Question

Most people in the United States speak English．There are over 2000 languages spoken all over the world．You know that every language has its own words．When you want to learn a foreign language，you must learn its words．You must know what the words mean，and you must say them in the right way．Words are made up of(組成)sound，and different languages have different sounds．There are thousands of language sounds．When you speak English，you are using only about fifty of them．

Some languages are spoken faster than others．English is spoken more slowly than French．Women speak faster than men．In America，women speak about l75 words every minute．But men speak about only l50．How many words do you speak every minute?

1．Most people in America speak          ．

2．We often use            of the sounds when we speak English．

3．How many languages are spoken all over the world?

4．Does Chinese have its own words?

5．In America，who speak faster, women or men?

Answer 1

1．English  2．a(chǎn)bout fifty    3．2000    4．Yes，it does   5．Women do