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Speaking English is not only about using proper grammar, but also about understanding the culture. Here is some important advice to remember when speaking English in the United States.
◆Americans have difficulties understanding foreign accents. Many Americans are not used to foreign accents. This requires patience from both of you.
◆Talk about places: Americans love to talk about places. When speaking to a stranger, ask them where they come from and then say something about that place. For example: “Oh, I have a friend who worked in Los Angeles. He says it’s a beautiful place to live in.” Most Americans will then willingly talk about their experiences of living in or visiting that city or place.
◆Talk about work: It is common for Americans to ask “What do you do?” It’s not considered impolite as in some countries and is a popular topic of discussion between strangers.
◆Talk about sports: Americans love sports! However, they love American sports. When speaking about football, most Americans understand “American football”, not soccer.
◆Be careful when expressing ideas about race, religion or other sensitive（敏感的）topics:The United States is a society with different cultures. Americans are very sensitive to other cultures and ideas.
【小题1】For Americans, the question “what do you do?” is ________.
| A．common | B．impolite | C．boring | D．surprising |
| A．They like to learn foreign accents. |
| B．They are willing to talk about places. |
| C．They prefer soccer to American football. |
| D．They accept other ideas and cultures easily. |
| A．talking with Americans |
| B．working with Americans |
| C．speaking American English |
| D．understanding American society |
◆Americans have difficulties understanding foreign accents. Many Americans are not used to foreign accents. This requires patience from both of you.
◆Talk about places: Americans love to talk about places. When speaking to a stranger, ask them where they come from and then say something about that place. For example: “Oh, I have a friend who worked in Los Angeles. He says it’s a beautiful place to live in.” Most Americans will then willingly talk about their experiences of living in or visiting that city or place.
◆Talk about work: It is common for Americans to ask “What do you do?” It’s not considered impolite as in some countries and is a popular topic of discussion between strangers.
◆Talk about sports: Americans love sports! However, they love American sports. When speaking about football, most Americans understand “American football”, not soccer.
◆Be careful when expressing ideas about race, religion or other sensitive（敏感的）topics:The United States is a society with different cultures. Americans are very sensitive to other cultures and ideas.
小题1:For Americans, the question “what do you do?” is ________.
| A．common | B．impolite | C．boring | D．surprising |
| A．They like to learn foreign accents. |
| B．They are willing to talk about places. |
| C．They prefer soccer to American football. |
| D．They accept other ideas and cultures easily. |
| A．talking with Americans |
| B．working with Americans |
| C．speaking American English |
| D．understanding American society |
1-5是同学们在学习英语时经常遇到的5个问题，清从A-E中选出与其相对应的解决办法。
1．Read very slowly, especially when the article is very long and has many new words．
2．Be afraid of making mistakes in learning English．
3．Always write Chinglish(汉式英语)and can’t find the right English words．
4．Often make mistakes in grammar．
5．Have few chances to practice speaking English．
A．Make friends with those who are from English-speaking countries, so you may write letters in English often．That will be helpful to our writing skill．
B．Everybody makes mistakes．It doesn’t matter if you make mistakes in front of your classmates．
C．Never read the article word by word．Try to guess the meanings of the new words according to the context．
D．Grammar is not difficult as long as(只要)you find the right way to learn it．Try to take some important grammar notes in class and understand them but don’t just remember them．
E．You can find an English Corner in your school or city．It’s a good chance for the English lovers to practice speaking English．
Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the ____falling from the sky. He looked out of the window, but is was ____that there were no cats or dogs. He only saw small pools of water on the ground.
“Man, it’s really coming down out there!” Uncle Bob agreed____he looked out of the window, too. Richie scratched his head(挠头). What was coming down? First they talked about cats and dogs that ____ be seen. Now someone said it “it”. What was going on with these ____?
“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted as she looked out of the window. “It’s raining really hard.”
Richie____his aunt. “It is raining hard,” he agreed, “but ____are the cats and dogs?”
Grandpa laughed. “Richie, that just____it’s raining really hard.”
“So why didn’t you just say that?” Richie ____. It was irritating (恼人的) when people like they were not speaking English at all.
“We did. You just didn’t understand these____.” Richie’s cousin said with a big smile.
“Well, now I do.” Richie said.
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用that, which, who, whom和whose填空
1．A child ________ parents are dead is called an orphan．
2．The foreigner ________ visited our school is from Canada．
3．I have a friend ________ hates speaking in public．
4．Smoking is a habit ________ can be dangerous to health．
5．Nurses are people ________ work in hospitals．
6．Paul has a radio ________ needs repairing．
7．Ye Qing is a girl ________ is very shy．
8．The computer ________ has a colour screen is on the left．
9．This is the fence ________ Tom's friends painted．
10．These are the people ________ wanted to meet you．