Unit 1Text AEx.1Understanding the text1、Because he is tired of listening to his father and he is not interested in grammar rules.2、The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture are so marvelous andremarkable that they should be described at least in a brief account; however, what the studentcould do was only one single utterance :“whoa!” without any any specific comment.3、Because the schools fail to set high standards of language proficiency. They only teach a littlegrammar and less advanced vocabulary. And the younger teachers themselves have littleknowledge of the vital structures of language.4、Because teaching grammar is not an easy job and most of the students will easily get bored ifit’s not properly dealt with.5、He familiarized his son with different parts of speech in a sentence and discussed their specificgrammatical functions including how to use adverbs to describe verbs.6、Because the son had never heard about the various names and functions of words in anEnglish sentence before.7、The author uses “road map”and “car”to describe grammar and vocabulary. Here,“roadmap”is considered as grammar and “car”as vocabulary.8、Since the subjunctive mood his son used is a fairly advanced grammar structure, theinterjection“whoa!”reflects the tremendous pride the father had toward his son; it also reflectsthe author’s humor in using the word because it was once used by his student, though in twodifferent situations and with two different feelings.Ex.3Words in use1.condense2.exceed3.deficit4.exposure5.asset6.adequate7.competent8.adjusting9.precisely10.beneficialEx.4Word building-al/-ial:managerial/editorial/substance/survival/tradition/margin-cy:consistency/accuracy/efficient-y:recovery/ministry/assemblyEx.5Word bu...
