Language points1. pronounce v. “发音”e.g. I dont know how to pronounce this word. 我不知道这个单词怎么发音。People pronounce the word differently in this part of the country. 在这个国家的这一地区，这个单词的发音不同。Please pronounce after me.请跟我发音。2. pronunciation n. “发音；读音”1). How do you like your English teachers _ (pronounce)?2). He is good at grammar, but poor in _ (pronounce).3).Every morning, he practices _(pronounce) English words toimprove his spoken English. increase v. “增加；增长；提高”Wide reading will increase your vocabulary.博览群书会增加你的词汇量。They have increased the price of petrol again.他们又提高了汽油的价格。The population of the earth is increasing very fast.地球上的人口增加得很快。1). (2012烟台中考) In recent years the economy of our country _ rapidly. A. is increased B. has increased C. increased D. has been increased【解析】由时间状语 in recent years 得知，用现在完成时；句意是：“近几年，我国的经济迅速增长” 。此句中 increase 不能用于被动语态，故选 B。2). (2013山东泰安) One of the best ways for people to keep healthy is to _ good eating habits A. grow B. develop C. increase D. find3). I failed in the English test last term, so Im going to _ it this year A. practice B. grow C. improve D. increasespeed n. 速度increase speed 提高速度lose speed 减速pick up speed 加速reach a speed 达到某一速度at a speed of 60 miles an hour以每小时六十英里的速度make mistakes 犯错；出错 I make mistakes in grammar. 我在语法方面出错。make mistakes或make a mistake意为“犯错；出错”，其后常接in引起的介词短语，表示在某一方面出错。I _ a mistake. Please dont be angry with me. A. make B. made C. will make D. had madeDid you make a mistake again? 你又犯错误了吗?The boy often _ in pronunciation. A. makes mistakes B. by mistake C. make mistakes D. make a mistake. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。solution, practice, mistake, speak, challenge1.We must learn to face the _ in our life. 2.He has trouble understanding _ English. 3. Can you think of a good _ to the problem? 4. You can listen to the tapes to get much listening _. 5. The more careful you are, the fewer _ youll make. . 单项选择 1. Could you please show me _ an e-mail? Sure. Its easy to do. A. when to send B. to send how C. to send where D. how to send2. His trouble is that he always makes mistakes _ spelling English words. A. on B. with C. in D. by3. He reads aloud to practice his _ every morning. A. voice B. soundC. pronounce D. pronunciation 4. She wants to _ an English club to practice speaking English. A. join in B. joinC. take part D. go to 5. There are _ new words in this passage. A. a lot B. lot of C. a lot of D. muchIII. 英汉短语互译1. spoken English 2. 犯错；出错 3. get the pronunciation right 4. 参加一个英语俱乐部 5. 练习说英语 根据要求完成句子，每空一词。1. My brother usually studies English by working with friends. (对画线部分提问) _ _ your brother usually studyEnglish?2. This boy so young that he cant do this job. (改为同义句) This boy is _ _ _ do this job.3. - How do you learn Chinese? - I learned by _ a lot of books.4. She earns her life by _ (卖) newspaper.5. - _ improve your writing? - I can improve it by keeping diaries.2