English A1 Worksheet
Reviews on the passage “Mother Tongue”
“Mother Tongue” is a passage written by Amy Tan , an American writer to reveal some of her past experiences with her mother. She knows different types of english and the type she uses to communicating with her mom is different from the standard ones that she learns at school. The extract focuses on the” broken english” that her mother speaks . She quotes some of her words'' Respect for making big celebrations, he shows up''. This shows the way she speaks english is transferred from the thought of a chinese so the sentence sounds not that fluent. Besides, the author raises some disadvantages of not being able to speak fluent english. She raises some examples of her mom . People look down on her and treat her unfairly. They show her their attitudes indirectly. “The hospital did not appologize when they said they had lost the CAT and the author's mother had come for nothing”. This proves the importance of speaking standard english because it shows you are in tune with others. The author also points out the language foundation in Asian students is not as well as the science subjects. She also makes comparisons between two subjects “Math is precise. There's only one correct answer.”, “English tests were always a judgment call , a matter of opinion and personal taste” She encouarges Asian students to exceed their standard of “limited english” and develop a wider range of talents. . Last but not least, the author expresses some of her own opinions.She “enjoys the challenge of disproving assumptions” and has a sense of satisfactory for her “mastering english” which shows she is ambitious to change others' views on her by improving herself. She also keeps the “essence of all the english she has learnt” .The beauty of language shall never be seen through any language tests.
Though I have never experienced living in the
“Mother Tongue” is a passage written by Amy Tan , an American writer to reveal some of her past experiences with her mother. She knows different types of english and the type she uses to communicating with her mom is different from the standard ones that she learns at school. The extract focuses on the” broken english” that her mother speaks . She quotes some of her words'' Respect for making big celebrations, he shows up''. This shows the way she speaks english is transferred from the thought of a chinese so the sentence sounds not that fluent. Besides, the author raises some disadvantages of not being able to speak fluent english. She raises some examples of her mom . People look down on her and treat her unfairly. They show her their attitudes indirectly. “The hospital did not appologize when they said they had lost the CAT and the author's mother had come for nothing”. This proves the importance of speaking standard english because it shows you are in tune with others. The author also points out the language foundation in Asian students is not as well as the science subjects. She also makes comparisons between two subjects “Math is precise. There's only one correct answer.”, “English tests were always a judgment call , a matter of opinion and personal taste” She encouarges Asian students to exceed their standard of “limited english” and develop a wider range of talents. . Last but not least, the author expresses some of her own opinions.She “enjoys the challenge of disproving assumptions” and has a sense of satisfactory for her “mastering english” which shows she is ambitious to change others' views on her by improving herself. She also keeps the “essence of all the english she has learnt” .The beauty of language shall never be seen through any language tests.
Though I have never experienced living in the