1、Exercises For Unit 2 Section A 读写教程 2 EX: II, P. 9 读写教程 2 EX: VII, P. 12 读写教程 2 EX: IX, P. 16 读写教程 2 EX: III, P. 9 读写教程 2 EX: IV, P. 11 读写教程 2 EX: V, P. 12ComprehensionVocabularyBank ClozeExpressions in useTranslationExercises Comprehension Back下一页1. Why does the son think that his father is a tedio
2、us oddity?Because he is tired of listening to his father and he is not interested in grammar rules. 读写教程 2 : Ex. II, p. 321. Answer the following questions.Exercises Comprehension Back下一页上一页The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture are so marvelous and remarkable that they shoul
3、d be described at least in a brief account; however, what the student could do was only one single utterance: “whoa!” without any specific comment.2. How do you understand the sentence “The civilization of Greece and the glory of Roman architecture were captured in a condensed non-statement ?Exercis
4、es Comprehension Back下一页上一页上一页Because the schools fail to set high standards of language proficiency. They only teach a little grammar and less advanced vocabulary. And the younger teachers themselves have little knowledge of the vital structures of language.3.Why does the author think that students
5、 language deficits should be blamed on schools?Exercises Comprehension Back下一页上一页4. Why does the author say that the work of teaching grammar must be handled delicately ?Because teaching grammar is not an easy job and most of the students will easily get bored if its not properly dealt with.Exercise
6、s Comprehension Back下一页上一页5. Why does the father teach the son while giving him a grammar lesson?He familiarized his son with different parts of speech in a sentence and discussed their specific grammatical functions including how to use adverbs to describe verbs.Exercises Comprehension Back下一页上一页6.
7、Why does the son feel curious about what his father said?Because the son had never heard about the various names and functions of words in an English sentence before.Exercises Comprehension Back下一页上一页7. What are the two things that the author uses to describe grammar and vocabulary?The author uses “
8、road map” and “car” to describe grammar and vocabulary. Here, “road map” is considered as grammar and “car” as vocabulary.8. How do you understand the interjection “whoa” said by the father toward the end of the text?Since the subjunctive mood his son used is a fairly advanced grammar structure, the
9、 interjection “whoa” reflects the tremendous pride the father had toward his son; it also reflects the authors humor in using the word because it was once used by his student, though in two different situations and with two different feelings.2. Work in pairs and discuss the following questions.1. What are the most important factors that encourage students to learn English?2. Motivation3. Family support4. Peer pressure5. Financial status6. Future career goals
