Unit1KeytoExercisesTextOrganization1.1)Thetextbeginswithananecdote/incident.2)HisthoughtsaremainlyaboutdifferentapproachestolearninginChinaandtheWest.3)Hewindsupthetextwithasuggestionindieformofaquestion.PointsforComparison/ContrastChineseAmericans1)waystolearntoaccomplishataskshowachildhowtodosomething,orteachbyholdinghishandteachchildrenthattheyshouldrelyonthemselvesforsolutionstoproblems2)attitudestocreativityandskillsgivegreaterprioritytode-velopingskillsatanearlyage,believingcreativitycanbepromotedovertimeputmoreemphasisonfosteringcreativityinyoungchildren,thinkingskillscanbepickeduplater1.Vocabulary1)insert2)onoccasion3)investigate4)Inretrospect5)initial6)phenomena7)attached8)makeupfor9)isawaiting10)not…intheleast11)promote12)emerged2.Rewriteeachsentence1)Thereisastrikingcontrastbetweenthestandardoflivinginthenorthofthecountryandthesouth.2)Naturalfiberissaidtobesuperiortosyntheticfiber.3)Thecity'simportanceasafinancialcenterhasevolvedslowly.4)Hisnationalityisnotrelevanttowhetherheisagoodlawyer.5)Thepoemsbyalittle-knownsixteenth-centuryItalianpoethavefoundtheirwayintosomeEnglishmagazines.3.1)Chineseisn'tasubjectthatcanbepickedupinamonth.Youcan'taccomplishyourgoalofmasteringthelanguageunlessyouworkatitforyears.Well,itsoundsasifI'mexaggeratingthedifficulties,butthefactisI'monlytellingthetruth.2)Theprincipalissomewhatdisappointedwiththeperformanceofthechildren.Fromwhatshehasgathered,someoftheteachingstaffhaveneglectedtheirpupils.ShehasjustannouncedthatstrictworkregulationshavebeenmadeandthattheyapplytobothChineseandoverseasteachers.3)Theteacher-directedandthechild-directedapproachestoteachingartrepresenttwoextremesofopinion.Toomanyteacher-directedactivitiescannotbeexpectedtoeffectivelyassistchildreninlearningbecauseoftherigidstructure.Ontheotherhand,toomanychild-directedactivitiesmayseeacurriculumthatistotallyunstructuredandoutofcontrol.Therearevalidreasonstobelieveateacher-guidedapproachwouldbeasuperiorwaytoguidechildren'sdevelopment.Thisapproachcombinessomeformofstructurewiththechildleadingthedirection.II.ConfusableWords1.1)continual3)continual21)principal3)principle5)principal2)continuous4)continuous2)principal4)principlesIII.Usage1.themselves2.himself/herself3.herself/byherself/onherown4.itself5.ourselves6.yourself/byyourself/onyourownComprehensiveExercisesI.Cloze(A)1.contrast2.exaggerating3.priority4.ontheotherhand5.promoting6.pickup7.assist8.accomplish9.onoccasion10.neglecting11.worthwhile12.superior(B)1.end2.perform3.facing4.competent5.equipped6.designed7.approach8.rest9.definitely10.qualityII.Translation1.sentences1)Ittakesanenormousamountofcouragetomakeadeparturefromthetradition.2)Tomusedtobeveryshy,butthistimehewasboldenoughtogiveaperformanceinfrontofalargeaudience.3)Manyeducatorsthinkitdesirabletofosterthecreativespiritinthechildatanearlyage.4)Assuming(that)thispaintingreallyisamasterpiece,doyouthinkit’sworthwhiletobuy/purchaseit?5)Ifthedataisstatisticallyvalid,itwillthrowlightontheproblemweareinvestigating.2.passagetranslationToimproveourEnglish,itiscriticaltodomorereading,writing,listeningandspeaking.Besides,learningbyheartasmanywell-writtenessaysaspossibleisalsoveryimportant.WithoutanenormousstoreofgoodEnglishwritinginyourheadyoucannotexpressyourselffreelyinEnglish.Itisalsohelpfultosummarizeourexperienceaswegoalong,forinsodoing,wecanfigureoutwhichwayof...
