Consolidation

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Consolidation

• As there are some problems in Chinese education
  system, if you were the Minister of Education,
  what kind of measures would you take to solve
  them?
• New words that will be used

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• attach, phenomenon, assist, somewhat, on
  occasion, neglect, relevant, accomplish,
  critical, extreme, performance, continual,
• independence, contrast, pick up, promote,
  worthwhile, superior, exam-oriented education,
  abolish, education for all-round development

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• Contrast markers
• A discussion about Your
  College Life
• Expectations vs. Reality

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Guidelines
1) Campus
Large beautiful
As what dreamed
equipped with modern facilities
new classrooms with modern facilities
2) Classroom buildings
space for everyone
Small crowded
3) Dormitories
spacious dining halls
great variety of food
4) Students cafeterias
large collection of books
Scare reading room
5) Library
6) Classmates
friendly
true
7) Teachers
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Examples

• In terms of/talking about/considering/with regard
  to/as for/as to/regarding/concerning sth
• Recently the issue of the problem of/the
  phenomenon of ...has been brought into focus
• It is commonly/generally/widely
  believed/held/acknowledged that
• some prefer, others long for
• Some believe that, others hold

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• to begin with, then, furthermore, finally
• to start with, next, in addition, finally
• first and foremost, besides, last but not the
  least
• most important of all, moreover, lastly
• to conclude, to sum up, in a word, on account of
  this, from the point of view, in short, in brief,
  in conclusion, according to what has been
  discussed above, we may safely draw the
  conclusion that/some measures can be taken to
  solve

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• on the one hand, on the other hand
• for one thing, for another thing
• however nevertheless whereas, by contrast, on
  the contrary, instead
• likewise, similarly, in the same manner
• so, therefore, hence

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• My View on Chinese Education
• My College Life
• Expectation vs. Reality

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1. To use the machine, first ______ the correct
coins, then select the drink you want and press
the button. 2. Professor Smith translated not
only from the French but also, ____________ from
the Polish. 3. Food chemists will ___________ the
health food(????) on sale to see if it really
does give the benefits claimed. 4. _____________,
it was the wrong time to open a new data
processing(????) center in this city.
insert
on occasion
investigate
In retrospect
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5. My ______ reaction to the news was relief, but
as I thought more about it I began to feel
angry. 6. A full understanding of mathematics is
sufficient to explain a wide variety of natural
____________. 7. Make sure the label is firmly
_________ to the parcel(??) before you mail
it. 8. My boyfriend bought me dinner to
____________ being late the day before.
initial
phenomena
attached
make up for
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9. The committee____________ a decision from the
head office before it takes any action. 10. We
dont usually accept late applications, but since
you were so sick Ill make an __________. 11. The
little girl did ____ seem to be ___________
frightened of being left by herself in the
house. 12. The WTO (World Trade
Organization??????) is intended to _________trade
among its member states.
is awaiting
exception
not
in the least
promote
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13. When I got to his house I found Jim
____________ an article about the current
situation in Afghanistan. 14. All we were told
before leaving the office was that the committee
would consider applications ______________. 15.
When the moon _________ from behind the clouds I
make out a figure moving in the distance.
working on
in due course
emerged
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1. Some teachers devote too much time to helping
their slower students and ________ the brighter
ones.

A) neglect B) astonish
C)
perfect D) innovate 2. The Canadian guy has
_______ some local dialect after he stayed with a
Chinese friend for three months.

A) picked up B) worked
on C) applied to D) found his way to
A
A) neglect
A
A) picked up
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3. The deadline was getting closer and we were
under _________ pressure to reach our targets.
A) bold B)
continuous
C) continual D)
vigorous 4. By the time of his death, the company
had grown into an _________ multi-national
cooperation. A)
elementary B) extreme C) enormous D)
exceptional
B
B) continuous
C
C) enormous
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5. He had to train twice as hard as others to
__________ his lack of natural ability.
A) work on B) make up
for C) figure out D) throw light on 6. Jimmy
has longed or being admitted to Harvard
University, ___________he even dreamed of its
beautiful campus the other night.
A) on occasion B) in due
course C) over time D) so much so that
B
B) make up for
D
D) so much so that
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7. Make sure you ________ the wheel correctly
before you tighten up the nuts.
A) deposit B) attach C)
insert D) shape 8. Im certainly not _________
a secret passion for the man, if thats what
youre thinking.
A. evolving B) displaying C)
harboring D) exaggerating
C
C) insert
C
C) harboring
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a striking contrast between the
standard of living in the north of the country
and the south.
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is said to be
superior to synthetic fiber
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as a
financial center has evolved slowly
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is not relevant
to whether he is a good lawyer
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by a little-known sixteenth
-century Italian poet have found their way into
some English magazines
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1. Chinese isnt a subject that can ____________
in a month. You ________________ your goal of
mastering the language unless you work at it for
years. Well, it sounds as if Im _____________
the difficulties, but the fact is Im telling the
truth. (accomplish, pick up, exaggerate)
be picked up
cant accomplish
exaggerating
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2. The principal is __________ disappointed with
_______________ of the children. From what she
has gathered, some of the teaching staff
______________ their pupils. she has just
announced that strict work regulations have been
made and that ____________ both Chinese and
overseas teachers. (apply, somewhat, neglect,
performance)
somewhat
the performance
have neglected
they apply to
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3. The teacher-directed and the child-directed
approaches to teaching art represent
_____________ of opinion. Too many
teacher-directed activities cannot be expected to
effectively ______ children in learning because
of the rigid structure. _________________, too
many child-directed activities may see a
curriculum that is totally unstructured and out
of control.
two extremes
assist
On the other hand
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There _________ reasons to believe a
teacher-guided approach would be __________ way
to guide childrens development. This approach
combines some form of structure with the child
leading the direction. ( assist, extreme,
superior, on the other hand, valid)
are valid
a superior
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Now put a proper word into each gap in the
following sentences
1. continual continuous 1) Ive had
_________ problems with this computer ever since
I borrowed it from a friend. 2) Gas central
heating provides instant warmth and a ___________
supply of hot water.
continual
continuous
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1. continual continuous 3) Your
__________ interruptions are
making it very difficult for me to
concentrate. 4) The traffic was awful, a
__________ line of vehicles extending as far as
the eye could see.
continual
continuous
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2. principal principle 1) The _________ aim of
the policy is to bring peace to the area. 2) His
_________ interest in life was to become the most
outstanding genetic engineer(??????) in Europe.
principal
principal
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2. principal principle

3) A bicycle or a motorcycle
is built on the same ________,
though the force that moves them is different. 4)
He never allowed himself to be bullied
(??) into doing anything that went
against his _________. 5) Complaints from the
students began arriving at the
________ s office.
principle
principles
principal
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1. Doctors __________ are the first to admit
that the treatment has side effects. 2.
I saw the minister of education ______________ in
the VIP lounge(???) at the airport. 3. Look, Dad,
she drew this beautiful bird _____________________
_____.
themselves
himself/herself
herself/by herself/on herself
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4. Weve checked the wiring and the aerial (??)
so the problem may have to do with the television
_____. 5. Weve often made that mistake
_________. 6. Did you fix the computer
_______________________________?
itself
ourselves
yourself/by yourself/on your own
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1. Simons ill. He cant get out of bed.
_____________________
________________________ 2. She herself believed
in freedom. she would rather die than live
without it. _______________________
__________________________________________________
_____
Simons ill so much so that he cant get out of
bed.
She herself believed in freedom, so much so that
she would rather die than live without it.
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3. Piles of work have kept us busy. We cant
manage to take a holiday this year.
__________________________________________________
______________________________4. Many contestants
(?????) later failed drug tests. The race had
to be rerun.
__________________________________________________
________________________
Piles of work have kept us busy so much so that
we cant manage to take a holiday this year.
Many contestants later failed drug tests, so much
so that the race had to be rerun.
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Assuming that the contrast I have
developed is valid,
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Assuming (that) this painting really is
a Picasso
1. _____________________________________
_________, how much do you think its worth?
(painting, really, a Picasso). 2.
______________________________________,
where are we going to get the money? (proposal,
accept)
Assuming (that) the proposal is accepted
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3. All we have to do is to explain the problem to
her, _____________________________________
________. ( of course, she, prepared, listen) 4.
_______________________________________
___________________, I doubt theyll take any
notice. (even, smokers, do see, health warnings)
assuming, of course, that shes prepared to
listen
Even assuming (that) the smokers do see the
health warnings
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Is there a ________ (1) between learning
styles in China and the West? While we should be
careful to avoid _____________(2) the
differences, they do appear to exist. In China,
for example, greater ________(3) is given to
developing skills at an early age. The Americans,
__ ___ _____ _____ (4), place more emphasis
on ___________(5) creativity in young
children, leaving them to _____ ___(6) skills
later.
contrast
exaggerating
priority
on the other hand
promoting
pick up
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American parents tend to avoid rushing in
to ______(7) their children as
they try to ___________(8) a task, thinking it
better that children should learn to solve
problems by themselves. Such an approach can, __
_______ (9), be mistaken for
_________(10) ones
parental duties by those more used to
teaching by holding the hand.
assist
accomplish
on occasion
neglecting
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Both approaches have their disadvantages as well
as advantages, and it may well be ___________
(11) to search for a ________ (12) method that
would combine the best of both worlds.
superior
worthwhile
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Why are children so different in their
responses ___(1) the same situation? Some
research suggests that styles of parenting may
_______________(2) childrens competence in
dealing with their world. According to some
researchers, there are three parenting styles and
one style of parenting enhances childrens
competence more than the _______ (3). Typical
behavior patterns of children raised according to
__________ (4) are as follows.
to
affect/influence
others
each/them
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Authoritarian(???) parents value control and
expect their children to obey ________(5)
questioning. In authoritarian homes, children are
so strictly __________(6) that often they cannot
make independent choices ______(7) their own
behavior. Permissive (???) parents ______ (8)
self-expression and self-regulation. _____ (9)
are warm, non-controlling, and undemanding.
without
controlled
about
value
They
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little
In permissive homes, children receive so _____
(10) guidance that they may become uncertain and
anxious about whether they are doing the
_____(11) thing. Authoritative(????) parents
respect childrens independent decisions,
interests, and opinions, ____ (12) also stress
social values. They are loving, demanding, firm
___(13) maintaining standards and willing to
impose(??) mild punishment.
right
but
in
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In authoritative homes, children know _____ (14)
is expected of them and can decide whether it is
______(15) risking parental displeasure to
pursue(??) a goal. These children know the
satisfaction of meeting responsibilities ____
(16) achieving success.
what
worth
and
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summarize accomplish relevant enormous
critical worthwhile priority on the one
handon the other hand
???????????????????????, ???????????? ________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
_______________________________
I consider it worthwhile trying to summarize
our experience in learning English. Here I would
like to make three relevant points.
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summarize accomplish relevant enormous
critical worthwhile priority on the one
handon the other hand
??, ????????????????, ??????????????????????,
?????????????????_________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
________________________________
First, wide reading should be taken as a
priority in the learning process, because it is
through reading that we get the most language
input. Next, learning by heart as many
well-written essays as possible is also very
important.
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summarize accomplish relevant enormous
critical worthwhile priority on the one
handon the other hand
???, ??????????,?????,???????????????????? _______
__________________________________________________
_________________________ ________________________
_________________ ________________________________
_____________________________
On the one hand, rote learning/learning by rote
is indeed of little help, but on the other hand,
memorization/ learning by heart with a good
understanding will certainly be of benefit/do
good to us.
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summarize accomplish relevant enormous
critical worthwhile priority on the one
handon the other hand
?????????????, ???????????????,
?????????_________________________________________
__________________________________________________
______________________
With an enormous store of excellent essays in our
heads, we will find it much easier to express
ourselves in English.
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summarize accomplish relevant enormous
critical worthwhile priority on the one
handon the other hand
??, ????????????????, ???????? ?????????????,
????????????????__________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
__________________________________________________
Finally, it is critical that we should put what
we have learned into practice. By doing more
reading, writing, listening and speaking, we will
be able to accomplish the task of perfecting our
English.
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