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【全效学习】英语八年级下册课时提优学习八年级下册英语A本 Module 7 Unit 3
Language learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount(数量) of listening they need before they start speaking, and children who start speaking late are often long listeners. Most children will"obey (服从)"spoken instructions some time before they can speak, although the word"obey"can almost not describe the cooperation (合 作)shown by the children. Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gestures and by making noises.
People agree that babies enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months babies use one or two special noises to show their happiness, pain, friendliness and so on. But since these are not a kind of communication, language. From about three months old they play with sounds for enjoyment, and by six months they are able to add new sounds to their words. This self-imitation (自 我 模 仿) leads to deliberate(故意的) imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then appears — can people take these imitations as speech?
It is a problem we need not get our teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a special person means by it in a special situation, and what a child means by a word will change as he or she gets more experience of the world.
Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself or herself. I wonder, however, whether anything is gained when parents try to use this ability to teach new sounds.
What is your dream job, a pilot or a policeman? What do you hope your job is like? Read the following stories and find more at www.cambridge,org/aw/cambridgeenglish.
The sweetest job Harry is only 12, but he is working for a sweet company. His job is probably the best in the company—the sweet tester. When the company invents a new sweet, Harry eats it, writes are port about it and sends his report to the factory. And then the company will make a decision about whether to make the sweet or not. As a child, he's too young to work for money. But he gets free sweets! |
Desert Island Blogger Do you wish to live on an island and get paid? Ben got such a job, but it was hard work! He had to live alone in a house (with a swimming pool) on Hamilton Island and spend every day swimming, exploring and relaxing. Then he had to write a blog to show his findings and feelings. |
Sleeping on the job Usually, sleeping on the job is a big problem — if you fall asleep, you'll lose the job! But Roisin was paid to sleep on the job. She slept in designer beds eight hours a day, every day for a month, and tested them to see what makes"a good night's sleep". In the end, Roisin had to write a report about the beds. |
Many children like to go hiking(徒步旅行).Why? Because they can be free from school and homework. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} If you want to have a happy hike,you must pay attention to(注意) the following.
First,find a good day. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} If the weather is good,you can do a lot of things,like riding horses,going bike riding,swimming in the river,flying kites and playing ball games.
Second,go with people you like.If you go hiking with people you don't like,you will not have a great time. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} .
Third, find the right place. Different people have different ideas about the places. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} I like to walk along the beach, listen to the sound of the sea(海洋) and watch children play.
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} To have a nice hike,you must have comfortable shoes, enough water and some food . Now you can go hiking.
A. So,find the person who has the same interest as you. B. For me, I like to go to the beach for a hike. C. They can enjoy beautiful nature(大自然) and play with friends or family. E. Fine weather is the most important for a happy hiking. |
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