which of the following languages belongs to the indo-european language family?
which of the following is the second largest language family in the world?
which language family does english belong to?
what are the three fundamental elements of a language?
which of the following expressions equal(s) to lingua franca?
languages only exist in the community of humans.
with pronunciation, a language can become a spoken one.
the quality of pronunciation does not necessarily reflect the connotative meaning of the speech.
pronunciation must be produced through vocal organs.
how can you distinguish between front vowels, central vowels, and back vowels?
in the following groups of vowels, are mid vowels.
in the following statements, which one is right?
which of the following correctly describes the english phoneme /θ/?
the main difference between /m/ and /n/ lies in ________ .
/s/ and/θ/ can be distinguished by_____.
which of the following words consists of a final consonant cluster?
which of the following statements is/are correct about vowels?
in the following groups of vowels, are not all front vowels.
in the following words, have tense vowels.
in the following vowels, are back vowels.
the pairs of english phonemes_____differ in the manner of articulation.
the pair(s) of english phonemes____ differ inthe place of articulation.
in the following consonants, _______are voiceless.
tongue height, tongue backness and lip roundedness are three features that daniel jones used in developing the cardinal vowel system to describe vowels.
distinctive feature is a particular characteristic which distinguishes one sound of a language from another or one group of sounds from another group.
the vowel sound of “flour” is a triphthong.
/p/ and /b/ are both pronounced with the lips.
in terms of the place ofarticulation, /t/, /d/, /s/, /z/, and /n/ are all dental.
the word “speech” consists of an initial consonant cluster.
which of the following words is a monosyllabic word?
which of the following words consists of an open syllable?
which of the following words consists of a closed syllable?
which of the following words consists of two syllables?
liaison isn’t involved in _________.
what would you like, hot (/hɒt/) tea (/ti:/) or black coffee? in this sentence, the /t/ in “hot”and /t/ in “tea” should merge into one.
the word “walked” should be pronounced as [wɔ:ktə].
the right pronunciation of the word “see” is [xi:].
the right pronunciation of “grow” should be [ɡərəʊ].
syllable structure is a difficult area for chinese efl learners.
which syntactic constituent corresponds with intonation units more frequently?
intonation reflects in:
what is the function(s) of intonation?
a sense group can be comprised of syntactic-units such as:
which data proves the consistency of intonation-unit, syntactic-unit and sense unit?
sense equals to the meaning of a word or a phrase.
sense group refers to a group of sensory verbs.
the hierarchical structure in syntactic constituent is: sentence-phrase-clause-word.
pause is the most frequently mentioned marker of an intonation-unit boundary.
we usually identify intonation-units by pitch.
what is the function(s) of pause in a flow of speech?
how do you understand the following sentence? i didn’t come because he told me.
who might be dressed in the following sentence? she dressed and fed the baby.
how do you understand following sentences with different positions of pause: (1) i sent some presents to my friend who lives in nanjing (2) i sent some presents to my friend // who lives in nanjing
how do you understand the following sentence? lily didn’t answer my question honestly.
why chinese efl learners tend to produce too many pauses in their english speech?
choose the sentence(s) with the wrong position of pause:
the strength and duration of the pause may lead to different meanings in a flow of speech.
in sentence “mary left her mother to make a cup of coffee”, mary’s mother cannot be the one who made coffee.
in sentence “the manager chose eddie a teacher”, “teacher” may refer to eddie or someone else.
how many syllables are there in the word banana?
did you the professor’s notes today?
the president of the united states lives in the _____?
which of the following is correct?
which of the following ways are stresses correctly expressed?
which of the following are content words?
each word has only one stress and the stress in always on the vowel.
for compound adjectives (like bad-tempered, old-fashioned), the stress is on the first part.
vowel reduction is used on stressed syllables in order to make the unstressed syllables less prominent.
word stress is important because it can help you understand a word even if you did not hear it clearly.
in sentence stress, new information is usually _____while given information is ____?
which of the following responses to the question below is correctly stressed? q: what is your name?
which of the following responses to the question below is correctly stressed? q: whose name is peter?
rhythm is important in english because_____.
which of the following conversation is stressed correctly?
which of the following words or phrases are correctly stressed?
isochrony may change the lexical stress of english words when clustered together.
chinese is a “syllable-timed” language and english is a “stress-timed” language.
in english, syllables always last for a fairly constant length of time.
the nucleus of an intonationunit is usually the first content word of the unit.
chinese is a ________language. english is an________ language.
chinese has ________ basic lexical tones and one neutral tone.
in chinese,________ have relatively fixed tones.
in english, the nucleus usually occurs on the ________lexical item.
rising tone is most often used in ________.
falling tone is frequently used in ________,________,________ andexclamations.
in english, there are three primary tones, fall, rise and fall-rise.
the primary tones have two major functions, indicating sentence types and labeling information status.
to label information status,rising tone indicates the current information is new and falling tone means that the current information is given.
“hi.” with ____________expresses the speaker’s joy to see the listener.
“thank you.” with____________ sounds casual and is usually used to show gratitude for a all favor.
boundary tones often work closely with____________ to construct intonation groups.
in a british cafe, when a waitress says“sugar?”, to ask a customer whether he or she wants sugar in his or her coffee, she often uses____________.
in english, there are three secondary falling tones,____________,____________and____________.
low fall in statements conveys____________or____________.
in a conversation, the speaker’s use of ____________ or____________ at the end of statements may discourage the listener from replying.
in english, there are three secondary rising tones, low rise, high rise and rise-fall.
high fall in statements indicates that the speaker is interested or involved.
the communicative functions of tones include expressing emotions，maintaining the interactional order，building up identities and constructing the context for interpretation.
if we address to a larger group, we need to____________ the volume and pay attention to those who sit ____________ us.
native speakers of english usually talk in their daily conversation at a rate _____________per minute.
a _____________ rate usually helps us to express happiness, while a _____________ rate helps us to express sadness.
a general rule of sentence accentuation is to stress_____________ and weaken_____________ .
dale carnegie once said, “_____________, in public speech, is not mere silence-it is silence made designedly eloquent.”
public speaking serves four general purposes:___________, ___________, ___________ and ___________. （多选）
five important factors in a public speaking involve______________ , ______________,______________ ______________, and effect. （多选）
three important elements in the criteria for assessing speaking are______________ , ______________ and ______________. （多选）
top-level public speakers should bear in mind six words: accurate, fluent,_____________ , _____________, _____________and_____________. （多选）
enunciation means to pronounce words____________ , ____________ and ____________. （多选）
according to kachru’s three circles model of english, which circle would these english varieties, singaporean english, canadian english, german english, china english, indian english, belong to respectively?
what do rp and ga stand for respectively?
we often use world englishes to emphasize that the language belongs to speakers who use it as a/an _______
the goal of proposing the three circles model of english is to ________
what is the most common used model accent for learners of english as a foreign or second language?
the british and the americans are the only processors of english.
it is possible to communicate effectively among speakers of different english varieties.
both rp and ga are widely used by the well-educated people, and on national radios and tv networks.
american english is merely shaped by british english.
it is improper to use the word “englishes” under any situation.
which of the following does not involve the difference of pronunciation between rp and ga?
two speakers from different countries are discussing a picture. speakera …and the second picture, the bottom of the, the bottom of the picture, there is mmm gley house. speaker b (frowns) speaker a (register a’s frown) gley and all house. it’s very old. speaker b you mean grey house? speaker a yeah! (adapted from jenkins 2002: 82) based on the above conversation, why did these two speakers understand each other finally?
if you are going to give a talk to speakers who are from different english varieties, which of the following aspects will you pay attention to during the talk?
if a foreigner is asking you the way to a shopping market, how would you say this sentence to make the communication effectively? so you can go right, then straight, then go right again, then left, to reach all the way to the top.
if one of your friends has a strong accent when he/she speaks english, what suggestions would you give to him/her?
there are more of similarities than of differences between rp and ga.
if there is one deviated sound of some speaker’s speech, it must cause misunderstandings.
sometimes native english speakers’ speeches are not easier for us chinese speakers to understand than those of non-native english speakers.
correct pronunciation of segmentals is the most important aspect in international communication.
conveying information and making ourselves understood by listeners are the primary goal under the context of world englishes.