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Trần Văn Thái-DH8D

WRITING SKILL. Trần Văn Thái-DH8D. CONTENTS. THREE MAIN MISTAKES IN WRITING Vietnamese-English translation Grammar Styles II. GUIDELINES. VIETNAMESE-ENGLISH TRANSLATION. Translating word by word from Vietnamese into English (using bilingual dictionary)

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Trần Văn Thái-DH8D

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  1. WRITING SKILL Trần Văn Thái-DH8D

  2. CONTENTS • THREE MAIN MISTAKES IN WRITING • Vietnamese-English translation • Grammar • Styles • II. GUIDELINES Company name

  3. VIETNAMESE-ENGLISH TRANSLATION Translating word by wordfrom Vietnamese into English (using bilingual dictionary) • This causes grammar and vocabulary mistakes • Readers cannot understand Company name

  4. EXAMPLES OF WORD BY WORD TRANSLATION 1. He is difficult. Difficult  unsociable (strict) 2. We took a bath in the sea when we went to Ha Tien Beach. Took a bath  swam Company name

  5. COMMON GRAMMAR MISTAKES • Wrong verb tenses • Misuse of confusing structures • Adjective order • Position of adverbs • Run-on sentences • Fragment sentences • Subject-verb agreement • Using articles Company name

  6. TENSES OF VERB EX: Before the Second Word War Einstein has discovered his famous formula E=MC2 Has discovered  had discovered Company name

  7. CONFUSING STRUCTURES Writers misuse grammar structures that have similar forms but different meanings • EX: “USE TO” / “TO BE USE TO” • - Men are used to believing in their superiority over women • - Men used to believe in their superiority over women Company name

  8. ADJECTIVE ORDER 1.OPINION(enjoyable/horrible/boring)An enjoyable film 2.DIMENSION (SIZE)(large/tiny/heavy)A disgusting little insect 3.AGE(old/young/modern)A beautiful tall young woman 4.SHAPE(round/square/rectangular) A large old oval painting 5.COLOR(green/black/red)A small square black and white photograph 6.WHERE FROM (French/Russia/Vietnamese)An ugly modern American car 7.MATERIAL MADE OF (silver/paper/plastic)A pink Japanese silk blouse NOTE:do not use more than three adjectives before a noun Company name

  9. ADVERB ORDER 1. Adv. of PLACE + Adv. of TIMZ I go for a walk round the parkevery day2. Adv. of PLACE + Adv. of MANNER + Adv. of TIME I go for a walk round the parkvery slowlyevery day3.Adv. of PLACE + Adv. of MANNER + Adv. of FREQUENCY + Adv. TIMEI go for a walk round the parkvery slowlytwiceevery day Company name

  10. COMMON MISTAKES IN SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION • FRAGMENTS Wrong: He was very happy. Because he had passed the exam Right: He was very happy because he… • SPLITTING OF INFINITIVES Poor: I told him to carefully drive on slippery street. Better: I told him to drive carefully on slippery street. • PLURAL / SINGULAR NOUNS Wrong: If a pupil studies hard, they will pass the exam Right: If a pupil studies hard, he or she will pass the exam Or If pupils study hard, they will pass the exam Company name

  11. MISTAKES OF WRITING STYLES 1. Formal  Informal writing style 2. Directness Company name

  12. GUIDELINES Company name

  13. Express your ideas clearly • Write good sentences which show • Unity • Coherence • Emphasis Company name

  14. VIETNAMESE-ENGLISH TRANSLATION • Use sentence patterns • Think in english as much as possible • Reduce the use bilingual dictionary • Write drafts • Check & correct mistakes Company name

  15. Organise your ideas carefully • Learn and practice grammar structures • “Do not write over three lines each sentence!” • Read a lot • Writing journal Company name

  16. GUIDELINES 1. VARY SENTENCE LENGTH AND PATTERNS EX: I have a little brother. His name is Tom. He’s now in the eighth form. His fovourite subject at school is English.  I have a little brother whose name is Tom. He is now in the eighth form and his favourite subject is English. Company name

  17. GUIDELINES 2. USE COORDINATION, COMPOUNDING, SUBORDINATION, REDUCTION… EX: Poor: He is not a good pupil. He passed the examination successfully. Better: He is not a good pupil, but he passed the examination successfully. Weak: He got good marks in the exam. His parents rewarded him. Clear: His parent rewarded him when he got good mark in the exam. Company name

  18. On-line resources for writers • http:// owl. trc. purdue. edu/ by-topic.html • http://www.coe.uncc.edu/~brmattin/adds.html • http://webserver.maclab.comp.uvic.ca/ writersguide/Essay/ EssaysTOC. html • http:// sti.larc. nasa. gov/ html/Chapt3/Chapt3-TOC.html • http://www. hut. fi. / ~rvilmi / LangHelp/ Writing/ Company name

  19. BE PATIENT! Company name

  20. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!! www.themegallery.com

  21. TECHNIQUES FOR SPELLING IMPROVEMENT • STUDY THE CORRECT SPELLING OF A NEW WORD CAREFULLY • LOOK AT IT ATTENTIVELY • PRONOUNCE IT ALOUD • SYLLABLE BY SYLLABLE • TRY TO SEE THE PRINTED WORD IN YOUR MIND ALLOW YOURSELF TO CHECK THE SPEELING THAT YOU ARE UNSURE. Company name

  22. TECHNIQUES FOR SPELLING IMPROVEMENT • MASTER A LIST OF MISSPELLED WORDS Practice writing these troublesome words several times. Company name

  23. TECHNIQUES FOR SPELLING IMPROVEMENT • MASTER THE RULES OF SPELLING. IN SPITE OF EXEPTIONS, THOSE RULES ARE TRUE MOST OF THE TIME • THE FINAL “Y” RULE • THE FINAL “E” RULE • RULE FOR DOUBLING A FINAL CONSONANT • RULES FOR FORMING PLURALS • THE IE-EI RULE Company name

  24. DISCRIBING PEOPLE HAIRCOLOR, HAIRSTYLE, FACE, DISTINGUISHING FEATURES, PERSONALITY, DRESS, ACCESSORIES, MOOD/FEEL, HOBBIES, FAMILY BACKGROUND…

  25. fashionable neat shy calm talkative PERSONALITY amusing refined aggressive optimistic mousey pessimistic reliable “spunky” elegant

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