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Unit1Advertising
Wordstonote
aboundtobepresentinlargenumbersoramounts
acreaunitformeasuringthesurfaceareaofland,equalto4,047squaremeters
blasteddamagedbystormsorstrongwinds
brochureasmallmagazinecontainingdetailsandpicturesofgoodsorservicesthatyoucanbuy
cavernalargecave
deluxeusedtodescribethingsthatarebetterinqualityandmoreexpensivethatotherthingsofthesametype
droughtalongperiodoftimewhenthereislittleornorain
exoticinterestingorexcitingbecauseofbeingunusualornotfamiliar
handcraftedmadebyaperson,notamachine,andusuallymadewithgreatskill
independentfair,becauseofnotbeinginfluencedbyanyoneelse
nestledtobeinaprotectedandcomfortableposition
paddlingpoolasmallswimmingpoolthatisnotdeep,forsmallchildrentoplayin
paradiseaperfectplaceorsituation
perchedplacedhighupontheedgeofsomething
scubadiversomebodywhoswimsunderwaterwithacontainerofairontheirbackandatubeforbreathingthrough
sharkasometimeslargefishwithteeththatlivesinthesea;sometypesofsharkattackpeople
situatedinaparticularplace,located
typhoonatropicalstormwithstrongwindsthatmoveincircles
Understandingthetext
PartA:
Comprehendingthetext
1.Amajorpurposeofadvertisingistoinformusofnewproductsorgoodbargains/helpproducerstoselltheirproducts.
Itispossiblethatadvertisingisbecominglesseffectivebecauseweareexposedtotoomuchadvertisingnowandsomuchofitismisleading,somanypeoplenowignoreit.
2.Themoreadventurousmembersofthefamilycanvisitsomeoftheattractionsoftheisland,includingatriptoanancientcavern/studythefascinatingseacreaturesofthatarea.
Thelessadventurousmemberscanusethehotelswimmingpool/paddlingpoolorplayonthemini-golfcourseorvisitthelessadventurousplacesofinterest(inanair-conditionedvehicle)suchasalocallake.
GhostsareoftenseenaroundLakeTali.
Woodhasbeenusedtomaketheaccommodation“units”.
Theholidayischeapbecausetheresortisnewandtheownersclaimtobemoreinterestedinmakingtheguestshappythanmakingmoney.
3.BantuIslandisreallyonlyasmall,bare,exposedrockinthemiddleoftheocean.
Swimmingaroundtheislandwouldbeverydangerousbecauseofthemanysharks.
Theswimmingpoolisn’tverymuchinusebecausethereisnowaterinit.
Theauthordoesn’tbelievethestoriesaboutLakeTalibecauseitistoosmallandtooshallowforthestoriestobetrue.
Theauthorsaystheonlyreasonyourmoney“goesfurther”isthatBantuIslandisalongwayawaysothemoneywillbetravelingfurther.Theexpressionisnotbeingusedinitsusualmeaningofmoneylastinglongerasthingsaresocheap.
4.Theadvicetheauthorgivesinthelastparagraphsistobeverycarefulwhenreadingadvertisementsandalwaystrytochecktheinformationfromanindependentsourcebeforeyoubuywhateverisbeingadvertised.
PartB:
Comparingthetexts
TheBrochure
TheNewspaperArticle
1
resort
Buildingsite
2
Ashallowbay/islandparadise
Beachlessbay/barerock
3
Fascinatingseacreatures
Hungrysharks
4
Deluxeair-conditionedtransport
Open-backedjeep
5
Individual,handcraftedunits
Woodenhuts
6
Ancientandmysteriouslake
Dirtypond
PartC:
Interpretingthetext
1.Thewriteristryingtosaythatadvertisingisoftenverymisleadingand,insomecases,“legalizedlying”.TheadvertisingbrochureforBantuIslandisobviouslyverymisleading—and,althoughnothingitsaysisactuallyalie,itcouldbearguedthatitdoesnotrepresentthetruth.
2.Becauseoncetheygottotheislandandsawwhatitwaslike,theywouldnotwanttogoonanytours.
3.No,itwasverycarefullywordedsothatitwouldbedifficulttoproveittoldanylies–simplydidnottellthewholetruthormisledthereaderindifferentways.Forexample,theresortdoeshaveaswimmingpool(andevenapaddlingpool)—itdoesnotactuallysaythattheydon’thaveanywater;itdoessaythatseacreaturesabound,itdoesnotsaytheyaresharks,etc.
4.Weshouldlookcarefullyatthingsthatseemattractive(andcheap).Thereisoftenaproblemthatisnotobvious.Thismightalsoapplytootherthings,suchasamotorvehicle,anewapartment,“specialoffers”onCDs,books,etc.
Developingyourskills
Brochure
Newspaper
layout
AOnceinalifetimeHoliday(Thismeanssomethingveryspecial—sospecialitcannoteverberepeated)
AHolidayforAlltheFamily
A“Never-To-Be-Repeated”Holiday(Thismeansitonlyhappensoncebecauseitwassobadyouwouldneverdoitagain)
A“Holiday”forNobody
ChoiceofInformation
Seacreatures
brand-new
cooled
rare
itomitsanydetailsofthesize,etc.oftheattractions(e.g.LakeTali).
Nomentionofhavingtowashinasmallstream(i.e.noplumbingorwashingfacilitiesinthehotel).
Sharks
half-built
blasted
Theydon’texist
Punctuation
…youwon’thaveapennymoretopay!
—Theexclamationmarkissupposedtoshowthereaderwhatawonderfuldealshe/heisgettingwiththeholiday.
A“Holiday”forNobody—theinvertedcommasindicatethatthewriterfeelstheword“Holiday”isnotthecorrectword.
The“BeautiesofBantuIsland”—againtheinvertedcommassuggestedthat“Beauties”doesnotdescribetherealityoftheIsland.
”Air-conditioned”,“back-to-nature”,“resort”,“Lake”,etc.alltheseshowthatthewriterdoesnotfeelthewordsarebeingusedwiththeirusualmeaningandconnotations
ComeandEatattheLuxuriousandRelaxing“FrenchKitchen”
Enjoythewonderfulselectionoftemptingdishesfromourextensivemenu.
Themagnificentviewovertheoceanwillmakeitaneveningtoremember/cherish.
Ourhighly-trained/professional/friendlyandexperienced/knowledgeable/politestaffwillbedelighted/pleased/thrilledtolookafteryoureveryneedandthereasonable/inexpensivepriceswillpleasantlysurpriseyou.
Don’tdelay/wait.Booknow!
Youwon’tbedisappointed/sorry.
Anybodywhoisthinkingofgoingtothenew“restaurant”calledthe“FrenchKitchen”,don’tthinkagain.Iwastemptedbytheadvertisementinthisnewspaperlastweek.Unfortunately/Regrettably,Icanhonestly/truthfully/reallysaythatIwasverydispleasedbymydecision.
Toenjoythe“magnificentview”oftheocean,youwouldneedtoleanatleastameteroutofthewindowandpeerroundthebuildingnextdoor.I’veseenabetter/moreimpressive/wider/moretemptingselectionofdishesinmylocalfastfoodrestaurantandmuchmorepolite/friendlierstaffinanarmytrainingcamp.Asforthe“reasonable/inexpensive”prices!
MybankmanagerwillthinkthatIboughttherestaurantwhenheseesmyaccount.It’struethattheywerea“surprise”,butdefinitelynot“pleasant”.
Don’tgo.Youwillcertainlybedisappointed.
Extendingyourvocabulary
PartAAntonyms
Brand-new—ancient
Nestled—perched
Shallow—deep
Paradise—nightmare
Give-awayprice—expensive
Refreshing—bitter
PartBScalesofmeaning
frequency
degree
Quantity
●Constantly/always
●Regularly/repeatedly
●Often/frequently
●Sometimes/occasionally
●Notalways
●Rarely/seldom/intermittently
●Once
●Hardlyever
●never
●perfectly/absolutely/totally
●extremely/enormously/particularly/exceedingly/exceptionally
●very
●slightly/alittle/tosomeextent
●innoway
●notintheslightest/notatall
●all/every
●avastnumber
●most/themajorityof/generally
●many/alotof/numerous
●much/agreatdeal
●acouple/afew
●none
Unit2SchoolDays
Wordstonote
appalledoffendedorshockedverymuchbysomething
bureaucracyacomplicatedandannoyingsystemofrulesandprocesses
cajoletopersuadesomeonetodosomethingbyencouragingthemgently
orbybeingnicetothem.
carefreehappyandwithoutanyworries
compulsorymustbedonebecauseofalaworrule
cooperativewillingtodowhatisbeingasked
despairafeelingthatasituationissobadthatnothingyoucandowillchangeit.
dominatedtobethemostimportantissue,activity,problemetc,inaparticularsituation
effectivelywhatthesituationreallyis,althoughitsappearanceorofficialdescriptionmightbedifferent
franticallyinaveryurgentway
intolerableimpossibletobearordealwith
motivatedenthusiasticanddeterminedtoachievesuccess
primitiveataverysimplestageofdevelopment,beforemoderntechnologyandthinking
rationalethesetofreasonsthatsomethingsuchasaplanorbeliefisbasedon
receptivewillingtolistentoorconsidersuggestions
severeverystrictorextreme
tender(age)atimeofyourlifewhenyouarestillyoungandlackexperience
tertiaryrelatingtocollegesofuniversities;intheplaceorpositioncountedasnumberthree
Understandingthetext
PartA
1.False.Theintroductoryparagraphasksachallengingquestion:
“Isitpossiblethatthechildrenarenotatfaultatall,butsocietyitself?
”Also,“failures”isininvertedcommas.Thissuggeststhatthewordshouldbeinterpreteddifferently:
itsuggeststhatthechildrenarenotatfault.
2.True.Lookatspeechparagraph2:
Childrenhavetositexamsatanagewhentheyareleastreceptivetoformallearning.
3.True.Inspeechparagraph3:
“Interestingsubjects”areavailable“onlyforthosewhohavealreadybeenlabeledasfailures”
4.True.Inparagraph3:
manywordsinthisparagraphindicatepressure:
“push”,“cajole”,“force”,“searchfrantically”.Inparagraph4:
Parentsarefoolishifthey“despairattheirchildren’sperfectlynormalbehavior.”
5.True.Youmightaskwhetherthe“educationalsystem”hasanyclearideaatallaboutitsobjectives.Butassumingthe“educationalsystem”aimseducatechildren,textsugges
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