Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following paragraph with the exact words that appear in your textbook. Fill in each blank with only ONE word. There are many different stories about the downturn in the proper use of English. (1) _________ students should be able to distinguish between their / there / they're or the (2) _________ difference between complimentary and complementary. They unfairly bear the bulk of the criticism for these knowledge (3) _________ because there is a sense that they should know better. Students are not dumb, but they are being misled (4) _________ they look and listen. For example, signs in grocery stores point them to the stationary, even though the actual stationery items - pads, albums and notebooks – are not (5) _________ down. Friends and loved ones often proclaim they've just ate when, in fact, they've just eaten. (6) _________, it doesn't make any sense to criticize our students. Blame for the scandal of this language deficit should be thrust upon our schools, (7) _________ should be setting high standards of English language proficiency. Instead, they only teach a little grammar and even less advanced vocabulary. (8) _________, the younger teachers themselves evidently have little knowledge of these vital structures of language because they also went without (9) _________ to them. Schools fail to adequately teach the essential framework of language, accurate grammar and proper vocabulary, (10) _________ they should take the responsibility of pushing the young onto the path of competent communication.
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- Blame for the ___1___ of this language __2__ should be thrust upon our schools, which should be setting high standards of English language __3__ . Instead, they only teach a little grammar and even less __4__ vocabulary. Moreover, the younger teachers themselves __5__ have little knowledge of these __6__ structures of language because they also went without __7__ to them. Schools fail to __8__ teach the essential __9__ of language, accurate grammar and proper vocabulary, while they should take the responsibility of pushing the young onto the path of __10__ communication.
- Schools fail to adequately teach the essential framework of language, accurate grammar and proper vocabulary, while they should take the responsibility of pushing the young onto the path of competent communication.
- There are many different stories about the downturn in the proper use of English. Surely students should be able to distinguish between their/there/they're or the distinctive difference between complimentay and complementary. they unfairly bear the bulk of criticism for these knowledge deficits because there is a sense that they should know better.
- Blame for the scandal of this language deficit should be thrust _____ our schools, which should be setting high standards of English language proficiency.
- The following is a summary of the text. Fill in the blanks with the right words according to the text. You should choose ten words from the word bank. curiosity environment map grammar possession civilization competent vocabulary essential deficits exceed adequately excursion destination precise An Impressive English Lesson To my son, I am a tedious oddity: a father he is obliged to listen to and a man absorbed in the rules of grammar. And I got serious about this because my student was unable to describe properly her feeling on her ___1___ to Europe. However, it doesn’t make any sense to criticize our students. They unfairly bear the bulk of the criticism for these knowledge____2___ because there is a sense that they should know better. On one hand, they are misled by the ____3____. On the other hand, school fails to ____4___ teach the essential framework of language, accurate grammar and proper vocabulary. Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a road ___5__ and a valuable __6___: often study the road map (check ___7___) and tune up the car engine (adjust ___8___). Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving with a road map in a well-conditioned car. ____9___, effective, and beneficial communication depends upon grammar and a good vocabulary, the two ___10____ assets for students, but they are not being taught in schools.