Module4WhichEnglish？　PeriodOne1每课一练（外研版选修8）.doc

Module 4　Which English? Period One　Warm-up Reading (Ⅰ) 基础落实 Ⅰ.课文理解 1． Who speak English in the world? A．The people live in more than 60 countries across the world. B．The people are living only in England and America. C．The people are working abroad. D．The people are working from place to place. 2． In what way did English spread to the world? A．By ship. B．By the foreigners. C．By trade，exploration and business. D．By teachers and students. 3． Where did the first well-known English settlers of Australia come from? A．They came from all over Britain. B．They only came from Northern Ireland and the London area. C．They came from the Northern America. D．They came from Africa. 4． What did the well-known English author think the woman wanted to do when he heard Emma Chissit? A．To have a look at it. B．To ask him a question. C．To buy the book. D．To sign his name on the book. 5． What was set up in Singapore in 1999? A．Language Spoken In Minnan. B．The Speak Good English Movement. C．Singapore Language Center. D．English Research Club. Ⅱ.课文缩写 English is spoken 1.__________ an official language in more than 60 countries across the world and it can sound very different from place to place.Although most people believe there is a right and a wrong 2.________ to speak English，there is not really a standard form that everyone can agree 3.________.Perhaps correctness doesn’t matter—as long as speakers can understand each other. The main differences between Australian English and other varieties of English 4.________ in the individual sounds and intonation patterns.In other countries 5.________ English is spoken as a first language this is not the case.The variety of English 6.________ in Jamaica，and other Caribbean countries，has some of the grammatical 7.________ of the African languages spoken by the ancestors of the Jamaican people.On the other 8.________ of the world，in Singapore，English is a second language.Today there is a debate in Singapore about which variety of English is the 9.__