单选题
单选题
Who is Jennifer Jenkins?
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[听力原文]
M: I"ve come to Kings College, London, to talk to Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, who"s a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics. Now Jennifer, you"re quite interested in the teaching and learning of International English. Can you explain in general terms what this is?
W: It"s based on the fact that nowadays the majority of people who speak English around the world are non-native speakers of English—they"ve learnt it as a second or subsequent language. They use it to speak with each other and therefore, they"re not really learning what"s always been called English as a foreign language—English to speak to native speakers of English. They"re learning it for more international communication, and that has all sorts of implications for the sorts of things that they need to be able to do.
M : So, what would be the main differences between the kind of English that"s widely taught around the world today, and perhaps what you describe as a more international form?
W: Well, there"d be various differences. There"d be differences in what they need to be able to do when they"re pronouncing English.
M: Is there anything that"s widely taught when teaching English that would be missed out in International English?
W: Yes, I think, for example, that...there doesn"t seem to be much point in teaching learners to say the T-H, the [θ] and
M: I"ve come to Kings College, London, to talk to Dr. Jennifer Jenkins, who"s a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics. Now Jennifer, you"re quite interested in the teaching and learning of International English. Can you explain in general terms what this is?
W: It"s based on the fact that nowadays the majority of people who speak English around the world are non-native speakers of English—they"ve learnt it as a second or subsequent language. They use it to speak with each other and therefore, they"re not really learning what"s always been called English as a foreign language—English to speak to native speakers of English. They"re learning it for more international communication, and that has all sorts of implications for the sorts of things that they need to be able to do.
M : So, what would be the main differences between the kind of English that"s widely taught around the world today, and perhaps what you describe as a more international form?
W: Well, there"d be various differences. There"d be differences in what they need to be able to do when they"re pronouncing English.
M: Is there anything that"s widely taught when teaching English that would be missed out in International English?
W: Yes, I think, for example, that...there doesn"t seem to be much point in teaching learners to say the T-H, the [θ] and
单选题
What is said to be International English?
【正确答案】
A
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单选题
Why is the sound [θ] or 
【正确答案】
C
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What is the most important factor in Intemational English according to Jennifer Jenkins?
【正确答案】
A
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Why are more and mere people learning International English?
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B
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