Задания 3-9
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3. What’s the main role of English in India according to the speaker?
1) Connecting India with the rest of the world.
2) Enabling communication between the country’s peoples.
3) Serving as the language of Indian Mass Media.
4. Which of the following is TRUE about Indian English?
1) It’s similar to Australian English.
2) It exists only in local newspapers.
3) It has specific features in grammar as well as in vocabulary and phonetics.
5. What, according to the speaker, partly explains the specifics of Indian English?
1) Structure of local languages.
2) Indian history and culture.
3) Education traditions in India.
6. Which of the following is mentioned as a grammatical feature of Indian English?
1) Overuse of the definite article.
2) Use of a plural form of a certain word in relation to a single object.
3) Avoiding use of the progressive tense.
7. Which of the following phrases is used in Indian English for “How can I help you?”?
1) Hello, what do you want?
2) Tell me …
3) Where are you put up?
8. What does the speaker say about the language of Indian teenagers?
1) It consists of slang mostly.
2) It’s devised to confuse older people.
3) It makes Indian English more modern.
9. What’s the basic direction of changes in modern Indian English according to the speaker?
1) Simplification.
2) Purification.
3) Localization.
