1、Module 4What language do you speak?Chinese is spoken by the most people in the world.And what foreign language can you speak?ChineseEnglish is the most widely spoken language in the world.EnglishIn what countries is English spoken as an official language?BritainAmericaAustralia Jamaica Singapore Can
2、adaNew ZealandIrelandBritainBig Ben-the symbol of LondonThe White HouseAustraliaSydney harbour with the bridge and the Opera HouseJamaicaSingaporeWith the lion symbol of Singapore1.See you this arvo.See you this afternoon.2.Cu2nite.See you tonight.3.Wherefore art thou?Where are you?4.Where you go ye
3、sterday?Where did you go yesterday?5.Mi a-go lef today.Im leaving today.They are all correct for the people using them,though they may not be strictly grammatically correct in terms of mainstream British or American English.1 Whats the main idea of the passage?A.People in Australia,Jamaica and Singa
4、pore all speak English.B.Pronunciation and grammar are different from one language to another.C.There are as many English varieties as there are speakers of it.2 Which language comes directly from English spoken in Britain?A.Australian English.B.Jamaican variety of English.C.Singlish.Q:What makes a
5、person instantly recognizable through a phone call?The quality of someones voice and their choice of words make a person instantly recognizable.Para.1:The last sentenceLanguage points:1.从这个意义上讲从这个意义上讲 _2.翻译：翻译：You could say that there are as many varieties of English,or any other language for that m
6、atter,as there are speakers of it.1.地方与地方不同地方与地方不同 _Para.2:The first sentence2.理解：理解：You can usually tell which part of the English-speaking world someone comes from by their accent.3.理解并仿写：理解并仿写：Its also quite easy to tell British and American English apart.Para.3:The last sentence理解并分析：理解并分析：Perha
7、ps correctness doesnt matter-as long as speakers can understand each other-its communication that counts.Q1:Why is English so widely spoken?翻译：对一种标准形式达成共识翻译：对一种标准形式达成共识 _Q2:There are many different“Englishes”in the world.But it is impossible to tell which English is correct because_.A.most people do
8、nt agree that there is a right or wrong way to speak English B.the development of English has produced many different Englishes C.English is widely spoken and it is impossible to provide a model to follow D.People only pay attention to how they can communicate CAbout Australia:Q1:What do the main di
9、fferences between Australian English and other varieties of English?Q2:Where did the first Australian English speakers come from?翻译：翻译：更确切的说更确切的说 _ 为为所特有所特有 _About Jamaica and Singapore:Q1:In the last part of the text,the writer mainly wants to tell us that _.A.the English spoken in a certain countr
10、y is influenced by the mother tongue of the speakersB.Jamaican English has features of some African languagesC.Many people in Singapore are bilingualD.Jamaican English and Singlish are quite different to British EnglishAQ2:What are the grammatical features of English spoken in Jamaica and Singapore?
11、理解以下句子：理解以下句子：1.But in other countries where English is spoken as a first language this is not the case.2.The variety of English spoken in Jamaica,and other Caribbean countries,has some of the grammatical features of the African languages spoken by the ancestors of the Jamaican people,so that there is often no apostrophe s or no link verb or article.3.Today there is a debate in Singapore about which variety of English is the best:Singlish,or a variety closer to British English,which is the aim of the Speak Good English Movement created in 1999.
