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、Three groups of learners.
B、The importance of business English.
C、English for Specific Purposes.
D、Features of English for different purposes.

答案C

解析 主旨题。短文由三种级别的英语学习者引出专业英语的学习,接下来阐述了专业英语学习者的特点,教授专业英语的困难及专业英语课程的多样性。故可得知,本文主要讲的是专业英语的学习,即C项正确。
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