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1、An impressive English lesson 1?If I am the only parent who still corrects his child's English, then perhaps my son is right.?To him, I am a?tedious?oddity: a father he isobliged?to listen to and a man?absorbed?in the rules of grammar, which my son seems?allergic?to. 2?I think I got serious about t

2、his only recently when I ran into one of my former students, fresh from an?excursion?to Europe.?"How was it?" I asked, full of?earnest?anticipation. 3?She nodded three or four times, searched the heavens for the right words, and then?exclaimed, "It was, like,?whoa!" 4?And that was it.?The?civiliza

3、tion?of Greece and the glory of Roman?architecture?were?captured?in a?condensed?non-statement.?My student's "whoa!" was?exceeded?only by my head-shaking?distress. 5?There are many different stories about the downturn in the proper use of English.?Surely students should be able to?distinguishbetween

4、?their/there/they're?or the?distinctive?difference between?complimentary?and?complementary.?They unfairly bear the?bulk?of thecriticism?for these knowledge?deficits?because there is a sense that they should know better. 6?Students are not?dumb, but they are being misled everywhere they look and lis

5、ten.?For example, signs in?grocery?stores point them to the?stationary, even though the actual?stationery?items —?pads,?albums?and notebooks — are not nailed down.?Friends and loved ones often?proclaim?they've just?ate?when, in fact, they've just?eaten.?Therefore, it doesn't make any sense to critic

6、ize our students. 7?Blame for the?scandal?of this language deficit should be?thrust?upon our schools, which should be setting high standards of English language?proficiency.?Instead, they only teach a little grammar and even less advanced vocabulary.?Moreover, the younger teachers themselves?eviden

7、tly?have little knowledge of these vital structures of language because they also went without?exposure?to them.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 o

8、f?competent?communication. 8?Since grammar is boring to most of the young students, I think that it must be handled delicately, step by step.?The chance came when one day I was driving with my son.?As we set out on our trip, he noticed a bird in?jerky?flight and said, "It's flying so unsteady."?I c

9、arefully asked, "My son, how is the bird flying?"?"What's wrong? Did I say anything incorrectly?"?He got lost.?"Great! You saidincorrectly?instead of?incorrect. We use adverbs to describe verbs. Therefore, it's flying so?unsteadily?but not so?unsteady." 9?Curious about my correction, he asked me wh

10、at an adverb was.?Slowly, I said, "It's a word that tells you something about a verb."?It led to his asking me what a verb was.?I explained, "Verbs are action words; for example, Dad drives the truck.?Drive?is the verb because it's the thing Dad is doing." 10 He became attracted to the idea of acti

11、on words, so we listed a few more:?fly, swim, dive, run.?Then, out of his own curiosity, he asked me if other words had names for their use and?functions.?This led to a discussion of nouns, adjectives, and articles.?Within thespan?of a 10-minute drive, he had learned from?scratch?to the major parts

12、of speech in a sentence.?It was painless learning and great fun! 11?Perhaps, language should be looked upon as a road map and a valuable possession: often study the road map (check grammar) and?tune?up the car engine (adjust?vocabulary).?Learning grammar and a good vocabulary is just like driving w

13、ith a road map in a well-conditioned car. 12?The road map provides the framework and guidance you need for your trip, but it won't tell you exactly what trees or flowers you will see, what kind of people you will encounter, or what types of feelings you will be experiencing on your journey.?Here, t

14、he vocabulary makes the journey's true colors come alive!?A good vocabulary enables you to enjoy whatever you see as you drive along.?Equipped with grammar and a good vocabulary, you have flexibility and excellent control.?While the road map guides your journey to yourdestination, an excellent vehic

15、le helps you to fully enjoy all of the sights, sounds and experiences along the way. 13?Effective,?precise, and?beneficial?communication depends upon grammar and a good vocabulary, the two essential?assets?for students, but they are not being taught in schools. 14?Just this morning, my son and I w

16、ere eating breakfast when I attempted to add milk to my tea.?"Dad," he said, "If I were you, I wouldn't do that. It's?sour." 15?"Oh my!"?I said, swelling with pride toward my son, "That's a grammatically perfect sentence. You used?were?instead of?was." 16?"I know, I know," he said with a long agreeable sigh. "It's the?subjunctive?mood." 17?I was, like, whoa!