1、After a short while, he . 过了一会儿,他又接着说他会尽力。 add to意为“增添,增加,增进”。The bad weather . 恶劣的天气增加了我们的困难。 add. . . to意为“把加到”,是把前一项加到后一项之后或之中。 , and you will get nine. 七加二等于九。 add up to意为“加起来总共是累计得”,该短语不用于被动语态。All his school education . 他的学校教育加起来不过一年。2. Reading something in English, I always get stuck when I co
2、me across a new word. stick n. 枯枝,棍,手杖 a walking stick 一根拐杖 条状物 a stick of chalk 一支粉笔 v. (stuck, stuck, sticking) (常与in, into, through连用)(把尖 物)插入,刺入,戳入I . 我把一根针扎进布里。(与in, into, on连用)粘住;贴住I the letter. 我把一张邮票贴在信上。 vi. & vt. 陷入,卡住,被困住(作及物动词时用被动语态)Our car and we could not go on.车轮陷入泥里,我们不能前进了。Are you s
3、tuck on this question? 你被这个问题难住了吗?(与at连用)继续努力做 If you want to play an instrument well, .如果你想练好一种乐器,你必须持之以恒。其它短语:伸出,突出 stick out ones arm伸出手 stick out above the water突出水面使停止,阻塞 be stuck in/by被困容忍,忍受 I cant stick it any more.我再也忍受不了了。坚持,坚守 stick to stick to a post 坚守岗位 stick to ones word 遵守诺言 Mike had
4、 the back wheel of his bus _ in the snow.A. to stick B. stick C. sticking D. stuck No matter what you say, I shall _ my opinion. A. carry out B. keep up C. insist on D. stick to3. Learning English is fun, but I think we have too much homework. fun /funny fun 娱乐,乐趣What fun it is to have a game after
5、work. 有趣的人或事物David is great fun funny 可笑的,有趣的,滑稽的a funny story. We had a lot of at the party.Look at the person with a strange hat on. (just) for fun = (just) in fun取乐;非认真地;当笑话He only said it - he didnt really mean it.他只是说着玩儿,并非真是那个意思。 Make fun of: laugh at 取笑They because she wore such strange cloth
6、es.他们取笑她,因为她穿着如此怪异的衣服,4. Every time I take part in a group discussion or try to speak English to someone , I find it difficult to express myself.(P66) every time/each time, the first time, (the)last time, (the) next time, the moment, the minute等名词短语用作连词,引导时间状语从句 , my parents will drag me to hospital
7、.(每次我生病) , he was attracted by its beauty.(他一看到那幅画)5. But you know if I hadnt noticed the little girl crossing the street all of a sudden, I wouldnt have knocked her down.(P70)knock down撞倒 pull down/tear downknock into sb.撞倒 run into/come acrossknockout of从.中敲出来;knock against 撞到上 run into/come acros
8、sknock at/on敲knock over打倒;打翻knock about漫游,漂泊,闲逛Reading- Learning a foreign language: Twice as hard?Read the text and finish the exercises:True or false1. Although experts dont agree each other, they all share a common opinion :Life is a very successful language school. T2. We study our mother tongue
9、 all day long for about 5 years before we master it. But we only spend a few hours a week and in a few years time we can speak a foreign language. T3. Successful language learners usually step away from the academic challenges. F4. The less anxious and more relaxed the learner, the worse their langu
10、age acquisition. FChoose the best answers1. Most children have mastered their mother tongue .A. at the age of five B. by the age of eight C. before they are five D. since they were five2. Successful language learners do share the following characteristics except .A. the ability to memorize the words
11、 B. an interest in understanding their own thinkingC. willingness to take chances D. confidence in their ability3. The sentence “Life is a very successful language school” means . A. we are equipped with a special ability to learn languageB. the key to learn the language well is to communicate with
12、the people around usC. parents can give children language lessonsD. people can learn the language by themselves4. Whats the purpose of writing this article?A. Learning a foreign language is twice as hard as learning our mother tongue.B. Learning a foreign language is more important than learning our
13、 mother tongue.C. Learning a foreign language is twice as easy if we develop our study skills.D. In fact, the number of people learning a foreign language has increased with years.Post-reading2. Decide which language ( mother tongue or foreign language) each of the sentences belowA We learn quite fa
14、st. B We are not taught but learn anyway. C Some people think that we are born with an ability to learn this. D We can learn faster if we develop study skills. E Most people have mastered this by the age of five. F We learn this in a special place where we can get help. G It takes longer to learn th
15、is. H We Learn this by communicating with others. 5. Main idea of each paragraph.Para 1 The environmental factor of learning mother tongue.Para 2 Different opinions of language experts.Para 3 The difference between learning mother and learning a foreign language.Para 4 The characteristics of success
16、ful language learners.Para 5 Different learning ways of successful language learnersPara 6 The importance of the purpose of learning.Language Points:Paragraph 11. Learning a language is obviously more than just memorizing words, phrases and structures. 学习一门语言不只是记忆单词, 短语和句子结构 more than more than+数词,
17、表示 “多于.; 以上”He is .他八十多岁。more than+名词或形容词或副词, 表示 “不只,不仅仅”Hibernation is .冬眠不仅仅是睡眠。Man is more than adaptive - he is creative. 人类不仅具有适应性,还具有创造性more than+ 形容词或副词 “十分;非常”Im to take you there in my car. 我非常高兴把你带到那里.more than+动词 “ 大大地; 岂止是”He more than smiled, he laughed outright. 他岂止是微笑, 他简直是大笑了. memori
18、se 记住 (亦作: memorize)He memorized the list of dates, but neglected the main facts.他记住了日期,却忽略了主要事实。memory n.-ries 记忆力,回忆Grandmother has a good memory; she can remember things which happened many years ago. speak from memory .根据记忆而讲述He has a bad memory for dates.他对日期的记忆很差。It brought back to me memories
19、 of my schooldays(=It reminded me of my schooldays).(译) 。bear have, keep in memory 记着, 没有忘记beyond within the memory of man men 在有史以前来come to ones memory 想起, 清醒过来in memory of 纪念.memorial n.(=monument)纪念物;纪念碑;纪念仪式;历史记载The Monument(Memorial) to the Peoples Heroes2. Instead we learned or acquired our mo
20、ther tongue by communicating with the people around us. 我们的母语是通过和我们周围人们的交流而学习或获得的. acquire vt. 学到(知识等);获得gain/ get/acquire a knowledge of 获得.知识get/ acquire/ fall into the habit of 养成.习惯(1)After hard work he .经过努力他熟知了英语。(2)She acquired a reputation for dishonesty. 她蒙上了不诚实的名声。(3)He . 他养成了抽烟的习惯。acquisi
21、tion (不可数)获得;得到 acquisitive adj. 好求得的;好获取的3. And, perhaps most puzzling of all, how were we able to make sense of what we heard and distinguish the mistakes and errors from “good” language? 并且,最让人不解的是,我们怎样才能领会我们听到的并且把“好”的语言和那些错误区分开来呢? make sense of 弄懂的意思 make sense 讲得通,有意义 make no sense无意义in a sense
22、 在某种意义上说in no sense 决不a sense of humor /responsibility/ shame/safetythe sense of sight/ hearing/ smell/ taste/ touch(1) Its really hard for me to 我真的不能听懂他的演讲。(2) Can you ? 你读得懂这首诗吗?(3) what you say 你说的话毫无意义。(4) Her words made no sense to me. 她的话对我而言毫无意义。-Paragraph 24. Regardless of their theories, t
23、hese language experts do agree that life is a very successful language school. 不管他们的理论怎样,这些语言专家确实同意现实生活就是一所非常成功的语言学校 regardless of 不管, 不顾 regardless of the consequences/danger/expense 不顾后果(危险,代价)He continued speaking, . 他不顾及我在此事上的感情继续往下说。Paragraph 35. But once you consider the situation further, you
24、 will realize that this is indeed the case. 一旦你更进一步考虑这种情况,你将意识到情况的确如此。 This/ that is (not) the case (with).情况就是(并非)如此 , you will have to work much harder.(如果情况就是如此)6. in other words, you were studying the language all day long! 换句话说,你整日学习它! in other words换句话说;换言之(1) He isnt honest, . 他不诚实,换句话说他经常撒谎。
25、(2) This is not take-away,in other words home cooking. 这不是外买的快餐,即自家做的。in a/one word 总而言之;总共=in all/in totalin word and in deed在言语上和行动上word for word 逐字地have a word with sb.和某人说句话have words with sb.和某人争吵7. You did this for five years, so that is an awful lot of hours. 你这样学习了五年,那是相当长的时间。 awful adj. 极大的
26、;可怕的;极讨厌的(1) He . 他死得可怕。(2) it is today!今天天气多么坏啊!awfully adv. (主要用于口语)极为;非常8. We also have textbooks, teachers and classmates to instruct and assist us in the process, and we can learn more about study methods and skills.在学习过程中,有教科书、教师和同班同学来指导和帮助我们,并且我们能更多地了解学习方法和技能。 instruct vt. 教;指导;指示vt. 1) 指示,命令
27、,吩咐=orderHe it to a customer. 他吩咐我把东西送去给顾客。The judge instructed the witness that .法官命令见证人讲实话。2) 教授;训练;指导(+in) =teachMy job is to . 我的工作是教她英语。3) 通知,告知 My agent has instructed me that you still owe me $150. 我的代理人告诉我你还欠我一百五十美元。instruct sb in sth 教导某人某事instruct sb to do sth 命令某人干某事follow the instruction
28、s 遵从指示 Children must _ road safety before they are allowed to ride a bike on the road.A. instruct in B. instruct C. be instructed in D. be instructed ;instruction n.教授;命令;用法说明,操作指南Make sure you read the instructions before you turn on the engine.打开机器之前一定要看用法说明。receive /follow the instruction(s)接受指导give sb. instructions to do命令/吩咐某人做。Paragraph59. With greater control and a stronge
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