What's more, in 2008, the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. We are learning English to welcome people from other parts of the world.

No. Now it's reported that students in some primary schools are required to learn English even in Grade 1, which I do not think is necessary. Primary school is a key stage for young children to acquire their mother tongue. Starting to learn another language too early may hinder the first language acquisition. In my opinion, children should learn the mother tongue well first. If we can't speak our own language well, how can we keep our own culture alive?

3. Do you have effective methods for studying the English language to share with your classmates?

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参考答案：Yes. When I began to learn English in primary school, my English teacher introduced many English songs and simple poems, which made learning English interesting and helped me develop a good sense of the language.

VI. 阅读课本21页上的内容，把下面的短语翻译成英语

1. 就广义而言 2. 不同的语言形式 3. 代表

4. 欣喜的笑容 5. 环绕飞行 6. 告诉某人某事

VII. 语言聚焦

1. in a broad sense就广义而言 in a/some sense 在某种意义上

在某种意义上说，你拒绝加入那个俱乐部是正确的。

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我现在所用的"家庭"这个词是指广义上的"家庭"。

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　In a sense you are right in refusing to join that club. / I'm using the word "family" in its broad sense.

2. broad adj. 宽阔的

[辨析]broad和wide：broad指面积的宽广，可修饰人的背、肩、胸；wide指一边到另一边的距离，可修饰人的眼、口的"大"。

　The river is one mile ____ here.

She stared at him with ____ eyes.

3. various adj. 各种各样的； variety n. 种类