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Howwasit?
Iasked,fullof
earnest
anticipation.
3
Shenoddedthreeorfourtimes,searchedtheheavensfortherightwords,andthen
exclaimed,"
Itwas,like,
whoa!
4
Andthatwasit.
The
civilization
ofGreeceandthegloryofRoman
architecture
were
captured
ina
condensed
non-statement.
Mystudent'
s"
was
exceeded
onlybymyhead-shaking
distress.
5
TherearemanydifferentstoriesaboutthedownturnintheproperuseofEnglish.
Surelystudentsshouldbeableto
distinguishbetween
their/there/they'
re
orthe
distinctive
differencebetween
complimentary
and
complementary.
Theyunfairlybearthe
bulk
ofthecriticism
fortheseknowledge
deficits
becausethereisasensethattheyshouldknowbetter.
6
Studentsarenot
dumb,buttheyarebeingmisledeverywheretheylookandlisten.
Forexample,signsin
grocery
storespointthemtothe
stationary,eventhoughtheactual
stationery
items—
pads,
albums
andnotebooks—arenotnaileddown.
Friendsandlovedonesoften
proclaim
they'
vejust
ate
when,infact,they'
eaten.
Therefore,itdoesn'
tmakeanysensetocriticizeourstudents.
7
Blameforthe
scandal
ofthislanguagedeficitshouldbe
thrust
uponourschools,whichshouldbesettinghighstandardsofEnglishlanguage
proficiency.
Instead,theyonlyteachalittlegrammarandevenlessadvancedvocabulary.
Moreover,theyoungerteachersthemselves
evidently
havelittleknowledgeofthesevitalstructuresoflanguagebecausetheyalsowentwithout
exposure
tothem.Schoolsfailto
adequately
teachtheessentialframeworkoflanguage,accurategrammarandpropervocabulary,whiletheyshouldtaketheresponsibilityofpushingtheyoungontothepathof
competent
communication.
8
Sincegrammarisboringtomostoftheyoungstudents,Ithinkthatitmustbehandleddelicately,stepbystep.
ThechancecamewhenonedayIwasdrivingwithmyson.
Aswesetoutonourtrip,henoticedabirdin
jerky
flightandsaid,"
It'
sflyingsounsteady."
Icarefullyasked,"
Myson,howisthebirdflying?
What'
swrong?
DidIsayanythingincorrectly?
Hegotlost.
Great!
Yousaidincorrectly
insteadof
incorrect.Weuseadverbstodescribeverbs.Therefore,it'
sflyingso
unsteadily
butnotso
unsteady."
9
Curiousaboutmycorrection,heaskedmewhatanadverbwas.
Slowly,Isaid,"
sawordthattellsyousomethingaboutaverb."
Itledtohisaskingmewhataverbwas.
Iexplained,"
Verbsareactionwords;
forexample,Daddrivesthetruck.
Drive
istheverbbecauseit'
sthethingDadisdoing."
10Hebecameattractedtotheideaofactionwords,sowelistedafewmore:
fly,swim,dive,run.
Then,outofhisowncuriosity,heaskedmeifotherwordshadnamesfortheiruseand
functions.
Thisledtoadiscussionofnouns,adjectives,andarticles.
Withinthespan
ofa10-minutedrive,hehadlearnedfrom
scratch
tothemajorpartsofspeechinasentence.
Itwaspainlesslearningandgreatfun!
11
Perhaps,languageshouldbelookeduponasaroadmapandavaluablepossession:
oftenstudytheroadmap(checkgrammar)and
tune
upthecarengine(adjust
vocabulary).
Learninggrammarandagoodvocabularyisjustlikedrivingwitharoadmapinawell-conditionedcar.
12
Theroadmapprovidestheframeworkandguidanceyouneedforyourtrip,butitwon'
ttellyouexactlywhattreesorflowersyouwillsee,whatkindofpeopleyouwillencounter,orwhattypesoffeelingsyouwillbeexperiencingonyourjourney.
Here,thevocabularymakesthejourney'
struecolorscomealive!
Agoodvocabularyenablesyoutoenjoywhateveryouseeasyoudrivealong.
Equippedwithgrammarandagoodvocabulary,youhaveflexibilityandexcellentcontrol.
Whiletheroadmapguidesyourjourneytoyourdestination,anexcellentvehiclehelpsyoutofullyenjoyallofthesights,soundsandexperiencesalongtheway.
13
Effective,
precise,and
beneficial
communicationdependsupongrammarandagoodvocabulary,thetwoessential
assets
forstudents,buttheyarenotbeingtaughtinschools.
14
Justthismorning,mysonandIwereeatingbreakfastwhenIattemptedtoaddmilktomytea.
Dad,"
hesaid,"
IfIwereyou,Iwouldn'
tdothat.It'
s
sour."
15
Ohmy!
Isaid,swellingwithpridetowardmyson,"
That'
sagrammaticallyperfectsentence.Youused
was."
16
Iknow,Iknow,"
hesaidwithalongagreeablesigh."
sthe
subjunctive
mood."
17
Iwas,like,whoa!
Translation
一堂难忘的英语课
1如果我是唯一一个还在纠正小孩英语的家长,那么我儿子也许是对的。
对他而言,我是一个乏味的怪物:
一个他不得不听其教诲的父亲,一个还沉湎于语法规则的人,对此我儿子似乎颇为反感。
2我