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Unit 5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD答案
PART 1
A 1. attitude 2. beg B native C 1. apartment 2. subway 3. petrol
PART 2
I. 1. means 2. varieties 3. based 4. appreciate 5. carved 6. factors
II. 1. Chinese calligraphy 2. dates back to 3. have high regard for; classic works
4. No matter where you travel
PART 3
I. 1. equal 2. demand 3. struggle 4. relate to 5. point of view
II. 1. when 2. who 3. when 4. why 5. that / which
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Unit 5 LANGUAGES AROUND THE WORLD
PART 1 Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
选用方框内合适的内容完成下列对话（每项限用一次）。
beg, native, petrol, attitude, subway, apartment
A
Anna: I notice that you're learning a new language. How is it going
Penny: It is challenging, but I'm trying to keep a positive 1. __________ and not to get discouraged.
Anna: That's a great mindset to have. And remember, it's OK to make mistakes.
Penny: You're right. I should enjoy the learning journey and not 2. __________ for forgiveness (原谅) every time I make a mistake.
B
Catherine: Did you know that the English language has about a half million words in total
Wang Lei: Really That's unbelievable. But do people really use all of those words in everyday conversation
Catherine: Not really. In fact, most __________ English speakers only use around 2,000-3,000 words in daily life.
Wang Lei: Oh, that makes sense. But still, having such a large vocabulary to draw from must be helpful when it comes to expressing difficult ideas.
C
Catherine: One of the most important differences between American English and British English is the use of everyday words. Well, for example, in American English, we often use the word “1. __________” to refer to a rented living space. But in British English, they commonly say “flat” instead.
Wang Lei: Oh, interesting. What about transportation Are there differences too
Catherine: Of course! In American English, we usually say “2. __________” to refer to an underground train system. However, in British English, it's more common to hear “underground”.
Wang Lei: That's good to know. And what about fuel I've heard Americans talk about “gas”, but what do the British call it
Catherine: In British English, they refer to it as “3. __________”.
PART 2 Reading and Thinking
I. 根据提示写出所缺单词的正确形式。
1. The foreigner tried to explain his ideas by m__________ of body language.
2. Chinese exists in a number of v__________ that are popularly called dialects.
3. Some Chinese characters such as mu (eye) are b__________ on pictures of things.
4. Many foreigners have come to __________ ( 欣赏) Chinese more and made an effort to speak it.
5. Wang Yirong was the man who found the symbols c__________ on longgu were early forms of Chinese writing.
6. Cultural __________ (因素) may influence meanings of languages and cause misunderstandings in cross-cultural communication.
II. 根据所给汉语完成下列句子（每空一词）。
1. 笔、墨、纸、砚是中国书法的四大工具。
Brush, ink, paper, and ink slab are four tools for __________ __________.
2. 最早的汉语词典《尔雅》可以追溯到公元前三世纪。
The earliest Chinese dictionary, Erya, __________ __________ __________ the third century BCE.
3. 在中国，英语专业的学生对朱生豪及其翻译的经典作品推崇有加。
English major students in China __________ __________ __________ __________ Zhu Shenghao and the __________ __________ he translated.
4. 无论你去哪里旅行，能够用当地人的母语与他们交流可以为你打开通往新体验的大门。
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________, being able to communicate with locals in their mother tongue can open doors to new experiences.
PART 3 Discovering Useful Structures, Reading for Writing,
Assessing Your Progress & Video Time
I. 根据括号内的汉语提示完成下列句子（每空一词）。
1. All languages should be treated as __________ (平等的) and are worthy of appreciation.
2. With China's rising global influence, there is a high __________ (需求) for Chinese study.
3. Despite the fact that learning English is a(n) __________ (难事) for me, I have great determination to become fluent in it.
4. Remember, all the supporting sentences should __________ __________ (与……相关) the topic sentence when writing.
5. Mr Li listened patiently to what we all had to say before putting across his __________ __________ __________ (观点).
II. 用正确的关系词完成下面短文。
English Language Day at the United Nations (UN) is celebrated on April 23. It was the date 1. __________ William Shakespeare was born and died.
As well as being the most famous playwright, 2. __________ wrote in English, Shakespeare had a huge impact (影响) on modern-day English. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the time 3. __________ he was writing, the English language was going through a lot of changes. Shakespeare's creativity with language was the reason
4. __________ he could invent hundreds of new words and phrases 5. __________ are still used today. For example, the words “fashionable” and “lonely” were first used by Shakespeare. He also created phrases like “break the ice”, “all our yesterdays” and “love is blind”. We use them all the time, without even thinking of how they came into being.
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