《大学英语综合教程3》 课件 张松柏 Unit 5 Language；Unit 6 Learning

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PartⅠListenandRespondPartⅡReadingTaskTextAIsItNormalifYourVoiceChangesWhenYouSpeakAnotherLanguage？PartⅢHomeReadingTaskTextBWhatHappenstoYourBrainWhenYouLearnaNewLanguage?PartⅣComprehensiveLanguagePracticeCulturalFocusCalligraphy:TheArtofWriting大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3PartⅠListenandRespond1.Listentoashortdialogueandfillintheblankswithwordsyou’veheard.Hannah:Hi,I'mHannah.What'syour1?Emma:Emma.Hannah:Niceto2you,Emma.Whereareyoufrom?Emma:Parisoriginally,butnowlivinghere.Hannah:That'scool.Doyou3EnglishandFrench?Herb:Jeparleunpeudefrançaisaussi!Hannah:Impressive!Howdidyoulearn4sowell?Emma:BeenstudyingEnglish,practicewithnativespeakerslikeHannah.Hannah:5!WhydidyoumovetotheUS?Emma:Dadgotajobhere,wantedtoexperiencelivingelsewhere.Hannah:Exciting.MissFrance?2.Role-play:Listentotheabovedialogueagainandpracticeitwithyourpartner.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3References:1.Listentoashortdialogueandfillintheblankswithwordsyou’veheard.1)name2)meet3)speak4)languages5)ThanksScript:Hannah:Hi,I'mHannah.What'syourname?Emma:Emma.Hannah:Nicetomeetyou,Emma.Whereareyoufrom?Emma:Parisoriginally,butnowlivinghere.Hannah:That'scool.DoyouspeakEnglishandFrench?Herb:Jeparleunpeudefrançaisaussi!Hannah:Impressive!Howdidyoulearnlanguagessowell?Emma:BeenstudyingEnglish,practicewithnativespeakerslikeHannah.Hannah:Thanks!WhydidyoumovetotheUS?Emma:Dadgotajobhere,wantedtoexperiencelivingelsewhere.Hannah:Exciting.MissFrance?大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3PartⅠListenandRespond3.Usethewordsprovidedintheleftcolumntocreatesentences,andwritethemintherightcolumn.Listofwords:Sentences:1.

speak/English/homeDoyouspeakEnglishathome?2.

find/language/book

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spoken/people/many

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help/learn/words

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favorite/learn/language

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listen/songs/every

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say/hello/Spanish

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takes/time/practice

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teacher/speaks/us

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CollegeEnglish3References:3.Usethewordsprovidedintheleftcolumntocreatesentences,andwritethemintherightcolumn.1)DoyouspeakEnglishathome?2)Wherecanwefindalanguagebook?3)Englishisspokenbymanypeople.4)Canyouhelpmelearnnewwords?5)Whatisyourfavoritelanguagetolearn?6)IlistentoEnglishsongseveryday.7)Howdoyousay"hello"inSpanish?8)Learningalanguagetakestimeandpractice.9)Theteacherspeaksslowlyforus.10)CanyouwriteyournameinEnglish?大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3PartⅡReadingTask--TextA

LeadinSitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1.Haveyouevernoticedachangeinyourvoicewhenspeakingdifferentlanguages?2.Howdoyouthinkthevocalrangeofalanguageaffectscommunicationandunderstanding?3.Doyoubelievethatadaptingyourvoicetomatchnativespeakershelpsimprovelanguagefluency?4.Inwhatwaysdoyouthinkculturalinfluencesimpactthewaywespeakdifferentlanguages?5.Haveyouexperiencedanychangesinyourbehaviourormoodwhenswitchingbetweenlanguages?6.Whatdoyouthinkmotivatespeopletoadjusttheirvoiceswhenspeakingforeignlanguages?7.Howimportantisitforlanguagelearnerstotryandsoundlikenativespeakers?大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3IsItNormalifYourVoiceChangesWhenYouSpeakAnotherLanguage?1It'sbecauseyouaredoingthingsright.2Languagesarespokenwithawiderorsmallervocalrange.Forexample,Koreanhasthesmallestvocalrange—itisthemostmonotonouslanguage.3IbelieveBrazilianPortuguesehasthewidestvocalrange.Ifitdoesn'thavethewidestrange,ithasoneofthewidestrangesofthedifferentlanguagesthatlinguistshavetested.4Somelanguagesalsotendtobespokenataloweraveragepitch.MyexperienceisthattheformerYugoslavlanguagestendtobespokenwithanaveragepitchthatisquitelow—particularlybymen.5Spanish,ontheotherhand,isoftenspokenatahigheraveragepitch—atleastmoresothanCroatianorEnglish..6Thatyourvoicechangestomatchthenativespeakersisagoodsign.Theywillunderstandyoumoreeasily.Theyprobablycomplimentyouonyouraccenttoo.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish37Notanexpertonthis,butIdospeaktwoforeignlanguagesfluentlyandthethirdoneisstillinbabysteps.ButIdidnoticethismyself.8MyvoicereallydoeschangewhenIspeakthoselanguages,forexample:WhenIspeakEnglish,it'sabitmorehigh-pitched(justatadbit).AndIspeakabitfaster.9Ontheotherhand,whenIspeakPersian,itchangesinawaythatitisn'tconstant.Itgoesfromreallydeeptoreallyhighforsomeweirdreason.10MybrokenJapanesejustsoundsweird,andsodoesmyvoice.11Myownexplanation(whichisnotbackedupbyanyscientificstudies)isthatwearetryingtoadapttothecultureofthelanguage.12Notonlydoesmyvoicechange,mybehaviourchangesaswell.I'mhappierwhenIspeakEnglish.WhenI'mspeakingPersian,I'mabitmoreserious(partofitIbelievelieswithmeusingthatlanguageinmyprofessionallife).WhilemybrokenJapaneseiskindaofugh…It'sweirdatitsbest.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish313Idon'tthinkso.Yourvoiceisuniqueanddefinitive,anditcan'tbechangedcompletely.It'slikeyourfingerprint.14Whenyouspeakanylanguageotherthanyournativeone,youfeeldifferent(Ipersonally)becauseyou'retryingtoadapttheaccentsoyoucansoundlikeanative.That'swhyyoufeellikeyourvoicehaschanged.15Ithinkthatwe'retryingtoadoptthecultureofthepopulationthatspeaksthelanguagetoo.That'swhywemaywanttofeeldifferentthanwhatweusedtobeinournativeculture.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3LanguagePoints

1.linguistsn.peoplewhostudylanguageanditsstructure语言学家Examples:Linguistsoftenanalyzehowlanguagesevolveovertime.Sheconsultedseverallinguistsforherresearchonendangeredlanguages.2.monotonousadj.dull,tedious,andrepetitious;lackinginvarietyandinterest单调的Examples:Theteacher’smonotonousvoicemadeithardtostayawake.Theworkbecamemonotonousafterdoingthesametaskforseveralhours.3.pitchn.thequalityofasoundgovernedbytherateofvibrationsproducingit;thedegreeofhighnessorlownessofatone音高Examples:Shehasperfectpitchandcanidentifynotesbyear.Thepitchofhisvoicechangedwhenhewasexcited.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3LanguagePoints4.fluentadj.abletoexpressoneselfeasilyandarticulately流利的Examples:Sheisfluentinthreelanguages.HebecamefluentinSpanishafterlivinginSpainforayear.5.accentn.adistinctivewayofpronouncingalanguage,especiallyoneassociatedwithaparticularcountry,area,orsocialclass口音Examples:HerFrenchaccentisverystrong.HespeaksEnglishwithaslightItalianaccent.6.adaptv.makesuitableforanewuseorpurpose;modify适应Examples:Ittookhimawhiletoadapttothenewenvironment.Thenovelwasadaptedintoasuccessfulmovie.大学英语综合教程

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7.uniqueadj.beingtheonlyoneofitskind;unlikeanythingelse独特的Examples:Herstyleofpaintingisunique.Eachfingerprintisunique.8.definitiveadj.doneorreacheddecisivelyandwithauthority最终的Examples:Thedefinitiveguidetocookingwaspublishedlastyear.Hegaveadefinitiveanswertothequestion.9.fingerprintn.animpressionormarkmadeonasurfacebyaperson’sfingertip,especiallyasusedforidentifyingindividuals指纹Examples:Thedetectivefoundafingerprintonthewindow.Everyone'sfingerprintisunique.大学英语综合教程

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10.nativeadj.associatedwiththecountry,region,orcircumstancesofaperson'sbirth本地的Examples:SheisanativespeakerofEnglish.Hereturnedtohisnativecountryafterseveralyearsabroad.11.populationn.alltheinhabitantsofaparticularplace人口Examples:Thepopulationofthecityhasgrownrapidly.Researchersstudiedthepopulationofthesmallisland.12.foreignadj.fromanothercountryornation外国的使用Examples:Shehasaforeignaccent.Heisinterestedinforeigncultures.大学英语综合教程

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13.comprehendv.graspmentally;understand理解Examples:Itisdifficulttocomprehendthescaleoftheuniverse.Shecouldn'tcomprehendwhyhewassoupset.14.mimicv.imitate(someoneortheiractionsorwords),especiallyinordertoentertainorridicule模仿Examples:Thecomediancouldmimicthepresidentperfectly.Childrenoftenmimicthebehaviorofadults.15.vocaladj.relatingtothehumanvoice声音的Examples:Shehasapowerfulvocalperformance.Vocalexercisescanimprovesingingability.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3LanguagePoints16.signn.anobject,quality,oreventwhosepresenceoroccurrenceindicatestheprobablepresenceoroccurrenceofsomethingelse标志Examples:Afeverisasignofinfection.Hegavemeasigntobequiet.17.formeradj.havingpreviouslyfilledaparticularroleorbeenaparticularthing从前的Examples:Heisaformerpresidentoftheclub.Shevisitedherformerschoollastweek.18.particularlyadv.toahigherdegreethanisusualoraverage特别Examples:Thelecturewasparticularlyinteresting.Sheisparticularlygoodatmath.大学英语综合教程

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19.brokenadj.havingbeenfracturedordamagedandnolongerinonepieceorinworkingorder破碎的Examples:Hehadabrokenarmaftertheaccident.Thetoywasbrokenandcouldn'tbefixed.20.culturaladaptationn.theprocessofadjustingtoanewculture文化适应Examples:Culturaladaptationisessentialforimmigrants.Shefacedmanychallengesinculturaladaptationwhenshemovedabroad.21.vocalrangen.therangeofnotesthatapersoncansing音域Examples:Hervocalrangeisimpressive.Thesongiswrittentoshowoffhisvocalrange.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3CheckingYourComprehension

1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.1)Whydoestheauthorbelievethatitisnormalforyourvoicetochangewhenspeakinganotherlanguage?2)Howdoesthevocalrangeofdifferentlanguagesaffectthewaytheyarespoken?3)Inwhatwaysdoestheauthor'svoicechangewhenspeakingEnglish,Persian,andJapanese?4)Whatexplanationdoestheauthorprovideforwhytheirvoicechangeswhenspeakingdifferentlanguages?5)Howdoestheauthor'sbehaviourchangewhenspeakingdifferentlanguages?6)Doyouagreewiththeauthor'sstatementthatourvoicecan'tbechangedcompletelywhenspeakingadifferentlanguage?Whyorwhynot?大学英语综合教程

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1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.7)Howdoestheauthorsuggestthatadaptingtotheaccentandcultureofalanguageinfluenceshowwefeelandsoundwhenspeakingit?8)Whatistherelationshipbetweenvocalrangeanddifferentlanguages?9)Whichlanguagehasthesmallestvocalrangeaccordingtothetext?10)HowdoesBrazilianPortuguesecomparetootherlanguagesintermsofvocalrange?11)Whyisitconsideredagoodsignifyourvoicechangestomatchnativespeakerswhenspeakinganotherlanguage?大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3References:1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.1)Theauthorbelievesthatchangingyourvoicetomatchnativespeakersisagoodsignasithelpsthemunderstandyoumoreeasilyandmayleadtocomplimentsonyouraccent.2)Languageswithwidervocalrangestendtohavemorevariedpitches,suchasBrazilianPortuguese,whilelanguageslikeKoreanhaveamoremonotonoustone.3)Theauthor'svoicechangesintermsofpitchandspeedwhenspeakingEnglish,Persian,andJapanese,reflectinganattempttoadapttoeachlanguage'sculturalnuances.4)Theauthorsuggeststhatchangingvoiceswhenspeakingdifferentlanguagesmaybelinkedtotryingtoadapttothecultureofthelanguagebeingspoken.5)Theauthor'sbehaviouralsochangeswhenspeakingdifferentlanguages,withfeelingsofhappinessinEnglish,seriousnessinPersian,anddiscomfortinbrokenJapanese.6)Theauthordisagreeswiththeideathatourvoicecanbecompletelychangedwhenspeakinganotherlanguage,likeningittoauniquefingerprint.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3References:1AnswerthefollowingquestionswiththeinformationcontainedinTextA.7)Theauthorsuggeststhatadaptingtotheaccentandcultureofalanguagecanmakeusdifferentfromourusualselves,aswetrytosoundlikeanativespeakerandadoptaspectsoftheirculture.8)BrazilianPortugueseisbelievedtohaveoneofthewidestvocalrangesamongtestedlanguages.9)Koreanhasthesmallestvocalrange,makingitthemostmonotonouslanguage.10)BrazilianPortugueseisbelievedtohaveoneofthewidestvocalrangesamongdifferentlanguagestestedbylinguists.11)Itisagoodsignifyourvoicechangestomatchthenativespeakersbecausetheywillunderstandyoumoreeasilyandmaycomplimentyouonyouraccent.

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CollegeEnglish3CheckingYourComprehension

2ReadTextAandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.1)Whichlanguageismentionedashavingthesmallestvocalrange?A.KoreanB.BrazilianPortugueseC.CroatianD.English2)Whichlanguagetendstobespokenwithaloweraveragepitch,especiallybymen?A.SpanishB.CroatianB.EnglishD.BrazilianPortuguese3)Accordingtothetext,whatisagoodsignifyourvoicechangestomatchthenativespeakers?A.Theywillcomplimentyouonyouraccent.B.Theymightstruggletounderstandyou.C.Theywillcorrectyourpronunciation.D.Theywilllaughatyourattempts.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish34)Howdoestheauthor'svoicechangewhenspeakingEnglish?A.Itbecomesdeeper.B.Itbecomesmorehigh-pitched.C.Itbecomesslower.D.Itbecomesmonotonous.5)Whatexplanationdoestheauthorprovideforthechangeintheirvoicewhenspeakingdifferentlanguages?A.Itisduetoamedicalcondition.B.Itisanaturalreactiontothelanguage.C.Itisanattempttoadapttothecultureofthelanguage.D.Itisinfluencedbytheweather.6)Howdoestheauthor'sbehaviourchangewhenspeakingPersian?A.Theybecomemoreserious.B.Theybecomehappier.C.Theybecomemorerelaxed.D.Theybecomemoreconfident.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish37)Accordingtothetext,canyourvoicebecompletelychangedwhenspeakingadifferentlanguage?A.Yes,itcanbecompletelytransformed.B.No,itremainsuniqueanddefinitive.C.Itdependsonthelanguagebeingspoken.D.Itislikelytochangeslightly.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3References:2ReadtextAandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.1-7ABABCAB大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3CheckingYourComprehension

3Readthefollowingstatementsandthendecidewhethereachofthemistrueorfalsebasedontheinformationinthetext.WriteTforTrueandFforFalseinthespaceprovidedbeforeeachstatement.

1)______Languageswillalwayshaveawidevocalrange.2)______TheauthorbelievesthatBrazilianPortuguesehasanarrowvocalrange.3)______SpanishisspokenatahigherpitchcomparedtoCroatianorEnglish.4)______Changingyourvoicetomatchnativespeakersisabadsign.5)______Theauthor'svoicechangeswhenspeakingdifferentlanguages.6)______Theauthor'sexplanationisbasedonscientificstudies.7)______Theauthor'svoicechangesbutbehaviourremainsconstant.8)______Theauthorbelievesthatone'svoiceisuniqueandcannotbecompletelychanged.9)______Whenyouspeakanylanguageotherthanyournativeone,youfeelthesame.10)______Inthefuture,peoplewillnottrytoadoptthecultureofthepopulationthatspeaksthelanguage.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3References:3Readthefollowingstatementsandthendecidewhethereachofthemistrueorfalsebasedontheinformationinthetext.WriteTforTrueandFforFalseinthespaceprovidedbeforeeachstatement.1)NotGiven--Thismightbeaverylogicalpredictionbutthereisnoinformationinthetexttoprovethis.2)False--Thisstatementcontradictsthefactualinformationprovidedinthetext-thetextsaysthatBrazilianPortuguesehasthewidestvocalrange.3)True4)False--Exaggeratestheideapresentedinthetext,misrepresentingthefactualdata.5)True

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3Readthefollowingstatementsandthendecidewhethereachofthemistrueorfalsebasedontheinformationinthetext.WriteTforTrueandFforFalseinthespaceprovidedbeforeeachstatement.6)NotGiven--Maybetheauthor'sexplanationisbasedonscientificstudies,thereisnoinformationinthetexttoeitherproveordisprovethat.7)False--Thisstatementcontradictstheideapresentedinthetext-thetextsaysthatbothvoiceandbehaviourchange.8)True9)False--Exaggeratestheideapresentedinthetext,misrepresentingthefactualdata.10)NotGiven--Thismightbeaverylogicalpredictionbutthereisnoinformationinthetexttoprovethis.

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CollegeEnglish3EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness

WordsinAction

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CollegeEnglish31IntheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsandphrasesyouhavelearnedinTextA.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.1)________studylanguagestounderstandhowtheywork.2)Thesingerhadahigh________thatimpressedtheaudience.3)Afteryearsofpractice,shebecame________inSpanish.4)Her________revealedthatshewasoriginallyfromFrance.5)Livingabroadhelpedhim________toanewculture.6)Eachindividualhasa________setofskillsandabilities.7)Thebookprovideda________answertothequestion.8)DNAislikea________thatidentifieseachperson.9)Sheisa________EnglishspeakerfromLondon.10)Thecity's________hasbeensteadilyincreasing.excavateexcavationdismissvegetationdrainplatformbeneathnormallyestimatearcheologistfarmorecomparablefeaturesvisibleuntouchedextensiveduetoextendforearthendigaround大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish31IntheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsandphrasesyouhavelearnedinTextA.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.11)Shereceiveda________onherexcellentpresentation.12)Learninga________languagecanbechallengingbutrewarding.13)Ittakestimeto________complexscientifictheories.14)Childrenoften________theirparents'behaviour.15)BywatchingTVshows,Ilearnedto________theiraccent.16)Thepoliticianmadea________argumentforstricterlaws.17)Heused________languagetocommunicatewiththedeafcommunity.18)The________presidentattendedthefundraiserlastnight.19)She________enjoyedreadingmysterynovels.20)Theoldvasewas________duringthemove.excavateexcavationdismissvegetationdrainplatformbeneathnormallyestimatearcheologistfarmorecomparablefeaturesvisibleuntouchedextensiveduetoextendforearthendigaround大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3References:EnhanceYourLanguageAwareness---WordsinAction

1.IntheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsandphrasesyouhavelearnedintextA.

Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.1)linguists2)

pitch3)

fluent4)

accent5)

adapt6)

unique7)

definitive8)

fingerprint9)

native10)

population11)

compliment12)

foreign13)

comprehend14)

mimic15)

adopt16)

vocal17)

sign18)

former19)

particularly20)

broken

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CollegeEnglish32MatchthewordsinColumnAwiththemeaningsinColumnB.Putthecorrespondingletterintheblankaftereachword.ColumnAColumnB1)comprehend_______a.anobject,quality,oreventwhosepresenceindicatestheprobablepresenceoroccurrenceofsomethingelse.2)broken_______b.beingtheonlyoneofitskind;unlikeanythingelse.3)accent_______c.allthepeoplelivinginaparticulararea,city,orcountry.4)particularly_______d.peoplewhostudylanguagesandhowtheywork.5)former_______e.thehighnessorlownessofasound,especiallyinmusicorsomeone'svoice.6)fingerprint_______f.amarkmadebythepatternoflinesonthetipofaperson'sfinger.7)linguists_______g.damagedornolongerinonepiece.8)compliment_______h.aremarkthatexpressespraiseoradmirationforsomeone.9)sign_______i.tounderstandsomethingfullyorcompletely.10)foreign_______j.tochangeyourbehaviourorideastofitnewsituationsorenvironments.11)definitive_______k.abletospeakorwritealanguageeasilyandaccurately.12)adopt_______l.tostartusingorfollowingaparticularmethod,idea,orbelief.13)fluent_______m.belongingtoaplacebecauseyouwerebornthere.14)population_______n.awayofpronouncingwordsthatshowswhereapersoncomesfrom.15)unique_______o.fromanothercountryorculture;notlocalorfamiliar.16)vocal_______p.providingafinalanswerordecisiononsomething.17)pitch_______q.havingexistedinearliertimes;previousorpast.18)native_______r.tocopysomeone'sactions,speech,ormannerisms.19)adapt_______s.relatingtothehumanvoiceorspeakingoutloud.20)mimic_______t.usedtosingleoutanindividualitemortodenotespecialtreatment.大学英语综合教程

CollegeEnglish3References:2MatchthewordsinColumnAwiththemeaningsinColumnB.Putthecorrespondingletterintheblankaftereachword.

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r3Usethewordfromeachsetofbracketsandformadifferentpartofspeechtofillinthegaps.1)Sheis_________(fluency)inthreelanguages.2)HehasastrongFrench_________(accented)whenspeakingEnglish.3)It'simportantto_________(adaptation)tonewsituationsquickly.4)Eachsnowflakeis_________(uniqueness)initsshapeanddesign.5)Thedictionaryprovidesthe_________(definitively)definitionoftheword.6)Criminalscanbeidentifiedbytheir_________(fingerprints)leftatthescene.7)Beingbilingual,sheconsidersbothlanguagesher_________(nationality)tongue.8)The_________(populate)ofthecitycontinuestogroweachyear.9)Hiskindwordswerealovely_________(complimentary)toherhardwork.10)Learninga_________(foreigner)languageopensupnewopportunities.大学英语综合教程

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11)Ittakestimeto_________(comprehension)complexmathematicalconcepts.12)Childrenoften_________(mimicking)thebehaviouroftheirparents.13)Manyfamilieschooseto_________(adoption)childrenfromothercountries.14)Her_________(vocally)performancereceivedastandingovationfromtheaudience.15)Asmileisauniversal_________(signal)ofhappiness.16)The_________(formerly)presidentmadeanappearanceattheevent.17)She_________(particular)enjoysreadingmysterynovels.18)The_________(broke)vasewasaccidentallyknockedoffthetable.19)_________(Normally),suchanoutwarddisplayofaffectionisreservedforhismother.20)Despitethemudoutside,the_________(earth)floorwasclean..大学英语综合教程

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3Usethewordfromeachsetofbracketsandformadifferentpartofspeechtofillinthegaps.

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fluent2)

accent3)

adapt4)

unique5)

definitive6)

fingerprint7)native8)

population9)compliment10)

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comprehend12)

mimic13)adopt14)

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earthenClozeReadthefollowingtext.Choosethebestwordinrightformforeachnumberedblank.Weallhaveauniquevoice.Whenyouspeakanotherlanguage,yourvoiceusuallysoundsdifferentandyoumaystillhavea_____(1)accent.Your_____(2)pitchalsochanges.Whenwelearnournativelanguage,we_____(3)tothesoundsaroundus.Ourvocal_____(4)becomessimilartothoseofothersinour_____(5).

Speakingaforeignlanguagenotonlyaffectsourvocalpitchbutalsotherhythmandintonation.Rhythmisthepatternofstressedsyllables,whileintonationishowourvoicegoesupanddownwhenwespeak.Tosoundmorelike_____(6)speakers,wecanchangeourvocalpitch,rhythm,andintonationbylisteningcarefullyand_____(7)theirspeech.Actorsandsingersareoftengoodatthismimicryandcanadoptperfect_____(8)inmultiplelanguages.However,someaspectsofourvoiceremain_____(9)tous,akintoa_____(10).大学英语综合教程

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