Unit 1

Check your understanding

1. F 2. F 3. F 4. T

In-Class Activities

1. (1) No. Since the foreign language learners don’t have the same linguistic

environment as the native speakers do, they cannot develop their language awareness or intuition as the latter. L2 acquisitional and pedagogical experience has proved that teaching L2 grammar can facilitate and accelerate L2 learning. Thus, it is necessary for the learners to grasp the grammar if they want to learn English well.

(2) A good mastery of grammar doesn’t necessarily mean that the learner is competent enough to make use of the knowledge to effectively express themselves. Also, after learning L2 grammar, L2 learners persist in making grammatical errors.

(3) Sheer grammatical knowledge without practicing is not sufficient. L1 grammar affects the use of L2 grammar.

(4) Open.

2. (1) Partly true. The different grammatical rules between Chinese and English make

it difficult for learners because the interference of the first language may cause troubles for L2 learners.

(2) Yes. For example, usually, both English and Chinese sentences are generally composed of a subject, a predicate and an object. The attribute modifies nouns, and the adverbial modifier modifies verbs or adverbs.

(3) There seems to be too many exceptions to the grammatical rules in English.

[Open to other factors]

(4) Open.

3. (1) I.

(2) For instance: Jack is taller than me.

Who will you meet this Friday?

4. (1) “please” should be followed by an imperative sentence.

“Invest here. Because your money wants to do more than bank” should be “Invest here because your money wants to do more than the bank (does)."

(2) For the former case, one can be economical of words; for the latter case, one can be emphatic by making “because …” salient.

5. (1)“whos”, “ams”, “ a grown-up i & you- ful”, “known who and who”, etc. are

ungrammatical.

(2) Many readers would like the childishness and the playful use of pronouns. Probably, the poet may express his recall of and love for the youth and