the author thinks that students' language deficits should be blamed on schools because the schools never teach grammar.
the schools fail to set high standards of english proficiency because the younger teachers don't want to be tedious oddities in eyes of students.
the son feels curious about his father's grammar lesson because his father handles different parts of speech in a sentence and discussed their specific grammatical functions delicately.
the author uses "road map" and "car" to describe grammar and vocabulary.
both the interjection "whoa!" in paragraph 4 and paragraph 17 are used in the same situations and with the same feelings.
directions: fill in the blank in the following sentence with an exact word from the text. there are many different stories about the downturn in the proper use of english. ____ students should be able to distinguish。
directions: fill in the blank in the following sentence with an exact word from the text. students should be able to distinguish between their / there / they're or the ____ difference between complimentary and complementary.
directions: fill in the blank in the following sentence with an exact word from the text. they unfairly bear the bulk of the critici for these knowledge ____ because there is a sense that they should know better.
directions: fill in the blank in the following sentence with an exact word from the text. students are not dumb, but they are being misled ____ they look and listen.
directions: fill in the blank in the following sentence with an exact word from the text. for example, signs in grocery stores point them to the stationary, even though the actual stationery items - pads, albums and notebooks - are not ____ down.
i firmly believe that people can actually do any job ________ that they get the right qualifications for it and work hard at it.
the atmosphere at the college is that of an environment ________ a relationship of mutual respect is encouraged between students and professors.
if the emergency rescue supplies are ________, the earthquake survivors will be in great trouble and they may be on the edge of death.
the financial deficit for the banks will be going from bad to worse unless their plan for economic reform ________ miracles.
good computer skills and true proficiency in language should enhance your chances of getting a job with high pay despite the _________ job market. （shrink;请用所给单词的正确形式填空）
concentrate on your own reputation by continuing to live ____ to the high standards that you've set for yourself.（请填入合适的副词）
try to tell us the story of xiang yu in unit 6
what is the main idea of unit 4？
could you tell us which unit is your favorite? and why?
if we don't pay our credit card bill on time, we get demanding, nasty emails from the credit card company.
as soon as we pay, we get a follow-up email in a charming tone telling us how valuable a customer we are.
it has been calculated that by the age of 18, the average american will have seen 5000 ads.
upright message will urge us to work hard and save, suspend our desires.
if you find yourself getting into financial trouble, don't let your ego get in your way.
what costs most of your noney as a college student?