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Unit 4 Language and communication
⭐Lesson2知识点清单
一、核心词汇
单词
词性
中文释义
常用搭配 / 拓展
benefit
n. / v.
益处;使受益
the benefits of… (…… 的益处), have more benefits (有更多益处)
foreign
adj.
外国的;外来的
foreign language (外语), foreign countries (外国)
language
n.
语言
learn a language (学语言), native language (母语)
communicate
v.
沟通;交流
communication (n. 交流), communicate with sb. (与某人交流)
cultural
adj.
文化的
cultural awareness (文化意识), culture (n. 文化)
awareness
n.
意识;认识
raise awareness (提高意识), cultural awareness (文化意识)
brain
n.
大脑
keep the brain active (保持大脑活跃), brain health (大脑健康)
develop
v.
发展;培养
develop thinking skills (培养思维能力), develop a habit (养成习惯)
thinking
n. / adj.
思考;思维的
thinking skills (思维能力), think in another way (换种方式思考)
expert
n.
专家
a language expert (语言专家)
interview
n. / v.
采访;面试
do an interview (做采访), interview sb. (采访某人),interviewer面试官
focus
n. / v.
焦点;聚焦
the focus of… (…… 的重点), focus on (聚焦于)
二、高频短语 & 固定搭配
短语
中文释义
例句
learn a foreign language
学习一门外语
We should learn a foreign language to see the world.
help communicate with people
帮助与他人交流
It helps us communicate with people from other countries.
raise cultural awareness
提高文化意识
Learning a language helps raise our cultural awareness.
help the brain stay active
帮助大脑保持活跃
It helps keep our brain active and healthy.
learn and think in another way
用另一种方式学习和思考
It teaches us to think in a new way.
understand your own culture
更好地理解自己的文化
It helps us understand our own culture better.
develop your thinking skills
培养思维能力
It can develop our thinking skills.
have more benefits
有更多益处
Learning a language has more benefits than you think.
change your life
改变你的生活
Learning a new language can change your life.
keep your brain active/healthy
保持大脑活跃 / 健康
It helps keep our brain healthy.
to start with / secondly / finally
首先 / 其次 / 最后(列举顺序)
To start with, it helps communication.
therefore
adv.
因此;所以(总结)
Therefore, we should learn a foreign language.
三、核心句式(Key Sentence Patterns)
1. 表达学习外语的益处(列举结构)
· 结构:I think learning a foreign language helps us…
· 例:I think learning a foreign language helps us communicate with people from other countries.
· 结构:To start with, … Secondly, … Finally, … Therefore, …
· 例:To start with, it helps communication. Secondly, it raises cultural awareness. Finally, it develops thinking skills. Therefore, it’s important.
2. 说明益处的细节
· 结构:It helps us… because…
· 例:It helps us develop our thinking skills because we learn to think in a new way.
· 结构:We can’t learn… without learning about…
· 例:We can’t learn a foreign language without learning about its culture.
3. 表达观点与重要性
· 结构:Is it important to…? Yes/No, because…
· 例:Is it important to learn a foreign language? Yes, because it helps us see the world in a new way.
四、语法核心考点(Grammar Focus)
1. 不带 to 的不定式—— 本课重点
· 用法:在某些动词后,不定式需要省略 to,直接跟动词原形。
· 常见动词:help, make, let, see, hear, watch, feel, have 等。
· 本课例句:
· It helps you communicate with people. (help sb. do sth.)
· It can develop your thinking skills.
· 对比:help sb. (to) do sth. 中 to 可省略;want to do / hope to do 必须带 to。
2. 比较级 more than
· 结构:have more benefits than you think(比你想象的益处更多)
· 例:Learning a language has more benefits than you think.
3. 顺序连接词(Listing words)
· To start with, …(首先)
· Secondly, …(其次)
· Finally, …(最后)
· Therefore, …(因此)
· 功能:清晰列举观点,让逻辑更连贯。
4. 情态动词 can / could 表能力 / 可能性
· 例:It can help us communicate with others.
· 例:Learning a new language can change your life.
⭐Lesson2同步练
一、用括号内单词的适当形式填空
1. Learning a foreign language ____________ (have) more benefits than you think.
2. It helps us ____________ (communicate) with people from other countries.
3. We can raise our ____________ (culture) awareness by learning a new language.
4. It helps us understand our own culture ____________ (good) than before.
5. Learning a language can ____________ (develop) our thinking skills.
6. It helps keep our brain ____________ (act) and healthy.
7. I think it’s important ____________ (learn) a foreign language.
8. To start with, I learn English ____________ (communicate) with foreigners.
9. Secondly, I can understand my own culture ____________ (well).
10. Finally, it can ____________ (change) my life in many ways.
11. Therefore, learning a foreign language is ____________ (true) helpful.
12. I enjoy ____________ (learn) English because it opens a new world to me.
13. We can’t learn a language without ____________ (learn) about its culture.
14. Dr Wang says learning a language ____________ (have) many benefits.
15. It helps us ____________ (think) in a different way.
二、单项选择题
1. Learning a foreign language has ______ benefits than you think.
A. many B. more C. much D. most
2. It helps us ______ with people from other countries.
A. communicate B. to communicate C. communicating D. communicated
3. We can raise our ______ awareness by learning a new language.
A. culture B. cultural C. culturally D. cultures
4. Learning a language helps us understand ______ own culture better.
A. us B. our C. ours D. ourselves
5. Which of the following is a benefit of learning a foreign language?
A. Stay in bed all day. B. Communicate with foreigners.
C. Eat more junk food. D. Never do exercise.
6. It helps keep our brain ______ and healthy.
A. active B. actively C. activity D. activate
7. I think learning a language can ______ our thinking skills.
A. develop B. developing C. to develop D. developed
8. To start with, it helps us ______ with others.
A. talk B. talking C. to talk D. talked
9. Secondly, we can raise our cultural awareness and understand our culture ______.
A. good B. better C. best D. well
10. Finally, learning a new language can ______ your life.
A. change B. changing C. to change D. changed
11. —Why is it important to learn a foreign language?
—______ it helps us see the world in a new way.
A. So B. Because C. But D. And
12. We can’t learn a language ______ learning about its culture.
A. with B. without C. by D. for
13. Which of the following is NOT a benefit?
A. Raise cultural awareness. B. Keep the brain active.
C. Think in a new way. D. Waste time.
14. Learning a foreign language can truly ______ your life.
A. change B. changes C. changing D. to change
15. I think learning English is important because it helps me ______ the world.
A. see B. saw C. seen D. seeing
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