Thefirststepinthestudyofanylanguageisobservingand____preciselywhathappenswhennativespeakersspeakit.
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【句意】任何语言学习的第一步都是观察和精确记录本族人说话时所使用的语言。
【难点】set down意为“写下，记录，记下”;set off意为“出发，动身”;set about意为“开始忙碌，着手工作”;set up意为“开办，建立，设立”。
Writing:
Astatementgoesthat"boththedevelopmentoftechnologicaltoolsandtheusestowhichhumanityhasputthemhavecreatedmoderncivilizationsinwhichlonelinessiseverincreasing."Towhatdegreedoyouagreewiththisstatement?Writeanessayofabout400words.
Inthefirstpartofyouressayyoushouldstateclearlyyourmainargument,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyourargumentwithappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionormakeasummary.
Youshouldsupplyanappropriatetitleforyouressay.
Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
____,sheledalifeofcompleteseclusion.