Mini-test of Unit 3

1.Basque is quite different from the other European languages. It is used in___

A. Northern Spain B. Northern Ireland C. Southern Scotland D. Southern Wales

A

2.Between 1937 and the 1950’s , the Spanish government tried to _____ Basque.

A. foster B. improve C. ignore D. destroy

D

3.In 1963 in Delhi there were demonstrations because parliament decided to ___.

A. abolish the Hindi language entirely

B. stamp out English in IndiaC. promote Hindi rather than

EnglishD. give Hindi and English equal importance.

A

4.The demonstrators outside the

parliament carried flags that said , “_____”. A. “ Down with Hindi” B. “ Long live the

motherland” C. “ Down with English “ D. “ Long live England “

C

5. When people deliberately try to bring about language change, they have to take __ ___ into consideration.

A. passionate feelingsB. insults to your motherC. demonstrationsD. Parliament’s attitudes

A

8. Calling the U.S.A the “ melting-pot” means ____.

A. many Europeans settled there B. many Indian languages were spoken thereC. many different ethnic groups settled thereD. many different languages

were spoken there

C

9.After learning this course, you should have a clearer idea than before of where you stand in the worldwide community of users of English. You are in the __ of users.

A. Inner Circle B. Outer Circle C. Expanding Circle D. None of the above

C

10.There are differences in American and British spellings. Can you give six examples?

Unit 4 Social varieties of English

英语的社会变体 内容：英语的社会变体。 介绍社会地位、职业、

性别、种族差别所造成的语言差异及其影响； 介绍正式与非正式英语的差别。

学习目标：区别有关语言描述的主观性及客观性； 根据标准英语和地区方言判断讲话人的社会地位； 意识到掌握更多语体对成功交流的重要性。