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Unit 1 Section A
An IMPRESSIVE English lesson
FOREIGH LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS
AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY
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UNIT
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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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UNIT
1 Language in mission
Section A An IMPRESSIVE English lesson
Objectives
To talk about language teaching
To further understand the text
To apply the phrases and patterns
To master the essay writing skill
Section A
An IMPRESSIVE English lesson
Contents
Warming-up activities
Text study
Language application
Summary
Section A
An IMPRESSIVE English lesson
Warming-up activities
Lead-in
Pre-reading activities
Cultural background
Lead-in
Short answer questions
Discuss the following questions.
1. What are the key factors that help people learn
English as a foreign language?
Tips
2. Do you have any problem in English learning?
Tips
3. Do you think grammar is important in English
learning?
Tips
Lead-in
Short answer questions
1. What are the key factors that help people learn English as
a foreign language?
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•
•
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.
Lead-in
Short answer questions
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…
Lead-in
Short answer questions
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.
Lead-in
Short answer questions
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.
Pre-reading activities
Listen and fill in the blank
Listen to a talk about an English learner’s learning
experience and fill in the blank in each sentence based on
what you hear.
1. Michal started learning English by
________________________
listening to the Beatles .
2. Michal feels delighted and proud when he listens to the
can understand a lot better
Beatles because he ________________________.
3. Besides listening to English songs, Michal also
___________________________________.
reads science fiction books in English
4. Michal made a great breakthrough in learning the
successfully finishing
English language after __________________
reading
the first English book
____________________________.
5. According to Michal, English learning brings him
and pleasure
_satisfaction
______________________________.
Pre-reading activities
Listen and talk
Listen to the talk again and discuss the
questions.
1. How does Michal learn English?
Tips
2. In your opinion, what is the most effective way to
learn English?
Tips
Pre-reading activities
Listen and talk
1. How does Michal learn English?
• By listening to English songs;
• By reading science fiction books in
English.
Pre-reading activities
Listen and talk
2. In your opinion, what is the most effective way to
learn English?
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•
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•
Listen to English songs;
Watch English movies;
Read extensively;
Make friends with native speakers.
Pre-reading activities
Compound dictation
Listen to a short passage concerning language
learning and fill in the missing information.
This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
What is the best way to learn a new
language? A small study of foreign language
learning in adults compared two methods.
explicit
One is known as the __________
or
classroom method. This is the kind of
traditional
____________
classroom teaching where
students are taught a lot of information about
grammar rules
_______________.
Pre-reading activities
Compound dictation
Listen to a short passage concerning language
learning and fill in the missing information.
The other method is known as the
implicit or immersion method. The idea
________
here is to learn much the way children do
native language That
when they learn a ________________.
is, by being with native speakers and
absorbing
_________ the language that surrounds
them, generally without a lot of explanation.
Pre-reading activities
Compound dictation
Listen to a short passage concerning language
learning and fill in the missing information.
Teachers
may
combine
________
these
two
methods into what Professor Michael Ullman
calls immersion-style classroom teaching.
necessarily
But is that ____________
a better way to
learn a language?
Pre-reading activities
Compound dictation
Listen to a short passage concerning language
learning and fill in the missing information.
senior investigator for
Mr. Ullman was the ________________
the new study. He is a professor of
neuroscience at Georgetown University
Medical Center in Washington. He says he
surprised to find that combining the two
was _________
methods might not help the brain in
processing the new language.
___________
Cultural Background
American university education
Questions Previewing
1. What is Communicative Language Teaching?
Tips
2. What are the features of Communicative Language
Teaching?
Tips
3. What is the role of teacher in Communicative
Language Teaching?
Tips
Cultural Background
American university education
1. What is Communicative Language Teaching?
• 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
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
American university education
3. What is the role of teacher in Communicative
Language Teaching?
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•
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A facilitator of students’ learning;
A manager of classroom activities;
An advisor of students’ questions;
A co-communicator in the communicative
activity.
Section A
An IMPRESSIVE English lesson
Text study
Main idea & structure
Language focus
Critical thinking
Main idea & structure
Main ideas of the parts
a narrative that talks about the
This passage is ____________
author’s
personal
experience
in
giving
an effective English lesson
____________________________
to his son. He
states that students can learn better if they are
properly taught
__________________.
Main idea & structure
Main ideas of the parts
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.
Main idea & structure
Main ideas of the parts
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.
Main idea & structure
Main ideas of the parts
What conclusion did the writer draw from the
example of his student? (Para. 5)
Tips
unfairly bear the bulk of the _______
Students ___________
criticism
for these knowledge deficits
______ because there is a
know better
sense that they should ___________.
Main idea & structure
Part I (Paras. 1- 5_)
Main ideas of the parts
the background of the story
grammar
• The author is absorbed in ________;
• The author was shocked by his student’s
inability to describe properly her trip to
_______
Europe;
be blamed for these
• Students should not
____________
knowledge deficits.
Main idea & structure
Main ideas of the parts
Why should students not be blamed for their language
deficiency? (Paras. 6-7)
Tips
The learning environment is misleading.
Stationary section
Sign in grocery stores…
Have
you ate?
Friends and loved ones…
Main idea & structure
Main ideas of the parts
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.
Main idea & structure
Main ideas of the parts
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
Main idea & structure
Structure of the text
Introduction
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)
Main idea & structure
Structure of the text
Introduction
Body
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)
Main idea & structure
Structure of the text
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)
Main idea & structure
Structure of the text
Introduction
Body
Concluding part
Main idea & structure
Summary of the text
An Impressive English Lesson
tedious oddity a
To my son, I am a _____________:
obliged to listen to and a
father he is __________
absorbed in the rules of grammar.
man ____________
serious about this because
And I got ______________
my student was unable to describe
excursion to
properly her feeling on her __________
Europe.
Main idea & structure
Summary of the text
make any sense
However, it doesn’t ________________
to criticize our students. They unfairly
bear the bulk of the criticism for these
__________________
knowledge deficits because there is
a sense that they _________________.
should know better
On one hand, they are misled by
environment On the other hand,
the____________.
school fails to _________________
adequately teach the
essential
framework
of
language,
accurate grammar and proper vocabulary.
Main idea & structure
Summary of the text
Perhaps, language should be looked upon as
road map and a ___________________:
valuable possession
a _________
often study the road map (check grammar)
tune up
and ________
the car engine (adjust
vocabulary). Learning grammar and a good
vocabulary is just like driving with a road map
Precise
well-conditioned car. __________,
in a ________________
_________,
effective and __________
beneficial communication
depends upon grammar and a good
vocabulary, the two __________
essential assets for
students, but they are ________________
not being taught in
schools.
Language focus
Practical phrases
Practical Phrases
1. to be/feel obliged to do sth.
2. to be/get serious about
3. fresh from
4. to make sense
5. to thrust sth. upon/on sb.
6. to tune up
7. to swell with pride/anger, etc.
Specific Meanings
感到有责任做某事
对某事认真；并非开玩笑
刚从…来；刚有…经历
解释得通；有道理
迫使某人做某事；迫使某
人接受某事
调整，调节（发动机）使
达到最佳状态
洋洋得意（怒气冲冲等）
Language focus
Practical phrases
感到有责任做某事 短语逆译 to be/feel obliged to do sth.
短语应用
父母觉得有责任尽其所能给孩子提供最好的。
意群提示
(to feel obliged to do/to provide ... for ... )
Parents feel obliged to provide the best they can
for children.
Language focus
对某事认真
Practical phrases
短语逆译
to be / get serious
about
短语应用
应该严肃认真地大力惩治政治腐败。
意群提示
(to get serious about/to curb/corruption)
It’s time to get serious about curbing
political corruption.
Language focus
刚从…来；刚
有…经历
Practical phrases
短语逆译
fresh from
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
(principals/fresh from/to deal with)
School principals should not expect teachers,
fresh from college, to deal with a large group of
difficult children.
Language focus
解释得通；有道理
Practical phrases
短语逆译
to make sense
短语应用
她讲话不多，但言之有理。
意群提示
(to talk much/to make sense)
She doesn’t talk much, but what she says
makes sense.
Language focus
迫使某人做某事；
迫使某人接受某事
Practical phrases
to thrust sth.
短语逆译
upon / on sb
短语应用
对于强加给他的指责，他从未放在心上。
意群提示
to be indifferent to / to thrust ...on...
He was indifferent to the criticism that was
thrust on him.
Language focus
调整，调好
Practical phrases
短语逆译
to tune up
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
(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.
Language focus
洋洋得意
/怒气冲冲
Practical phrases
短语逆译
to swell
with pride/anger
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
(graduate from university / swell with pride)
Her heart swelled with pride as she stood
watching her daughter graduate from university.
Language focus
Functional Patterns
Functional patterns
Functions & Usages
1. If sb./.sth. do/is sth., then 用于表述“在特定条件下
可能发生的事情”。
perhaps …
2. Sb. fail to do sth…., while sb. 用于表述“实际情况与预
期的反差”。
should do sth….
3. While sth. / sb. is / does…, sth. / 用于表述“人与人或事与
事之间的反差”。
sb. else is / does…
Language focus
Functional patterns
原句译文
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。
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
Language focus
Functional patterns
句型提炼
If sb./sth. do/is sth., then perhaps …
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
Language focus
Functional patterns
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
(make up your mind/a golden chance )
If you still cannot make up your mind,
then perhaps you will lose a golden
chance of improving yourself.
Language focus
Functional patterns
原句译文
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。
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
句型提炼
competent communication.
Language focus
Functional patterns
句型提炼
sb. fail to do …, while sb. should do …
应用提示
用于表达“实际情况与预期的反差”。
句型应用
Language focus
Functional patterns
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
(to make prompt response to/take the
responsibility of/to ensure)
The government failed to make prompt
response to increasing crimes, while they
should take the responsibility of ensuring its
citizens’ safety.
Language focus
Functional patterns
原句译文
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。
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
Language focus
Functional patterns
句型提炼
While sth. / sb. is / does…, sth. / sb.
else is / does…
应用提示
用于表达“人与人或事与事之间的反差”。
句型应用
Language focus
Functional patterns
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
(to keep students’ minds open to sth./to be full of)
While encouragement will always keep students’
minds open to new knowledge, punishment
may make students full of frustration.
Language focus
Language appreciation
Language focus
Language appreciation
Language focus
Language appreciation
Language focus
Language appreciation
Critical thinking
Theme exploration
1 What are the most important factors that
encourage students to learn English?
Tips
2 In what ways can teachers improve the
technique of teaching grammar?
Tips
3 How can students more effectively enlarge
their vocabulary?
Tips
Critical thinking
Theme exploration
1. What are the most important factors that encourage
students to learn English?
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•
•
•
•
motivation
family support
peer pressure
financial status
future career goals
Critical thinking
Theme exploration
2. In what ways can teachers improve the technique
of teaching grammar?
• use more communicative ways
• encourage a lot of interactions
• put sentences in meaningful contexts
Critical thinking
Theme exploration
3. How can students more effectively enlarge their
vocabulary?
• read a lot from online sources
• watch TV / listen to radio / watch English online
videos
• talk often with English speakers
• listen carefully and extensively
• use dictionaries to look up unfamiliar words
• use new words as often as possible
Critical thinking
Culture exploration
How do you understand the following quotes: “授人以鱼，
不如授之以渔”and “The mediocre teacher tells. The
good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.”?
Both quotes illustrate the essential qualities of an
excellent teacher.
The first quote is an old Chinese saying which shows
the significance of guiding the student to find the way
to learn by himself, because give a man fish and he
can eat for a day; but if you teach him how to fish,
he’ll eat for a lifetime.
Critical thinking
Culture exploration
How do you understand the following quotes: “授人以鱼，
不如授之以渔”and “The mediocre teacher tells. The
good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.”?
Both quotes illustrate the essential qualities of an
excellent teacher.
According to William Arthur Ward, an American
famous writer and scholar, the best teacher should
make students think, suggest rather than
dogmatize (独断), and inspire students to bring out
their potentials.
Critical thinking
Watch a video clip about English mania in
China and discuss the following question:
What do you think of the English mania in China?
Tips
Video Watching
Critical thinking
Back
Critical thinking
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.
Section A
An IMPRESSIVE English lesson
Language application
Writing devices
Oral reproduction
Paragraph translation
Writing devices
Figurative language: simile
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
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
Writing devices
Figurative language: simile
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
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
Writing devices
Figurative language: simile
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
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
Writing devices
Figurative language: simile
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
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！
Writing devices
Figurative language: simile
Practice
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.
Writing devices
Figurative language: simile
Practice
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.
Writing devices
Figurative language: simile
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.
Writing devices
Essay writing
How to write a college essay:
Introduction
Body
Concluding part
An essay normally has three main parts:
Introduction, body and conclusion.
Writing devices
Essay writing
How to write a college essay:
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.
Writing devices
Essay writing
How to write a college essay：
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.
Writing devices
Essay writing
How to write a college essay：
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.
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 overgeneralization! 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
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
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
Oral reproduction
Speech making
Make a speech on the following topic.
Suppose you are expected to share
your experience of English learning
with your classmates.
Oral reproduction
Speech making
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
Paragraph translation
Translate a paragraph based
on a summary of the text by
using the expressions from
the text.
Paragraph translation
尽管很多学生反感英语，经常 to be allergic to
对英语学习感到迷茫，他们仍
to get lost
然觉得必须学好英语。那么老
师如何使学生的英语学习之旅
to feel obliged to
变得愉快呢？有效、准确且有 do
益的沟通技能取决于语法和词
汇。
Paragraph translation
因此，对于那些缺乏语言功底， language deficit
需要从头学起的学生来说，教授 to learn from
语言的基本框架，准确的语法和
恰当的词汇是非常有道理的。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。
scratch
to make sense
well-conditioned
Paragraph translation
我们要常常查看路线图（核对 to tune up
语法）和调整汽车的引擎（调
节词汇）。具备了这两大有利
two essential assets
条件，学生就会逐渐喜欢上英
to become
attracted to
语，他们的英语学习之旅也会
变得得心应手。
to have excellent
control
Paragraph translation
Although many students seem allergic to
English and always get lost in English
learning, they still feel obliged to learn it
well. Then how can teachers make
students’ journey of English learning
enjoyable? Effective, precise, and beneficial
communication depends upon grammar
and a good vocabulary.
Paragraph translation
Thus, for the students with language deficit
and should learn from scratch, it does make
sense to teach them the essential
framework of language, accurate grammar
and proper vocabulary. Learning grammar
and a good vocabulary is just like driving
with a road map in a well-conditioned car.
Paragraph translation
One should often study the road map
(check grammar) and tune up the car
engine (adjust vocabulary). Equipped with
these two essential assets, students will
surely become attached to English and
have excellent control in their journey of
English learning.
Section A
An IMPRESSIVE English lesson
Summary
Revision of
the useful expressions
Revision of
the functional patterns
Revision of
the useful expressions
Language points—Useful expressions
1 感到有责任做某事
be/feel obliged to do sth.
2 全神贯注，专注于
be absorbed in
3 对…反感
be allergic to sth.
4 刚从…来，刚有…经历
fresh from
5 满怀着热切期待
full of earnest anticipation
6 承受着大部分批评和指
责
bear the bulk of the criticism
7 不合乎情理
not make any sense
8 缺乏语言功底
language deficit
9 不知所措
get lost
10 绞尽脑汁，苦苦寻找
search the heavens for
Revision of
the useful expressions
Language points—Useful expressions
11 产生兴趣
become attracted to sth.
12 出于好奇
out of curiosity
13 在短短十分钟的驾
车时间内
14 从头学起
within the span of a 10-minute drive
learn from scratch
15 长叹一声
with a long sigh
16 感到无比骄傲
swell with pride
17 制定出更高的标准
set high standards of
18 英语熟练程度
English language proficiency
19 一件珍品
a valuable possession
20 两大有利条件
the two essential assets
Revision of
the functional patterns
Language points—Useful patterns
Functions & Usages
1. 用于表达“在特定条件下
可能发生的事情”。
2. 用于表达“实际情况与预
期的反差”。
3. 用于表达“人与人或事与
事之间的反差”。
Sentence Patterns
If sb./sth. do/is sth., then
perhaps …
Sb. fail to do sth…, while sb.
should do sth…S
While sth. / sb. is / does…, sth.
/ sb. else is / does…
Section A
An IMPRESSIVE English lesson
The end