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Book-I(《大学英语》全新版)
Unit 1
Part A
Communicative Function
1. How are you?/ I'd like you to meet my classmate. 2. I'm.../ May I introduce...to you?/ Pleased to meet you. 3. Come and meet my family./ ...this is Tom./ It's good to know you./ ...this is my sister. Part B Text
Exercise 1: 1. B 2. D Exercise 2: 1. Yang Weiping:
China/ Chemistry/ Likes listening to English programs on radio and TV; enjoys English pop songs/ Started learning English s11
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everal years ago/ Favorite activity: listening; Difficulty: speaking 2. Virginia:
Singapore/ Library science/ To get a good job, one has be to fluent in English./ Started learning English in high school./ Favorite activity: reading; Difficulty: writing
Talking about Studying English
At a gathering of students from China and some other countries, Yang Weiping and Virginia Wang, both first-year college students, are talking about their learning of English.
Hello, my name is Yang Weiping. I’m a freshman at Peking University and I’m majoring in chemistry.
At college we have to study a foreign language. I choose English because I like listening to English programs on the radio and TV. I also like British and American pop songs. Some day I hope to visit Britain and the United States.
I started learning English several years ago and I’m getting better at it. My favorite activity is listening, especially listening to songs and stories. My big problem is, however, speaking. I feel nervous whe
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never I speak. And I never seem to know what to say when people talk to me. But I’ve decided to overcome my shyness and learn to speak English by speaking as much as I can.
Hi, my name is Virginia Wang. I’m a library science major at the National University of Singapore. In our country, English is important. It is one of the official languages and you have to be fluent to English to get a good job.
I’ve been studying English since high school. I’m good at reading because I like learning about new things and new ideas. There are so many books and articles written in English. Our textbooks at the university are in English, too. I know writing is also very important, but I find it rally difficult.
When I graduate from the university I would like a job in the city library where I can read all kinds of new books. Part C Exercise:
How to Improve Listening Comprehension
Among the four skills of listening , speaking, reading and writing, I find listening most difficult, because I wor
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