Period 1 Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking Ⅰ.选择填空(高考形式) (Ⅰ)Listen to the speech on P60 and choose the best answer. 1．Which language has the second most native language speakers A．Chinese. B．English. C．Spanish. 答案 C 2．How many official languages does the UN have A．Four. B．Five. C．Six. 答案 C 3．How many reasons why people learn a foreign language are referred to A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. 答案 A (Ⅱ)Listen to the first and second parts of the talk on P65 and choose the best answer. 1．Which kind of English is not mentioned A．British English. B．American English. C．Canadian English. 答案 C 2．How do non-native English speakers feel about the differences in different Englishes A．Easy. B．Puzzled. C．Comfortable. 答案 B 3．When will the two girls meet A．On Tuesday. B．On Thursday. C．On Saturday. 答案 A 4．How will the two girls reach the coffee shop A．By car. B．By train. C．By underground. 答案 C 5．Which difference between American English and British English is focused on in the conversation A．Spelling. B．Grammar. C．Vocabulary. 答案 C Ⅱ.听力填空(精听训练) (Ⅰ)Listen to the speech on P60 again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. To some students，it seems that the only foreign language to learn is English.There are，however，nearly 1.7,000 languages in the world.After Chinese，the language with the most native language speakers isn’t English—it’s Spanish! Learning English is 2.very useful，but it is wise to learn at least one other foreign language，if possible. There are many reasons why people learn a foreign language.Many students choose to study one of the languages that are spoken at the UN.As they think it means better job chances in the future.The UN has 3.six official languages：Arabic，Chinese，English，French，Russian，and Spanish.They are spoken by around 2.8 billion people as their native or second languages. Some students，though，choose to study a language because of 4.family or friends.One American girl chose to learn Danish because her grandparents were from Denmark.When she was little，her grandpa used to read letters to her in Danish from their relatives in Denmark.Another young lady started learning 5.French because she had several friends from African countries where French is spoken. What do you think Which other language would you choose to study and why (Ⅱ)Listen to the first part of the talk on P65 again and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. As many countries speak English as a first language，there are many different kinds of English around the world：British English，American English，Australian English，and many others.Some English learners might ask，“Can English speakers from 1.different countries all understand each other？” The answer is yes.People in these countries can usually understand each other with very 2.few problems.There are differences in vocabulary，pronunciation，and 3.grammar，but those are usually not big problems.However，t ... ...
