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cts the author’s humor in using the word because it was once used by his student, though in two different situations and with two different feelings.Critical thinking21 ? Motivation.? Family support.? Peer pressure.? Financial status.? Future career goals.2 English grammar helps a lot in the following:? Order sentences correctly.? Use words properly.? Talk with other English speakers confidently. English grammar is of little help: ? Only gives rules that are hard to remember.? Is not helpful in a reallife setting due to the limited time to think and recall the rules. ? Not always applicable to the real language, especially idioms.3 ? Use more municative ways.? Encourage a lot of interactions.? Put sentences in meaningful contexts.4 ? Read more English from online sources.? Watch English TV / listen to English 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.5 ? Read English newspapers, magazines, and books.? Write English as often as possible.? Write s in English.Language focusWords in use31 condense 2 exceed 3 deficit 4 exposure 5 asset6 adequate 7 petent 8 adjusting 9 precisely 10 beneficialWord building4Words learned New words formedal / ialmanager managerialeditor editorialsubstantial substancesurvive survivaltraditional traditionmarginal margincyconsistent consistencyaccurate accuracyefficiency efficientyrecover recoveryminister ministryassemble assembly51 editorial 2 recovery 3 accuracy 4 substance 5 managerial 6 margin7 assembly 8 Ministry 9 survival 10 tradition 11 consistency 12 efficientBanked cloze61 L 2 C 3 J 4 A 5 I 6 O 7 N 8 E 9 H 10 FExpressions in use71 feel obliged to 2 be serious about 3 run into 4 distinguish between5 thrust upon 6 was allergic to 7 get lost 8 be attracted to9 make sense 10 looked upon asStructure analysis and writingStructured writing8Some bookworms in my dormitory often