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高三英语Unit 8 Learning a Foreign Language人教版 【同步教育信息】 一. 本周教学内容 Unit 8 Learning a Foreign Language 二. 重点、难点 了解学习语言的方法技巧，复习状语从句的用法。 三. 具体内容 1. How were we able to make sense of what we heard and distinguished the mistakes and errors from “good” language? make sense: have an understandable meaning; be sensible eg. What you say makes no sense. It would make sense to leave early. make sense of sth. : understand sth difficult or apparently meaningless eg. Can you make sense of this poem? Distinguish … from…/ distinguish between … and … eg. People who cannot distinguish between colors are said to be color-blind. 2. Some believe that we are equipped with a special ability to learn language and that our brain adjusts itself to the language we hear around us. Adjust sth/oneself to sth: become or make suited to new conditions eg. The body quickly adjusted to changes in temperature. 3. …both of which contribute to their increased ability to learn. Contribute sth to sth: give one’s share to help; increase sth.; help to cause; write articles for a publication. eg. Everyone should contribute what he or she can afford. Her work has contributed to our understanding of this difficult subject. She has contributed to literary magazines. 4. Many parents worry about the safety of their children and may also be concerned about the cost. Be concerned about/ for sth/that…: be worried about Be concerned with sth : be about sth. Be concerned in sth: have some connection with or responsibility for sth. eg. He was concerned in the crime. Her latest documentary is concerned with youth unemployment. I’m concerned that they may have got lost. 5. 状语从句 （1）地点状语从句 地点状语从句通常由where, wherever 引导。例如：Where I live there are plenty of trees. Wherever I am , I will be thinking of you. （2）方式状语从句 as, （just）as…so…, as if, as though引导。 ）as,（just）as…so…引导的方式状语从句通常位于主句后，但在（just）as…so…结构中位于句首，这时as从句带有比喻的含义，意思是正如，就像，多用于正式文体。例如：Always do to the others as