time: if corrected too much, he will stop talking. He notices a thousand times a day the difference between the
language he uses and the language those around him use. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make
his language like other people"s. In the same way, children learning to do all the other things: they learn to do
without being taught to walk, run, climb, whistle, ride a bicycle, compare their own performances with those
of more skilled people, and slowly make the needed changes. But in school we never give a child a chance to
find out his mistakes and correct them for himself. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought that he would
never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him, or correct it unless he was made to. Let him work out,
with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what the answer is to that problem, whether
this is a good way of saying or doing this or not.
If it is a matter of right answer, as it may be in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him
correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such routine work? Our job should be to help
the child when he tells us that he can"t find the way to get the right answer. Let the children learn what all
educated persons must some day learn, how to measure their own understanding, and how to know what they
know or do not know.
B. asking older people many questions
C. making mistakes and having them corrected
D. doing what other people do
B. Allow children to make mistakes.
C. Point out children"s mistakes to them.
D. Let children mark their own work.
B. point out children"s mistakes whenever found
C. give children more book knowledge
D. correct children"s mistakes as soon as possible
B. the same as learning skills
C. more important than other skills
D. not really important skills
fully for the reasons given!
★★★★★★★
Dear David,
I am a middle school student. Now I am preparing for a writing competition. Could you please check the
mistakes in my article about using the Internet and give me some advice? Thank you.
No name
David writes:
I am very sorry to say that I think it would be very unfair for me to help you win a competition-unfair to
the other competitors!
But I will say that your article is very interesting and I wish you good luck. Your article makes some good
points that deserve (be worth) talking about in this column (栏目)!
★★★★★★★
Dear David,
I"m now learning English by myself. Can you introduce some useful websites where I can make friends
with foreigners? Please help me.
Moonlight
David writes:
Well, dear moonlight, I bet you made a good choice by using the Net in your self-studies. Two very good
websites I would suggest to you are:
www.britishcouncil.org.cn and www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish.
By the way, for those readers interested in the teaching of English, there is also an Internet discussion group
called ELTCSChi-L (English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme China List) in a website.
And also, a healthy warning to all my readers: If over-used, the Internet can be a WOMBAT-A Waste of
Money, Brains and Time!
B. computer expert (专家)
C. college student
D. club chairman
B. David thinks it is important to play fair in the competition.
C. David is going to talk on another topic-Internet.
D. David finds no mistakes in that article.
B. website where one can join a discussion group
C. newspaper column for answering readers" questions.
D. English newspaper for students and language teachers
have a few 2 before my conference started near Richmond Park in the 3 . I started early for a literary
London 4 with just my two feet, a guidebook and a map and a backpack with purse, camera and 5 .
My hotel was in Bayswater, and by walking through Kensington Gardens, 6 by the Peter Pan statue, I
soon 7 myself in Kensington, former home of many a great 8 .
The more I 9 into literature, the more I want to learn, the more I see 10 I don"t know, what I haven"t
11 . Like Peter Pan. Familiar title, but a book I have never read.
Among my classic favorites are several books 12 Henry James. Some years ago I had some time alone in
Roma and I spent a morning 13 for James" home there, which is now a museum.
My walk 14 . Turning a corner right here, passing a square, looking up to see signs with familiar names,
T.S. Elliot, W.M. Thackeray, Ezra Pond… Stopping for a 15 at a small French cafe, trying to 16 my wet
and cold feet, writing my diary, then out again. I 17 in paradise (天堂) river, surrounded by images of words
and famous writers.
Have you ever tried a literary walk? It is a great way of 18 . You not only see a city or a place like it is
today, you can keep on 19 you are back home, reading the books by the authors, imagining their 20 , their
places, knowing a tiny little bit more about the man or woman behind the creating hands and mind.
( )1. A. home ( )2. A. minutes ( )3. A. dawn ( )4. A. walk ( )5. A. dictionary ( )6. A. passing ( )7. A. saw ( )8. A. writer ( )9. A. put ( )10. A. how ( )11. A. written ( )12. A. with ( )13. A. searching ( )14. A. took on ( )15. A. beer ( )16. A. wash ( )17. A. crossed ( )18. A. learning ( )19. A. when ( )20. A. families | B. park B. hours B. morning B. riding B. computer B. flying B. noticed B. doctor B. jump B. what B. read B. for B. working B. put on B. coffee B. cure B. bathed B. reading B. before B. lives | C. museum C. days C. evening C. sight C. diary C. rushing C. looked C. actor C. dive C. where C. seen C. of C. asking C. kept on C. hamburger C. clean C. drank C. traveling C. until C. experiences | D. hotel D. weeks D. midnight D. view D. book D. sitting D. found D. worker D. look D. whether D. done D. by D. advertising D. got on D. tea D. warm D. swam D. visiting D. as D. habits | |||||||||||||||||
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Anybody running a company knows that a well-planned conference can greatly improve performance of that business. The main reason for this is that it takes your employees away from the daily workplace and offers them somewhere fresh for a short time. However, unless the conference is well thought out it will not have the best results and you will have wasted a great deal of money. Here are some tips for you. The first step is to find the right place. Can your employees easily reach the conference center? Is it near a railway station? Is it close to a good, fast road? Has it plenty of suitable parking space? If you are going to choose a hotel, then perhaps the hotel has cheaper rates at weekends or, if it is in a popular tourist area, midweek rates may be cheaper. Furthermore, you need to think whether there is a bathroom. After a day"s meeting, maybe your employees would like to have a hot water bath. Or maybe there are other needs to satisfy depending on your employees" taste. Another important requirement is food and drink. Breakfast is a time when people can relax before work begins,but you may not want a long break for lunch in the middle of the day. Buffet (自助餐) lunches are very popular for this reason. Then there is dinner, which most employees consider a reward for a day"s hard work! Whatever your needs are, it is essential (基本的) to think ahead if you want a successful conference. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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