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PAGE  PAGE 7 New Century College English Book I UNIT 1 Learning a Language Teaching Contents: Key Words: 1. personal: adj. concerning, belonging to, or for the use of a particular person; private * My personal view is that the students should be doing more work outside the classroom. * When I went to her room all her personal belongings had gone. 2. claim: 1) vt. state that sth. is true, even though it has not been proved * All parties have claimed success in yesterday’s elections. * The company claims that their product “makes you thin without dieting”. (= After the battle both sides claimed victory.) 2) n. a statement that sth. is true, even though it has not been proved * Nobody believed his claim that he was innocent /to be innocent. 3. reference: n. 1) a mention of sth. * His recent book makes references to the issue of the Mideast. 2) sth. that shows you where else to look for information, for example the page number of another place in a book * cite Green 1986 as a reference 3) the act of looking at sth. for information * Keep their price list for further reference. Collocation: a reference book a reference library for reference in/with reference to 4. efficiently: adv. efficient: adj. working well, quickly, and without waste * an efficient secretary * an efficient heating system CF: efficient effective 这两个形容词均有“有效的”之意。 efficient指积极有效，效率高，效果好，节省精力。指人时，强调其能干、熟练的技巧。 effective强调产生实际的效果、效力或具有取得预期效果的能力，指人指物都适用。 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. The local government has taken some _____ measures to reduce unemployment. We need someone really ______ who can organize the office and make it run smoothly. The city’s transport system is one of the most ____ in Europe. An ____ teacher will always produce better exam results. 5. argue: 1) vi. disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way * They’re always arguing about/over money. 2) v. give the reasons for one’s opinion, idea, belief, etc. *