《English Book 6》

Lesson One1

TEXTSexism in School—Boys still get more attention than girls doBy Myra and David Sadker1

NOTES ON STYLE:Language variation and the study of style10

WORD STUDY:commit,focus,assert,react15

EXERCISES17

Lesson Two28

TEXTPhilosophers Among the CarrotsBy Kay Haugaard28

NOTES ON STYLE:Native words vs borrowed words35

WORD STUDY:reflect,compete,descend,content38

EXERCISES40

Lesson Three51

TEXT The Power of HabitBy William James51

NOTES ON STYLE:Parallelism57

WORD STUDY:appreciate,prevent,fashion,discharge61

EXERCISES63

Lesson Four71

TEXTThe Invisible Japanese GentlemenBy Graham Greene71

NOTES ON STYLE:Spoken/Written style79

WORD STUDY:evade,obscrve,endure,engage82

EXERCISES86

Lesson Five98

TEXTLanguage Teaching and LearningBy Wilga M. Rivers98

NOTES ON STYLE:Personal/Impersonal style108

WORD STUDY:represent,contribute,operate,level111

EXERCISES114

Lesson Six123

TEXT Apology to the FutureBy Scott Thomas Eastham123

NOTES ON STYLE:Deviation and norm135

WORD STUDY:dispose,retain,acknowledge,precede136

EXERCISES139

Lesson Seven149

TEXTPaper MoonsBy Lewis H.Lapham149

NOTES ON STYLE:Paralinguistic features157

WORD STUDY:afford,present,balance,consider159

EXERCISES161

Lesson Eight172

TEXTThe Case for Greater Clarity in WritingBy Ivor Brown172

NOTES ON STYLE:Cohesion181

WORD STUDY:affect,presume,devote,plea187

EXERCISES189

Lesson Nine201

TEXTMoney MadnessBy Ralph Hy201

NOTES ON STYLE:Euphemism212

WORD STUDY:share,reason,value,shadow213

EXERCISES216

Lesson Ten229

TEXT The Teacher as DragonBy Anna Tuttle Villegas229

NOTES ON STYLE:Connotation237

WORD STUDY:intend,argue,project,convey239

EXERCISES242

Lesson Eleven254

TEXTTyphoonBy Joseph Conrad254

NOTES ON STYLE:262

1．Simile and quasi-simile262

2．Metaphor263

WORD STUDY:secure,shine,cast,convince268

EXERCISES271

Lesson Twelve283

TEXTThe PlotBy E.M. Forster283

NOTES ON STYLE:Long and short sentences292

WORD STUDY:count,spare,access,element295

EXERCISES297

Lesson Thirteen307

TEXTThe Declaration of IndependenceBy Thomas Jefferson307

NOTES ON STYLE:Formal/Informal language317

WORD STUDY:effect,appeal,render,expose319

EXERCISES321

Lesson Fourteen333

TEXTVoodoo CitiesBy David Harvey333

NOTES ON STYLE:Postponement and fronting344

WORD STUDY:compare,vary,preserve,deliver346

EXERCISES349

Lesson Fifteen361

TEXTDaydreams of What You'd Rather BeBy Lance Morrow361

NOTES ON STYLE:Overlexicalization369

WORD STUDY:confide,speculate,manage,entertain371

EXERCISES374

APPENDIX Ⅰ．Vocabulary384

APPENDIX Ⅱ．A General List of Idioms and Expressions393