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Unit 1
Language in mission
Text A
An impressive English lesson
Ex.1
Understanding the text
1
銆?/p>
Because he is tired of listening to his father and he is not interested in grammar rules.
2
銆?/p>
The
civilization
of
Greece
and
the
glory
of
Roman
architecture
are
so
marvelous
and
remarkable that they should be described at least in a brief account; however, what the student
could do was only one single utterance :
鈥?/p>
whoa!
鈥?/p>
without any any specific comment.
3
銆?/p>
Because the schools fail to set high standards of language proficiency. They only teach a little
grammar
and
less
advanced
vocabulary.
And
the
younger
teachers
themselves
have
little
knowledge of the vital structures of language.
4
銆?/p>
Because teaching grammar is not an easy job and most of the students will easily get bored if
it
鈥?/p>
s not properly dealt with.
5
銆?/p>
He familiarized his son with different parts of speech in a sentence and discussed their specific
grammatical functions including how to use adverbs to describe verbs.
6
銆?/p>
Because
the
son
had
never
heard
about
the
various
names
and
functions
of
words
in
an
English sentence before.
7
銆?/p>
The author uses
鈥?/p>
road map
鈥?/p>
and
鈥?/p>
car
鈥?/p>
to describe grammar and vocabulary. Here,
鈥?/p>
road
map
鈥?/p>
is considered as grammar and
鈥?/p>
car
鈥?/p>
as vocabulary.
8
銆?/p>
Since
the
subjunctive
mood
his
son
used
is
a
fairly
advanced
grammar
structure,
the
interjection
鈥?/p>
whoa!
鈥?/p>
reflects the tremendous pride the father had toward his son; it also reflects
the author
鈥?/p>
s humor in using the word because it was once used by his student, though in two
different situations and with two different feelings.
Ex.3
Words in use
1.condense
2.exceed
3.deficit
4.exposure
5.asset
6.adequate
7.competent
8.adjusting
9.precisely
10.beneficial
Ex.4
Word building
-al/-ial:
managerial/editorial/substance/survival/tradition/margin
-cy
:
consistency/accuracy/efficient -y
:
recovery/ministry/assembly
Ex.5
Word building