外語教學(xué)與研究出版社江南大學(xué)LearningChineseasasecondlanguageFromthetext,welearnthateachlanguagehasitsuniquefeatureswhichwillprobablypresentmanychallengestoitsnon-nativelearners.Tosomedegree,havingknowledgeofthefeaturesofalanguageandsomevaluablelessonsfromsuccessfullearnersmayhelppeoplelearnthelanguagemoreefficiently.AssomeoverseasstudentshavecometoyourschooltolearntheChineselanguage,youareinvitedtogiveapresentationatthegreetingceremony.Youplantointroducesomefeaturesofthelanguageandyourideasaboutlearningiteffectively.WhatfeaturesdoestheChineselanguagehavecomparedwithEnglish?WhatfeaturesmayUNIT2Givingapresentationcauseproblemsfortheseoverseasstudents?Whatsuggestionswouldyougivethem?Thefollowingstepsmayhelpyouwiththeproject.UNIT2GivingapresentationSTEP1BrainstormfeaturesoftheChineselanguage

WorkingroupsandbrainstormfeaturesoftheChineselanguagecomparedwithEnglish.Youmayconsiderthefollowingpoints:?Pinyinandpronunciation?Tonesandmeanings?Charactersandstrokes?Grammar(e.g.nochangeinverbsforperson,tense,andnumber)UNIT2SelectthefeaturestotalkaboutSelecttwoorthreepeculiarfeaturesthatyouthinkmaymostlikelycausechallengesfornon-nativelearners.Discussandlistwhatchallengesthesefeaturesmaypresent.Remembertogivesomeexamplestoexplainyourideas.STEP2Challenge1:_________________________________________Challenge2:_________________________________________Challenge3:_________________________________________UNIT2WorkonthesuggestionsDiscussandlistwhatsuggestionsyouwouldgiveinresponsetothechallengeslistedinStep2.YoumayrefertothevideoclipsiniExplore1forideas.STEP3STEP4Writeadraftofyourpresentation

Writeadraftofyourpresentationwiththehelpofthefollowingtips.UNIT2TipsHowtostartyourpresentation:Brieflyintroduceyourself.Clearlystatethepurposeofyourpresentation.Startwithaninterestingfact,aquestion,orabriefstoryrelatedtoyourtopic.Howtoendyourpresentation:Encouragetheaudiencetotakeaction.Thanktheaudiencefortheirtimeandattention.Endwithanencouragingstatement(e.g.“IwishyouallthebestinyourjourneyoflearningChinese”).YoucansubmityourwritingtoUcampusandreceivereal-timefeedbackforimprovement.UNIT2RehearseandgiveyourpresentationMemorizeyourdraftandrehearseyourpresentation.Youmayusethechecklisttohelpmakeyourpresentationbetter.Then,presenttoyourclassmatesandaskthemforadvice.STEP5ChecklistOKNeedimprovement1Theopeningofmypresentationisinteresting.2Thebodyofmypresentationislogicallydevelopedwithclearexamples.3Myvoiceisloudenough.4Ihavemaintainedeyecontactwiththeaudience.5Ihavemadeproperuseofgestures.UNIT2Goodafternoon,friends!I’mdelightedtowelcomeyoutodayasyoubeginyourjourneyoflearningChinese,alanguagewithahistoryspanningthousandsofyearsandusedbyover200millionpeopleoutsideChina.Chinesehasuniquefeatures,whichmaypresentchallengestolearners.Chineseisatonallanguage.Thismeansthesamesyllablewithdifferenttonescarriesdifferentmeanings.Forinstance,thesyllable“ba”canmean“eight”(八,bā),“pull”(拔,bá),“target”(靶,bǎ),or“father”(爸,bà),dependingonthetone.ThisaspectofChineseoftensurpriseslearnerswhosenativelanguages,likeEnglish,don’trelyontonesformeaning.UNIT2AnotherkeyfeatureisChinesegrammar,whichlacksthecomplexverbconjugationsfoundinmanyotherlanguages.Verbsremainthesameregardlessoftense,number,orgender.Instead,characterslike了and過indicatepastactions,while將and要signalfutureevents.Forexample,“我去了學(xué)?！?Iwenttoschool)and“我要去學(xué)?！?Iamgoingtoschool).Inthisway,Chinesegrammarcanbesurprisinglystraightforwardonceyougraspitslogic.Withoutdoubt,learningChinesehasitschallenges.Thetonescanbetrickytomaster,andthelackoffamiliargrammarstructuresmightfeelconfusingatfirst.SomelearnersevenjokethatwrittenChineselookslikeaRorschachtestandspokenUNIT2Chinesesoundslikeadrawerofsilverwarebeingdumpeddownstairs.Butdon’tbediscouraged–thesechallengescanbeovercomewiththerightapproach.Here’smyadvice.Startbymasteringthebasicsofpronunciation.Chinesehasonlyabout60phonemes,andgettingthemrightearlyiscrucial,asbadhabitsarehardtocorrectlater.Next,practicedaily.Listentonativespeakers,repeatphrasesaloud,anddon’tshyawayfrommakingmistakes.Immersingyourselfinthelanguagethroughmusic,films,orconversationswillhelpyoulearnmorequickly.Finally,setsmall,achievablegoals,likelearning30charactersaweekordedicating30minutesdailytolisteningpractice.Mostimportantly,bepatientwithyourself.Languagelearningisamarathon,notasprint.UNIT2IhopethesetipswillmakeyourChineselearningexperiencesmootherandmoreenjoyable.Remember,everyexpertwasonceabeginner.Withconsistenteffortandcuriosity,you’llsoondiscoverthebeautyandlogicofthisancientyetvibrantlanguage.Wishingyouallgreatsuccessonthisrewardingjourney!UNIT2外語教學(xué)與研究出版社江南大學(xué)CONTENTS1Scenario2LearningobjectivesUNIT2Languageisthekeytoanewworld.Asafamousphilosopheroncesaid,“Thelimitsofmylanguagemeanthelimitsofmyworld.”Acquiringanewlanguagehelpsusseethingsfromanewangleandgainadeeperunderstandingoftheworld.However,learningalanguagecanbesometimesdifficultandtime-consuming;itrequiresdedication,practice,andpatience.Inthenewsemester,agroupofChineselanguagelearnershasarrivedfromoverseasatyourschool.YouareinvitedtogiveapresentationatthegreetingceremonyonhowtolearntheChineselanguage.YouplantosharesomefeaturesoftheChineselanguageandyourthoughtsonhowtolearniteffectively.Youwillbeabletocompletethetaskafterstudyingthisunit.ScenarioUNIT2LearningobjectivesUponcompletionofthisunit,youwillbeableto:

?talkaboutlanguagelearningusingnewvocabulary?usepersonificationinyourwriting?offeradviceonlearningChineseasaforeignlanguage?talkaboutyourpersonalexperienceoflearningaforeignlanguage?explainsomefeaturesoftheChineselanguageandgivesuggestionsonhowtolearnitwellUNIT2外語教學(xué)與研究出版社江南大學(xué)CONTENTS1Viewing2Reading3Sharpeningyourskills4Buildingyourlanguage5TalkingaboutChinaUNIT2ViewingUNIT2Chinese,oneoftheworld’soldestlanguages,isknownforitsuniquecharactersandpronunciation.Manyinternationallearnersaredrawntoitsstudy;whilesomefinditchallenging,otherssucceedanddelightinthelearningjourney.Watchavideoclipandseewhatthespeakersaysaboutherexperience.ViewingAnswerthequestionswithwhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.1UNIT21

HowdidthespeakergetthechancetolearnChinese?ThespeakergotthechancetolearnChinesewhenhermom,anEnglishteacher,wenttoteachataruralhighschoolinChinaforsixmonths.ThisledthespeakertoattendaruralelementaryschoolinLiuyangCity,HunanProvince.ViewingAnswerthequestionswithwhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.1UNIT22HowlongdidherfamilystayinChina?Althoughthefamilyinitiallyplannedtostayforsixmonths,theyendedupstayingformorethanthreeyears.ViewingAnswerthequestionswithwhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.1UNIT23Whatdoesthespeakerthinkismostimportantinlearningasecondlanguage?

Thespeakerbelievesthatthemostimportantthinginlearningasecondlanguage,especiallymaintainingit,isthefrequencyofpractice.Sheemphasizesexposingoneselftothelanguageregularly,suchaslisteningtonewsbulletins,practicingcharacters,orchattingwithnativespeakers.ViewingAnswerthequestionswithwhatyouhearfromthevideoclip.1UNIT24AlotofpeoplesayAsianlanguagesarereallyhard,especiallytheChineselanguage.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofthat?

ThespeakerdisagreeswiththenotionthatChineseisparticularlydifficulttolearn.Shebelievesitisnotmuchdifferentfromlearninganyotherlanguage.Whiletonescanbechallenging,shethinkstheyimprovewithpracticeandencourageslearnerstoignoretheperceptionthatcharactersareoverlydifficult.Viewing2Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.UNIT21

Whatdoyouthinkofthespeaker’sexperienceoflearningChinese?

Thespeaker’sexperienceoflearningChineseisspecialandinteresting.LivinginChinaatayoungagegaveherarealandeffectiveenvironmenttolearnthelanguage.Herstoryshowsthatbeingexposedtoalanguageandpracticingitoftencanhelpalot.Viewing2Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.UNIT22Whatdoyouthinkismostimportantinlearninganewlanguage?Ithinkthemostimportantpartoflearninganewlanguageispracticingandusingitregularly.Stayingmotivatedandworkinghardonithelpuslearnalanguagebetterandbecomemorefluentatspeakingit.Ithinktalkingwithnativespeakersandbeingexposedtothelanguageenvironmentismostimportantformasteringalanguageandunderstandingitsculture.ViewingHi,mynameisNathalie.I’m24andI’mheretotalkabitaboutmyexperiencesoflearningMandarin.WhenIwaseightyearsold,mymom,whoisanEnglishteacher,gottheopportunitytogoandteachinaruralhighschoolinChinaforsixmonths.Soin2001,wepackedupandarrivedinLiuyangCityinHunanProvince,intendingtostayforsixmonths,andeventuallystayingformorethanthreeyears.Soateightyearsold,Iwasdroppedintoaruralelementaryschoolwith10otherkidsintheclass,atotalschoolrollof85.Andyeah,that’swhereitallbegan.ScriptUNIT2ViewingIthinkthemostimportantthingwhenitcomestolearningasecondlanguage,especiallymaintainingit,isjustthefrequencyofpractice.Anychanceyougettoexposeyourselftothelanguageisgoingtohelp.Itcanbesoeasytoputthingsoff:PutoffpracticingcharactersorputoffwatchingTVshowsbecauseyoucoulddoitnextweek.Butifyoucanstartthehabitofevenjustlisteningtoanewsbulletininthelanguageyou’relearningeachday,that’sareallygoodwaytosortofkeepyourmemoryrefreshed,andeventopackupabitofnewvocabeachday.Iguessit’sreallyreallyhardforNewZealanderswhoaretryingtolearnalanguagelikeMandarinwhenyou’renotinanimmersionenvironment,butthere’sdefinitelyaScriptUNIT2Viewinglotpeoplecandotogetthelevelofexposurethatwillhelpthem.Andofcourseifyoucanfindnativespeakerstochattoregularly,thenthat’sevenbetter.AlotofpeopleareundertheimpressionthatAsianlanguagesarereallyhard,especiallyMandarin.Andtothat,Iwouldsayforgetwhatpeopletellyouabouthowdifficultitis,forgetthatpeopletellyouthecharactersarereallydifficult.It’snot.Idon’tthinkit’smuchdifferenttolearninganyotherlanguage.Surethetonescanbereallydifficulttomaster,butthat’ssomethingthateveryonestruggleswith,anditwillgetbetterwithpractice.ScriptUNIT2StructureTextreadingTextunderstandingReadingVocabularyUNIT2ReadingStructureUNIT2Readthetextandwritedownthecorrespondingparagraphnumber(s)inblanks1-9.ThencompletethemainideaofeachpartwithNOMORETHANTHREEwordsbyfillingintheblanks10-17.1)___________Introduction

Thewriterclarieshis10)______________________experiencewiththeChineselanguage.2)___________ReasonsforLearningChinese

ThewriterchoseChineseforitsbeauty,literarycharm,and11)____________careerbenefits.

Para.1

Para.2

unhappyandfrustrating

practical

ReadingStructureUNIT23)____________InvestmentandEffort

Thewriterhasdedicatedsignificant12)________________tolearningChinesedespitechallenges.4)___________CriticismandFrustrationThewriterexpressesfrustrationwithcertainaspectsoftheChineselanguage,suchasthelackof13)__________betweenwords.5)___________PersistenceandDeterminationDespitethedifficulties,thewriteremphasizeshiscommitmenttolearningChinese,eventhoughithasbeen14)__________________________.timeandenergyspacesParas.5-6Para.4exhaustinganddepressing

Para.3

ReadingStructureUNIT26)___________PastStrugglesThewriterreflectsonthechallengesoflearningChinesefromadistance,comparingittoa15)________________________.7)___________AcknowledgmentofDifficultyThewriteracknowledgesthatChineseisadifficultlanguageto16)____________________.8)______________FuturePlansandPromisesThewriterplanstoworkhardinclassesandpracticemore17)______________________________toimprove.Para.9Paras.10-11long-distancerelationshipreadandunderstandoutside/outsidetheclassroomParas.7-8ReadingStructureUNIT29)___________Conclusion

Thewriterconcludesbyacknowledgingthelongroadaheadandpromisestoupdateonprogress.Para.12ReadingTextreadingUNIT2AnopenlettertotheChineselanguageReadingReadingDearChineseLanguage,Ioughttobeginbyclarifyingmyunderstandingofourrelationship.Ihavenothadmyhappiestdaysworkingatyou;indeed,mybesteffortstolearnyouhave,byandlarge,beenfrustratingandfruitless.1TextreadingUNIT2IadmitIchoseyounotonlyforyourbeautyandliterarycharmbutalsoforsomepracticalreasons.Ithinkyouhaveabrightfuture,andI’dliketobeapartofit.Plus,Ithinkyoucouldhelpmefindajobbutonlyifourassociationisasuccessfulone.2ReadingReadingIhaveinvestedalotinyou,alotoftime,alotofenergy,andpossiblysomeofmyfuture,too.Forme,it’sbeenfoursemestersofdedicatedstudy,countlesshoursslavingawaywithflashcards,endlesspreparationforexams,presentationsandtests,andforwhat?Tome,youstilllooklikeaRorschachtest,andyoustillsoundlikeadrawerfullofsilverwarebeingdumpeddownaflightofstairs.3TextreadingUNIT2Idon’tfeelyouaremakingthesameefforttomakeourrelationshipahappyandsuccessfulone.Imean,really,nospacesbetweenyourwords?Thatjustseemslikelaziness.Woulditreallybesohardtousethespace?It’stheworld’smostcommonpunctuation,andsomanylanguagesuseit.Forgivemygoingofftopic,butI’msureyouunderstandmyfrustration.4ReadingReadingForallthehardship,Ihaven’tgivenup.That’swhyI’mhereinBeijingtoday:tolearnyou.5TextreadingUNIT2Ourfirstfewweekslivinginclosequartershavebeenabitdifficultandcompletelyexhausting.DevotingallofmytimetoalanguageIamsobadathasbeendepressing.Ioftenfindmyselffeelingshyandavoidingyou,butatthesametime,nomatterwhereIamorwhatI’mdoing,IfeelasthoughI’mwastingmytimeifI’mnotspendingitwithyou.It’sbeenhard.6ReadingReadingYoushouldrememberthatitwasevenharderbeforeIcametolivewithyouhereinBeijing.Long-distancerelationshipsarealltoooftenarecipefordisaster,andourswasreallynoexception.7TextreadingUNIT2IadmitIprobablywasn’tdoingasmuchasIcouldhavetokeepthingsgoingwell,butyoucanrestassuredIneverforgotaboutyouwhenwewereapart,andyoualwaysheldaspecialplaceinmyheart.8ReadingReadingWhatImeantosayisthatyouaredifficult.You’rehardtoread,andalltoooftenIjustdon’tunderstandyou.9TextreadingUNIT2ButI’mnotyetreadytogiveup.I’mtoldthateventalentlessindividualslikemecanmakegreatprogressbylivingwithyou,andIbelievethistobetrue.Yes,it’sbeenaprettyfewweeks,butIbelievethingswillgetbetterbythetimewinterarrivesinBeijing,andIwilldomybesttomakeithappen.10ReadingReadingI’llworkhardinmyclasses,andmoreimportantly,we’llbetogetherasmuchaspossibleoutsidetheclassroom.IpromiseI’llsetasideplentyoftimeforustobealonetogether,andwecangooutwithotherpeople,too.I’lltrytomakesomeChinesefriendswhowillletmepracticeyouwiththem,andIwon’tspendallmytimespeakingEnglishtootherAmericans.That’sapromise.11TextreadingUNIT2We’vegotalongwaytogo,andIrealizethat,fornow,theonusisonmetoimprovethings.Youcanexpecttohearfrommeagainattheendofthissemester,andhopefullythenewsthenwillbegood.Let’smakeitwork.Respectfully,SamuelDupont12ReadingTextunderstandingWhatistheauthor’sexperienceoflearningChineselike?Readthetextandcompletetheoutline.

1UNIT2WhydoestheauthorthinkChineseishardtolearn??Thereareno1)___________betweenChinesewords.?

Non-nativelearnersmayhavenoenvironmentforpracticingChinese.?

Chineseis2)____________toreadandoftendifficulttounderstand.spaceshardReadingTextunderstandingUNIT2Whatistheauthorplanningtodointhefuture??To3)______________inhisChineseclasses.?

TospeakChinese4)__________________outsidetheclassroom.?

Tosetaside5)_______________tolearnChinese.?

Tomakesome6)__________________whowilllethim7)_________________withthem.?

Nottospendallhistimespeaking8)____________tootherAmericans.workhardasmuchaspossibleplentyoftimeChinesefriendspracticeChineseEnglishReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.2UNIT21

Ihaveinvestedalotinyou,alotoftime,alotofenergy,andpossiblysomeofmyfuture,too.(Para.3)

HowhardhastheauthorbeenlearningChinese?Whydoestheauthorsayhehaspossiblyinvestedsomeofhisfuture?ReadingTextunderstanding1TheauthorhasspentfoursemestersstudyingChinese,workedhardwithflashcards,andpreparedforexams,presentationsandtests.TheauthorthinkslearningChinesecouldhelphimfindajobandbepartofitsbrightfuture.UNIT2ReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.2UNIT22Tome,youstilllooklikeaRorschachtest,andyoustillsoundlikeadrawerfullofsilverwarebeingdumpeddownaflightofstairs.(Para.3)

WhatdoestheauthormeanbycomparingtheChineselanguageto“aRorschachtest”and“adrawerfullofsilverwarebeingdumpeddownaflightofstairs”?ReadingTextunderstanding2TheauthormeansChinesecharactersarehardtoreadandunderstand,likeaRorschachtest,andthetonessoundconfusing,likesilverwarefallingdownstairs.UNIT2ReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.2UNIT23Imean,really,nospacesbetweenyourwords?Thatjustseemslikelaziness.Woulditreallybesohardtousethespace?It’stheworld’smostcommonpunctuation,andsomanylanguagesuseit.(Para.4)

Whatproblemistheauthortalkingabout?WhatdoyoufindmostdifficultwhenlearningEnglish?ReadingTextunderstanding3TheauthoristalkingabouthowChinesedoesn’tusespacesbetweenwords,whichtroubleshimalot.Forme,thebiggestheadacheoflearningEnglishliesinhowtospeakorwriteappropriatelyindifferentsituations.UNIT2ReadingTextunderstandingWorkinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthetextanddiscussthequestions.2UNIT24Long-distancerelationshipsarealltoooftenarecipefordisaster,andourswasreallynoexception.(Para.7)

Whatproblemistheauthortalkingabout?Howdoyouthinktheproblemcanbesolved?ReadingTextunderstanding4TheauthoristalkingabouttheproblemoflearningChinesewithoutanauthenticlanguageenvironment.TolearnChineseeffectivelywithoutlivinginChina,theremaybeseveralmethods:1)ListenandwatchChineseshows,podcasts,andsocialmediaeveryday.2)Talkwithnativespeakersusinglanguageapps.3)DothingsyouenjoyinChinese,andpracticealittleeveryday.UNIT2ReadingTextunderstandingReadthetextandidentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationineachstatementisderived.Someparagraphscanbechosenmorethanonce.31IoftenavoidstudyingChinese,butfeelI’mwastingtimenotdoingit.2IchosetolearnChinesealsoforpracticalreasons,notjustbecauseofitsbeautyorliteraryvalue.3Despitethechallenges,Ihaven’tgivenupandamlivinginBeijingtolearntheChineselanguage.4MyeffortstolearnChinesehavebeenmostlyfrustratingandunproductive.5NowIrealizethatitismyresponsibilitytoputmoreeffortintoChineselearning.UNIT2ReadingTextunderstandingReadthetextandidentifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationineachstatementisderived.Someparagraphscanbechosenmorethanonce.36IfeelthatChineseisn’tmakinganefforttomakeourlearningrelationshipsuccessful,andit’sfrustrating.7IamdeterminedtospendmoretimewiththeChineselanguagebymakingfriendsandpracticingoutsideclass.UNIT2ReadingTextunderstanding1Para.62Para.23Para.54Para.15Para.126Para.47Para.11UNIT2VocabularyReadingUNIT2★clarify:v.

(fml.)tomakesth.cleareroreasiertounderstand澄清；講清楚；闡明

e.g.Couldyouclarifythefirstpointplease?Idon’tunderstanditcompletely?

Wordtransformationclarification

n.

theactofmakingsomethingcleareroreasiertounderstand;astatementthatmakessomethingclearer澄清；闡明e.g.Thescientistprovidedadetailedclarificationoftheexperiment’sresults.VocabularyReadingUNIT2ExerciseTranslatetheChineseexpressioninbrackets

intoEnglish.Thespokespersonheldapressconferenceto___________________________________________________(澄清公司對最近爭議的立場).ontherecentcontroversyclarify

thecompany’spositionVocabularyReadingUNIT2★frustrating:a.

makingyoufeelannoyed,upset,orimpatientbecauseyoucannotdowhatyouwanttodo令人懊喪的；令人懊惱的；令人沮喪的

e.g.It’sfrustratingnottohaveafriendtotalktowhenyoufeelsad.

Wordtransformation?frustration

n.[C,U]thefeelingofbeingannoyed,upset,orimpatient,becauseyoucannotcontrolorchangeasituation,orachievesth.懊喪；懊惱；沮喪e.g.Sheendedupquittingtheprojectoutoffrustration,asshefeltthatnoonewastakingherideasseriously.VocabularyReadingUNIT2?frustrate

v.

tocausesb.tofeelannoyedorupset使某人感到惱怒或沮喪e.g.Thecomplicatedinstructionsfrustratedhisattemptstoassemblethefurniture.topreventsomeone’splans,efforts,orattemptsfromsucceeding

挫敗；阻撓e.g.Theirattemptstospeaktohimwerefrustratedbytheguards.?frustrated

a.

feelingannoyedorupsetbecauseyouareunabletodosth.orachieveagoal感到惱怒的或沮喪的e.g.Thefrustrateddriverhonkedhishornrepeatedlyattheslow-movingtraffic.VocabularyReadingUNIT2Despitethe1)__________technicalissuesthatcausedagreatdealof2)___________amongtheteammembers,theprojectleaderremainedcalmandtriedto3)_________thenegativeimpactbyimplementingnewstrategies,althoughhehimselffelt4)___________bytheslowprogress.Fillintheblankswiththeproperformsof“frustrate”.frustratingfrustrationfrustratefrustratedExerciseVocabularyReadingUNIT2★fruitless:a.

failingtoachievewhatwaswanted,esp.afteralotofeffort無成效的；無結(jié)果的

e.g.Alltheireffortstobringthepricedownprovedfruitless,andtheyendeduppayingfullpriceforit.

Wordtransformation?fruit

n.

theconsequence,result,oreffectofanactionorprocess結(jié)果、后果或效果e.g.Thefruitofthenegotiationswasanewtradeagreement.VocabularyReadingUNIT2?fruitful

a.

producinggoodresultsoragoodamountofsomething;productive產(chǎn)生良好結(jié)果或大量產(chǎn)出的；富有成效的e.g.Themeetingwasveryfruitful,andwemadeseveralimportantdecisions.ExerciseWritedowntheadjectiveofthecorrespondingwordaccordingtotheChineseinbrackets.1)help__________(無助的)2)care__________(粗心的)3)use__________(有用的)

helplesscarelessuseful4)meaning__________(有意義的)5)hope__________(有希望的)hopefulmeaningfulVocabularyReadingUNIT2★practical:a.

1connectedwithrealsituationsratherthanwithideasortheories實際的；真實的；客觀存在的

e.g.Weneedtofocusonpracticalissuesratherthantheoreticalconcepts.ExerciseTranslatetheChineseexpressioninbrackets

intoEnglish.________________(實踐測試)willassessyourabilitytoapplytheknowledgeyou’velearned.ThepracticaltestVocabulary2(ofanidea,amethod,oracourseofaction)rightorsensible;likelytobesuccessful（想法、方法或行動）切實可行的

e.g.Heradvicewasstraightforwardandpractical,andwehadsolvedourproblemwithinacoupleofdays.ReadingUNIT2ExerciseTranslatetheChineseexpressioninbrackets

intoEnglish.Shehasa_______________________(非常實用的方法)problem-solving.verypracticalapproachtoVocabularyReadingUNIT2★dedicated:a.

spendingallyourtimeandeffortonsth.獻身的；一心一意的

e.g.Weareluckytohavesuchahighlyskilledanddedicatedteam.Synonyms?committed

a.havingmadeapledgeorpromise;dedicatedtoacauseoractivity已經(jīng)做出承諾或保證；致力于某項事業(yè)或活動e.g.Ourbossiscommittedtohisworkandoftenworkslate.用法：強調(diào)做出承諾或保證，通常用于關(guān)系、活動或事業(yè)VocabularyReadingUNIT2?devoted

a.givingallone’stimeandattentiontoaparticularactivity,interest,orperson將所有的時間和注意力都投入到某項活動、興趣或某個人身上e.g.Sheisdevotedtoherfamilyandspendsmostofhertimewiththem.用法：強調(diào)將時間和注意力投入到某人或某事上，通常用于家庭、朋友或興趣?loyal

a.faithfulandconstantinaffectionorallegiance忠誠且始終如一地表達感情或效忠e.g.Thecompanyhasmanyloyalcustomerswhokeepcomingbackformore.用法：強調(diào)忠誠和始終如一的感