Appendix IKey to Exercises (Units 1-8)Unit 1Part I Pre-Reading TaskScript for the recording:Ways of learning is the topic of this unit. It is also the topic of the song you are about to listen to, called Teach Your Children sung by Crosby, Stills and Nash.Teach Your ChildrenCrosby, Stills and NashYou, who are on the road,Must nave a code that you can live by.And so, become yourselr,Because the past is just a goodbye.Teach your cbildren well,Their lathers hell did slowly go by.And reed them on your dreams,The one they picks, the one youll mow by.Dont you ever ash them why, ir they told you, you will cry, So just look at them and sigh and know they love you.Appendix I- 93 -And you, oi tender years,Cant know the rears that your elders grew by.Ana so please help them with your youtb,They seek the truth before tbey can die.Teacb your parents well,Tbeir childrens bell will slowly go by.And reed them on your dreams,Tbe one tbey picks, tbe one youll know by.Don t you ever ask them why, ir tbey told you, you will cry, So just look at them and sigh and know tbey love you.The first part of die song is about how parents can inspire their children through sharing with them their dreams, their hopes for a better life. It starts with advice on how you need a set of rules, a code diat you can live by, to guide you on the road of life. Only then will you be able to fully realise all that is within you and become yourself. Therefore, parents need to teach their children well.And children you of tender years also have something to teach their parents, for learning is not a one-way street. Children should share their own dreams with their parents so that young and old can get to understand each otiier better.That said, one should not go too far. For some things are perhaps better left unsaid between parents and children. Dont you ever ask them why, if they told you, you will cry. At such moments all that there is left to do is to look at one another and sigh, happy in each otiiers love.Part II Text A Text Organization1. 1) The text begins with an anecdote/incident.2) His thoughts are mainly about different approaches to learning in China and the West.3) The end winds up the text with a suggestion in die form of a question.Points for Comparison/ContrastChineseAmericans1) ways to learn to accomplish a taskshow a child how to do something, or teach by holding his handteach children that they should rely on themselves for solutions to problems94 -Appendix I2) attitudes to creativity and skillsgive greater priority to developing skills at an early age, believing creativity can be promoted over timeput more emphasis on fostering creativity in young children, thinking skills can be picked up laterVocabulary1) insert2) on occasion3) investigate4) In retrospect5) initial6) phenomena7) attached8) make up for9) is awaiting10) exception11) not. in the least12) promote13) working on14) in due course15) emerged1) There is a striking contrast between the standard of living in the north of the country andthe south.2) Natural fiber is said to be superior to synthetic fiber.3) The citys importance as a financial center has evolved slowly.4) His nationality is not relevant to whether he is a good lawyer.5) The poems by a little-known sixteenth-century Italian poet have found their way into some English magazines.3. 1) Chinese isnt a subject that can be picked up in a month. You cant accomplish your goal of mastering the language unless you work at it for years. Well, it sounds as if Im exaggerating the difficulties, but the fact is Im only telling the truth.2) The principal is somewhat disappointed with the performance of the children. From what she has gathered, some of the teaching staff have neglected their pupils. She has just announced that strict work regulations have been made and that they apply to both Chinese and overseas teachers.3) The teacher-directed and the child-directed approaches to teaching art represent two extremes of opinion. Too many teacher-directed activities cannot be expected to effectively assisLchildren in learning because of the rigid structure. On the other hand, too many child-directed activities may see a curriculum that is totally unstructured and out of control. There are valid reasons to believe a teacher-guided approach would be a superior wayAppendix I- 95 -to guide childrens development. This approach combines some form of structure with the child leading the direction.II. Confusable Words1.1) continual 3) continual 21) principal 3) principle 5) principal2) continuous 4) continuous 2) principal 4) principlesIII. Usage1. themselves3. herself/by herself/on her own5. ourselves2. himself/herself4. itself6. yourself/by yourself/on your ownStructure1.1) Simons