Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on the difference in meaning between “try to do something” and “try doing something”.

“try” plus an infinitive, that is, “to” plus a verb, such as “try to learn” “try to open” “try to read” means to make an effort to do it. “try” plus a gerund, that is, verb-ing, such as “try opening”, “try turning on”, “try giving” means to experiment with a new or different approach to see if it works.

Let’s look at some examples. “I’m trying to learn Taiwanese.” This means I’m making an effort to do it. I’m taking a Taiwanese class, doing my homework and speaking in Taiwanese whenever I can. Here’s another example. “I tried to open the window.” This sentence means I pulled the window up, but it did not go up, so I pushed the window up, but it still did not open. I made an effort to open the window, but I could not open it. On the other hand, “I tried opening the window” means that I did open the window and that I opened it for a reason. I was hot and I wanted to cool off. I tried opening the window, but that didn’t help. So I tried turning on the fan, but I was still hot. So I tried taking off some of my clothes, but that didn’t work either. Finally, I turned on the air conditioner, and that finally succeeded in helping me cool off. I experimented with many things to see what would work.

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英语听力教学论文范文(2)

时间:2010-07-22 11:50来源: 作者: 点击: 47次

4．How to improve students’ ing ability---designing effective classroom activities Among the four ski

4．How to improve students’ ing ability---designing effective classroom activities

Among the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing), foreign language learners often complain that listening is the most difficult one to acquire. Teaching listening should focus on process.

There are three stages in listening activities for language learners: pre—listening, while—listening, post—listening, which will discuss in detail as follow:

4.1 Pre—listening activities

“Research points out that listening activity in general should consist of a pre—listening phase, which should make the context for listening explicit, clarify the purposes for listening, and establish goals, procedures and roles for listening. So a pre—listening activity can involve listeners in the following ways:

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The United States is marking the 14th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. U.S. officials and many other Americans attended observances Friday to remember those killed and their loved ones.

Nearly 3,000 people died on September 11, 2001 when hijackers used four passenger airplanes to carry out suicide attacks in the United States. In addition to the victims, the 19 hijackers also were killed. Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and his group claimed responsibility for the attacks. U.S. forces killed him in a surprise raid on his hiding place in Pakistan four years ago.

Friday morning, President Barack Obama, his wife and White House workers observed a public moment of silence in Washington. They gathered on the White House grounds at 8:46. That was the exact time when a hijacked airplane struck the World Trade Center.

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4．How to improve students’ ing ability---designing effective classroom activities

Among the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, writing), foreign language learners often complain that listening is the most difficult one to acquire. Teaching listening should focus on process.

There are three stages in listening activities for language learners: pre—listening, while—listening, post—listening, which will discuss in detail as follow:

4.1 Pre—listening activities

“Research points out that listening activity in general should consist of a pre—listening phase, which should make the context for listening explicit, clarify the purposes for listening, and establish goals, procedures and roles for listening. So a pre—listening activity can involve listeners in the following ways:

(1).By posing the tasks before the students listen to the topic, they are given a purpose for listening, which forces them to focus on selected information.

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奥巴马寻求连任胜负难卜

Four years ago, Barack Obama was elected 44th president of the United States.

The Democratic Party nominated him at a highly charged convention that focused on public disenchantment with the nation?s struggling economy.

Mr. Obama capitalized on the issue with his motto, “Change We Can Believe In.”

Mr. Obama has been in the White House now for nearly four years. The economy has improved, but not as much as many hoped.

Some political experts say Obama has learned the vast difference between campaigning and governing.

Jennifer Lawless directs the Women & Politics Institute at American University.

“A lot of the promises he made were contingent on the idea there would be some kind of bipartisan effort in Washington.

And right after John Boehner was elected speaker of the House of Representatives,it became clear that the Republicans' number one goal was to make sure that was not going to happen,” said Lawless.

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Lesson 1

Section One: News in Brief

1. Freed American hostage, David Jacobsen,

appealed today for the release of the remaining captives in Lebanon,

saying "Those guys are in the hell and we've got to get them home."

Jacobsen made his remarks as he arrived at Wiesbaden,

West Germany, accompanied by Anglican Church envoy,

Terry Waite, who worked to gain his release.

And Waite says his efforts will continue.

Jacobsen had a checkup at the air force hospital in Wiesbaden.

And hospital director, Colonel Charles Moffitt says he is doing well.

"Although Mr. Jacobsen is tired,

our initial impression is that he is physically in very good condition.

It also seems that he has dealt with the stresses of his captivity extremely well."

Although Jacobsen criticized the US government's handling of the hostage situation in a videotape make during his captivity,

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小学英语听力100篇WORD文本

1 A Room

1. Listen carefully and write "T" for True and "F" for False beside the statements. This is a room in Joan's house .There's a bed ,a table and some chairs in it. There's a glass and some books on the table .Joan is in the room.

Her father and mother are at the school. They work hard.

2. Listen to the questions and choose the best answer: A,B,C or D.

1) Is there only one room in Joan's house? 2) What's in the room?

3) Are there any books on the table?

4) Where do Joan's father and mother work?

2 Teacher's Desk

1. Listen carefully and write "T" for True and "F" for False beside the statements. This is a desk, It isn't a table. It's the teacher's desk.

It isn't a student's desk. There's a bag, a pencil box and a cup on it.

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