1、LondonBig BenJamaicaSingaporeAustralia Look at the content in the box. Listen to the tape and find out which are not mentioned in the passage?A. the use of languageB. official languageC. pronunciation and grammarD. different EnglishesE. learning EnglishF. the development of EnglishG. the English-spe
2、aking countryH. the history of EnglishE FHChoose the best answers according to the text. 1. According to the writer, you can know who it is when someone phone you because_. A. this persons voice is different from others B. this person uses different words from others C. either A or B D. both A and B
3、D 2. We nlearn from the Paragraph 2 all the following except_. A. English spoken by people in the different areas sounds different B. English pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary can change quickly from place to place C. you can tell which part of the world a person comes from by their accent D. Br
4、itish English and American English are similarD 3. There are different Englishes in the world . But it is impossible to tell which English is correct because_. A. Most people dont agree that there is a right or wrong way to speak English B. the development of English has produced many different Engl
5、ishes C. English is widely spoken and it is impossible to provide a model to follow D. people only pay attention to how they can communicatec 4. It is not mentioned in Part 2 that Australia is a country _. A. where British government once sent its prisoners to work B. which is one of the youngest na
6、tions in the world C. whose English is sometimes hard to understand for people from other English-speaking countries D. where there are unusual plants and animalsD 5. In the last part of the text, the writer mainly wants to tell us that _. A. the English spoken in a certain country is influenced by
7、the mother tongue of the speakers B. Jamaica English has features of some African languages C. many people in Singapore are bilingual D. Jamaica English and Singapore English are quite different to British EnglishAEveryday English Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the expressions give
8、n. 1. It doesnt matter. 2. a straight answer 3. mate 4. get held up 5. Ive got no idea 1. -When is the sports meeting going to be held,do you know? -_. You can ask the monitor. 2. -He missed the plane to Paris. -On the way to the airport, there had been an accident which resulted in a traffic jam an
9、d he _. 3. -Where is the bus to the History Museum? -Do you see that building with red bricks, _? Thats the museum you asked about.Ive got no ideagot held upmate 4. -Sorry for returning the book late. -_.I wasnt reading it,acturally. 5. I am still uncertain abiut the managers attitude because he did
10、nt give me _ when I asked him his opinions about the matter.It doesnt mattera straight answerReading And Vocalbulary Skim the passage to decide the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph One A. English has a powerful influence in the world. B. The communication revolution has turned the world into a
11、 “global village.” C. English has spread around the world because of the communication revolution.A Paragraph Two A. More people now speak English as a second language. B. British English is only one variety. C. Experts believe that the future shape of English will no longer be determined by the tra
12、ditional English-speaking countries.C Paragraph Three A. A new pattern of using English is developing. B. Often meaning and words from other language find their way into English. C. Dialects of English will becime new language in the future.CComplete the sentences with words from the passage.1) Proc
13、ess of the birth of a new dialect is one of evolution, not a _. (Para.1)2) _ more and more people are using the Internet. ( Para. 1)revolutionNowadays 3) Some experts _ more dialects of English will appear in the future. (Para. 2) 4) Whether you are really excellent or not will be _ by your work. (
14、Para.2) 5) The police are _ the cause of the accident. (Para.3) 6) Thousands of cars are _ in this plant every year and are sold all over the world. (Para.3)estimatedeterminedinvestigatingproducedWritingForAgainstlCommunication would be easier.lBusiness would be smoother.lEveryone could talk to everyone else.lThere would be no misunderstandings.lInternational meetings would be cheaper- no need for translators and interpreters.lCountries would lose their own identity.lEverything would be just the same.lThe world would be boring.lThere would be less individual cultural differences.
