2019-2020学年高中英语 Module 4 Which English Section Ⅰ I

Module4WhichEnglish?［话题导读］导语：网络已成为现代人生活中不可或缺的一部分。那么你了解网络英语吗？仔细阅读下面的文章吧！TherearenewandexcitingwaystousetheInternettolearnEnglishwhileyouareonline.TheInternetusesalotofmultimediaelements(元素)，likewords，sounds，pictures，animations(卡通)，andvideos.Thisisperfectforstudyingalanguagebecauseyou'vegottosee，hear，andrepeatthingsasmuchasyoucan.LearningovertheInternetisalsofunnybecauseyoucanbeapartoftheconversationshappeningallaroundtheglobe!SpecialInternetsitesaredesignedforpeoplelearningEnglish，justlikeyourself.Thesesitesusemultimediatohelpyoulearnandareagreatwaytomeetotherpeoplearoundtheworld.ThelanguageoftheInternetOntheInternet，Englishisthemajorlanguage.Asaresult，itisnowmoreimportantthanevertobeabletounderstandEnglishwhenyousurftheweb.Itisnotalwayseasy，though.Englishcanbedifficultorhavealotofculturalinformationthatyouhaveneverseen.SeeyouinTown!OnesiteforstudentsstudyingEnglishandtheirteachersisEnglishtown.Athttp.//，youwillfindagroupofpeopleinterestedinlearningEnglish.Thereareseveralbuildingsinthevirtual(虚拟的)townwhereyoucanplaygames，chatwithfriends，askandgetanswerstolanguageandculturalquestions，andfindaninternationalpenfriendwhosharesyourinterests.Thereareextraresourcestohelpyoulearn，suchasmultimediaCD­ROMsandbooksforlanguagelearningandtranslation.YoucanalsohavedailyandmonthlyEnglishlessonsdeliveredtoyourownemailaddress.ThereisevenanonlineschoolwhereyoucantakeEnglishclassesovertheInternet.EnglishtownistheperfectplacetoprepareforatriptotheUKortheUS!WouldyouliketobecomepartofavirtualcommunityofEnglishspeakers？SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Comprehending练读文记词汇学翻译1教材助读［先读通］WhichEnglish？Whenyoureceiveaphonecallfromafriend,howlongdoesittakeyoutoknowwhoitis①？Afewseconds,perhaps.Thequalityofsomeone'svoiceandtheirchoiceofwordsmakeapersoninstantly②recognisable③，eventhoughyoucan'tseehimorher④.Inthissense⑤everybody'suseoflanguage—whetherEnglish,Chinese,oranyother—isdifferent.Youcouldsaythatthereareasmanyvarietiesof⑥English,oranyotherlanguageforthatmatter⑦，astherearespeakersofit.Englishisspokenasanofficiallanguageinmorethan⑧60countriesacrosstheworldanditcansoundverydifferentfromplacetoplace⑨.Pronunciation,aswellas⑩grammarandvocabulary,canchangeveryquicklyfromoneareatoanother.Forexample,withinLondonthemostfamousdialect⑪iscockney⑫.ItisonlyusuallyspokenbypeoplefromtheeastofthatcitysoitisnottheonlyformofEnglishyouwillhear⑬.YoucanusuallytellwhichpartoftheEnglish­speakingworldsomeonecomesfrombytheiraccent,andtherearesomeveryrecognisableaccentsalloverBritain.ItisalsoquiteeasytotellBritishandAmericanEnglishapart⑭.AlthoughmostpeoplebelievethereisarightandawrongwaytospeakEnglish⑮，thereisnotreallyastandardformthateveryonecanagreeon⑯.Englishspreadacrosstheworldoverhundredsofyearsbecauseof⑰trade,explorationandbusiness,andthisprocessproducedmanydifferentEnglishes.Professorsoflinguistics⑱，writersandteachersallworryaboutprovidingaperfectmodeltofollow⑲butasitissowidelyspoken⑳，ithasbecomeimpossibletosaywhichEnglishis“correct”andwhichis“incorrect”○21.Perhapscorrectnessdoesn'tmatter○22—aslongas○23speakerscanunderstandeachother—it'scommunicationthatcounts○24.AustraliaG'day！D'yaspeakStrine？Orrather○25，Hello！DoyouspeakAustralian？Australiaisoneoftheyoungestnationsintheworld.ThefirstEnglishspeakersarrivedlittlemorethan200yearsago—andtheydidn'twantto.Mostofthemwereprisonerssenttheretowork○26.TheycamefromalloverBritain,butespecially○27fromNorthernIrelandandtheLondonarea,whichiswhytheAustralianaccenttodayhastraces○28ofbothIrishandcockneyspeechpatterns.TheEnglishspeakersfoundapeople○29whohadbeenlivinginAustraliaformorethan50,000years○30—theAborigines○31，andanextraordinaryvarietyof○32wildlife,unique○33tothecontinent.ManyoftheAboriginalwordsfortheseanimals,suchaskangaroo,koalaandkookaburrasoonpassedintothelanguage.ButthemaindifferencesbetweenAustralianEnglishandothervarietiesofEnglishliein○34theindividualsoundsandintonation○35patterns.SometimesitisdifficultforBritishandAmericanpeopletounderstandtheAustralianaccent○36，andmistakesarecommon.Afewyearsagoawell­knownEnglishauthor○37wassigningcopiesofhisbooksinaSydneybookshop.Acustomercameuptotheauthorholdingacopyofthebook○38andsaidEmmaChissit.TheauthorthoughtthatEmmaChissitwasthewoman'sname.Butwhenheaskedhowtospellthename，incase○39thecustomerwantedhimtowritehernameinthebook(ToEmmaChissit,withbestwishes)，herealisedthatthecustomerhadbeenasking○40thequestion：Howmuchisit?JamaicaandSingaporeAustralianEnglishcomesdirectlyfromEnglishspokeninBritain○41.ButinothercountrieswhereEnglishisspokenasafirstlanguage○42thisisnotthecase○43.ThevarietyofEnglishspokeninJamaica,andotherCaribbeancountries,hassomeofthegrammaticalfeatures○44oftheAfricanlanguagesspokenbytheancestors○45oftheJamaicanpeople,sothatthereisoftennoapostrophe○46s('s)(thatwomanhouse，insteadofthatwoman'shouse)ornolink○47verborarticle(Hegoodman，insteadofHe'sagoodman)．Anotherfeatureistherhythm○48.Itistherhythmofrapmusic，whichbecamepopularintheUSinthe1980s○49.Ontheothersideoftheworld,inSingapore,Englishisasecondlanguage,spokenbyabouthalfthepopul