English teachers hear "he" and "she" misused on a daily basis. Small mistakes often make simple exchanges comical,and sometimes frustrating. Learning to communicate a foreign__1__ language can be exciting or just daunting. Fortunately, public education in China provides a wonderful introduction with the __2__ English language. Speaking, listening, reading and writing are considered to be the four language skills need to communicate__3__ in English. The receptive skills, reading and listening, are often easier to acquire than their respective counterparts, writing and speaking, which is the productive skills. But China is a __4__ special case. Grade school students spend hours diligently on mastering grammar, studying vocabulary and composing__5__ lengthy compositions, but rarely have the opportunity to highly develop their conservation skills. Thus, many people here in China have reading and writing skills far superior than__6__ their unpractised oral skills. "I simply cannot express myself.I understand what I read and hear, but I can't communicate the thoughts I have," a common cry hearing from students in __7__ China. It is our belief that students are much more motivated to learn English when they interested in the subject matter.__8__ In order to create a comfortable and entertaining environment,teachers catch up with games, or activities that stimulate a __9__ situation where English might be useful for those specific students. Teachers mold each class to the students present.
0 @/ C- G" X$ v- [3 O1 z* V While at dinner together or while visiting a scenic area,student should discover new vocabulary words and practice__10__ speaking in a realistic social situation rather than a classroom.( L( c, V" k. I1 Y( d5 ~2 {' i& r
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& w) d+ U9 ?! @ 1. 在communicate之后加in。in表示手段方法等,在此意义是“用......交际”! z# T/ \7 m" w
2. with—to。介词to从意义分析该与introduction (to) 关联;而不是provide
- a+ A. j6 T, W, o& b 3. need—needed。过去分词修饰前面的the four language skills,相当于the four language skills(which/that are) needed
$ C7 e2 D1 [ b( G/ E* t 4. 第一个is—are。which 在从句中坐主语,其先行词为writing and speaking$ @. w7 _4 q5 g9 {' M- k! P
5. 删除on或把on—in。spend...in doing sth+ `2 b' K( `7 J2 b$ ]; _% ~. }
6. than—to。习语superior to/ y8 d$ m3 _$ M% H9 `) K; J: s
7. hearing—heard。过去分词表示被动,相当于which/that is heard
* t- X9 P/ G9 ~! e; g k 8. 去掉they或在they后加are。根据语法规则,有些表示时间,地点,条件,方式或让步状语从句,如果谓语包含动词be,主语又和主语的主语谓语一致,那么常常可以把从句中的主语和谓语部分,特别是动词be省略掉
& G8 p0 Q& d* y4 c! H% s( Q 9. catch—come。catch up with和come up with有意义相同之处:追赶,赶上,但此处根据上下文,应为come up with作为“提供,供应”解8 O/ P" i' y( A
10. should—can。根据上下文,学生具备这种能力(can),但不是责任或义务(should) |