我學(xué)生的英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)很差，無(wú)論做功課還是上課都感到吃力。一些同學(xué)便要求把80分鐘的英語(yǔ)課分作兩部分，中間可讓他們稍作休息。
TEACHER'S
Dear students，
One of you told me in her STS that during the first two lessons （usually English） most of you are still tired （feeling sleepy maybe）。 She gave me a good piece of advice——giving you a break in between the first and the second lessons. I think it is a good idea. Do you think so？ Perhaps during the break you may have some water， go to the washroom， have a little sleep， comb your hair， tidy up the loose end of your shirt， have a nice chat with your neighbours， copy something， etc. I think five or ten minutes should be enough. I'm sure you'll enjoy having a break like this.
I know I am giving you quite a few home assignments. But for some students， no matter how many assignments I give them， they are still happy-going because they never do it. If you are not one of these students and if you are worrying that you cannot complete all the exercises， please take it easy. Relax！ Just try your best. You know some people need to eat more in order to feel full but some eat just a little and then they cannot take any more. It is the same thing with studies. Some students can do more exercises but some can't. If you are the weaker students， you can consider “co-operating” with your group members in doing home assignments. But let me remind you， in order to prepare for the Certificate Exam， you should keep all my handouts in good conditions and read them over and over again. Those materials are good， especially for writing compositions. If you have got a good memory， you had better memorize the words and phrases. Your English will make a great leap forward. Remember my motto：
Learn a little every day.
Never think that it is too late！
When I was a primary school student， I was always among the bottom five students in class position according to the exam results. The situation remained the same during the first term of secondary one. A new Maths teacher （a Miss） came and she did not know that I was a “bottom” student. She thought I was a smart student （she was making a mistake） because I was quite good at Maths （the only subject I was good at）。 I did not want to disappoint her， so I worked really hard （she was not a world beauty but she was nice）。 Guess what——I made it. I came third in the class exam results. From that time onward till I graduated from Chinese University， I never fell behind the third position in the class exam results. Miracle！ Her silly mistake worked a miracle for me.
A miracle happened to me. It could also happen to you！
Dennis
advice是不可數(shù)名詞，如形容多個(gè)建議應(yīng)寫作many pieces of advice.而advise是動(dòng)詞。
in between跟between區(qū)別不大。
have是一個(gè)有多種用途的動(dòng)詞
·have some water =喝水
·have breakfast =吃早餐
·have a meeting =召開會(huì)議
·have a baby =生子
chat是不注重內(nèi)容的談話，而talk則形容較有實(shí)質(zhì)內(nèi)容的對(duì)話。
用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)可表明某事在近期經(jīng)常發(fā)生。
happy-going解作“開朗的”，而easy-going則解作“隨和的”。
many exercises解作“很多作業(yè)”，而much exercise則解作“大量運(yùn)動(dòng)”。
此處的take可以用eat或have代替。
studies解作“研究科目/課題”時(shí)通常用復(fù)數(shù)，因包括不同科目。
留意正確用法：
·…consider to do… ×
·…consider doing… √
co-operating跟collaborating意思相近。
此處的materials嚴(yán)格來(lái)說應(yīng)是teaching materials（教材）。
此處的great leap forward =great improvement.
every day是詞組，例如：I learn every day.而everyday是形客詞，例如：everyday learning.
一般說來(lái)always比often和usually更表明時(shí)間上的頻繁。
不少學(xué)生混淆了though、thought和through的拼法。
smart的同義詞包括bright、clever和intelligent.
good at的反義詞是weak in.
留意不同用法：
·I'm disappointed. =我很失望。
·You disappoint me. =你令我失望。
·I'm disappointed in you. =我對(duì)你失望。
From that time onward可以簡(jiǎn)單地寫作From then on.
graduate的用法是：
…graduated in social science from/at Chinese University.
worked a miracle for me的意思是“為我創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)奇跡”。
LANGUAGE SKILL
Gerund
所謂“動(dòng)名詞”（gerund）簡(jiǎn)單地說就是：動(dòng)詞（verb）加上-ing；它的作用相等于名詞。在某些情況下，考生必須使用動(dòng)名詞，好讓閱卷者不懷疑考生的英語(yǔ)能力。在某些動(dòng)詞（例如：enjoy、consider、avoid等）之后，我們必須用名詞或動(dòng)名詞。請(qǐng)看本單元的例子。
EXAMPLE
1.I'm sure you'll enjoy having （動(dòng)名詞） a break like this.
2.…you can consider co-operating （動(dòng)名詞）with your group members.
此外，在介詞（preposition）之后的任何動(dòng)詞都要改為動(dòng)名詞。請(qǐng)?jiān)賲⒖急締卧睦印?BR> EXAMPLE
1.…consider co-operating with your group members in （介詞） doing home assignments.
2.Those materials are good， especially for （介詞） writing compositions.
為了應(yīng)付會(huì)考，學(xué)生們須面對(duì)很多測(cè)驗(yàn)和功課，他們都在STSs中向我訴苦。請(qǐng)?jiān)谙铝兴亩蜸TSs中，在沒有變?yōu)閯?dòng)名詞的動(dòng)詞下畫上橫線，然后在右欄填上正確的動(dòng)名詞，若該行沒有錯(cuò)誤，請(qǐng)打√。
Test Your Understanding
1.In the Maths quiz， I had got 21 marks out of 50. I had never passed any Maths quizzes before. So I felt very happy. Do you know that I enjoy basketball？ But I cannot continue to stay in the basketball team because I am too short. I don't like be called a “short boy”。
2.Let me tell you a piece of good news. I have told you that I worried about get low marks in the Maths quiz and I thought I would fail in this quiz. Today， Mr. Lee sent back the quiz papers to us. After look at the results， my worries all disappeared.
3.This week we have many home assignments. Sometimes I really get tired of do homework endlessly. Mr. Yeung， how can I avoid to have such an attitude？
4.These two weeks we have so much homework to do. What's more， many quizzes and tests are coming. I keep have bad dreams these few nights. Some of them were about fail in tests and quizzes. I think that get low marks often in tests and quizzes makes us lose confidence.
TEACHER'S
Dear students，
One of you told me in her STS that during the first two lessons （usually English） most of you are still tired （feeling sleepy maybe）。 She gave me a good piece of advice——giving you a break in between the first and the second lessons. I think it is a good idea. Do you think so？ Perhaps during the break you may have some water， go to the washroom， have a little sleep， comb your hair， tidy up the loose end of your shirt， have a nice chat with your neighbours， copy something， etc. I think five or ten minutes should be enough. I'm sure you'll enjoy having a break like this.
I know I am giving you quite a few home assignments. But for some students， no matter how many assignments I give them， they are still happy-going because they never do it. If you are not one of these students and if you are worrying that you cannot complete all the exercises， please take it easy. Relax！ Just try your best. You know some people need to eat more in order to feel full but some eat just a little and then they cannot take any more. It is the same thing with studies. Some students can do more exercises but some can't. If you are the weaker students， you can consider “co-operating” with your group members in doing home assignments. But let me remind you， in order to prepare for the Certificate Exam， you should keep all my handouts in good conditions and read them over and over again. Those materials are good， especially for writing compositions. If you have got a good memory， you had better memorize the words and phrases. Your English will make a great leap forward. Remember my motto：
Learn a little every day.
Never think that it is too late！
When I was a primary school student， I was always among the bottom five students in class position according to the exam results. The situation remained the same during the first term of secondary one. A new Maths teacher （a Miss） came and she did not know that I was a “bottom” student. She thought I was a smart student （she was making a mistake） because I was quite good at Maths （the only subject I was good at）。 I did not want to disappoint her， so I worked really hard （she was not a world beauty but she was nice）。 Guess what——I made it. I came third in the class exam results. From that time onward till I graduated from Chinese University， I never fell behind the third position in the class exam results. Miracle！ Her silly mistake worked a miracle for me.
A miracle happened to me. It could also happen to you！
Dennis
advice是不可數(shù)名詞，如形容多個(gè)建議應(yīng)寫作many pieces of advice.而advise是動(dòng)詞。
in between跟between區(qū)別不大。
have是一個(gè)有多種用途的動(dòng)詞
·have some water =喝水
·have breakfast =吃早餐
·have a meeting =召開會(huì)議
·have a baby =生子
chat是不注重內(nèi)容的談話，而talk則形容較有實(shí)質(zhì)內(nèi)容的對(duì)話。
用現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)可表明某事在近期經(jīng)常發(fā)生。
happy-going解作“開朗的”，而easy-going則解作“隨和的”。
many exercises解作“很多作業(yè)”，而much exercise則解作“大量運(yùn)動(dòng)”。
此處的take可以用eat或have代替。
studies解作“研究科目/課題”時(shí)通常用復(fù)數(shù)，因包括不同科目。
留意正確用法：
·…consider to do… ×
·…consider doing… √
co-operating跟collaborating意思相近。
此處的materials嚴(yán)格來(lái)說應(yīng)是teaching materials（教材）。
此處的great leap forward =great improvement.
every day是詞組，例如：I learn every day.而everyday是形客詞，例如：everyday learning.
一般說來(lái)always比often和usually更表明時(shí)間上的頻繁。
不少學(xué)生混淆了though、thought和through的拼法。
smart的同義詞包括bright、clever和intelligent.
good at的反義詞是weak in.
留意不同用法：
·I'm disappointed. =我很失望。
·You disappoint me. =你令我失望。
·I'm disappointed in you. =我對(duì)你失望。
From that time onward可以簡(jiǎn)單地寫作From then on.
graduate的用法是：
…graduated in social science from/at Chinese University.
worked a miracle for me的意思是“為我創(chuàng)造了一個(gè)奇跡”。
LANGUAGE SKILL
Gerund
所謂“動(dòng)名詞”（gerund）簡(jiǎn)單地說就是：動(dòng)詞（verb）加上-ing；它的作用相等于名詞。在某些情況下，考生必須使用動(dòng)名詞，好讓閱卷者不懷疑考生的英語(yǔ)能力。在某些動(dòng)詞（例如：enjoy、consider、avoid等）之后，我們必須用名詞或動(dòng)名詞。請(qǐng)看本單元的例子。
EXAMPLE
1.I'm sure you'll enjoy having （動(dòng)名詞） a break like this.
2.…you can consider co-operating （動(dòng)名詞）with your group members.
此外，在介詞（preposition）之后的任何動(dòng)詞都要改為動(dòng)名詞。請(qǐng)?jiān)賲⒖急締卧睦印?BR> EXAMPLE
1.…consider co-operating with your group members in （介詞） doing home assignments.
2.Those materials are good， especially for （介詞） writing compositions.
為了應(yīng)付會(huì)考，學(xué)生們須面對(duì)很多測(cè)驗(yàn)和功課，他們都在STSs中向我訴苦。請(qǐng)?jiān)谙铝兴亩蜸TSs中，在沒有變?yōu)閯?dòng)名詞的動(dòng)詞下畫上橫線，然后在右欄填上正確的動(dòng)名詞，若該行沒有錯(cuò)誤，請(qǐng)打√。
Test Your Understanding
1.In the Maths quiz， I had got 21 marks out of 50. I had never passed any Maths quizzes before. So I felt very happy. Do you know that I enjoy basketball？ But I cannot continue to stay in the basketball team because I am too short. I don't like be called a “short boy”。
2.Let me tell you a piece of good news. I have told you that I worried about get low marks in the Maths quiz and I thought I would fail in this quiz. Today， Mr. Lee sent back the quiz papers to us. After look at the results， my worries all disappeared.
3.This week we have many home assignments. Sometimes I really get tired of do homework endlessly. Mr. Yeung， how can I avoid to have such an attitude？
4.These two weeks we have so much homework to do. What's more， many quizzes and tests are coming. I keep have bad dreams these few nights. Some of them were about fail in tests and quizzes. I think that get low marks often in tests and quizzes makes us lose confidence.