M4P1&2-Reading and Vocabulary

L 1. Language is system of sounds , A N words, patterns, etc. used by humans G to communicate U thoughts A and feelings Oxford Advanced Learner’s G English-Chinese Dictionary E

2.Do you know : Which language has the most speakers in the world ? Which language is the most widely used in the world?

3. What do you think makes English an international language ?

First language Second language English is spoken as a (an) native language official language foreign language TOEFLTest of English as a foreign language

British English

American English Australian English

Singlish

New Zealand

Indian English

South Africa

Which English is the standard form / variety ? Which English is correct ? Which English should we choose to learn ?

M4

Which English?

M4 Reading and Vocabulary

Activity1.Can you recognize whose voice it is ?2.What makes a person’s voice recognisable

when you can’t see him or her?

for general ideas

Find the paragraph where each of these ideas comes from.(P46 Ex 3)

1. It is easy for speakers of different forms of English to have a misunderstanding. 2. People worry about speaking correct English, but as it is a language with many forms it is impossible. 3. There is more than one form of English spoken in Singapore. 4. Each person has their own, very personal way of speaking. 5. Grammar from African languages is found in some varieties of English. 6. Words of Australian native peoples have found their way into English. 7. There are a lot of accents in English and the way people pronounce words can change very quickly.

for specific information

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Reading Comprehension II

Check the TRUE statements.(P45 ex 2)

1. You can tell where someone comes fromby the way they speak. 2. Most people agree there is only one correct way of speaking English. 3. British English is spoken in more than 60 countries across the world.

4. Australian English is only about 200 years old. 5. There are some Aboriginal words in Australian English. 6. Australian English is easy to understand. 7. The grammar of Jamaican English is the same as that of British English. 8. Singlish is the official language of Singapore. 9. Singlish contains words of Chinese origin.

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Reading Comprehension III Choose the best answers. 1. According to the writer, you can know who it is when someone phone you because____. A. this person’s voice is different from others’ B. this person uses different words from others’ C. either A or B D. both A and B

2. We learn from paragraph 2 all the following Except ____. A. English spoken by people in 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. British English and American English are similar

3. There are many different ―Englishes‖ in the world. But it is Impossible to tell which English is correct because ___. A. most people don’t ag

ree 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