Exploring and Using
Word Power
1.1)comment 2)observe 3)description 4)accurate 5)strength 6)aware 7)prefer
1)observe 2)comments 3)strengths 4)aware 5)accurate 6)preferred 7)description
2.1)I 2)H 3)J 4)G 5)E 6)C 7)D 8)F 9)A 10)B
Rule: v. +-tion =noun adj. +-ness = noun
accuracy; accurate; relaxation; communication; mixture; weaknesses; aware; awareness; observe; correct
3.become aware of get some advice on enjoy communicating with
set a regular time for make full use of learn in different ways
become aware of; make full use of; get some advice on; enjoy communicating with; set a regular time for;learn in different ways
Grammar Link
Discovering the rule
1.1)one; predicate 2)two; and 3)one
2.Types of sentences: Compound; Complex; Simple
Sentence structures:IC+ but + IC; IC+ or+ IC; DC+ IC; IC+ DC
Simple sentences (in blue):1)I am reading.
2)I am reading an English story.
3)English stories are often humorous.
4)They make me relaxed.
5)I love English stories, too.
Complex sentences (in red):1)When I feel a little tired, I will read an English story for relaxation.
2)I love them because I can learn some useful expressions.
3)I think that’s a good way to build up our vocabulary.
4)I can enlarge my vocabulary by reading English stories and my ability in reading comprehension can also be improved.
Applying the rule(https://www.daowen.com)
1.(for reference)
Compound sentences
1)Read the following comments and you will discover your learner type, and may get some useful advice on English learning.
2)In order to improve your language learning, try to speak as often as possible, and do not worry too much about your mistakes.
3)You seem to learn languages without really working hard and you usually enjoy communicating with people.
Complex sentences
1)If your total score is between 23 and 27, you are probably an analytic learner.
2)Remember, you probably know more than you think!
3)If you score somewhere between 9 and 13 points, you are probably a relaxed learner.
4)If you can try to become more aware of the mistakes that you make regularly, you will find it easier to do something about them.
5)If your score is between 14 and 22, you are a mixture.
6)You will see what you have to improve in order to overcome your weaknesses and make full use of your strong points.
7)If you score between 0 and 8 points, it does not mean that you are not a good language learner.
8)Perhaps this is the first time you have thought about the way you learn.
9)You should observe how other students learn English and read some books that tell you how to learn a foreign language.
10)If you know your learner type, you may learn English better.
Compound complex sentences (optional)
1)You may feel it is very important to be as accurate as possible all the time, and you probably prefer the sort of language learning where you think carefully.
2)You may feel that you should learn more grammar rules, but you probably don’t enjoy this and quickly lose interest.
2.(for reference)
(he) found an old man fishing by the river; he threw it back into the river; he saw what happened; the old man caught a small fish; he asked the old man why he had thrown away the big fish and kept the small one; that he only had a small frying pan
3.(for reference)
My partner Henry scores 12, so he must be a relaxed learner. He learns English without really working hard. I think he is the person who likes to communicate with others, but he sometimes makes some mistakes.If he tries to become more aware of those mistakes, his English will become better and better.