1、UNIT 6选择性必修第二册UNIT 6写作专项要规范(40 mins).应用文写作假设你是李华,明年要去英国留学,想通过一家英国留学机构寻找寄宿家庭。请你写一封信给代理人Alex,说明你的要求。内容包括:1.住宿条件;2.对房东的期待。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。.概要写作If you plan to learn a foreign language,you might think its going to be really challenging.Youve probably heard a lot of talks about how its easier
2、 to learn languages as a young child,and that learning as an adult can be difficult.You might even know friends or family members who have tried to learn a foreign tongue and failed.Thats because they are surrounded by the failure.Were here to cheer you up with some good news and inspire you to get
3、started.Can you learn languages at any age?Scientists are always learning about the human brain.Decades ago,experts believed that the brain developed during childhood and then stayed that way for life.However,modern studies have shown us that the brain has the ability to continually form new neural(
4、神经系统的) connections throughout adulthood.A 2010 Swedish study tested two groups of people,one in the range of age 21 through 30 and another between 65 and 80.Surprisingly,they found no significant differences in neuroplasticity(神经可塑性).In other words,this suggests that its possible for you to learn ne
5、w things at any age.Research also suggests that learning languages throughout adulthood improves the adult brain in general.In a 2012 Chinese study,experts looked at a group of adults who were learning Mandarin(普通话) over a nine-month period.They found that these adults showed improvement in the part
6、 of the brain that allows neural cells to communicate.The better your neural cells communicate,the easier it will be for you to learn new things.Why may adults have an easier time learning?Children might have a naturally high degree of neuroplasticity,but that doesnt mean learning is necessarily eas
7、ier for them.In fact,adult brains have a number of great qualities that might actually make learning easier,especially if you take advantage of free language learning apps.参考答案UNIT 6写作专项要规范.Dear Alex,Im Li Hua,a student from China.Im planning to study in London next year.Now I am contacting you to h
8、elp me find a host family that meets my requirements.First,Id like a clean comfortable room of my own that contains a washing machine with no additional charge.Second,the apartment should be conveniently located near my school.Finally,Id appreciate it if the family members were mild tempered and eas
9、y to get along with.Thank you and look forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua.It is commonly thought that learning a foreign language is really hard for adults.(要点1)But modern studies have revealed that age is not the limitation to learning in adulthood.(要点2)Moreover,learning throughout adulthood can activate brain neural cells,greatly benefiting the brain.(要点3)Actually,adults learn more easily than kids,for their brains have many characteristics that probably make for learning.(要点4)
