北京PET语法点10期:情态动词Modal verbs:should,shouldn't,must,mustn't,have to等
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情态动词(情态助动词)是协助主动词构成限定动词词组,无力例外地带有不带to的不定式。情态动词多半是一词多义;在肯定句、否定句和疑问句中,往往意义不尽相同。而且“时”不是时间区别的主要标志,例如现在时的情态动词不一定表示现在时间,过去时情态动词也不一定表示过去时间。
⑴ should/shouldn't
We use should/shouldn't to give or ask for advice.Should/shouldn't are followed by the infinitive without to.
例句:
You should join a gym if you want to keep fit.
You shouldn't eat too much chocolate.
What should I do ?
注意:
An alternative to should is ought to +infinitive.This is more formal.
⑵ must, have to
We use must and have to to express obligation.
例句:
You must take your passport with you when you travel abroad.
We have to show our passports when we cross the border.
注意:must和have to两者区别
We often use must to talk about rules or laws which we agree with or believe in.
例句:
We must wear a seat belt in the car, even for short journeys.
We often use have to to talk about rules or laws which were made by someone else or which we may not agree with.
例句:
My teacher says that I have to finish the homework tonight or I'll be in trouble.
⑶ don't have to
Use don't have to or needn't(but not mustn't)when it's not necessary to do something.
例句:
We didn't have to show our passports when we went to Scotland.
We don't need to wear a uniform at our school.
⑷ can/can't
We can also use can/can't to express permission or lack of permssion.
例句:
You can leave any time you like.
You can't bring animals in here.
Can I use your phone,please?
⑸musn't
Use mustn't to express prohibition,to say that something is not allowed.
例句:
You mustn't use your phone in the cinema.
注意:
We can also use can't instead of mustn't.
例如:You can't talk during the exam.
There is no past tense form of mustn't.Use not allowed to.
例如:We weren't allowed to go into the concert without a ticket.
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北京KET语法点07期:比较级和最高级Comparatives and superlatives
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在词汇意义上,形容词可以分为等级形容词(Gradable Adjective)和非等级形容词(Non-gradable Adjective)。大多数形容词都是等级形容词。等级形容词的语法特征首先表现在它具有比较等级:
例如:
单音节形容词的比较级和最高级,在原级加后缀-er和-est;
三音节或三音节以上的形容词,在原级之前加more和most构成比较级和最高级
等级形容词也可以表现在能接受强调词的修饰:
very tall so beatuiful
extremely useful
那么,首先,我们学习下形容词中比较级和最高级的变化规律
其次,我们来学习比较级和最高级的用法:
①We use comparative adjectives to talk about the difference between two people or things.
Jackson is younger than his brother.
I am taller than my best friend.
②Use superlative adjectives to talk about the different between three tor more people or things.
Jackson is the youngest child in the family.
I am the tallest student in the class.
注意:
We often use than after comparative adjectives:
I am younger than her.
We often use the before superlatives adjectives:
She is the youngest person in the family.
We often use phrases like these after superlative adjectives:
in the family,in the world, in the class
(Not of the family, of the world, of the class.)
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北京KET语法点08期:过去进行体Past continuous
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过去进行体是由
助动词be的过去时形式(was,were)
+ -ing分词(即动词的ing形式)构成
过去进行体和现在进行体的用法有不少相似之处
只是时间向过去推移而已
⑴ 过去进行体的肯定形式和否定形式
而进行时最重要的是
动词的ing形式变化
而这个变化是有规律的
⑵ 过去进行体的疑问形式
直接将be的过去时形式(was,were)放在首位
⑶ 过去进行体的肯定回答和否定回答
⑷过去进行体的用法
①to talk about something happening over a period of time in the past.
例句:We were watching a film at 8 o'clock last night.
②to talk about two things happening at the same time:
例句:They were watching the film while I was doing my homework.
③with the past simple to talk about one thing happening in the middle of another.
例句:When I left home,my brother was eating his breakfast.
While I was walking into town,it started to rain.
④We use while to talk about two continuous actions.
例句:I was doing my homework while my parents were watching TV.
⑤We use when to talk about a point of time.
例句:My parents were watching TV when I got home.
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北京PET语法点07期:等级和非等级形容词Gradable and non-gradable adjectives
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在KET语法点07期中
我们学习到形容词的比较级和最高级
PET不仅考查与KET中的相同考点
还更会深挖形容词的其他知识点
⑴Gradable and non-gradable adjectives
Most adjectives are gradable.This means we can make them stronger or weaker by using words like very.We cannot use words like completely or absolutely with these adjectives.
例如:
(×)I'm completely cold.
(√)I'm very cold.
(√)Our English exam was fairly difficult.
(√)Harry's new car is quite big,isn't it?
(√)Ben was pretty tired after a long day's work.
(等级形容词可以接受very等词语的修饰。但不能用completely或absolutely等词语去修饰等级形容词。)
Non-gradable or extreme adjectives are adjectives which we cannot make stronger or weaker by using words like very.We can use these words with non-gradable adjectives: completely,absolutely,totally, really.
例如:
(×)I'm very freezing.
(√)I'm absolutely freezing.
(√)It was absolutely impossible to pass our English exam.
(√)Harry's new car is really enormous,isn't it?
(√)Ben was totally exhausted after a long day's work.
⑵Adjectives with -ed and -ing endings
Many English adjectives which end in -ing or -ed are formed from verbs.
verbadjectives relaxrelaxed/relaxingsurprisesurprised/surprising
Adjectives which end in -ed tell us how a person feels.
例句:I’m going to bed because I'm tired.
Adjectives which end in -ing decribe the effect of something.
例句:I'm going to bed. I've had a tiring day at work.
⑶可修饰等级形容词的词语
a bit,a little, slightly,much,far,a lot
We can use these words with comparative adjectives.
We use a bit,a little, slightly, not much or not a lot to describe a small difference:
例句:My brother is a little younger than me.
I'm a bit older than him.
We use much,a lot or far to describe a large different:
例句:I'm much fitter than my brother,but he's a lot faster than me.
He's much more polite than his cousin.
(not) as···as
We use as+adjective/adverb +as to say that two things are the same.例句:Hannah is as tall as Jess. Today is as warm as yesterday.
We use not as+adjective/adverb +as to say that one thing is less than another.例句:My brother isn't as fit as me.=I am fitter than my brother. I'm not as fast as my brother.=My brother is faster than me.
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北京PET语法点08期:副词的比较等级和最高级Comparative and superlative adverbs
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副词的比较级和最高级规则形式的构成
With comparative adverbs, we often use than.
Although early has two syllables, the comparative and superlative forms are earlise and the earliest.
Use comparative adverbs to say how things are done or happen at different times.
Today it's rainning more heavier than it did yesterday.
Use superlative adverbs to say how things are done by someone or something alse.
Everyone in my class works hard,but Jack works the hardest.
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北京KET语法点05期:现在进行体Present continuous
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现在进行体是由
助动词be的现在时形式(am,is,are)
+ -ing分词(即动词的ing形式)构成
⑴ 现在进行体的肯定形式和否定形式
be动词的现在时形式
am,is,are是根据
主语的人称代词而变化的
I am/ We are/He is
·····
而进行时最重要的是
动词的ing形式变化
而这个变化是有规律的
⑵ 现在进行体的疑问形式
直接将be的现在时形式(am,is,are)放在首位
⑶ 现在进行体的肯定回答和否定回答
⑷ 现在进行体的用法
①表示说话时正在进行的动作
一般可以用于进行体的动词一般都是表示持续动作的动态动词
A: What are you doing ?
B: I'm writing a letter.
②表示现阶段一直在进行的动作
现在进行体可以表示现阶段一直在进行的动作,这种动作在说话时不一定正在进行:
Jane is studying law while her sister is doing physics.
现在进行体常与 always,continually,constantly等频度状语连用,表示对现阶段发生动作表示某种感情色彩:
Joyce is constantly complaining that she is not properly paid.
③表示按计划安排近期内即将发生的动作
这是现在进行体表示将来时间的用法。
这种将来事态通常都是按照现在的计划安排近期内即将发生
We're meeting him after the performance.
也常见于某些时间状语分句和条件状语分句中:
When you are talking with him,take care not to mention this.
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北京PET语法点05期:So do I and Nor / Neither do I
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在英语中,有一种手法叫做“替代”
替代是一种避免重复和连接上下文的手段
它有三种替代现象:名词性替代,动词性替代和分句性替代
今天,主要来讲解下
考试常考的内容:动词性替代
①什么是动词性替代
用动词替代词或代动词(pro-verb)do,do so等表示的替代现象叫做动词性替代
②动词性替代的用法
代动词 do 可以与连接性副词 so 搭配,构成两个意义不同的常用句型:“So+do+主语”和“ So +主语+ do”
首先,我们要学习下表示“我也如此”或“另外一个人也如此”,
常用“So+do+主语”结构
当表示“我也如此”或“另外一个人也如此”
肯定句中用“So+do+主语”结构
否定句中用“Nor / Neither do+主语”结构
(但在否定结构中,do不是代动词,而是变成了助动词)
这个do的用法,主要看谓语动词的变化而变化
例如A: I am hungry.
B: So am I .
这种变化肯定句适用,否定句也一样适用
知识点延伸:
“So+do+主语”和“ So +主语+ do”的区别
⑴“So+do+主语”延伸为“So+do/be/情态动词+主语” (不同主语)
A: I like playing football.
B: So does my father.(=My father likes playing football too.)
⑵“ So +主语+ do”延伸为“So+主语+do/be/情态动词” (同一主语)
A: The students work hard.
B: So they do. (=Certainly they work hard.)
A: Father, you promised.
B: Well, so I did. (=Certainly I promised.)
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北京PET语法点06期:程度副词Adverbs of degree
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副词按照词汇意义,可以分为方式副词、程度副词、时间副词、频度副词、地点副词或连接副词等,在KET语法03期中我们已经介绍过了频度副词在一般现在时的用法。在这里,我们会给大家讲解下程度副词的相关知识点。
首先,副词可以修饰动词、形容词、副词、介词、限定词以及整个名词词组。
程度副词主要对随后的词语起到强调、强化、弱化等修饰作用的。而这里的程度副词和随后的词语构成的是词组成分,而不是分句成分。
现在我们介绍几个常用的程度副词:
extremely,fairly,quite,rather,really and very
①We can use extremely,really and very to make adjectives and adverbsstronger.
例句
1.We've had an extremely busy day.
2.I'm going to saty inside today.It's going to be really hot.
②We can use fairly and rather to make adjectives and adverbs weeker(they mean ‘not very’).
例句
1.I think you'll pass the exam fairly easily.
2.I'm rather disappointed that I failed the exam,but I'm not surprised.
③Quite has two oppsite meanings: completely(with gradable adjectives)and not very(with non-gradable adjectives).
例句
1.I've been working hard, so I'm quite tired.(quite=a lot)
2.I'm quite exhausted after running a marathon yesterday.(quite=completely)
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2020年剑桥KET考试改革最全详解+攻略
2020年剑桥KET考试改革
前不久,剑桥官方宣布剑桥KET和PET考试将于2020年改革,杰小娜仔细研究了官方所有和改革相关的信息,并把这篇改革解读分享给大家。
剑桥五级考试为什么定期更新?
1. 语言本身在不断变化,学习者的需求也会随之产生变化,因此测评的形式就必须定期调整。
2. 为了帮助学员在剑桥五级测评学习中,对接顺畅,2020年1月开始KET和PET两个级别的题型均做了调整。
因此题型的KET、PET和FCE考试间的题型相似度会增强!
整体改革趋势
1. ✔增加了阅读的难度和分量;
✔对考生的语法运用提高了要求;
✔更加重视考生的写作能力,给予考生说出自己想法的空间;
2. ✔口语增加更多让考生自我发挥空间;
3. ✔听力四平八稳,变化不大;
4. ✔成绩报告等级更改:
Pass with Distinction 改为A
Pass with Merit 改为B
Pass 改为C
KET改革
一句话重点——题量减少,但难度和阅读量反而增加!
下面,从阅读写作、口语、听力这个三个部分给大家详细解析一下:
阅读写作篇
内容详解:
阅读Part 1:由标识匹配题八选五变成了标识选择题三选一,参考了PET题型,而且文本类型和阅读量都增加了,如除标识外,还增加了手机短信等,考察考生对各种短信息的理解能力。
阅读Part 2:语境选择题变成了阅读匹配题,根据三段文章内容,判断每个角色的信息,参考FCE题型,文章变长阅读加大,同时考验考生的阅读速度和快速捕捉特定信息的能力。
阅读Part 3:情景会话选择和匹配题变成了阅读理解选择题,参考了PET题型,文本加长,阅读量加大,考察考生对长文章主旨大意的理解和一些具体细节的定位。
阅读Part 4:旧版Part 5题型不变,考察的依旧是完型填空题,只是题量变少,由8题减少为6题。
阅读Part 5:与旧版的Part 7题型相同—开放完形填空题,难度大。考察学生的词汇、语法、段落结构等综合运用能力。
写作Part 6:由原来的根据语境拼写单词直接跨到旧版Part 9的小作文部分,要求考生基于交流的目的来写短文,答题要点依然是三个:内容、语言和结构,但是字数不再是一个区间,而是不设上限:25词及以上,给予考生更多的发挥空间。
写作Part 7:部分新增了叙事写作,根据图片运用适当的人称、时态和衔接完成35字及以上的故事写作,更加注重主动输出和大段落的输出,难度增加明显。评分标准依然是内容、语言和结构。
删除的部分包括阅读Part 2(三选一),Part 3(情景会话),Part 4(阅读理解),写作中的Part 6(单词拼写)和Part 8(信息提取)。
听力篇
内容详解:
听力部分大体不变,只是部分题型调换位置。
听力part 4属于新增题型,参考了FCE听力Part 1部分,五段对话或独白,涉及到了人物观点、态度或协议等,考生需要判断甚至推测出每段语境的主要内容、主旨或观点,主要考察考生的推理和概括能力。
口语篇
内容详解:
口语Part 1部分时长变短,由5-6分钟变为3-4分钟。
Part 2部分与PET口语Part 2题型一样,情境感更强。
新版两名考生会根据给出的插画来进行互相问答,考官会在结束前问两人各一个问题。除了题型变化外,新版的Part 2还分成了两个阶段,第二个阶段考官会基于图片向考生各问2个拓展问题,考生需要陈述自己的观点并说明理由。
新版的Speaking口语部分加入了图片,增加了与考官间的互动,对考生的语言应用能力考察提出了更高的要求。
PET考试内容的变化:
1.整体难度上升35%
2.考试时长不变
3.阅读写作部分难度提升,阅读量增加,其他部分整体变动不大。
4.总分不变
阅读部分题量减少,但难度系数增大。
PART 4新增句子插入题(托福一类的成人英语测试中常见的题型),需要考生了解上下文句子的具体含义,更加考验孩子的阅读理解能力。
PART 6新增填空题,加大对语法知识的考察,语法的重要性被提高。
(白色为原题型,红色为新增题型,蓝色为改版后题型)
写作部分PART 1由句子转换变成了词汇量要求更多的书信大作文,主题是给某人回复邮件(高考英语作文也是类似题型);
PART 2改成了选择写作,无论选择写文章还是写故事,对考生的想象力和写作能力要求都大大提高。
听力PART 2新增单选题,听六个简短文段,选择正确答案,问题的句子变长,同时考察考生的听力能力和阅读理解能力。
口语部分只有PART 4作了小幅度修改,其他变化不大。
深度分析北京2020新版KET题型!不得不看
新旧版KET区别
一、整体
二、读写模块
阅读和写作部分对考生来说一直是得分的弱项。
新旧版读写模块总分值不变,都是60分。考试时间从70分钟压缩到60分钟。新版KET将旧版考试中该模块的9部分56道题减少到7部分32道题,part1-part 5是阅读部分,每题一分,一共30分; part6-part7 是写作部分,每题15分,一共30分。也就是阅读和写作各占一半分值,相较旧版增加了5分。
说明写作的分值占比增加。对考生词汇量的要求提高,还是要注意同义代换。
阅读的5个部分总体来说阅读材料更加倾向实用类题材,内容深度较旧版有较大增加。删掉了旧版part2,3的匹配题和单选题。在出题形式上开始与PET题型接近。比如part 1(6个短篇,每题3个选项,选出和这6个短篇信息一致的选项),它和PET part1的出题形式一致,但词汇、长度,内容深度上等较容易。
再如part 3的长篇阅读(读一篇长阅读回答5个问题,问题顺序和文章顺序一致,主要是细节题和主旨题)接近新版PET的Part3的阅读出题形式。
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剩下3个部分保留或改进了旧版题的某些有难度的题,比如Part2就是保留旧版阅读part4阅读中最难的一种阅读题型(根据三篇短文选择符合文章内容的选项);而新版part4选择完型填空综合了旧版Part 2、5,侧重语法考察,也是近似PET的part5。而Part 5的裸完型和旧版part7出题形式一致,从原来的写作部分变成阅读部分,由原来的10题减到6题,但考查的主要知识点还是类似。
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写作部分删掉了原来的拼写题和信息转述题,把开放性完形填空归到阅读内,增加了一篇看图写故事,而且两篇写作均不再设字数上限,为优秀的考生提供了更大的发挥空间,也考察了考生语言描述与关联能力。评分会从内容、语言组织和语言表达三个方面打分,每个部分5分。
三、听力模块
新旧版KET听力模块试题数量和分值与旧版一样,仍然是5个部分25道题,每题1分,一共25分,考试时间30分钟,但新版任务难度有所提高。删掉了一道填空题,新增一个题型。听力文本中的词汇的选择整体变难,正确答案和听力文本内容存在同义代换。
Part 1 还是听五篇短文了解具体信息,从A、B、C选项中选择正确的图片,旧版是5题,新版变成6题。
Part 2 填空题,通过听一段长独白,填写文中空缺的内容(相当于老版考试的第5部分)
Part 3 多项选择。通过听一段长对话,了解具体的信息、情感和观点.和旧版part 3 类似。
Part 4为新增多项选择题型,要求考生理解5段内容的主旨思想或观点态度,帮助考生开始适应PET、FCE 的考察方向;此外,Part 3关于对话信息的考察也从旧版关注回答转向关注问答双方。
Part 5匹配题。听一段长对话,听取细节信息(相当于旧版的第2部分)
四、口语模块
新旧KET口语模块总分不变,仍然是两个part ,25分。但Part 1和Part 2的时长互换了,说明Part 2的难度增加。评分标准一致(一名考官会从语法词汇、语篇组织、发音、互动交流和另一名就整体表现进行打分)。
Part 1 同旧版日常对话。考试侧重于语言的互动性及社交性
Part 2新版协作讨论。考生先根据图片讨论问题,之后考官根据图片话题进行提问,相比于旧版的客观信息理解与问答,新版侧重于比较、描述与观点表达,进一步考察考生的语言运用能力与流利度。题型接近于PET口语Part 3。