There is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested inspelling .No school I have taught in has ever __1__ spelling or considered it unimportantas a basic skill. There are, however , vastly different ideas about how to teach it , or howmuch __2__ it must be given over general language development and writing ability. Theproblem is , how to encourage a child to express himself freely and __3__ in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?If spelling become the only focal point of his teacher’s interest, clearly a __4__ child will be likely to “play safe”. He will tend to write only words within his spelling range,choosing to avoid __5__ language. That’s why teachers often __6__ the early use ofdictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing abouta personal experience :“ This work is __7__! There are far too many spelling errors andyour writing is illegible(难以辨认的).” It may have been a sharp__8__ of the pupil’stechnical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omittedto read the essay, which __9__ some beautiful expressions of the child’s deePfeelings.The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centredon the child’s ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would havegiven the pupil more __10__ to seek improvement.
[A]priority
[B]criticism
[C]contained
[D]clearly
[E]adventurous
[F]discourage
[G]motivation
[H]terrible
[I]ignored
[J]difficult
[K]encourage
[L]expressed
[M]confidently
[N]bright
[O]motive
参考答案:
1.I
2.A
3.M
4.N
5.E
6.K
7.H
8.D
9.C
10.G
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