1 - Name 3 countries where English is the official language of a country.
2 - What does the word accent mean?
3 - Do you think English is an easy language or a difficult language to learn? And why?
4 - Why is it important to learn English?
1.accent:2. bilingual 3. conversation 4. dialect 5. imitate 6 . intonation 7. knowledge 8.look up 9. official 10. vocabulary
1. The teach has done a quick quiz to check the students' .vocabulary....... of the English language
2.english has the largest .accent:... with about 500,000 words and 300,000 technical terms
3. Paul speaks English with a strong French ...imitate..... , doesn't he ?
4. rising .......... describes... how the coice rises at the end of a sentence
5. My friend is ....bilingual...... because she speaks both English and Vietnamese fluently
6. you can quickly ...knowledge...... a word's definition from the online dictionary
7. I think she is speaking a different English .dialect...... as it has different words and grammar
8. English is the ....official.......... language in this country and government must do its business in English
9. In my opinion , it's very difficult for an Eglish man to ..look up... real American accent
10.I had an interesting ..conversation.... with a native speaker at the meeting this moring
1.accent:2. bilingual 3. conversation 4. dialect 5. imitate 6 . intonation 7. knowledge 8.look up 9. official 10. vocabulary
1. The teach has done a quick quiz to check the students' .vocabulary....... of the English language
2.english has the largest .accent:... with about 500,000 words and 300,000 technical terms
3. Paul speaks English with a strong French ...imitate..... , doesn't he ?
4. rising .......... describes... how the coice rises at the end of a sentence
5. My friend is ....bilingual...... because she speaks both English and Vietnamese fluently
6. you can quickly ...knowledge...... a word's definition from the online dictionary
7. I think she is speaking a different English .dialect...... as it has different words and grammar
8. English is the ....official.......... language in this country and government must do its business in English
9. In my opinion , it's very difficult for an Eglish man to ..look up... real American accent
10.I had an interesting ..conversation.... with a native speaker at the meeting this moring
III. Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.
In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.
English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world’s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world’s scientific papers are printed in English.
It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce, and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.
1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?
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2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?
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3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?
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4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.
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5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?
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Read the following passage and then answer the questions below it.
In the world today there are 5,000 to 6,000 living languages, of which English is the most widely used. As a mother tongue, it ranks second only to Chinese, which is little used outside China.
English is the most international of languages. It is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music. Sixty percent of the world‟s radio stations broadcast in English, and more than half of the world‟s scientific papers are printed in English.
It is true that a great number of people are involved in the use of English. To people in Africa, Asia, and South America, English is an important foreign language to master. In most countries in the world, the English language is used as the language of business, commerce,
and technology. English is now an effective medium of international communication. However, it is the written English which is not systematically phonetic, that causes difficulties to non-native speakers.
1. Which language is used as the language of aviation, international sport and pop music?
_______________________________________________________________
2. Why is English an important foreign language used in many countries?
_______________________________________________________________
3. What difficulties may learners of English be confronted with? Why?
_______________________________________________________________
4. Name three countries in which English is spoken as a first language.
_______________________________________________________________
5. As a mother tongue, why does English rank second only to Chinese?
_______________________________________________________________
1) According to the passage, what makes human communication possible?
A. human’s ability to communicate
B. language
C. human’s love for each other
D. human’s pr ofessions
2) Why is it easier for the Australian, the Americans and the British to take English for granted?
A. Because they don’t like English.
B. Because they are not forced to learn English.
C. Because they still live well without speaking English.
D. Because they were born with English as their primary language and they do not consciously realise its importance.
3) Based on the passage above, how many people use English world - wide?
A. one - third of the world’s population
B. two - thirds of the world’s population
C. half of the world’s population
D. 1.5 million people
4) Why is English becoming the number one language?
A. Because it is the simplest language in the world.
B. Because it is the language of the richest country in the world – the USA.
C. Because English has long been used by many people.
D. Because the need for communication across borderline increases.
5) Why should we be careful about choosing one particular language for all countries?
A. Because it takes a lot of time for a ll people in the world to learn a certain language.
B. Because all nations want to make their mother tongues the international language.
C. Because it may negatively affect an individual country’s national identity.
D. Because it’s hard to correct the mist ake once you have already chosen the wrong language
English is (1) ______ language all over the world. Many countries, such as: the USA, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa use English as the first language, many others use it as the second language. If you speak (2) _____ well, you can talk with many people of different nationalities. Besides, a lot of the magazines and newspapers are published in English .Therefore, if you can read English, you can get useful knowledge of tradition, culture, custom of other countries.
In order to (3) _____ your English, you should make good preparation for the next lesson, and do all the exercises given by the teachers. In class, be ready to answer your (4) ______ and take important notes. You can also enrich your English vocabulary by reading English books, looking up any new words that you come across. Some beginners even write the words many times and try to learn them by heart. Whenever possible, you can speak English to the teachers, to friends or foreigners. Listening to the tapes is the good way to improve your English. And remember that revision is important. You should revise what you have learnt so as to practice the words or sentence structures well. Mastering the four language skills is not easy. An English proverb says: “Everything is difficult before it is easy”. Try your best so that English can become easy for you.
1.
A. more difficult
B. the most popular
C. the most interesting
D.more popular
2.
A. Japanese
B. French
C. English
D. Spanish
3.
A. understand
B. know
C. study
D. improve
4.
A. parents’questions
B. teacher’s questions
C. teacher’s answers
D. teacher’s lessons
1.
Is listening to the tapes is the good way to learn English?
A. Yes, he is.
B. No, there isn’t.
C. Yes, it is.
D. No,it isn’t.
2.
Name some countries use English as the first language.
A. England, Rusia, China
B. Viet Nam, India, Japanese
C. The USA, Australia, Canada
D. England, Laos, France
3.
Why can you get useful knowlegde of tradition, culture of other countries if you can read English?
A. Because a lot of the magazines and newspapers are published in English.
B. Because many countries speak English.
C. Because English is very popular.
D. Because English is very important.
4.
Who can a student speak English to?
A. He can speak English to his grandparents.
B.He can speak English to famers.
C. He can speak English to his English teachers or his friends.
D.He can speak English to his neighbors.
phần 1
1- B ; 2- C; 3-D; 4 -B
phần 2
1-C 2-C 3-A 4-C
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Why does English .............(1)an international language mean while Chinese is used by more than ……..(2) of the world? There are some ............(3) causes. In the nineteenth Century, Great Britain became.............(4)after the industrial revolution. The English empire conquered many other...........(5) and made them as their colonies. English was officially used there gradually, hose countries spoke............(6)as their native language or second language.
After the word war II, the united states, one of the English - speaking ...........(7) become the most powerful and so then more people speak English.
English grammar is rather easy and simple compared .............(8)other languages. However, English learners even the native speakers, sometimes have troubles English …..(9)that can be overcome. A lot of ............(10)methods are available to help them.
1. become
2. one-fifth
3. main
4. powerful
5. countries
6. English
7. countries
8. with
9. spelling
10. teaching
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word.
Why does English .............(1)an international language mean while Chinese is used by more than ……..(2) of the world? There are some ............(3) causes. In the nineteenth Century, Great Britain became.............(4)after the industrial revolution. The English empire conquered many other...........(5) and made them as their colonies. English was officially used there gradually, hose countries spoke............(6)as their native language or second language.
After the word war II, the united states, one of the English - speaking ...........(7) become the most powerful and so then more people speak English.
English grammar is rather easy and simple compared .............(8)other languages. However, English learners even the native speakers, sometimes have troubles English …..(9)that can be overcome. A lot of ............(10)methods are available to help them.
chọn T or F
To really understand a culture, you must speak the language. There is a trend to learn English all over the world now. It is true that English has become the international language of business, aviation and communication. Most leading countries in the world speak English . If we knowEnglish, we can communicate and read books in English. We can learn and understand more about the modern technology and sceince from these advanced countries.
1 english is an mation language
2 no countries in the world speak english
3 english is useful for business ,aviation annd communication
4 we can get progress ò world's technology and science if we know english
chọn T or F
To really understand a culture, you must speak the language. There is a trend to learn English all over the world now. It is true that English has become the international language of business, aviation and communication. Most leading countries in the world speak English . If we knowEnglish, we can communicate and read books in English. We can learn and understand more about the modern technology and sceince from these advanced countries.
1 english is an nation language F
2 no countries in the world speak english F
3 english is useful for business ,aviation annd communication T
4 we can get progress of world's technology and science if we know english T
chọn T or F
To really understand a culture, you must speak the language. There is a trend to learn English all over the world now. It is true that English has become the international language of business, aviation and communication. Most leading countries in the world speak English . If we knowEnglish, we can communicate and read books in English. We can learn and understand more about the modern technology and sceince from these advanced countries.
1 english is an mation language T
2 no countries in the world speak english F
3 english is useful for business ,aviation annd communication T
4 we can get progress ò world's technology and science if we know english T