I. Text structure: Please divide the passage into four parts
Part one (Para. 1) Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most ____ experiences of my life.
Part two (Para.2-___) My different experiences of learning English in ____ and ____ middle schools and at ____.
Part three (Para.___-___) My experiences with the online course helped me ____ the ____ of hard work. Part four (Para.8) Learning English brings me benefits: the ____ of hard work, _____ into other cultures, new ways of seeing things, ability to ____ the gap between different cultures. II. Writing technique: The cause-and–effect writing skill
The author presents the reader with his own language learning experience for different stages, from junior middle school to online learning, and for each different stage of learning he describes an effect that results from some cause. Cause-and-effect writing makes clear the reasons why something happens by showing the relation between a cause and its effect. Cause-and-effect analysis: Para. 2
Cause: The kind and patient teacher often praised the students. Effect: ________________________________________ Para. 3
Cause: The new teacher quickly punished those who gave wrong answers. Effect: ________________________________________ Para. 4
Cause: ________________________________________
Effect: I was afraid to speak. My English seemed to stay at the same level Para. 8
Causes: 1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________
Effect: not trade the experience for anything else III. Questions and answers:
1). What made the author’s English learning in junior middle school very successful?
2). How was the author’s experience with English learning in senior middle school different from his experience in junior middle school?
3). In what way is the author’s experience with English in junior middle school similar to his experience in college? In what way are they different from each other?
4). Judging from the sixth paragraph, what is basic to online English learning? 5). What was the method the author used for online English learning?
6). Why didn’t the author feel intimidated when he found some students could speak faster than he could? 7). Why wouldn’t the author trade his experience in learning a foreign language for anything else? 8). According to the last paragraph, what interests the author most about English? IV. Language points. Para 1.
1. reward n. 报答;报偿;奖赏[U][C]
e.g. It is unfair that he gets very little in reward for his hard work. 他工作很辛苦,报酬却很少,这不公平。 vt. 报答,报偿;酬谢;奖励
e.g. Winners will be rewarded a trip to England. 优胜者将获得去英国旅游的奖赏。
2. frustrate vt. 挫败;阻挠;使感到灰心 e.g. He was frustrated by repeated failures. 他因一再失败而灰心丧气。
Derived words(派生词): frustration (n.); frustrated (adj.); frustrating (adj.)
Your task: Though they said it was a __________ experience to our team, I did not feel quite _______ because I learned more about our strengths and weaknesses. A. frustrated B. frustrating 3. be well worth sth./doing sth. : 值得…的
This report about modernization is well worth reading. 这份关于现代化的报告很值得一读. Your task: 他决定去看看这栋房子,因为它非常值得去买.
He has decided to have a look at the house as ____________________. Para 2.
4. junior adj.
1) 年纪较轻的[(+to)] He is junior to me by two years.他比我小两岁。
2) 资浅的;地位较低的;晚辈的My cousin is a junior officer. 我表弟是个下级军官。 3)【美】(四年制大学或中学中)三年级(生)的
Your task: 大一学生___________ 大二学生___________ 大四学生______________ 4) (置于姓名后表示同名父子中的子或同姓两人中的较年幼者,省略作Jr.)小
Mr. Smith Junior is in charge of this department.小史密斯先生负责这个部门的工作。 5. positive: adj. 1) 积极的,建设性的
Don’t just watch me; give me some positive advice. 别只是看着我, 给我提些积极的建议吧. 2) 确信的;有自信的[(+of/about)][+(that)]
She was positive that John would help her out of trouble. 她相信约翰会帮他摆脱困境的. Your task: What is the antonym(反义词) of “positive”? _________ Para 3.
6. Not only… but also…
1) 谓语动词遵循“就近原则”：
Your task: Not only the students but also the teacher ________ invited. A. were B. was 2) not only与but also后面所连接的词的词性必须对等：
(1) Frankin was considered not only an inventor,but also a statesman. 富兰克林不仅被看作发明家，而且被看作政治家。（inventor和statesman都是表示身份的名词）
(2) The nurse was not only competent but also kind. 这位护士不仅能干而且亲切和蔼。（competent和kind都是形容词）
(3) Not only you but also she has to attend the ceremony. 不令你而且她也得参加典礼。(you和she都是人称代词)
3) not only放在句首，后接句子要用倒装结构：not only+助动词+主语+谓语，but also+正常语序
(1) Not only does television appeal to those who can read but also to those who can't. 电视不仅吸引阅读的人，而且也吸引了不会阅读的人。
(2) Not only had the poor man been fined,but also he had been sent to prison. 这个可怜的人不仅被罚款，而且还被送进了监狱。
Your task: Not only __________________________ but also he is a tremendously hard worker. 他不仅有着头等聪明的脑子(a first-class brain)，而且工作很能吃苦。 Para 4.
7. far from: 一点都不 + n. / adj.
e.g. 她丈夫远远谈不上英俊, 有点丑.Her husband is far from (being) handsome; he is somewhat ugly. Your task: 1. 你的努力远远不够Your efforts are ___________________.
2. 你远称不上肥胖，健康就好。You are ______________________. It’s fine if you’re healthy.
8. intimidate: vt. 恐吓, 威胁
e.g. The thieves intimidated the general manager by saying that they would kill him. 小偷吓唬总经理, 说要杀死他. (intimidate sb. by doing sth.通过。。威胁某人)
John intimidated his brother into not telling their parents the truth. 约翰威胁他弟弟, 不准他把真相告诉父母. (intimidate sb. into (not) doing sth.威胁某人做/甭做某事) Derived words: intimidating; intimidated
Your task: She was _____________ by their _____________ behaviors. A. intimidating B. intimidated Para.5
9. access：n. [U]享用权 [C] 通道；入口 collocation (搭配): access to (prep.) give access to 准许进入，允许使用
get/have/gain access to 可以获得，可以使用，可以进入 cut off the access to 切断进入……道路 Your task（translation）:
人家不允许她到那个俱乐部去 ___________________________________________ 学生需要方便地借阅图书 _______________________________________________ 只有高级官员才可以接近总统 ___________________________________________ 10. participate: vi. 参加，参与
collocation (搭配): participate in=_______ ______ ___ sth. Derived words(派生词): participant n. 参与者，参加者 11. virtual adj. 虚拟的；事实上的，实际上的
eg: This is a virtual shopping centre offering visitors entry to many well-known retailers. 这是一个虚拟的购物中心，访问者在此就可以浏览很多著名的网上零售店铺。
Our deputy manager is the virtual head of the business.我们的副经理是公司的实际负责人。 Derived words(派生词): virtually adv. 实际上；几乎 Para.6
12.commitment n. 投入；承诺
Achieving success at this level requires a commitment of time and energy. 取得这种水平的成就需要花费时间和精力。
The builder had a commitment to finish the work on time. 那个承建商答应过准时完工。
Your commitment to the project is very much appreciated by management. 管理人员十分感激你在这个项目上的投入。
Your task: Find out how to use “commit” in your dictionary with sentences as examples Para.7
13. embarrass v.使某人尴尬
She may embarrass you with her rude behavior. 她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬（embarrass sb.with sth.用……方式让某人尴尬）
Derived words(派生词): embarrassing adj.令人尴尬的 embarrassed adj. 感到尴尬的
Your task: It was _____ that I made such a silly mistake. A. embarrassing B. embarrassed 15. feel like sth./doing sth.想要，想做
Eg. I felt like laughing, but I didn’t dare. 我想笑，但是不敢笑。 Your task (translation):
I don’t feel like cooking. Let’s eat out. _________________________________ Do you feel like a rest? ________________________________ It feels like silk._________________________________
I was only there two days, but it felt like a week. _____________________________________ 16.continual vs. continuous
continual: usually describes an action that is repeated again and again. 通常指一再重复(表示一段时期内经常发生，尤其是令人不快的事情)
continuous: describes something that continues without stopping.指持续的、不间断的(表示一刻不停) Your task: (1) I’m tired of the_________ background noise. (2) His ________drinking led to his death. A. continual B. continuous
17.benefit vi & n.有利于，对……有利；利益，好处 A benefits B: A为B带来好处
B benefits from A: B从A中获益。 Your task: Correction ① More and more countries are benefit from outer space exploration. ② In addition，exploring outer space will also take a lot of benefits for the people. Collocation: be of great/no benefit to sb.= be of great/no importance/value to sb. Derived words(派生词): beneficial adj. 有利的，有益的 Fresh air is beneficial to our health. 新鲜空气有益于健康。（be beneficial to 对……有益） Para.8
18. In “a most trying experience” , “trying” means_________________ 19. trade A for B: 用A 换取B (=exchange A for B)
Your task (translation):他用篮球换了她的字典_______________________________________ 20. insight n. 洞悉，洞察力，深刻的见解
Eg. The book is filled with remarkable insights. 这本书很有真知卓见。
Good teachers have insight into the problems of students. 好的教师能洞察学生的问题。 Derived words(派生词): insightful adj. 富有洞察力的，有深刻见解的 21. now that 既然，由于
Eg: Now that everyone is here let's start work．现在人都齐了，咱们开始干吧。
Now that we have covered the whole chapter we may have a discussion next time we meet．整个一章都看完了，下次见面时就可以是讨论了。 V. grammar: 总结课文中-ing的用法
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