语法在听说项目中的重要性经常被忽视,尤其是听力。 在听力中,通常大家重视的是词汇而不是语法,而事实是,语法知识对于提高雅思听力水平是大大有益的。 一、首先,语法有益于提高对文章的理解。 一些常用的语法表达可以有助于听者更加确切的理解听力内容,从而做出正确判断。 现在举听力中很常见的一个语法表达rather than一例。 Rather than的含义是而不是。 如I would choose to go out for a walk rather than sit in a cinema. 又如The highest continent in the world is Antarctica rather than Asia. 再如The key of listening is the combination of vocabulary as well as grammar, rather than vocabulary alone. 小结:rather than之前出现的内容是肯定的,而之后出现的内容是否定的。 再来看一道剑桥上的例题(剑桥四,第三套,第二篇) Where does Circus Romano perform? A. In a theatre B. In a tent C. In a stadium 录音: The first is the Circus Romano from Italy. As this is a traveling circus, it follows a long tradition by performing in a marqueewhich is really like a canvas portable building, usually put up in a green space or car park, rather than in a theatre or stadium |