What is the characteristic of learners of special English?

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问题 What is the characteristic of learners of special English?
  
There are three groups of English learners: beginners, intermediate learners, and learners of special English. Beginners need to learn the basics of English. Students who have reached an intermediate level benefit from learning general English skills. But what about students who want to learn specialist English for their work or professional life? Most students, who fit into this third group have a clear idea about what they want to learn. A bank clerk, for example, wants to use this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of finance. But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy. For a start, the variety is enormous. Every field from air-line pilots to secretaries has its own vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need to have an up-to-date knowledge of that specialist language, and not many teachers are exposed to working environments outside the classroom. These issues have influenced the way specialist English is taught in schools. This type of course is usually known as English for Specific Purposes or ESP and there are ESP courses for almost every area of professional and working life. In Britain, for example, there are courses which teach English for doctors, lawyers, reporters, travel agents and people working in the hotel industry. By far, the most popular ESP courses are for business English.

选项 A、the level of special English learners is various.
B、teachers need to update their specialist English.
C、many teachers are restricted to the classroom.
D、learners’ careers and demands are various.

答案A

解析 细节推断题。短文说,对老师来说,如何教授专业英语并不总是那么容易,首先每个人的需求差异太大,每个领域都有自己独有词汇和专有名词;其次老师们需要不断更新自己在专业英语方面的知识。而且不少老师没怎么接触除教室之外的工作环境。B、C、D项都符合,A项的“专业英语学习者的水平大不相同”在文中未提及,故为答案。
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