1、Module4WhichEnglish?3.What do you think makes English an international language?Language1.language is system of sounds,words,patterns,etc.used by humans to Communicate thoughts and feelings Oxford Advanced Learners English-Chinese Dictionary2.Do you know:Which language hasthe most speakers in the wo
2、rld?Which language is the most widely used in the world?学.科.网Picture 1 Australia:Sydney harbour with the bridge and the Opera housePicture 2 Singapore:with the lion symbol of SingaporePicture 3 Jamaica:a fruit seller with a stall of exotic fruitPicture 4 the Big Ben-the symbol of LondonActivity 51.T
3、hey are all correct for the people using them,though they may not be strictly grammatically correct in terms of mainstream British or American English.2.It is important to speak English well enough for other people to understand you.This means that your language should not have extremes of pronuncia
4、tion or oddities(奇异,古怪)of structures which prevent comprehension.Understanding each other is the general aim.3.Because of historical factors,such as the British Empire,the domination of America in world trade,the influence of UK and USA popular music and American films.1.The quality of someones voic
5、e and their choice of words make a person instantly recognisable,even though you cant see him or her.2.In this sense everybodys use of language is different.3.It is also quite easy to tell British and American English apart.Having a better understanding the important sentences.学.科.网4.Although most p
6、eople believe there is a right and a wrong way to speak English,there is not really a standard form that everyone can agree on.5.Perhaps correctness doesnt matter-as long as speakers can understand each other its communication that counts.6.The first English speakers arrived little more than200 year
7、s ago.7.The English speakers found a people who had been living in Australia for more than 50,000 years-the Aborigines,and an extraordinary variety of wildlife,unique to the continent.8.But the main differences between Australian English and other varieties of English lie in the individual sounds an
8、d intonation patterns.9.But in other countries where English is spoken as a first language this is not the case.10.Sentences in Singlish often end with the word lah.11.Today there is a debate in Singapore about which variety of English is the best.Which English is the standard form/variety?Which Eng
9、lish is correct?Which English should we choose to learn?English is spoken as a(an)First languageSecond languagenative languageofficial languageforeign languageTOEFLTest of English as a foreign languageBritish EnglishAustralian EnglishAmerican EnglishSinglishIndian EnglishActivity:Ask all the Ss to c
10、lose their eyes,and ask one student to read para.1.1.Can you recognize whose voice it is?2.What makes a persons voice recognisable when you cant see him or her?READ part I and do“T”or“F”exercises1.You can tell where someone comes from by the way they speak.()2.British English is spoken in more than
11、60 countries across the world.()3.Most people agree there is only one correct way of speaking English.()TFFRead the passage and answer the questions.1.How many varieties of English are there?2.In how many countries is English an official language?Many.You could say that there are as many varieties o
12、f English,or any other Language for that matter,as there are speakers.English is spoken as official language in more than 60 countries across the world.3.What makes English an international language with so many varieties?Because of trade,exploration and business in hundreds of years.Read part II an
13、d answer the questionsWhy does the Australian accent today have traces of both Irish and cockney speech patternsThey came from all over Britain,but especially from Northern Ireland and the London areaWhat is the main differences between Australian English and other varietiesThe main differences lie
14、in the individualSounds and intonation patternsWhich of the following is Not true about the English spoken in SingaporeA.English is a second language spoken by about half the population in Singapore B.The most common variety of English spoken is known as Singlish in SingaporeC.Sentences in Singlish
15、often end with the Word lah in SinglishD.English has some of the grammatical features of African languagesDRead part III and answer A.Although English is spoken as an official language widely,it can sound different from place to placeB.the main differences between Australian English and other variet
16、ies of EnglishC.the features of English spoken in Jamaica and SingaporeD.You can recognise a person by his or her voice and his or her choice of wordsE.Its difficult to reach a standard form to speak English correctly but communication really mattersPara 1 Para 2 Para 3()()()for example Australia Ja
17、maica and Singapore ()()DAEBCwhich English1.In this sense everybodys use of language is different.2.There are as many verities of English-as there are speakers of it.Having a better understanding of the important sentences.3.Although most people believe there is a right and a wrong way to speak Engl
18、ish,there is not really a standard form that everyone can agree on.4.Perhaps correctness doesnt matter-as long as speakers can understand each other its communication that counts.5.The English speakers found a people who had been living in Australia for more than 50,000 years-the Aborigines,and an e
19、xtraordinary variety of wildlife,unique to the continent.6.But the main differences between Australian English and other varieties of English lie in the individual sounds and intonation patterns.7.But in other countries where English is spoken as a first language this is not the case.1.Their _(措辞)ma
20、ke a person instantly recognisable.2._ (从这种意义上说)everybodys use of language is different.3.It sounds very different_(从一个地方到一个地方)4._ (更确切的说),Australian English is only about 200 years old.5.In other languages,where English is spoken as a first language,_ (不是这样).choice of wordsIn this sensefrom place t
21、o placeOr rather this is not the caseExercisesAfter reading activity:2.Suppose there is an article following this one,what do you think it will deal with?3.Since there is no standard form that everyone agrees on,do you think it makes it easier for you to learn English?4.Do you think Chinese will one day gain the same popularity as English does today,or even takes the place of it?1.Do you think the words“He not likes English”make any sense?本节内容结束更多精彩内容请登录：
