動詞高中英語詞匯系列高中英語詞匯系列confuseconfuseTeachingObjectivesLearnthemeaningandcollocationsof“confuse”.Reviewwordformation.Learntonavigateduringanageofconfusion.123Meeting“confuse”LeadinIfyouareinadifficultsituation,andarenotsureaboutwhattodo,whowouldyouturnto？Friends?Family?Aconsultant?LeadinTherearecertainmomentsinlifewhenwe’reinadifficultsituationandfeeluncertainorunclearaboutwhattodonext.Nowanswer:Inthefollowingsituations,willyoubesureornot?Answer1+2=?ListentoRussianlanguage.Distinguishtwosistersthatlookalike.MeaningconfusetomakesomeonefeelthattheycannotthinkclearlyordonotunderstandMeaningconfusetothinkwronglythatapersonorthingissomeoneorsomethingelseExample新人教B1U1Thefirstweekwasalittleconfusing(forafreshman).Whenyoufirstcometoaschool(freshman),areyouclearaboutwhattodo,andhowtodoit?No.Example新外研B1U2Eventhesmallestwordscanbeconfusing.Areyousureaboutthedifferencebetween“historic”and“historical”?No.Whoisconfusedwiththesewords?Theauthor.Whatisconfusing?Thewords.ExampleDon'tconfusefamewithsuccess.Madonnaisone;HelenKelleristheother.MadonnaandHelenKeller,aretheybothfamous?Yes.Aretheybothsuccessful?Notreally.PracticingusingLet’sdub.You’venevermarried,haveyou?Let’sdub.I’vebeenunluckyinmyaffections,sadly.Let’sdub.Thatissad.Let’sdub.Thoughperhapsit’sforthebest.Let’sdub.Thewholenotionofmarriageseemstoconfuseyou.Generatingexamplesabout...Canyouthinkofone

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