Questionnaire for Examining Pragmatic FailurePART ONE

Directions：For each problem in this part，you are presented with one situation with

four utterances underneath. Read the description of each situation with the utterances

and decide which is the most appropriate utterance in that situation ． Mark your

choice by writing the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET．1. One day ， When an American 1ady accidentally bumped into Wei

Lin．Lady：I'm terribly sorry．Wei：A)It doesn't matter．　B)Never mind．　C)That's a11 right． D)Don't worry．

2． Jane is talking to her friends Bill and Pat outside the cinema ． Jane ：Well ， what did you think of the film ， then? Bill ： Oh ， I thought it was

great．Didn’t you think so，Pat?　Pat：A)Well，maybe．B)No． C)Yes， in a

way ． But I’ve seen better ． D)Yes ， I dare say you’re 　 right ． But I’ve seen

better．3．At a bus stop ． Man： Excuse me ，do you know which bus to catch for

London Rods，please?　Woman：Sorry，I’ve no idea．Man：A)It doesn’t matter．B)Oh． C)Never mind． D)Thank you．(He then went up

to another person．)

4.At Samantha’s flat，Ruth has just told Ian that she is really fed up with her

present job ． Ian：Well，Ruth，maybe you ought to try and get another one ． It

shouldn’t be too hard for someone like you ． Ruth ： Yes ， I could do that ， I

suppose，Ian．Well，I can think about it anyway．Ian：A)Yes,you do that ． 　 B)That’s the spirit ． 　 C)That’s your way out ．

D)Good．5．Joyce is talking to her friend，Brenda． J：I wonder if you'd mind posting

this lettr for me on your way home，Brenda?　 B：A)Youl're welcore．　 B)I don’t care． C)I don’t mind．　D)Yes,sure．6． In a factory ， Li ， the guide ， is interpreting for a group of foreign

guests．When they have finished visiting one workshop，he would like the group to

follow him to the next workshop．He says， A)This way，please．　B)Come here! 　C)Follow me! 　D)Move on!

7． Li had something to tell the manager ， Mr Smith ， so he went to his

place，entering the room and said，A)You’re not busy, I hope．　B)Got a minute?

C) Can I have a word with you，Mr Smith? 　 D)I’m terribly sorry to trouble you， Mr smith．

8． If someone gives you directions in English so quickly that you don’t

understand ， you might respond ： A) “Excuse me ， I’m still 1earning the

1anguage．could you repeat that a litte more slowly?” B)Thank you ． I appreciate

your help.”C) “Could you repeat that?” D) Try to repeat the directions to the person．9．Hsiao Ma is an interpreter．One day a foreign visitor, Mr Brown，talks to

him．Brown: Your English is quite fluent． Ma：A)Thank you. It’s kind of you to

say so ． B)No, no, my English is poor ． C)No, not at a11 ． D)Oh, no. Far from

that．I still have a 1ong way to go．10．Betty is a foreign student in Chirla. She has met Peng Fei． B：I was told

that you won the 100-meter race in the a11-city track meet this morning.

Congratulations! 　 P ： A)Just lucky ． B)Thank you ． C)I can’t say I did well this

morning．　D)I could have done better if it hadn’t been so cold．11. “You are to be here by eight.”　The relationship between the speaker and the hearer is probably A)teacher and student B)husband and wife C)sisters D)friends

12．Your friend’s mother，Mrs Keeler，asked if you would like something to

eat．What wonld you say to refuse politely? You： A)Not for the moment， thank

you, Mrs Keeler ． I’m full ． B)No ， thanks ． I’ve just had lunch ． C)Oh，no，Mrs Keeler．I haven’t long had lunch．　 D)I’m full and have no room

for any more．13．Mr Timms has arrived for a meeting which ， unfortunately ， has been

cancelled．　Mrs Banks：I’m terribly sorry about not letting you know sooner，Mr

Timms，but unfortunately it was cancelled at the last minute and there simply wasn’t

enough time to inform everyone ． Mr Timms ： A)Oh, don’t let it worry you, Mrs

Banks. I quite understand ． 　 B)Oh ， that’s OK ， Mrs Banks ． I

understand ． C)Oh ， it doesn’t matter ， Mrs Banks ． D)Oh ， don’t worry about

it，Mrs Banks．14． If you are attending a family gathering and would like to know what the

familial relationship is between one member and another，you may ask：　A)Is he

your…? 　 B) How are you related? 　 C) Who’s that woman? D) What’s the

relationship between you and that woman?

15．When introduced to an older professor or to a friend’s parents，what would

you say?　A) “How are you?” B) “Hello”and bow．

C) “Hello ， it’s nice to meet you.” and then shake hands ． D) “Hi! G1ad to

know you”

16．On the way to the schoo1 cinema，Li saw Professor B1ake walking to the

cinema，too．Li：A)Good afternoon，Professor B1ake． B)Are you going to the

film?　 C)Where are you going? D)You’re going to the film，aren’t you?

17．When introducing yourself to someone you don’t know at a party，what

would you say？ A)Hi，I’m_______．　B)May l introduce myself to you and at

the same time I make your acquaintance? 　 C)Hi, I’d like to meet you ． 　 D)Hi,

I’m_______．Do you know many people here?

18．Jack phones Hsiao Song’s office．Jack：Hello，I’d like to speak to Song

Hua，please．Song：A)I’m Song Hua． B)This is Song Hua speaking．C)This is me． D)It’s me

here．19．Mrs Li has been having lunch with Mrs Sullivan．Mrs Li has just explained

that she has to leave．Mrs S：A)Do you really have to go，Mrs Li? Couldn’t you at

least stay for another cup of coffee?　 B)Oh，no，you can’t． C)Oh，come on． You’ve got time for one more cup of coffee ， surely? D)Well ， it’s still

early．There’s no hurry．20．You’ve just been asked out to dinner but you don’t want to go with the

person who invited you．You might say：A)I don’t think so．I already have plans． B)No ， I really don’t enjoy being with you ． C)I’m dieting so I mustn’t go out to

eat．D)Thanks a lot but I’m busy tonight．21．Mr Graham met his teacher ，Mrs South，outside the library ．Mr G ：

Good morning ， Mrs South ．How are you? Mrs S ： Very well ， thank you ，Mr

Graham，and how are you? Mr G：A)Oh ， can’t complain ． B)I’m very well ， too ， thank you ． C)Same old

thing．D)OK．22．Mr Green’s secretary，Pat Kent，went to the airport to meet Mr Barnes for

her boss．Miss Kent：A)Excuse me，would you be Mr Barnes? B)Are you Mr

Barnes?

C)Excuse me ，would you please tell me if you are Mr Barnes? D)You are Mr

Barnes，aren’t you?

23．Patrick is sitting in a car with some friends ．He has just asked if anyone

minds him smoking ． One of the friends in the car ， Gillian ， is allergic to

smoke．What would she say? P：OK if I smoke here? G：A)Would you mind if I

said no ， Patrick? B)Can’t you stay without smoking? C)It’s not OK ． D)No ， of

course not．24．Wu Hua had a question to ask his foreign teacher ．He went to Professor

Jame’s place．After he got the answer，he got up to leave． Wu：A)Well，that’s

clear—thank you very much ． B)Well ， I’ve got to go now ． C)OK ． Thanks ． D)I’m afraid I must go now．

25． If someone offers you some food that you really don’t like ， you might

say：

A)I’m fed up ． B)I don’t care for that ． C)Sure ， I’d love some

more．D)Thanks，but I’m really full．26 ． Wei Dong met his English teacher ， Dr Johns ， outside the

classroom．Wei：A)Hi ， Dr Johns ． B)Hello ， teacher ． C)Morning ， Dr Johns ． D)Good

morning，teacher Johns．27．Miss Wells has been late for school quite recently ． After class ， her

teacher，Professor Thyme talks to her．Prof.Thyme：Er…Miss Wells．I’m sorry to

have to mention this，but could you possibly try to be a little earlier in the morning?

This is the third time you’ve been late this week．Miss Wells：A)Oh，I’m awfully

sorry，Professor Thyme，but I really will try to be on time． B)Oh，dear!　I’m

sorry，Professor Thyme． C)OK，I’m sure to come earlier next time． D)Please

excuse me this time．I won’t be late next time．28．A and B are neighbours ． A ： My cat knocked over my new vase this

morning． B：A)What a shame．B)A shame．C)Shame on you． D)Shame!

29．Mrs Brown has been spending the afternoon with an acquaintance,Mrs

Sullivan．She has just got up to go．The hostess addresses her guest as follows： A)Are you leaving yet? B)Are you leaving already? C)Aren’t you leaving yet? D)Aren’t you leaving already?

30．Meeting unexpectedly a friend he hadn’t seen for years ， Jim voiced his

surprise： A)No! B)Yes! C)Oh! D)Hey!

31．Tom is talking to his school-mate，David．Tom：How did you do in the

exam，David? David：I barely passed．I made a hopeless mess of it．I don’t know

why I did so badly．Tom：A)Just try to forger about it． B)It’s not worth worrying

about．You’ll do better next time． C)It doesn’t matter． D)Cheer up．32． If your English teacher uses a Latin word you don’t know ， you might

A)say nothing and pretend that you have understood ． B)say，“Please repeat．” C)say， “I am sorry．What did you say just now?” D)say， “I’m sorry，I didn’t

understand what you said．Could you please repeat that last word?”

33．When you are invited for the first time to the Browns’house and offered a

cup of coffee，you 　A)should rise and receive it．B)should rise and say，“Thank

you ． ” 　 C)should make a slight rising movement ． D)can remain seated and

receive it with a smile and say，“Thank you”．34． If you were invited to an American guest’s house for dinner now ，what

would be the best time to arrive? 　 A)15 minutes later ． B)15 minutes earlier ． C)On time．　D)1 hour earlier．

35．How would a host indicate to a guest that it was time to leave? A)The host

would announce ，“ It’s time to leave ． ” B)The host would start cleaning up ． C)The host would start yawning． D)The host wouldn’t say anything，so the guest

would leave at a time he thought was reasonable．36．At a dinner，you can beging to eat A)when the guests sitting beside you

begin ． B)when the hostess says, “Let’s begin ． ” C)when the main course is

served． D)when the hostess picks up her own spoon or fork.．37． B is in the way ． A ： May I get through here? B ： A)Yes ， please.

B)Yes ． C)Yes(opening a passageway) D) （ Opening a passageway without

demur．）38．At a dinner A：May I have the biscuits? B：A)Sure(handing along the

biscuits)． B)Yes．Help yourself．C)Go ahead． D)Yes，of course．39．At a party of social occasions，how would you indicate that it was time for

you to leave someone’s home? A)I would say， “It’s getting late and I’d better be

going．”　B)I would say， “I’m sorry，I have to leave now．”　C)I would

wait until the host said something．　D)I would make up an excuse (e．g．I have to

get up early tomorrow，etc.)and thank the hosts．40．When someone compliments the watch you are wearing ， you would

A)say，“Thanks”and smile．B)give it to him．C)say，“Would you like to have it?”

D)say，“Oh，this cheap thing?It’s not worth much．”41．Generally hosts do not offer food more than once or twice because they

A) do not expect you to be hungry．B)expect you to refuse politely．C)expect you to

dislike the food．D)expect you to say immediately what you really want．42． John and Brian are having their morning coffee break．John accidentally

shakes the table，causing Brian to spill some of his coffee．John：Hang on!　I’ll

get you a serviette．Here “Hang on!”means　A) “Wait a minute．”　B) “Hold the cup．” 　C) “Don’t worry．” 　D)

“Lift the cup．”43．At work，John has just told Bill that they are one man short for the football

match on Saturday against a neighbouring office team ． Bill ： Why don’t you ask

Pete Todd to play? I 　know he’s not very good but there’s no one else to ask ， is

there? John：Well，to be honest，Bill，I＇ve already asked him．He　just wasn’t

interested ．Bill：Oh，that’s a blow!By this he means

A ) “That’s a lie .” B) “That’s a shock!” C) “That’s a pity!” D) “That’t a strange.”

44．Bob and David are former classmates．Bob：I’ve got a job．David：You

haven’t! 　 By this David means A)“Really?” B)“You’re

joking.”C)“Impossible.”D)“No,you haven’t got a job.

45．After talking on the phone with Jack for some time ， Hsiao Song says,

“I’ve got to go now ．Goodbye．”By　 this we can see A)he was going to stop

talking on the telephone．B)he was going to leave the office．C)he was going to go

home．D)it was time to leave the office．46．Two friends discussing an English course．A：Were you satisfied with that

course you took? 　 B ： I didn’t think much of it ． By this B means A)“I was

dissatisfied. ” B) “I was satisfied ．”C) “I　hadn’t actually begun to think about

it．”　D) “I don’t know．”47．Mr Green has just come out of the school cinema and met Mr Zhou ．

Zhou ： What Do you think of the film? Green ： I can’t praise this film too

highly．By this，Mr．Green means　 A)the film is just so-so．　B) this film is not good．　C) the film is so good that it deserves high praise．

D) the film is OK，but it doesn’t deserve high praise．48．Hsiao Li works as a secretary in the International Computer Engineering

Corporation ． One day she worked very late ． Her boss said to her ， “ Thanks a

lot ． That’s a great help ． ” Hsiao Li replies ： 　 A) “It’s my pleasure”． B)

“Never mind．”　C) “You’re welcome．”D) “Oh，it’s nolthong．”PART TWO

Directions ： There are 10 questions in this part ． Each question has a part

italicized．Read each question and decide whether the italicized part is appropriate

or inappropriate ． If it is appropriate ， write an “A” ， or ， if it is

inappropriate，write an “I”on the ANSWERSHEET．1. When the new term began，a student met his teacher，Miss Smith，on his

way to the classroom ． Student ： You must have a good time during the

vacation．You look like you gained a lot of weight．

2 ． Hsiao Wu gave his paper to Mr Brown ， his supervisor ， and said to Mr

Brown，“Perhaps you could read through this before Friday．”3．After Mark told his professor about his plan for a journey，Professor：It can

be very cold at this time of the year at place．Mark：Oh，come on．4．As soon as the lecture was over ， a student went up to the lecturer and

said，“You must be very tired．You’d better have a rest．”5 ． The students of Class One arranged an outing with their foreign

teachers ． As soon as they got on the school bus ， one student said to Mrs

Green ，“ Please sit down ， Mrs Green ． You’re old ． Don’t get tired ， otherwise

you’ll be ill．”6 ． Mingming and Paul are friends in the kindergarten ． One day when

Mingming’s father came to meet him，he introduced Paul to his father．His father

then said to Paul in English，“Nice to meet you．”7．If you are a man in the West ，and a lady comes into the room，you must

rise to your feet．8．Tim and Harry are classmates．During the break， they had a chat．Tom

said something about Jack.．Harry agreed with him．　Tim：He’s rather difficult to

get on with，I believe．　Harry：Oh，I know，I know．9 ． One day ， while walking on the street ， Dick and Tony saw someone

crossing the street．Dick：Who’s that crossing the street?　Tony：She’s Mary．10． Lida asked her friend Jim when the class was over：“Can I come to your

house tomorrow?”

Appendix 2Questionnaire for English Teaching

（全部为单项选择，请在你的选项上打“√”。如果无选项请直接写下你的意见。谢谢。）１．你所运用的英语知识多少是来自课内？(其余来自课外或自学)

A.90-100% B.70-80% C.50-60% D.30-40% E.10-20%２．如果老师课堂上全部用英文讲解你可听懂多少？

A.90-100% B.70-80% C.50-60% D.30-40% E.10-20%３．你从现在课堂上学到最多的是以下哪方面的知识？

A.准确的语法知识 B.标准的语音语调 C.对于语言的准确把握D.娴熟的交流能力 E.语言传递的文化信息 F.其他_______________

４．你在课后自己主要做以下哪方面的练习？A.语法 B.听力 C.阅读 D.写作 E.口语 F. 单词 G. 其他______________

５．你认为外籍老师与中国老师最大的差别在哪里？A.全英文授课 B.英语更加地道 C.课堂气氛活跃 C.授课内容更加有用 E 其他_________

__６．你参加英语课外活动（如英语角）：

A 经常 B 有时 C 几乎不 D 从不７．你认为现有英语教学模式主要是：

A 满堂灌 B 交际法 C 指导教学法 D 启发式 E 其他８．你认为现在课堂上用得最多的教授方法是：

A.传统的课本教授和课堂板书 B.模拟实践运用（如“Roleplay”，课堂讨论） C.使用音像制品（电影，歌曲，广播等） D. 使用多媒体教学软件 E 其他___________

_９．你认为自己目前英语语用失误：A 很多 B 较多 C 多 D 较少 E 很少10．你目前英文的应用水平：

A 流利会话 B 一般交流 C 能读写但不能交流 D 其他________11．你对目前英语专业教材看法：

A 满意 B 基本满意 C 不满意12．你认为自己最需要改进的英语能力是：

A 听说 B 阅读 C 写作 D 翻译13．你对本院英语专业的综合评价是：

课程安排：A 满意 B 基本满意 C 一般 D 不满意 管理水平：A 满意 B 基本满意 C 一般 D 不满意 语言环境：A 满意 B 基本满意 C 一般 D 不满意 硬件设施：A 满意 B 基本满意 C 一般 D 不满意 外教水平：A 满意 B 基本满意 C 一般 D 不满意 中教水平：A 满意 B 基本满意 C 一般 D 不满意

14．在提高大学生语用能力方面，你对英语教学改革的最大期望是什么？