【正文】 ement to describe the civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture. Meaning beyond words: The word exceed states explicitly that the authors worry about his student39。2) they are not learning the language adequately and efficiently in school. The second section elaborates the author’s personal opinion about the importance of grammar and vocabulary, by way of metaphors. Para. II (Para. 1417) Toward the end, the author narrates another incident where his son unconsciously uttered a grammatically perfect sentence with a subjunctive mood and he’s proud of his son. Step 3 Language points Detailed study of the text 1. If I am the only parent who still corrects his child’s English, then perhaps my son is right. To him, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar, which my son seems allergic to. (Para. 1) Meaning: My son is probably right if there is no other parent like me who still corrects his child’s mistake in English. To my son, I am a boring and strange father, who he has to listen to I am also the one who pays lots of attention to grammar rules, which he doesn’t seem to like. 2. She nodded three or four times searched the heavens for the right words, and then exclaimed, it was like, whoa! () Meaning : she nodded her head three or four times, tried to find the right words in her mind and then shouted with excitement it was like whoa! Meaning beyond words: Since the student was not quite sure how to exactly describe her travel experience, the tone of the author is somewhat sarcastic. The author intended to send out the message that the student was inpetent regarding the selection of her English vocabulary. search somewhere for sth.: try to find sth. in some place 在某地方搜尋某物 The robber reached out and searched the back pocket of my trousers for anything valuable. 那個(gè)盜賊伸手搜我褲子后面的口袋以尋找值錢(qián)的東西。 Living without an aim is like sailing without a pass. c. 婚姻就像一座城堡(beleaguered fortress)，外面的人想進(jìn)去，里面的人想出來(lái)。Step Three Language application 45 minutes 1. Writing devices: Simile Simile is a figure of speech that pares two different things and the parison is indicated by the word as or like. Examples: Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a wellconditioned car. A poem: My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose 我的愛(ài)人像朵紅紅的玫瑰 Robert Burns 羅伯特?彭斯 Practice a. 生活像一具大秋千(swing)，總在開(kāi)心和憂愁間搖擺(dangle)。2. sb fail to do sth…., while sb should do sth…. 用于表述“實(shí)際情況與預(yù)期的反差”。 Collocation note: In Paragraph 7, we have e across petent munication and here we have precise munication and beneficial munication. In Paragraph 2 of Text B careful readers will not miss adequate munication skills. For more collocation pairs, please refer to the notes on collocation for this unit. Useful expressions Practical Phrases 1. be/feel obliged to do sth. (因形勢(shì)、法律、義務(wù)等等關(guān)系而)非做不可，迫使 2. fresh from 剛從??來(lái)的；剛有??經(jīng)歷的 3. distinguish between 區(qū)分；辨別 4. get/feel/be lost 迷惘；困惑；不知所措 5. look upon sb/sth. As 把某人/物看作 6. be equipped with sth. 以??為裝備；配備III. Functional Patterns and Functions amp。 12. beneficial常與to連用，引出對(duì)誰(shuí)有利、有幫助、有用。例如： These teaching materials can be adapted for older children. 這些教材修訂一下可以給大一點(diǎn)的孩子用。 2 )adjust作及物動(dòng)詞用時(shí)，還有“調(diào)節(jié)；使…適合；校準(zhǔn)”之意，而adapt不表示此意。 The body adjusts itself to changes of temperature. 身體會(huì)自行適應(yīng)溫度的變化。例如： Once you get to the United States, you will have to adjust yourself to a pletely new lifestyle. 一旦你到了美國(guó)，你就需要進(jìn)行調(diào)整，以適應(yīng)美國(guó)全新的生活方式?？梢哉f(shuō)adjust (sth./oneself ) to (sth./oneself ) to sth.。 Collocation note: In Paragraph 7, we have two collocation pairs with the same word: advanced/proper vocabulary for our attention. 11. adjust, adapt 1) 當(dāng)表示“適應(yīng)…環(huán)境”時(shí)，adjust和adapt差不多。 2) abundant表示“充裕；綽綽有余”，強(qiáng)調(diào)數(shù)量很多或充足有余。 10. adequate, abundant 1) adequate表示“在數(shù)量或質(zhì)量上足以滿足特定的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)”，強(qiáng)調(diào)剛好夠用、沒(méi)有多余。 例如： Some children are never exposed to classical music. 有些孩子從來(lái)沒(méi)有接觸過(guò)古典音樂(lè)。 I claim payment from my friend. 我要求我的朋友付款。 (2) 要求；索賠。例如： They claim to have discovered a cure for the disease. 他們聲稱已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了治療此病的方法。 2) claim是根據(jù)權(quán)利聲明，根據(jù)權(quán)利要求索賠，根據(jù)權(quán)利認(rèn)領(lǐng)。 They proclaimed that he was a traitor. 他們宣稱他是叛徒。 8. proclaim, claim 1) proclaim是正式宣告或公開(kāi)宣告，“宣告”的中文意思比“聲明”要嚴(yán)肅。例如： Our interests were quitedistinct from those of them. 我們的興趣與他們的興趣截然不同。 There is a distinct smell of smoke in my room. 我的房間里有一股明顯的香煙味。 The photo you took in Hong Kong Cultural Centre is not distinct enough. 你在香港文化中心拍的那張照片不夠清晰。 3 )distinct表示“分明的；明了的；清楚的”。 例如： Irene had a very distinctive voice. 艾琳有一個(gè)非常獨(dú)特的聲音。 2) distinctive指“（特征、性格或外表）獨(dú)特的，有明顯不同的”。 1) distinguished指“卓越的；杰出的；著名的”。 That’s it. There is nothing more we can do. 就這樣吧，我們也再?zèng)]有別的辦法。 Lucy is a happy child and always full of life. 露西是個(gè)快樂(lè)的孩子，總是充滿了活力。對(duì)您，我深表感謝。 2) be/feel obliged to sb./sth. 指“對(duì)某人或某事心存感激”。 2. oblige The word oblige is most monly used in the expression be/feel obliged. 1) be/feel obliged to do sth. 指“感到有責(zé)任做某事”。 An advisor of students’ questions。 Learnercentered and experiencebased. 3. What is the role of teacher in Communicative Language Teaching? A facilitator of students’ learning。 Accuracy is secondary to conveying a message。Make classroom situation of real foreign language environment. 2. What are the features of Communicative Language Teaching? Communicative petence is the goal。 Develop the municative ability as well as the knowledge of grammar。 5. write a position with three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion. Key Issues： 1. Vocabulary Tedious, absorbed, allergic, capture, condense, exceed, distinguish, distinctive, plimentary, plementary, proclaim, evidently, adequate, petent, adjust, beneficial 2. Skills Learn to read with the skill ―finding key ideas in sentences and write a position with three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion. Potential Problems and Difficulties ●To talk about languag