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Unit1TextAEx.1Understandingthetext1Becauseheistiredoflisteningtohisfatherandheisnotinterestedingrammarrules.2ThecivilizationofGreeceandthegloryofRomanarchitecturearesomarvelousandremarkablethattheyshouldbedescribedatleastinabriefaccount;however,whatthestudentcoulddowasonlyonesingleutterance:whoa!withoutanyanyspecificcomment.3Becausetheschoolsfailtosethighstandardsoflanguageproficiency.Theyonlyteachalittlegrammarandlessadvancedvocabulary.Andtheyoungerteachersthemselveshavelittleknowledgeofthevitalstructuresoflanguage.4Becauseteachinggrammarisnotaneasyjobandmostofthestudentswilleasilygetboredifitsnotproperlydealtwith.5Hefamiliarizedhissonwithdifferentpartsofspeechinasentenceanddiscussedtheirspecificgrammaticalfunctionsincludinghowtouseadverbstodescribeverbs.6BecausethesonhadneverheardaboutthevariousnamesandfunctionsofwordsinanEnglishsentencebefore.7Theauthorusesroadmapandcartodescribegrammarandvocabulary.Here,roadmapisconsideredasgrammarandcarasvocabulary.8Sincethesubjunctivemoodhissonusedisafairlyadvancedgrammarstructure,theinterjectionwhoa!reflectsthetremendouspridethefatherhadtowardhisson;italsoreflectstheauthorshumorinusingthewordbecauseitwasonceusedbyhisstudent,thoughintwodifferentsituationsandwithtwodifferentfeelings.Ex.3Wordsinuse1.condense2.exceed3.deficit4.exposure5.asset6.adequate7.competent8.adjusting9.precisely10.beneficialEx.4Wordbuilding-al/-ial:managerial/editorial/substance/survival/tradition/margin-cy:consistency/accuracy/efficient-y:recovery/ministry/assemblyEx.5Wordbuilding1.editorial2.recovery3.accuracy4.substance5.managerial6.margin7.assembly8.Ministry9.survival10.tradition11.consistency12.efficientEx.6Bankedcloze1-5:LCJAI6-10:ONEHFEx.7Expressionsinuse1.feelobligedto2.beseriousabout3.runinto4.distinguishbetween5.thrustupon6.wasallergicto7.getlost8.beattractedto9.makesense10.lookeduponasEx.8StructuredwritingSomebookwormsinmydormitoryoftenspendhoursreadingtheirBible,PracticalEnglishGrammar,anddoalotofexercisesinthatbook,butIdontcareaboutitatall.MyassumptionissinceIhaveneverlearnedChinesegrammar,whatsthesenseoflearningEnglishgrammar?Infact,Englishgrammarhasalwaysbeenabigheadachetome.Englishgrammarisverycomplicatedbecause,unlikeChinese,therearemanyverbtenses.Evenstrangerthanverbtenses,Englishgrammaralsocontainssomethingveryconfusing.Forexample,Idontrememberhowmanytimesmymiddleschoolteachertriedtoimposethedifferencesbetweenusedtoandbeusedtoonus.Sometimeshewouldgoonwiththeexplanationfor20minutesorso.Heevensummarizedthedifferencesbylistingthreeorfourpointsforustomemorize.However,theycouldneverstayinmyhead.IdontrememberhowmanytimesIgotitwrongwiththesentencescontainingusedtoorbeusedtoonmyexams.Iwasreallyconfusedwiththesetwophrases,andIcannevergetthemright.Inbrief,ImallergictolearningEnglishgrammar.Curiously,IjustwonderifthenativespeakersofEnglishhaveamicrocomputerintheirbraintohelpthemutterthetwophrasespromptlywithjustaclickoftheirbrainmouse!Ex.9E-CTranslation517Ex.10C-ETranslationChinesecalligraphyisauniqueartandtheuniquearttreasureintheworld.TheformationanddevelopmentoftheChinesecalligraphyiscloselyrelatedtotheemergenceandevolutionofChinesecharacters.Inthislongevolutionaryprocess,Chinesecharactershavenotonlyplayedanimportantroleinexchangingideasandtransmittingculturebutalsodevelopedintoauniqueartform.Calligraphicworkswellreflectcalligrapherspersonalfeelings,knowledge,self-cultivation,personality,andsoforth,thusthereisanexpressionthatseeingthecalligraphershandwritingislikeseeingtheperson.AsoneofthetreasuresofChineseculture,Chinesecalligraphyshinessplendidlyintheworldstreasurehouseofcultureandart.Unit1TextB2.UnderstandingthetextD.2.A3.C4.A5.C6.B7.C8.D4.Wordsinusemysterious2.desperate3.devise4.negotiate5.recalled6.specifically7.depict8.Ignorance9.Expand10confusion5.Expressionsinuseapplyto2.inabidto3.endup4.speakingof5.getholdof6.appealedto7.leaving..behind8.focusonEX.6SentencestructureEventhoughitisimportantofthestudentstohaveadeepunderstandingofthetexts,itdoesntmakeanysensetoreadtextswordforwordfromthebeginningtotheendasitisamatteroflittleimportancetous,itdoesntmakemuchsensetoargueoutwhichiswrongorrightorwhichisbetterorworseitmakesnosensetocompelchildrentoobeytheirparents;instead,weshouldtrytotellthemwhatisrightandwhatiswrong.EX.7.IImightaswellhavestayedathome.WemightaswellhavetakenthetrainhomeSohemightaswellhavetoldmeallaboutit.Collocation:Warm-upessentialframework2.distinctivedifference3highstandards4valuablepossessions5considerablefrustration6acquireknowledge7overcomedeficiencies8sketchthoughts9deviseaschemeEx.81essentialframework2propervocabulary3excellentcontrol4languagedeficit5highstandards6languageproficiency7acquireknowledge8competentcommunication9overcomedeficiencies10sketchthoughts11effectivecommunication12advancedvocabularyUnit2TextAReadingComprehension1.becauseEnglishorhistorymajorsareconsideredlesscompetitivewhenthejobmarketisshrinking,andtheyhavetostudysomethingthatcanhelpthemmoreeasilylocatetheirfuturejobs.2.becauseasthetuitionisclimbinghigherandhigher,manystudentshaverunawayfromstu