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An IMPRESSIVE English lesson
Unit 1 Section A
FOREIGH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS
AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY

Language is the soul of intellect, and reading
is the essential process by which that intellect
is cultivated beyond the commonplace
experiences of everyday life.
— Charles Scribner, Jr. (American publisher)
Language shapes the way we think, and
determines what we can think about.
— Benjamin Lee Whorf (American linguist)
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Section A
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UNIT
Objectives
To talk about language teaching
To further understand the text
To apply the phrases and patterns
To master the essay writing skill

Contents
Lead - in
Detailed study of the
text
Section A
Main idea & structure
Cultural background
Text Translation
Detailed learning of key
vocabulary
Key vocabulary
Practical phrases
Critical thinking
Writing devices
Oral reproduction
Useful expressions
Functional patterns Key to exercises

Discuss the following questions.
1. What are the key factors that help people learn
English as a foreign language?
2. Do you have any problem in English learning?
3. Do you think grammar is important in English
learning?
Lead-in Short answer questions
Tips
Tips
Tips
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1. What are the key factors that help people learn English as
a foreign language?
• Good course, excellent syllabus based on some
principles;
• Highly developed methodologies, teaching four
primary skills of language acquisition;
• Put the four skills into a discourse;
• Analyze three different kinds of interactions.

2. Do you have any problem in English learning?
— I always feel it difficult to…
— It’s not easy for me to…
• understand what others say;
• remember so many words;
• learn the grammar;
• read quickly;
• speak in public…

3. Do you think grammar is important in English learning?
—Yes.
•The basic building blocks of a language;
•essential for effective communication;
•put the words in the right order;
•help to convey correct, meaningful message.

3. Do you think grammar is important in English learning?
—No.
•as long as one can understand what other is saying;
•dynamic and no language is fixed;
•speak their native language without having studied its
grammar.
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1. What is Communicative Language Teaching?(交际
法)
• A type of teaching method;
• Develop the communicative ability as well
as the knowledge of grammar;
• Learning by doing;
• Make classroom situation of real foreign
language environment.
Cultural Background
American university education
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2. What are the features of Communicative Language
Teaching?
• Communicative competence is the goal;
• An integration of grammatical and functional
teaching;
• Accuracy is secondary to conveying a message;
• Focus on communicative and contextual factors
in language use;
• Learner-centered and experience-based.
Cultural Background

3. What is the role of teacher in Communicative
Language Teaching?
• A facilitator of students’ learning;
• A manager of classroom activities;
• An advisor of students’ questions;
• A co-communicator in the communicative
activity.
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This passage is ____________ that talks about the
author’s personal experience in giving
____________________________ to his son. He
states that students can learn better if they are
__________________.
an effective English lesson
properly taught
Main ideas of the parts
a narrative
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What does the son think of the father? (Para. 1)
Tips
A tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to
listen to and a man absorbed in the rules
of grammar.

Why was the writer shocked by his student’s answer?
(Paras. 2-4)
Tips
She is unable to describe her excursion to
Europe with the right words.

What conclusion did the writer draw from the
example of his student? (Para. 5)
Tips
Students ___________ the bulk of the _______
for these knowledge ______ because there is a
sense that they should ___________.
unfairly bear criticism
deficits
know better

• The author is absorbed in ________;
• The author was shocked by his student’s
_______ to describe properly her trip to
Europe;
• Students should ____________ for these
knowledge deficits.
Part I (Paras. 1- _)
5 the background of the story
grammar
inability
not be blamed

Why should students not be blamed for their language
deficiency? (Paras. 6-7)
Tips
The learning environment is misleading.
Sign in grocery stores…
Stationary section
Friends and loved ones…
Have
you ate?

Why should students not be blamed for their language
deficiency? (Paras.6-7)
Tips
They are not learning the language adequately
and efficiently in school.

How should grammar be taught as far as the writer is
concerned? (Paras.8-10)
Tips
• Grammar must be handled delicately, step by
step. An effective way of teaching could
arouse children’s interest in learning English
grammar.
• An example: a grammar lesson with my son

In his son’s eyes,
the father is one
who he has to
obey and an
oddity absorbed in
grammar. (Para.1)
He was shocked
by his student’s
inability to
describe properly
her excursion to
Europe. (Paras.
2-4)
Thesis of the
narration: It is unfair
to blame students
for their language
deficiency. (Para.5)
Introduction
Structure of the text

Explains why students
shouldn’t be blamed for
their language deficiency
by providing two reasons
and one example. (Paras.
6-10)
Elaborates the importance
of grammar and
vocabulary in learning
English. (Paras. 11-13)
Introduction
Body

Narrates another incident where his son
unconsciously uttered a grammatically perfect
sentence with a subjunctive mood, which made the
author so proud of his son. (Paras. 14-17)
Introduction
Body

Introduction
Body
Concluding part
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An Impressive English Lesson
To my son, I am a _____________: a
father he is __________ listen to and a
man ____________ the rules of grammar.
And I got ______________ this because
my student was unable to describe
properly her feeling on her __________ to
Europe.
tedious oddity
obliged to
absorbed in
serious about
excursion
Summary of the text

However, it doesn’t ________________
to criticize our students. They unfairly
bear the bulk of the criticism for these
__________________ because there is
a sense that they _________________.
On one hand, they are misled by
the____________. On the other hand,
school fails to _________________ the
essential framework of language,
accurate grammar and proper vocabulary.
make any sense
knowledge deficits
should know better
environment
adequately teach
Summary of the text

Perhaps, language should be looked upon as
a _________ and a ___________________:
often study the road map (check grammar)
and ________ the car engine (adjust
vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good
vocabulary is just like driving with a road map
in a ________________ car. __________,
_________, and __________ communication
depends upon grammar and a good
vocabulary, the two __________ assets for
students, but they are ________________ in
schools.
road map valuable possession
tune up
well-conditioned
effective
Precise
beneficial
essential
not being taught
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1. ①If I am the only parent who still corrects his child’s English,
then perhaps my son is right. To him, I am a tedious oddity:
a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in
the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to.
2. I think I got serous about this only recently when I ran into
one of my former students, fresh from an excursion to
Europe. “How was it?” I asked, full of earnest anticipation.
3. She nodded three or four times, searched the heavens for
the right words, and then exclaimed, “It was, like, whoa!”
4. And what was it. The civilization of Greece and the glory of
Roman architecture were captured in a condensed non-
statement. My student’s “whoa!” was exceeded only by my
head-shaking distress.
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5. There are many different stories about the downturn in the
proper use of English. Surely students should be able to
distinguish between their / there / they’re or the
distinctive difference between complimentary and
complementary. They unfairly bear the bulk of the
criticism for these knowledge deficits because there is a
sense that they should know better.
6. Students are not dumb, but they are being misled
everywhere they look and listen. For example, signs in
grocery stores point them to the stationary, even though
the actual stationery items – pads, albums and
notebooks – are not nailed down. Friends and loved ones
often proclaim they’ve just ate when, in fact, they’ve just
eaten. Therefore, it doesn’t make any sense to criticize
our students.
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7. Blame for the scandal of this language deficit should
be thrust upon our schools, which should be setting
high standards of English language proficiency.
Instead, they only teach a little grammar and even less
advanced vocabulary. Moreover, the younger teachers
themselves evidently have little knowledge of these
vital structures of language because they also went
without exposure to them. ②Schools fail to adequately
teach the essential framework of language, accurate
grammar and proper vocabulary, while they should take
the responsibility of pushing the young onto the path of
competent communication.
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8. Since grammar is boring to most of the young
students, I think that it must be handled delicately, step
by step. The chance came when one day I was driving
with my son. As we set out on our trip, he noticed a
bird in jerky flight and said, “It’s flying so unsteady.” I
carefully asked, “My son, how is the bird flying?”
“What’s wrong? Did I say anything incorrectly?” He got
lost. “Great! You said incorrectly instead of incorrect.
We use adverbs to describe verbs. Therefore, it’s flying
so unsteadily but not so unsteady.”
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9. Curious about my correction, he asked me what an
adverb was. Slowly, I said, “It’s a word that tells you
something about a verb.” It led to his asking me what a
verb was. I explained, “Verbs are action words; for
example, Dad drives the truck. Drive is the verb because
it’s the thing Dad is doing.”
10. He became attracted to the idea of action words, so we
listed a few more: fly, swim, dive, run. Then, out of his
own curiosity, he asked me if other words had names for
their use and functions. This led to a discussion of nouns,
adjectives, and articles. Within the span of a 10-minute
drive, he had learned from scratch to the major parts of
speech in a sentence. It was painless learning and great
fun!
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11. Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a road map
and a valuable possession: often study the road map
(check grammar) and tune up the car engine adjust
vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is
just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car.
12. The road map provides the framework and guidance you
need for your trip, but it won’t let you exactly what trees or
flowers you will see, what kind of people you will encounter,
or what types of feelings you will be experiencing on your
journey. Here, the vocabulary makes the journey’s true
colors come alive! A good vocabulary enables you to enjoy
whatever you see as you drive along. Equipped with
grammar and a good vocabulary, you have flexibility and
excellent control.③ While the road map guides your journey
to your destination, an excellent vehicle helps you to fully
enjoy all of the sights, sounds and experiences along the
way.
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13. Effective, precise, and beneficial communication
depends upon grammar and a good vocabulary, the two
essential assets for students, but they are not being taught
in schools.
14. Just this morning, my son and I were eating breakfast
when I attempted to add milk to my tea. “Dad,” he said, “If I
were you, I wouldn’t do that. It’s sour.”
15. “Oh my!” I said, swelling with pride toward my son, “That’s
a grammatically perfect sentence. You used were instead of
was.”
16. “I know, I know,” he said with a long agreeable sigh. “It’s
the subjunctive mood.”
17. I was, like, whoa!
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Text Translation
1. 如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长，那么我儿子也
许是对的。对他而言，我是一个乏味的怪物：一个他不得不
听其教诲的父亲，一个还沉湎于语法规则的人，对此我儿子
似乎颇为反感。
2. 我觉得我是在最近偶遇我以前的一位学生时，才开始对这个
问题认真起来的。这个学生刚从欧洲旅游回来。我满怀着诚
挚期待问她：“欧洲之行如何？”
3. 她点了三四下头，绞尽脑汁，苦苦追寻恰当的词语，然后惊
呼：“真是，哇！”
4. 没了。所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩
的、不完整的语句之中！我的学生以“哇！”来表示她的惊
叹，我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。
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Text Translation
5. 关于正确使用英语能力下降的问题，有许多不同的故事。学
生的确本应该能够区分诸如their / there / they’re 之间的不同，
或区别complimentary和complementary之间显而易见的差异。
由于这些知识缺陷，他们承受着大部分不该承受的批评和指
责，因为舆论认为他们应该学得更好。
6. 学生并不笨，他们只是被周围所看到和听到的语言误导了。
举例来说，杂货店的指示牌会把他们引向stationary（静止
处），虽然便笺本、相册、和笔记本等真正的stationery（文
具用品）并没有被钉在那儿。朋友和亲人常宣称They’ve just
ate。实际上，他们应该说They’ve just eaten。因此，批评
学生不合乎情理。
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Text Translation
7. 对这种缺乏语言功底而引起的负面指责应归咎于我们的学校。
学校应对英语熟练程度制定出更高的标准。可相反，学校只
教零星的语法，高级词汇更是少之又少。还有就是，学校的
年轻教师显然缺乏这些重要的语言结构方面的知识，因为他
们过去也没接触过。学校有责任教会年轻人进行有效的语言
沟通，可他们并没有把语言的基本框架----准确的语法和恰当
的词汇----充分地传授给学生。
8. 因为语法对大多数年轻学生而言枯燥且乏味，所以我觉得讲
授语法得一步一步、注重技巧地进行。有一天机会来了。我
跟儿子开车外出。我们出发时，他看到一只小鸟飞得很不稳，
就说：“它飞得不稳。”（It’s flying so unsteady.）我小心
翼翼地问：“儿子，鸟怎么飞？” “有问题吗？我说得不对
吗？（Did I say anything incorrectly?）” 他一头雾水。
“太好了，你说的是incorrectly而不是incorrect。我们用副词
来描述动词。所以要用unsteadily来描述鸟飞，而不是
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Text Translation
9. 他对我的纠正很好奇，就问我什么是副词。我慢慢解释道：
“副词是用来修饰动词的词。”这又导致了他询问我什么
是动词。我解释说：“动词是表示行为的词，例如：爸爸
开卡车。‘开’是动词，因为它是爸爸在做的事。”
10. 他开始对表示行为的词产生兴趣，所以我们又罗列了几
个动词：“飞行”、“游泳”、“跳水”、“跑步”。然
后，他又好奇地问我，其他的词有没有说明它们的用法和
功能的名称。这就引发了我们对名词、形容词和冠词的讨
论。在短短十分钟的驾驶时间内，他从对语法一无所知到
学会了句子种主要词语的词性。这是一次毫无痛苦而又非
常有趣的学习经历。
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11. 也许，语言应该被看成是一张路线图和一件珍品：我们要常
常查看路线图（核对语法）和调整汽车的引擎（调节词汇）。
学好语法和掌握大量的词汇就好比拿着路线图在车况良好的
车里驾驶。
12. 路线图为你的旅行提供所需的基本路线和路途指南，可是它
不会告诉你一路上你究竟会看见什么树或什么花，你会遇见
什么样的人，或会有什么样的感受。这里，词汇会使你的旅
途变得五彩缤纷、栩栩如生。大量的词汇让你享受到开车途
中所见的点点滴滴。借助语法和丰富的词汇，你就有了灵活
性，掌控自如。路线图会把你带到目的地，而一台好车却能
让你完全陶醉于旅途的所有景色、声音及经历之中。
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13. 对学生来说，有效、准确且富有成效的沟通技能取决于语法
和词汇这两大有利条件，可是学校并没有教他们这些。
14. 就在今天早上，我跟儿子吃早饭时，我想把牛奶加入我的茶
里。“爸爸，”他说，“如果我是你的话，我不会这样做。
牛奶会变酸。（If I were you, I wouldn’t do that. It’s sour.）”
15. “哦，上帝！”我满怀着无比的骄傲说道，“这是一句语法
完全正确的句子。你用了were而不是was。”
16. “我知道，我知道，”他愉悦地舒了口气，“这是虚拟语
气！”
17. 这下轮到我“哇！”了。
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oblige 迫使，使负有义务
搭配：be obliged to do sth. 被迫做...不得不做...
练习：They were obliged to work more hours to
increase their sales.
（2012年6月四级真题）
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absorbed adj.专注的，全神贯注的
搭配： be absorbed in
练习：
1. People who are absorbed in a phone conversation tend to be
absent-minded. （2007年12月六级阅读真题）
2. Nothing makes me feel better than being in one place,
absorbed in a book, a conversation, or music. （2012年12月六
级阅读真题）
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allergic 过敏的
搭配： be allergic to sth. 对...过敏，不喜欢、反感...
I'm allergic to wool. （2010年六级听力真题）
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distinguish (Para. 5)
A formal education with emphasis on history, literature, and
culture helps a person learn how to distinguish right from wrong.
v. recognize the differences between things 区分；辨别
Translation:
着重于历史、文学和文化的正规教育能帮助一个人学习如何
明辨是非。
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distinguish between
The ability to read in a critical way involves the ability to
distinguish between facts and the writer’s opinions or
interpretations.
Translation:
批判性阅读能力包括区分什么是事实、什么是作者自己的看
法或解释的能力。
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distinguished, distinctive, distinct
1. distinguished 指“卓越的；杰出的；著名的”
2. distinctive 指“（特征、性格或外表）独特的，有明显不同
的”。强调 “表示差别的”、“有特色的” 、“特殊的”
3. distinct 表示“分明的；明了的；清楚的”；“明显不同的；
有区别的”。
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proclaim (Para. 6)
(fml.) say publicly or officially that sth. important is true or exists
宣称；宣布；声明
Even as we proclaim our love for peace an our hatred of war,
there are still convulsions in our world that endanger us all.
Translation:
尽管我们宣告自己热爱和平、憎恨战争，但我们的世界仍存
在危及我们所有人的动荡。
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proclaim, claim
1. proclaim 是正式宣告或公开宣告，“宣告”的中文意思比
“声明”要严肃。
2. claim 是根据权利声明，根据权利要求索赔，根据权利认
领。
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1) The government has ______________ a new law.
2) They_________ to have discovered a cure for the disease.
3) The old man ________ the land.
proclaimed
claim
claimed
Fill in the blanks with the following words.
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adjust (Para. 11)
v. change or move sth. slightly to improve it or make it more
suitable for a particular purpose 调整；调节
Translation:
数据因通货膨胀而作了调整。
vi. get used to a new situation by changing your ideas or the
way you do things 适应
The figures have been adjusted for inflation.
He soon adjusted to school life.
Translation:
他很快就适应了学校生活。
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exposure (Para. 7)
1) [sing., U] the chance to experience new ideas, ways of life,
etc. 接触；体验
Exposure to a second language should take place in elementary
school.
Translation:
孩子们应该从小学就开始接触第二语言。
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exposure (Para. 7)
2) [U] when sb. is in a situation where they are not protected
from sth. dangerous or unpleasant 暴露
The doctor told Penny that too much exposure to the sun is bad
for the skin and may cause cancer.
Translation:
医生对彭妮说在太阳底下晒太久对皮肤有害，可能会致癌。
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function (Para. 10)
n. [C, U] the purpose that sth. has, or the job that sb. or sth. does
（事物的）功能；作用；（某人的）职责
One of the chief functions of education is to equip future citizens
with their places in society.
Translation:
教育的主要职能之一是帮助未来的公民在社会上找到自己的
位置。
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function (Para. 10)
vi. work or operate in the correct way 正常工作；正常运转
If the Internet stopped functioning, the consequent losses
could be measured in tens of billions of dollars.
Translation:
如果因特网停止运作，由此产生的损失可用数百亿美元来衡
量。
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beneficial (Para. 13)
a. having a good effect 有利的；有帮助的；有用的
The researcher is attempting to show how parents can have
beneficial conversations with their children.
Translation:
这位研究者正试图示范父母可以如何跟他们的孩子展开有益
的对话。
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beneficial (Para. 13)
beneficial 常与 to 连用，引出对谁有利，有帮助，有用。
Translation:
骑自行车对身体和环境都大有裨益。
Cycling is highly beneficial to health and the environment.
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asset (Para. 13)
1) [C] a major benefit 有利条件；长处
Knowing a foreign language is an important skill, a major social
and business asset, which will bring new life to the worlds of
travel and entertainment.
Translation:
懂外语是一门重要的技能，是促进社交和商贸的一个有利
件，它会给旅游和娱乐业带来新的生机。
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asset (Para. 13)
2) [C, usu. pl.] the things that a company owns, that can be sold
to pay debts 资产；财产
Translation:
除了银行账户里的钱以外，我的资产还包括房子、车子和
家具。
In addition to the money in a bank account, my assets include
my house, my car, and my furniture.
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Practical Phrases Specific Meanings
1. to be/feel obliged to do sth. 感到有责任做某事
2. to be/get serious about 对某事认真；并非开玩笑
3. fresh from 刚从…来；刚有…经历
4. to make sense 解释得通；有道理
5. to thrust sth. upon/on sb. 迫使某人做某事；迫使某
人接受某事
6. to tune up 调整，调节（发动机）使
达到最佳状态
7. to swell with pride/anger, etc. 洋洋得意（怒气冲冲等）
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感到有责任做某事
(to feel obliged to do/to provide ... for ... )
Parents feel obliged to provide the best they can
for children.
to be/feel obliged to do sth.
短语逆译
短语应用
父母觉得有责任尽其所能给孩子提供最好的。
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对某事认真
(to get serious about/to curb/corruption)
It’s time to get serious about curbing
political corruption.
to be / get serious
about
短语逆译
短语应用
应该严肃认真地大力惩治政治腐败。
意群提示

刚从…来；刚
有…经历
(principals/fresh from/to deal with)
School principals should not expect teachers,
fresh from college, to deal with a large group of
difficult children.
fresh from
短语逆译
短语应用
学校的校长不应指望刚从大学毕业的老师来应
付一大群难以对付的孩子。
意群提示

解释得通；有道理
(to talk much/to make sense)
She doesn’t talk much, but what she says
makes sense.
to make sense
短语逆译
短语应用
她讲话不多，但言之有理。
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迫使某人做某事；
迫使某人接受某事
to be indifferent to / to thrust ...on...
He was indifferent to the criticism that was
thrust on him.
to thrust sth.
upon / on sb
短语逆译
短语应用
对于强加给他的指责，他从未放在心上。
意群提示

调整，调好
(to keep...safe/to urge/mechanics/to make
sure/to tune up)
In order to keep drivers safe, mechanics are urged to
make sure that car engines are properly tuned up.
to tune up
短语逆译
短语应用
为了确保司机的安全，一定要敦促机械师确保
汽车发动机已调整好。
意群提示

洋洋得意
/怒气冲冲
(graduate from university / swell with pride)
Her heart swelled with pride as she stood
watching her daughter graduate from university.
短语逆译
短语应用
当她站在那儿看到她女儿大学毕业时，内心充
满了骄傲。
意群提示
to swell
with pride/anger
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Functional Patterns Functions & Usages
1. If sb./.sth. do/is sth., then
perhaps …
用于表述“在特定条件下
可能发生的事情”。
2. Sb. fail to do sth…., while sb.
should do sth….
用于表述“实际情况与预
期的反差”。
3. While sth. / sb. is / does…, sth. /
sb. else is / does…
用于表述“人与人或事与
事之间的反差”。
Language focus Functional patterns
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如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的
家长，那么我儿子也许是对的。
原句译文
逆译练习
If I am the only parent who still corrects
his child’s English, then perhaps my
son is right.
句型提炼

If sb./sth. do/is sth., then perhaps …
句型提炼
应用提示
用于表达“在特定条件下可能发生的事
情”。
句型应用

(make up your mind/a golden chance )
典型例句
如果你仍然无法下定决心，那么你也许会失去
提高自己的绝佳机会。
意群提示
If you still cannot make up your mind,
then perhaps you will lose a golden
chance of improving yourself.

学校有责任教会年轻人进行有效的语言沟
通，可他们并没把语言的基本框架——准
确的语法和恰当的词汇——充分地传授给
学生。
原句译文
逆译练习
Schools fail to adequately teach the
essential framework of language, accurate
grammar and proper vocabulary, while
they should take the responsibility of
pushing the young onto the path of
competent communication. 句型提炼

sb. fail to do …, while sb. should do …
句型提炼
应用提示
用于表达“实际情况与预期的反差”。
句型应用

(to make prompt response to/take the
responsibility of/to ensure)
典型例句
政府有责任保障公民安全，可它并未采取强有
力的措施对抗持续增长犯罪。
意群提示
The government failed to make prompt
response to increasing crimes, while they
should take the responsibility of ensuring its
citizens’ safety.

路线图会把你带到目的地，而一台好车
却能让你完全陶醉于旅途的所有景色、
声音及经历之中。
原句译文
逆译练习
While the road map guides your journey
to your destination, an excellent vehicle
helps you to fully enjoy all of the sights,
sounds and experiences along the way.
句型提炼

While sth. / sb. is / does…, sth. / sb.
else is / does…
句型提炼
应用提示
用于表达“人与人或事与事之间的反差”。
句型应用

(to keep students’ minds open to sth./to be full of)
典型例句
鼓励使学生乐于接受新知识，惩罚则使学生充
满挫败感。
意群提示
While encouragement will always keep students’
minds open to new knowledge, punishment
may make students full of frustration.
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What do you think of the English mania in China?
Watch a video clip about English mania in
China and discuss the following question:
Video Watching
Tips
Critical thinking home

What do you think of the English mania in China?
To some extent, a good command of English
language means more opportunities and will give
you a great advantage over others. But the
importance of English cannot be overemphasized.
After all, English is only a tool for you to
communicate with people from different nations, to
solve problems, to assist you with your work.
Critical thinking home

Introduction:
Simile is a figure of speech that compares
two different things and the comparison is
indicated by the word as or like.
Examples:
1. Learning grammar and a good
vocabulary is just like driving with a road
map in a well-conditioned car.
2. A poem
Writing devices Figurative language: simile
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My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose
我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰
----Robert Burns 罗伯特·彭斯
O, my Love’s like a red, red rose
啊，我的爱人像朵红红的玫瑰
That’s newly sprung in June.
六月里迎风初开
O, my Love’s like the melodie.
啊，我的爱人像支甜甜的曲子
That’s sweetly played in tune.
奏得合拍又和谐

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
我的好姑娘，多么美丽的人儿
So deep in love am I;
请看我，多么深挚的爱情
And I will love thee still, my dear,
亲爱的，我永远爱你
Till all the seas gone dry.
纵使大海干涸水流尽

Till all the seas gang dry, my dear,
纵使大海干涸水流尽
And the rocks melt with the sun;
太阳将岩石烧作灰尘
I will love thee still, my dear,
亲爱的，我永远爱你
While the sands of life shall run.
只要我一息犹存

And fare thee well, my only love
珍重吧，我唯一的爱人
And fare thee well, a while!
珍重吧，让我们暂时别离
And I will come again, my love,
但我定要回来
Though it were ten thousand mile.
哪怕千里万里！

a. 生活像一具大秋千(swing)，总在开心和忧
愁间摇摆(dangle)。
Life is like a big swing, dangling between
the depths of happiness and sadness.
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b. 生活没有目标犹如航行没有指南针
(compass)。
Living without an aim is like sailing
without a compass.
Practice

c. 婚姻就像一座城堡(beleaguered fortress)，
外面的人想进去，里面的人想出来。
Marriage is like a beleaguered fortress:
those who are without want to get in, and
those within want to get out.
Practice

An essay normally has three main parts:
Introduction, body and conclusion.
Introduction
Body
Concluding part
How to write a college essay:
Writing devices
Essay writing
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Introduction: The introduction part is usually
one short paragraph that introduces the
topic to be discussed and the thesis
statement. A thesis statement can be an
opinion, an attitude or a stand about the
topic.
How to write a college essay:
Writing devices
Essay writing

Body: The body is the main part of an essay.
It may contain several short paragraphs that
use the development methods of examples,
narrative, cause and effect, comparison and
contrast, classification, argumentation, etc.
How to write a college essay：
Writing devices
Essay writing

Conclusion: The conclusion wraps up the
discussion of a certain topic. It can briefly
summarize the main points discussed and
can also restate the thesis statement by
using different words and structures. At the
end of the conclusion, the writer’s final
thoughts on the topic may be added such as
a predication, a suggestion, or a warning.
How to write a college essay：
Writing devices
Essay writing

Read the sample essay and see
how it develops.
Writing devices
Essay writing

Topic:
Grammar English learning
Introduction:
Thesis statement: Now I think it is really fun
to learn English grammar.
Writing devices
Essay writing

Body:
Example 1: Adding a comma could show an entire
difference in meaning.
Example 2: A grammar mistake could make a world
of difference in meaning.
Writing devices
Essay writing

Conclusion:
English grammar is truly a mysterious
world of art.
Writing devices
Essay writing

Sample:
During my middle school years, I was very
allergic to English grammar. However, the
two incidents I experienced later changed
my view about learning English. Now I think
it is really fun to learn English grammar.
Writing devices
Essay writing

Sample:
It occurred while I was absorbed in the mysterious
world of the iPhone. My English teacher wrote two
sentences on the blackboard: 1) The king would
wear no clothes which make him appear differently
from others; 2) The king would wear no clothes,
which makes him appear differently from others.
Glancing at the two sentences, I thought the teacher
must have made a mistake because these two
sentences were the same. Suddenly, the class burst
into a loud laughter. Only then did I realize that
adding a comma could show a big difference in
meaning.
Writing devices
Essay writing

Sample:
Afterward, something interesting happened to me
again. At the beginning of my English class one day,
the teacher returned our homework assignment.
To my surprise, my teacher had crossed out -ly in
the sentence “I studied English hardly.” “Isn’t
hardly an adverb?” I asked myself. Later, of course,
I figured out what was wrong: an over-
generalization! I was assuming every adjective
added with -ly still maintains the meaning of that
adjective. Not till then did I find out that hardly
actually means “almost not”, so what I wrote made
a world of difference from what I wanted to say.
Writing devices
Essay writing

Sample:
In conclusion, what I experienced enables me
to understand English grammar is truly a
mysterious world of art. How fun it is to learn
English grammar!
Writing devices
Essay writing home

Writing practice
Directions: Write an essay of no
less than 150 words on one of the
following topics. One topic has an
outline you can follow.
Writing devices
Essay writing home

Topic: Grammar, a headache to me
Introduction: Thesis statement: English Grammar is a big headache
to me.
Body: Example: The difference between used to and be used to
Conclusion: I’m allergic to learning English grammar.
Writing devices
Essay writing

More topics:
• Learning English through imitation / repetition
• Learning English with / without grammar
Writing devices
Essay writing
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Suppose you are expected to share
your experience of English learning
with your classmates.
Make a speech on the following topic.
Oral reproduction
Speech making home

You can follow the outline given below.
Part I. My general feeling about learning
English
1. Difficult and frustrating;
2. Rewarding and well worth the effort
Oral reproduction
Speech making

You can follow the outline given below.
Part II. The difficulties and how I overcome them
1. Listening and speaking
2. Writing
3. Grammar and vocabulary
Part III. Benefits from English learning
1. New sights into another culture
2. New ways of seeing things
3. Communication with people from different nations
Oral reproduction
Speech making

You may adopt the following expressions.
be/feel obliged to do sth.
be absorbed in
be allergic to sth.
full of earnest anticipation
bear the bulk of the criticism
not make any sense
language deficit
Oral reproduction
Speech making

You may adopt the following expressions.
get lost
become attracted to
out of curiosity
learn from scratch
with a long sigh
swell with pride
Oral reproduction
Speech making home

1 感到有责任做某事
2 全神贯注，专注于
3 对…反感
4 刚从…来，刚有…经历
5 满怀着热切期待
6 承受着大部分批评和指
责
7 不合乎情理
8 缺乏语言功底
9 不知所措
10 绞尽脑汁，苦苦寻找
be/feel obliged to do sth.
be absorbed in
be allergic to sth.
fresh from
full of earnest anticipation
bear the bulk of the criticism
not make any sense
language deficit
get lost
search the heavens for
Revision of
the useful expressions Language points—Useful expressions
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11 产生兴趣
12 出于好奇
13 在短短十分钟的驾
车时间内
14 从头学起
15 长叹一声
16 感到无比骄傲
17 制定出更高的标准
18 英语熟练程度
19 一件珍品
20 两大有利条件
out of curiosity
within the span of a 10-minute drive
English language proficiency
learn from scratch
with a long sigh
swell with pride
set high standards of
a valuable possession
the two essential assets
Revision of
the useful expressions Language points—Useful expressions
become attracted to sth.
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• Language focus
Words in use 3
1 condense
2 exceed
3 deficit
4 exposure
5 asset
6 adequate
7 competent
8 adjusting
9 precisely
10 beneficial
Key To Exercises
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• Word building 4
managerial editorial substance
survival tradition margin
consistency accuracy efficient
recovery ministry assembly
Key To Exercises
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• Word building 5
1 editorial
2 recovery
3 accuracy
4 substance
5 managerial
6 margin
7 assembly
8 Ministry
9 survival
10 tradition
11consistency
12 efficient
Key To Exercises
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Banked cloze 6
1 L 2 C 3 J 4 A 5 I
6 O 7 N 8 E 9 H 10 F
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• Expressions in use 7
1 feel obliged to
2 be serious about
3 run into
4 distinguish between
5 thrust upon
• Expressions in use 7
6 was allergic to
7 get lost
8 be attracted to
9 make sense
10 looked upon as
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• Translation 9
人们普遍认为英语是一种世界语言，经常被许多不以英语
为第一语言的国家使用。
与其他语言一样，英语也发生了很大的变化。
英语的历史可以分为三个主要阶段：古英语，中古英语和
现代英语。
英语起源于公元5 世纪，当时三个日耳曼部落入侵英国，
他们对英语语言的形成起了很大的作用。
在中世纪和现代社会初期，英语的影响遍及不列颠群岛。
从17 世纪初，它的影响力开始在世界各地显现。
欧洲几百年的探险和殖民过程导致了英语的重大变化。
今天，由于美国电影、电视、音乐、贸易和技术、包括互
联网的大受欢迎，美国英语的影响力尤其显著。
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• Translation 10
Chinese calligraphy is a unique art and the unique art treasure
in the world.
The formation and development of the Chinese calligraphy is
closely related to the emergence and evolution of Chinese
characters.
In this long evolutionary process, Chinese characters have not
only played an important role in exchanging ideas and transmitting
culture but also developed into a unique art form.
Calligraphic works well reflect calligraphers' personal feelings,
knowledge, self-cultivation, personality, and so forth, thus there is
an expression that "seeing the calligrapher's handwriting is like
seeing the person".
As one of the treasures of Chinese culture, Chinese calligraphy
shines splendidly in the world's treasure house of culture and art.
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