2021高考英語話題專項復(fù)習(xí)（十五）

目錄內(nèi)容

Part1話題相關(guān)詞匯

Part2話題相關(guān)短語

Part3話題相關(guān)句式

Part4話題相關(guān)寫作

Part5話題相關(guān)閱讀

學(xué)生默寫版

一：相關(guān)詞匯

1.n.男演員球棒；球拍

2.n.女演員15.n.平衡木

3.n.準(zhǔn)入；接納16.n.棒球

4.Vt.承認(rèn)；準(zhǔn)許（入17.n.羽毛球

場，入學(xué)，入會）18.______________adj.乏味的，無

5.n.唱片，專輯聊的

6.adj.被逗樂的19.n.保齡球

7.n.箭；箭頭20.vt.廣播；播

8.n.協(xié)會；社團(tuán)；n.廣播

聯(lián)系21.n.攝相機(jī)；照

9.n.運動員相機(jī)

10.n.競技；體育；22.n.攝影師

田徑23.n.動畫片

11.n.觀眾，聽眾24.n.隊長；首領(lǐng)；

12.n.拳擊（運動）船長

13.n.樂隊25.n.全體演員

14n.（棒球、板球的）26.n.頻道

27.n.合唱團(tuán)，教帶領(lǐng)

堂的唱詩班38.n.球場：法院

28.n.合唱隊，歌39.n.墊子

詠隊40._______________n.幕布；窗簾

29.n.電影院41.n.騎自行車的人

30.______________vt.&vi.鼓掌42._______________vt.擊??；戰(zhàn)勝

31.n.教練43.vt.應(yīng)得，應(yīng)受

32.n.喜劇44.n.導(dǎo)演

33.n.競爭者，選45.vt.導(dǎo)演（電影）

手46._______________adj.極糟的，令

34.n.作曲家人不快的，令人厭惡的

35.n.音樂會；演47.n.跳水

奏會48.n.戲劇

36.n.樂隊指揮49.n.紀(jì)錄片

37._____________vt.指揮;引導(dǎo)；

二：相關(guān)短語

1._____________—_為而競爭

2._____________——與……競爭

3.______________打破紀(jì)錄

4._____________——創(chuàng)造新的世界紀(jì)錄

5._____________—一贏得金/銀/銅牌

6._____________—民間活動

7.______________公眾人物

8._____________——民間音樂

9._____________—_演出

10.____________—減少疾病

11.____________—休息

12.____________—流行

13.科幻片

14.使某人擺脫壓力

15.沉迷于做某事

16.對..表現(xiàn)出極大的熱情

17.引起激烈的討論

18.勢均力敵的比賽

19.有……天賦

20.不遺余力做某事

21.培養(yǎng)某人的耐心

22.比起B(yǎng)更喜歡A

23.克服困難

24.狀態(tài)好

25.群眾運動

26.室內(nèi)/室外運動

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1.卡通人物______________________________

2.愛情片/戰(zhàn)爭片/科幻片______________________________

3.民族/爵士/流行/搖滾/古典音樂______________________________

4.樂器______________________________

5.電視節(jié)目/連續(xù)劇______________________________

6.奧斯卡大獎_____________________________

7.舉辦音樂會______________________________

8.使某人高興______________________________

9.為……鼓掌______________________________

10.喜劇作家，導(dǎo)演和制片人______________________________

11.體育項目______________________________

12.運動員/主教練______________________________

13.決賽/半決賽/______________________________

14.主辦奧運會______________________________

15.踢進(jìn)一球______________________________

16.憋住氣______________________________

17.深吸一口氣______________________________

18.進(jìn)行身體鍛煉______________________________

19.爭奪金牌______________________________

20.打破一項紀(jì)錄______________________________

21創(chuàng)新世界紀(jì)錄________________________________

22.獲得冠軍______________________________

23.贏得一枚金牌/銀牌/銅牌______________________________

24.贏得觀眾的掌聲______________________________

25.為奧運會建造新的體育場______________________________

26.又:還；也

27.增強(qiáng)某人的體質(zhì)

28.創(chuàng)作一首歌曲

29.參力口..比蹇

30.組建樂隊

31.某物給某人留下深刻的印象

32._________________________________主角

33體育鍛煉

34.開始巡回演出

35代表

36.參加

37.擁有，占有；占領(lǐng)

38.開始（從事）；占有；占據(jù)（時間/空間）

39.春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會

40.電視連續(xù)劇

41.相聲

42.記錄保持者

三：相關(guān)句式

體育運動可能是幾乎所有的人都可享受的最大眾化的娛樂形式。

2.

有規(guī)律的運動不僅可以強(qiáng)身健體，而且可以幫助我們釋放壓力。

3.

上個星期，我們在200名學(xué)生中做了一個關(guān)于“誰是你的偶像”的話題調(diào)查。

4.Itwasnotuntilthelate1800sthatshootingdevelopedintoasportitem.

射擊直到19世紀(jì)末才發(fā)展成為一項體育項目。

5.

很顯然，音樂在我們生活中是不可或缺的一部分，它是樂趣和靈感的源泉。

6.

他如此沉迷于玩電腦游戲以至于沒有通過英語考試。

7.

體育運動可能是幾乎所有人都可享受的最大眾化的放松形式。

8.

有些人似乎認(rèn)為體育運動不是什么重要的事情，只是人們在不工作的時候偶爾

才去做的。

9.

據(jù)說周日晚上將有一場音樂會，它由一位世界著名的指揮家指揮。

四：相關(guān)寫作

假如你是D。ReMe音樂培訓(xùn)班的老師，請你為前來咨詢的家長做一個演講,

說說學(xué)音樂對培養(yǎng)小孩的好處。內(nèi)容包括：

類型；好處；某種類型的音樂；（研究證明）通過降低心率和血壓來放松人

的心情

學(xué)音樂：提高小孩的創(chuàng)造力，培養(yǎng)使小孩終生受益的技能

學(xué)習(xí)彈奏樂器：培養(yǎng)小孩的注意力、毅力和耐心，有助于他們在以后的生活

中戰(zhàn)勝困難

練習(xí)彈奏樂器：發(fā)展小孩的眼手的協(xié)調(diào)能力

其它：老師的鼓勵和家長的熱情會增強(qiáng)小孩的自信心

參考詞匯：coordinationn.協(xié)調(diào)

五：相關(guān)閱讀

A

IdidsomeresearchandexaminedhowBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish

changedbetweenthe1930sandthe2000s.Takespelling,forexample一towardsthe

1960sitlookedliketheUKwasgoinginthedirectionofnotusingthe"u"in"colour”

andwriting“centre"as"center”.Butsincethen,theBritishhavebecomemore

confidentinsomeoftheirownspellings.Inthe2000s,theUKusedanAmerican

spellingchoiceabout11%ofthetimewhileAmericansuseaBritishoneabout10%

ofthetime.ThereisalsononeedtoworrytoomuchaboutAmericanwords,suchas

“vacation","liquor"and“l(fā)awmaker”enteringBritishEnglish.Thereareafew

examplesofthiskindofvocabularychangebuttheyaremostlyuncommonwordsand

arenotlikelytochangeBritishEnglishtoomuch.TheBritisharestillusing"mum"

ratherthan“mom"and“petrol"ratherthan"gas".

Butwhenwestartthinkingoflanguagemoreintermsofstylethanvocabularyor

spellingsdifferentpictureappears.SomeofthebiggertrendsinAmericanEnglishare

movingtowardsafreeruseoflanguage.Americansentencesareonaverageoneword

shorterin2006thantheywerein1931.

Americansalsousealotmoreapostrophes（撇號）intheirwritingthantheyused

to,whichhastheeffectofturningthetwowords“donot”intothesingle

“don't"."Thehandoftheking,,becomestheshorter"Theking'shand”.

However,inallthesewaysBritsarechangingtoo一andinthesamewayas

Americans.They?rejustabout30yearsbehindthetrendthatAmericansseemtobe

leading.

Sothisraisesaquestion,isBritishEnglishactivelyfollowingAmericanEnglish

oristhissomethingthatissimplyanaturaltrendinlanguageuse?PerhapstheBritish

wouldhavegoneinthatdirectionevenifAmericahadneverbeendiscovered?I'd

liketoagreewiththesecondideabutbecauseofthefactthatBritishpeoplelearn

plentyofAmericanlanguagethroughdifferentways,Ithinkthefirstismorecorrect.

l.WhatdidtheBritishdointhe1960s?

A.TheyusedsomeAmericanspellings.

B.Theybuiltupconfidenceintheirlanguage.

C.Theydidresearchonlanguagedifferences.

D.Theywentinthedirectionofharderspellings.

2.Whatdoestheauthortrytoshowbyusingexampleslike“petrol”？

A.BritishEnglishhaschangedalot.

B.Someuncommonwordsareusedlessoften.

C.AmericanwordsareenteringBritishEnglish.

D.Americanspellingwon,tchangeBritishEnglishtoomuch.

3.WhichofthefollowingisatrendofAmericanEnglish?

A.Itisusingshorterwords.

B.Itisturningtopropergrammar.

C.Itistryingtomakesentencessimpler.

D.Itisavoidingusingapostrophes.

B

Afterteachingfor35yearsintheNorthShoreschooldistrict,!retiredandagreed

toteachEnglishtoimmigrantsattheGlenCoveLibrarytwonightsaweek.lt,sbeen

ajoy!

Istartedwiththreestudents,gotasmanyas10,butnowhavesettledonwhatI

call"thefantasticfive”.Theyrangeinagefrom23to65,onemanandfour

women.They,vecomefromElSalvador,Peru,Honduras,Colombiaandthe

DominicanRepublic.

Withoneexception,theyaremarried,havechildren,andareworking.Their

responsibilitiesleavethemwithlittlefreetime,buttheyfaithfullycometoclass.The

studentsalwaysmakemesmile.Onthefirstday,Iaskedwhatsurprisingthingsthey

haddiscoveredaboutAmerica.Isabelle,fromPeru,thoughtforamomentandthen

said,“YouAmericansallstopatredlights!”

Blanca,astudentfromHonduras,arriveswithherthreeyoung

children.Actually,theyarrivefirst,runningin,wavingtomeastheydashtothe

children'sroomastheiroften-exhaustedmothertrudgesinbehind.Blanca,skids

areadorable.Ikeepforgettingtheirnames,soIcallthemBlanco,Biankiand

Blankette.Theygiggleatthisandtheirmomsmiles.

I'vebeenaskedbyfriendswhetherIknowthestudents'immigrationstories.I

don'task.rmheretohelpthemlearnEnglish.Theirlivesoftenarenoteasy.Over

thepastyear,onewomangotdivorced,andanotherJshusbandsufferedastroke.A

third'shusband,atruckdriver,wasinahorrificaccidentthatlefthimhomeboundfor

morethanninemonths.But,thesestudentsrarelymissaclass.

4.Whatcanweknowaboutthestudents?

A.Theyareallwomenover23.

B.Theyhavechildrenandjobs.

C.Theyareabigtroublefortheteacher.

D.Theyarebusyandmissclassesregularly.

5.WhatcanwelearnaboutBlanca?

A.SheisfromPeruandhasthreechildren.

B.Shedoesn'tlikethenamestheauthorgives.

C.Sheisrespectabletoeducateherchildrenwell.

D.SheissurprisedatAmericans'runningredlights.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trudges“probablymean?

A.Walkheavily.B.Runquickly.

C.Waveunwillingly.D.Dashslowly.

7.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheteachingjob?

A.Tired.B.Helpless.C.Delighted.D.Regretful.

C

Whycampisgreatforchildren

Ifyou'vebeentocamp,you'renotsurprisedtohearabouttheadvantagesof

summercamp.Hereisalistofthemostimportantreasonstosendyourkidstocamp.

Atcamp,children:

Maketruefriends—Campistheplacewherekidsmaketheirverybest

friends.Freefromthesocialexpectationspressuringthematschool,campencourages

kidstorelaxandmakefriendseasily.1Everyday,friendshipsarecreated.

Learnsocialskills-Comingtocampmeansjoiningacommunitywhere

everyonemustagreetoworktogetherandrespecteachother.Whentheyliveina

smallroomwithothers,kidssolveproblems,andseetheimportanceofopen

communication.2

Growmoreindependent_3Managingtheirdailychoicesinthe

safe,caringenvironmentofcamp,childrenwelcomethisasachancetogrowinnew

directions.Camphelpskidsdevelopwhotheyare.

Experiencesuccessandbecomemoreconfident——Camphelpschildrenbuild

self-confidence.Withitsnon-competitiveactivitiesanddifferentchancesto

succeed,camplifereallyimprovesyoungpeople.4Campteacheskidsthatthey

can.

Spendtheirdaybeingphysicallyactive-Aschildrenspendsomuchtime

thesedaysinsideandmostlysittingdown,campprovidesawonderfulchancetomove.

5_Campisaction!

A.Campbuildsteamwork.

B.There'sachievementeveryday.

C.Running,swimming,jumping,climbing!

D.A11thefunatcampdrawseveryonetogether.

E.Itiseasyfbrkidstodevelopwhattheyliketodo.

F.Campistheperfectplacefbrkidstopracticemakingdecisionsforthemselves.

G.WhenkidstakeabreakfromtheInternet,theyrediscovertheircreative

powers.

2021高考英語話題專項復(fù)習(xí)（十五）教師版

一：相關(guān)詞匯

1.actorn.男演員24.captainn.隊長；首領(lǐng)；船長

2.actressn.女演員25.thecastn.全體演員

3.admissionn.準(zhǔn)入；接納26.channeln.頻道

4.admitvt.承認(rèn)；準(zhǔn)許（入場，入學(xué)，27.choirn.合唱團(tuán)，教堂的唱詩班

入會）28.chorusn.合唱隊，歌詠隊

5.albumn.唱片，專輯29.cineman.電影院

6.amusedadj.被逗樂的30.clapvt.&vi.鼓掌

7.arrown.箭；箭頭31.coachn.教練

8.associationn.協(xié)會；社團(tuán)；聯(lián)系32.comedyn.喜劇

9.athleten.運動員33.competitorn.競爭者，選手

10.athleticsn.競技；體育；田徑34.composern.作曲家

11.audiencen.觀眾，聽眾35.concertn.音樂會；演奏會

12.boxingn.拳擊（運動）36.conductorn.樂隊指揮

13.bandn.樂隊37.conductvt.指揮；引導(dǎo)；帶領(lǐng)

14.batn.（棒球、板球的）球棒；球拍38.courtn.球場；法院

15.balancebeamn.平衡木39.cushionn.墊子

16.baseballn.棒球40.curtainn.幕布；窗簾

17.badmintonn.羽毛球41.cyclistn.騎自行車的人

18.boringadj.乏味的,無聊的42.defeat/beatvt.擊敗；戰(zhàn)勝

19.bowlingn.保齡球43.deservevt.應(yīng)得，應(yīng)受

20.broadcastvt.廣播；播放；n.廣播44.directorn.導(dǎo)演

21.cameran.攝相機(jī)；照相機(jī)45.directvt.導(dǎo)演（電影）

22.cameraman/photographern.攝影46.disgustingadj.極糟的,令人不快的,

師令人厭惡的

23.cartoonn.動畫片47.divingn.跳水

48.draman.戲劇49.documentaryn.2己錄片

二：相關(guān)短語

1.competefor為.而競爭

2.competeagainst與...競爭

3.breaktherecord打破紀(jì)錄

4.setanewworldrecord創(chuàng)造新的世界紀(jì)錄

5.winagold/silver/coppermedal贏得金/銀/銅牌

6.folkactivity民間活動

7.publicfigure公眾人物

8.folkmusic民間音樂

9.putonaperformance演出

10.reducediseases減少疾病

11.havearest休息

12.makeahit流行

13.sciencefictionfilm科幻片

14.relievesb.fromstress使某人擺脫壓力

15.beaddictedtodoingsth.沉迷于做某事

16.showgreatpassionto對...表現(xiàn)出極大的熱情

17.arouseaheateddiscussion弓|起激烈的討論

18.aclosegame勢均力敵的比賽

19.haveagift/talentfor有...天賦

20.sparenoefforttodosth.不遺余力做某事

21.cultivateone'spatience培養(yǎng)某人的耐心

22.preferAtoB比起B(yǎng)更喜歡A

23.overcomedifficulties克服困難

24.ingoodform狀態(tài)好

25.masssports群眾運動

26.indoor/outdoorsports室內(nèi)/室外運動

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1.卡通人物cartooncharacters

2.愛情片/戰(zhàn)爭片/科幻片lovemovies;warmovies;sciencefictionfilms

3.民族/爵士/流行/搖滾/古典音樂folk/jazz/pop/rock/classicalmusic

4.樂器musicalinstrument

5.電視節(jié)目/連續(xù)劇TVprograms/series

6.奧斯卡大獎OscarAwards

7.舉辦音樂會giveaconcert

8.使某人高興cheersbup;delightsb

9為...鼓掌applaudfor

10.喜劇作家，導(dǎo)演和制片人acomedywriter,directorandproducer

11.體育項目sportsevent

12.運動員/主教練competitor/player/athlete;chiefcoach

13.決賽/半決賽/finals;semifinals

14.主辦奧運會hosttheOlympics

15.踢進(jìn)一球scoreagoal

16.憋住氣holdoneTsbreath

17.深吸一口氣takeadeepbreath

18.進(jìn)行身體鍛煉takephysicalexercise

19.爭奪金牌competeforagoldmedal

20.打破一項紀(jì)錄beat/breakarecord

21.創(chuàng)新世界紀(jì)錄setanewworldrecord

22.獲得冠軍winthechampionship

23.贏得一枚金牌/銀牌/銅牌winagold/silver/coppermedal

24.凝得觀眾的掌聲wintheapplauseoftheaudience

25.為奧運會建造新的體育場buildanewstadiumfortheOlympicGames

26.aswell又；還；也

27.buildupone*sbody增強(qiáng)某人的體質(zhì)

28.composeasong創(chuàng)作一首歌曲

29.competein參加..比蹇

30.formaband組建樂隊

31.impresssb.withsth.=impresssth.onsb.某物給某人留下深刻的印象

32.1eadingrole主角

33.physicalexercise體育鍛煉

34.starttouring開始巡回演出

35.standfor代表

36.takepartin/participatein/joinin參力U

37.takepossessionof擁有，占有；占領(lǐng)

38.takeup開始（從事）；占有；占據(jù)（時間/空間）

39.theSpringFestivalGala春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會

40.TVseries電視連續(xù)劇

41.acrosstalk相聲

42.recordholder記錄保持者

三：相關(guān)句式

1.Sportsareperhapsthemostpopularformofrelaxationthatalmostallcanenjoy.

體育運動可能是幾乎所有的人都可享受的最大眾化的娛樂形式。

2.Takingexerciseregularlycannotonlybuildupourbodybutalsohelpusrelieve

stress.

有規(guī)律的運動不僅可以強(qiáng)身健體，而且可以幫助我們釋放壓力。

3.Lastweek,wecarriedoutasurveyregardingthetopic“whoisyouridol“among

200students.

上個星期，我們在200名學(xué)生中做了一個關(guān)于“誰是你的偶像”的話題調(diào)查。

4.Itwasnotuntilthelate1800sthatshootingdevelopedintoasportitem.

射擊直到19世紀(jì)末才發(fā)展成為一項體育項目。

5.Itisobviousthatmusicisanessentialpartinourlife,whichisthesourceofjoys

andinspiration.

很顯然，音樂在我們生活中是不可或缺的一部分，它是樂趣和靈感的源泉。

6.HewassoaddictedtoplayingcomputergamesthathefailedtopasstheEnglish

exam.

他如此沉迷于玩電腦游戲以至于沒有通過英語考試。

7.Sportsareperhapsthemostpopularformofrelaxationthatalmostallcanenjoy.

體育運動可能是幾乎所有人都可享受的最大眾化的放松形式。

8.Somepeopleseemtothinkthatsportsareunimportantthingsthatpeopledoattimes

whentheyarenotworking.

有些人似乎認(rèn)為體育運動不是什么重要的事情，只是人們在不工作的時候偶爾

才去做的。

9.1t*ssaidthattherewillbeaconcertconductedbyaworldfamousconductoron

Sundayevening.

據(jù)說周日晚上將有一場音樂會，它由一位世界著名的指揮家指揮。

四：相關(guān)寫作

假如你是DoReMe音樂培訓(xùn)班的老師，請你為前來咨詢的家長做一個演講，

說說學(xué)音樂對培養(yǎng)小孩的好處。內(nèi)容包括：

類型；好處；某種類型的音樂；（研究證明）通過降低心率和血壓來放松人

的心情

學(xué)音樂：提高小孩的創(chuàng)造力，培養(yǎng)使小孩終生受益的技能

學(xué)習(xí)彈奏樂器：培養(yǎng)小孩的注意力、毅力和耐心，有助于他們在以后的生活

中戰(zhàn)勝困難

練習(xí)彈奏樂器：發(fā)展小孩的眼手的協(xié)調(diào)能力

其它：老師的鼓勵和家長的熱情會增強(qiáng)小孩的自信心

參考詞匯：coordinationn.協(xié)調(diào)

Goodafternoon.WelcometoDoReMeMusicTrainingClass!TodayI'm

goingtosharewithyouthebenefitsofmusic.Researchersacknowledgethatcertain

typesofmusiccanaidrelaxationbyloweringheartratesandbloodpressure.In

additiontoimprovingcreativity,learningmusiccultivatesmanyskillsthatwill

continuetobeusefultoyourchildrenthroughouttheirlives.Besides,learninga

musicalinstrumentwillhelpyourchildrendevelopconcentration,patienceand

perseverance,whichwillhelpthemlaterinlifetotackledifficultchallenges.What's

more,practicingmusicalinstrumentsimprovesyourchildren'shand-eyecoordination.

Finally,theencouragementofateacherandtheenthusiasmofparentswillcertainly

buildinachildasenseofprideandconfidence.

五：相關(guān)閱讀

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IdidsomeresearchandexaminedhowBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish

changedbetweenthe1930sandthe2000s.Takespelling,forexample-towardsthe

1960sitlookedliketheUKwasgoinginthedirectionofnotusingthe"u"in"colour”

andwriting“centre"as"center”.Butsincethen,theBritishhavebecomemore

confidentinsomeoftheirownspellings.Inthe2000s,theUKusedanAmerican

spellingchoiceabout11%ofthetimewhileAmericansuseaBritishoneabout10%

ofthetime.ThereisalsononeedtoworrytoomuchaboutAmericanwords,suchas

“vacation“Jliquor"and"lawmaker“enteringBritishEnglish.Thereareafew

examplesofthiskindofvocabularychangebuttheyaremostlyuncommonwordsand

arenotlikelytochangeBritishEnglishtoomuch.TheBritisharestillusing“mum”

ratherthan“mom"and“petrol“ratherthan"gas".

Butwhenwestartthinkingoflanguagemoreintermsofstylethanvocabularyor

spellingsdifferentpictureappears.SomeofthebiggertrendsinAmericanEnglishare

movingtowardsafreeruseoflanguage.Americansentencesareonaverageoneword

shorterin2006thantheywerein1931.

Americansalsousealotmoreapostrophes（撇號）intheirwritingthantheyused

to,whichhastheeffectofturningthetwowords“donot“intothesingle

“don't"."Thehandoftheking,9becomestheshorter"Theking"shand”.

However,inallthesewaysBritsarechangingtoo—andinthesamewayas

Americans.TheyTrejustabout30yearsbehindthetrendthatAmericansseemtobe

leading.

Sothisraisesaquestion,isBritishEnglishactivelyfollowingAmericanEnglish

oristhissomethingthatissimplyanaturaltrendinlanguageuse?PerhapstheBritish

wouldhavegoneinthatdirectionevenifAmericahadneverbeendiscovered?I'd

liketoagreewiththesecondideabutbecauseofthefactthatBritishpeoplelearn

plentyofAmericanlanguagethroughdifferentways,Ithinkthefirstismorecorrect.

l.WhatdidtheBritishdointhe1960s?

A.TheyusedsomeAmericanspellings.

B.Theybuiltupconfidenceintheirlanguage.

C.Theydidresearchonlanguagedifferences.

D.Theywentinthedirectionofharderspellings.

2.Whatdoestheauthortrytoshowbyusingexampleslike“petrol”?

A.BritishEnglishhaschangedalot.

B.Someuncommonwordsareusedlessoften.

C.AmericanwordsareenteringBritishEnglish.

□.Americanspellingwon'tchangeBritishEnglishtoomuch.

3.WhichofthefollowingisatrendofAmericanEnglish?

A.Itisusingshorterwords.

B.Itisturningtopropergrammar.

C.Itistryingtomakesentencessimpler.

D.Itisavoidingusingapostrophes.

B

Afterteachingfor35yearsintheNorthShoreschooldistrict,!retiredandagreed

toteachEnglishtoimmigrantsattheGlenCoveLibrarytwonightsaweek.It,sbeen

ajoy!

Istartedwiththreestudents,gotasmanyas10,butnowhavesettledonwhatI

call“thefantasticfive”.Theyrangeinagefrom23to65,onemanandfour

women.They?vecomefromElSalvador,Peru,Honduras,Colombiaandthe

DominicanRepublic.

Withoneexception,theyaremarried,havechildren,andareworking.Their

responsibilitiesleavethemwithlittlefreetime,buttheyfaithfullycometoclass.The

studentsalwaysmakemesmile.Onthefirstday,Iaskedwhatsurprisingthingsthey

haddiscoveredaboutAmerica.Isabelle,fromPeru,thoughtforamomentandthen

said,“YouAmericansallstopatredlights!M

Blanca,astudentfromHonduras,arriveswithherthreeyoung

children.Actually,theyarrivefirst,runningin,wavingtomeastheydashtothe

childrenJsroomastheiroften-exhaustedmothertrudgesinbehind.Blanca,skids

areadorable.Ikeepforgettingtheirnames,soIcallthemBlanco,Biankiand

Blankette.Theygiggleatthisandtheirmomsmiles.

I,vebeenaskedbyfriendswhetherIknowthestudents'immigrationstories.I

don,task.rmheretohelpthemlearnEnglish.Theirlivesoftenarenoteasy.Over

thepastyear,onewomangotdivorced,andanother?shusbandsufferedastroke.A

thirdJshusband,atruckdriver,wasinahorrificaccidentthatlefthimhomeboundfor

morethanninemonths.But,thesestudentsrarelymissaclass.

4.Whatcanweknowaboutthestudents?

A.Theyareallwomenover23.

B.Theyhavechildrenandjobs.

C.Theyareabigtroublefortheteacher.

D.Theyarebusyandmissclassesregularly.

5.WhatcanwelearnaboutBlanca?

A.SheisfromPeruandhasthreechildren.

B.Shedoesn'tlikethenamestheauthorgives.

C.Sheisrespectabletoeducateherchildrenwell.

D.SheissuiprisedatAmericans?runningredlights.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trudges“probablymean?

A.Walkheavily.B.Runquickly.

C.Waveunwillingly.D.Dashslowly.

7.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouttheteachingjob?

A.Tired.B.Helpless.C.Delighted.D.Regretful.

C

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