Note ： A learning style is a student’s consistent way of learning. It involves educating...

Note ： A learning style is a student’s consistent way of

learning. It involves educating methods, particular to an

individual, which are presumed to allow that individual to

learn best. There are many models of learning style,

Fleming’s VAK/VARK model is one of the most common and

widely-used and on which the current Reading Text is based.

Various researchers have attempted to provide ways in which

learning style theory can take effect in the classroom.

Part A Text Language Points

learning stylelearning style

uniqueunique

a. being the only one of its kind

e.g. Everyone’s fingerprints are unique.

　　每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。

　　 None of these social problems is unique to this country.

　　这些社会问题没有一个是这个国家所独有的。


　　 usually; as a whole

e.g. In general, an English dictionary starts with the letter A.

　　英文字典通常是从字母 A 开始的。

　　 But in general, distraction is almost always a bad thing.

　　但总的来说，分散注意力总不是件好事。

in generalin general


a. of or gained by seeing or sight

e.g. The teaching building makes a tremendous visual 　　 impact.

　　教学楼给人以极其深刻的视觉印象。

　　 The visual arts are painting, dancing, etc., as opposed

　　 to music and literature.

　　视觉艺术是指相对于音乐和文学而言的绘画、舞蹈等。

visualvisual


a. connected with hearing

e.g. Finally he overcame the auditory difficulties by three 　　 years’ efforts.

　　通过三年的努力 , 他最终克服了听觉困难。

Does the child respond to auditory stimuli?

那孩子对声音刺激有反应吗 ?

auditoryauditory


v. to have as a necessary or an important part or result

e.g. The job involves travelling abroad for three months each year.

　　这份工作需要每年去国外出差三个月。

　　 The test will involve answering questions about a photograph.

　　考试将包括回答一些关于一张照片的问题。

involveinvolve


as suchas such

　　 properly so named; in the exact meaning of the stated thing

e.g. He is the author of the article, but he does not desire to be known as such.

　　他是文章的作者，但他不想让人知道这一点。

　　 A name, as such, means nothing.

　　姓名本身并无意义。


pick uppick up

to get a skill or information by chance rather than by making deliberate effort

e.g. She picked up Spanish when she was living in Mexico.

她旅居墨西哥时顺便学会了西班牙语。

Here’s a tip I picked up from our English teacher.

告诉你一个窍门，是从我们英语老师那学来的。


Kinaesthetic learners can have ... especially past elementary ageKinaesthetic learners can have ... especially past elementary age

Because traditional schools pay less attention to

kinaesthetic learners than to auditory and visual

learners, kinaesthetic learners can have the most

difficulty in their learning, especially when they finish

elementary school and grow older.


take into accounttake into account

　　 to give proper consideration to a fact, situation, etc., when making a decision or judgment

e.g. His exam results were not very good, but we must take into account his long illness.

　　他的考试成绩不是很好，但我们必须考虑到他长期生病。

　　 You must take his inexperience into account.

　　你必须考虑到他没有经验。


somehowsomehow

ad. in a way that is not known or certain; for some reason 　 that is not clear

e.g. Don’t worry; we’ll get the lost books back somehow.

　　别担心，我们总会把丢失的书找回来的。

　　 I think she’s right but somehow I am not completely sure.

　　我想她是对的，但不知怎的，我总觉得没有完全的把握。


have sth. to do withhave sth. to do with

　　 to have a connection with

e.g. This letter has something to do with Bill’s plan for the holiday.

　　这封信与比尔的度假计划有关。

　　 Her job has something to do with computers.

　　她的工作与计算机有关。


tailortailor

v. to make or adapt something for a particular purpose, a particular person, etc.

e.g. We can tailor the syllabus to your special needs.

　　我们可以按你们的特殊需要设计课程大纲。

　　 Most travel agents are prepared to tailor travel arrangements to meet individual requirements.

　　为了满足个别需要，大多数旅行社都愿意作出特别的旅游安排。


emphasizeemphasize

v. to give special importance to something

e.g. My parents emphasized the importance of being honest.

　　我的父母强调诚实的重要性。

　　 The professor struck the table with his hand to emphasize what he was saying.

　　教授用手敲打桌子以强调他所说的话。


roterote

n. (fml.) repeated study using memory rather than 　　 understanding

e.g. Learning by rote is discouraged in this college.

　　这所学校不鼓励死记硬背的学习方式。

　　 I passed the examination by learning everything by rote.

　　我凭死记硬背通过了考试。


flashcardflashcard

n. a card with a word or picture on it, which teachers use 　　during lessons

e.g. We’ll finish off with a flashcard exercise so you can

review some of the key English expressions we’ll learn

　　today.

　　我们将以抽认卡练习结束，这样你们可以复习我们今天要学的一些主要的英语表达法。

I have a new version of the flashcards with many

improvements.

我有一些改进了的新版本抽认卡。


subtitlesubtitle

n. (usually pl.) words printed over a film in a foreign language to translate what is being said; a less important title printed beneath the main title of a book

e.g. It’s a French film with English subtitles.

　　那是一部有英文字幕的法国电影。　　 When you go to see English films, try not to read the

Chinese subtitles.

　　当你看英文电影时，试着不去看中文字幕。　　 The subtitle of the book is “New Language for New Times”.

　　这部书的副标题是“新时代的新语言”。


clueclue

n. an object or a piece of information that helps to find an answer to a question

e.g. I think we might find a clue to the mystery.

我想我们可能会找到解开这个奥秘的线索。

I’ll never guess the answer — give me another clue.

我猜不出了，你再给我来个提示吧。


benefitbenefit

v. to be in a better position because of something

e.g. Who exactly stands to benefit from these changes 。

到底是谁会从这些变革中直接获益 ?

People who stole did not benefit from ill-gotten gains.

窃贼们并未从不义之财中得到好处。


merelymerely

ad. only; simply

e.g. He said nothing, merely smiled and watched her.

他什么也没说，只是微笑地看着她。

It is not merely a job, but a way of life.

这不仅仅是一份工作，更是一种生活方式。


drawbackdrawback

n. a disadvantage or problem that makes something a less attractive idea

e.g. Living in a large house has its drawbacks as well as its advantages.

住大房子有它的好处，也有它的不利之处。

The only drawback of the plan is that it costs too much.

这项方案的唯一缺点就是花费太大。


adaptadapt

v. to make or become suitable for new needs, different conditions, etc.

e.g. Can you adapt your way of thinking to the new life- style?

你能使你的思想适应新的生活方式吗 ?

It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings.

他过了好一阵子才适应新环境。


1. What common types of learning styles are mentioned in the text?

2. Why can diagrams and charts help the author in learning?

3. According to the third paragraph, what were the native German

speakers surprised about?

Three common types of styles are mentioned: visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic.

Because the author is a strong visual learner, who can learn best when seeing what’s to be learned.

They were surprised about the fact that the author’s sister could speak German well though she has never visited their country.

Task 1 Read the text again and answer the following questions.

Part A Exercises

4. What’s special about the author’s little brother when he is reading?

5. According to the passage, from what can auditory learners

benefit most in their English learning?

He would walk around the house when reading and liked acting out stories with his toys in primary school.

They can benefit most from listening to tapes, watching TV, or listening to the radio.

Task 1 Read the text again and answer the following questions.

Part A Exercises

Task 2 Identify the key words or main ideas of the following paragraphs

Paragraph 2:Paragraph 2:three common ___________________ and _____ the learners learn bestthree common ___________________ and _____ the learners learn best

Paragraph 3:Paragraph 3: my learning style: _________my learning style: _________

Paragraph 4:Paragraph 4: __________ ’s learning style: ____________________ ’s learning style: __________

Paragraph 5:Paragraph 5: __________ ’s learning style: _____________

__________ ’s learning style: _____________

types of learning styles

visual

my sister

my brother

Part A Exercises

how

auditory

kinaesthetic

Task 3 Fill in the puzzle spaces with the words from Text A according to the explanations given below.

Across2. a less important title printed beneath the main

title of a book4. an object or a piece of information that helps to

find an answer to a question8. a disadvantage or problem that makes

something a less attractive idea9. to have as a necessary or an important part or

result10. to be in a better position because of something

Down1. repeated study using memory rather than

understanding3. to give special importance to something5. being the only one of its kind6. to make or become suitable for new needs,

different conditions, etc.7. to make or adapt something for a particular

purpose, a particular person, etc.

1. rote 2. subtitle

3. emphasize 4. clue5. unique 6. adapt7. tailor 8.

drawback9. involve 10. benefit

Part A Exercises

1. Her style of writing is ___________ in our school.

2. The only ___________ of the book is that it costs too much.

3. He tried hard to ___________ himself to the new teachers.

4. I am sure you will ___________ greatly from these courses.

5. There is no ________ that is helpful for the police to find the thief.

unique

drawback

adapt

benefit

clue

Part A Exercises

Task 4 Complete the following sentences with the words from Task 3. Change the word forms if necessary.

6. My parents always ______________ that we should get up early.

7. These kids enjoy learning in games rather than learning by ______.

8. A less important title printed beneath the main title is called _______.

9. The teachers _________ their teaching methods to individual

students.

10. The final examination will _________ writing a summary.

emphasize

rote

subtitle

tailor

involve

Part A Exercises

Task 4 Complete the following sentences with the words from Task 3. Change the word forms if necessary.

Task 5 Complete the sentences using derivatives (派生词 ) of the words in the box. Change the word forms if necessary.

1. Many of the poor ___________ from social programs.

2. Now more and more teachers pay attention to ______________

when teaching in classroom.

3. He ______________ how little was known about the disease of her

mathematics teacher.

4. Their efforts to improve the school have been very ______________.

5. The English evening performance is very ______________.

benefit

interactivity

emphasized

effective

enjoyable

Part A Exercises

1. The moon travels around the earth once every month. This is

known to everybody.

2. Grammar is not a set of dead rules. Mr. Liu has stressed it.

3. The England team won the football match. It is expected.

As is known to everybody, the moon travels around the earth once every month.

As has been stressed by Mr. Liu, grammar is not a set of dead rules.

As is expected, the England team won the football match.

Part A Exercises

Task 6 Rewrite the following sentences after the models.

1. You can enlarge your vocabulary if you read China Daily every day.

2. If you work with your classmates, you can finish the job in ten

minutes.

3. Talk with her and you will know what she is thinking about.

By reading China Daily every day, you can enlarge your vocabulary.

By working with your classmates, you can finish the job in ten minutes.

By talking with her, you will know what she is thinking about.

Part A Exercises

Task 6 Rewrite the following sentences after the models.

Task 7 Translate the following sentences into English, paying attention to the highlighted parts.

1. 总的来说，我喜欢牛肉甚于鱼肉。(in general)

2. 他很快就学会了开车。 (pick up)

3. 外出时，他们经常考虑天气和交通。 (take into account)

4. 这个故事跟他的童年有关。(have something to do with)

5. 学校教育能让我们每一个人获益。(benefit from)

1. In general, I prefer beef to fish.

2. He picked up the driving skills quickly.

3. They often take the weather and traffic into account when they go out.

4. The story has something to do with his childhood.

5. Each of us can benefit from schooling.

Part A Exercises

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