlyrecognisable.2._________(从这种意义上说)everybody’suseoflanguageisdifferent.3.Itsoundsverydifferent______________(从一个地方到一个地方)4.____