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Trying Your Hand

Unit Seven. Applied Writing. Sentence Writing. Trying Your Hand. Applied Writing. Read and Simulate Simulate and Create. Seminars Sponsored by the Municipal Health Association and General Hospital Topics: On AIDS, Mad Cow Disease And Anthrax Speaker: Dr. Black

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Trying Your Hand

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  1. Unit Seven Applied Writing Sentence Writing Trying Your Hand

  2. Applied Writing • Read and Simulate • Simulate and Create

  3. Seminars Sponsored by the Municipal Health Association and General Hospital Topics: On AIDS, Mad Cow Disease And Anthrax Speaker: Dr. Black Chair: Professor Yuan Lin Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Fri. 9 October 2001 Place: Lecture Room 305, Library Building, MGH Sample 1 Read and Simulate Read the following two samples of notices and learn to write your own.

  4. LECTURE Jointly sponsored by the Texas Education Delegation and the University Foreign Affairs Section TOPIC: The Communicative Approach in China TIME: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sun. Nov. 24, PLACE: Lecture Room 6, Municipal Hall Admission: With ticket Sample 2 Reference Read and Simulate

  5. Reference Come to Practice English! Royal Princess, a luxury ship from UK is arriving at Dalian on June 6, Fri. 9 a.m. You are welcome to work as volunteer-interpreters. Anyone who is interested please stop by the Foreign Language Dept. office for details. Do a bit and get benefited as well!

  6. Simulate and Create • Translate the following two posters into Chinese, using the data bank in Workbook for reference when necessary. ENGLISH LANGUAGE BUFFET Fancy learning British English in an enjoyable way! Fancy having some real British fish and chips in this city! TIME: Fri. Oct. 9, 3:00-5:00 p.m. PLACE: Hilten Coffee Shop

  7. Reference Simulate and Create GRAND BOOK SHOW Gifts for the first 100 comers --- a rare opportunity! Well-known author book signings --- a rare opportunity!! Bestsellers from all over the world --- a rare opportunity!!! Place: Xinhua Book Store, Tianjin Street Time: 8 a.m.?:30 p.m. Aug. 28-Sept. 3

  8. Simulate and Create • Write a notice or poster in English for some event you actually need for your own purpose.(ASSIGNMENT)

  9. Reference 英语自助餐 想一想开开心心学英语的感觉！ 在本市尝一尝纯正英国炸鱼薯条的滋味！ 时间：10月9日, 下午3:00～5:00 地点：希尔顿咖啡店 大型书展 先到百名者有奖——机会难得！ 著名作者现场签名——机会难得！！ 世界各国畅销书云集——机会难得！！！ 地点：天津街新华书店 时间：8月28号~ 9月3号, 上午8:00 ~下午8:30半

  10. Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs Sentence Writing • Write Through Applying Grammar Rules • Write Through Correcting Mistakes • Write Through Translating • Write Through Describing a Picture

  11. fitter stronger more friendly more humorous better more carefully KEY Write Through Applying Grammar Rules Complete the following sentences using the comparative form. 1. He is much _____ (fit) and ________ (strong) than his brother. 2. The people there are ____________ (friendly) and _______________ (humorous) than we expected. 3. The boy plans his time ______ (well) and _____________ (carefully) than ever before.

  12. less more hotter more humid nicer cozier less well better KEY Write Through Applying Grammar Rules 4. He earns _____ (much) money, but _____ (little) respect than he used to. 5. The weather is getting ______ (hot) and ___________ (humid). 6. This apartment is ______ (nice) and ______ (cozy) than the other one. 7. Jane sings ______ (well) but dances ________ (not well) than Mary does.

  13. KEY Write Through Applying Grammar Rules 8. ___________ (early) you start, the _______ (soon) you’ll finish the work. 9. Lizzy is ________ (nice) as, if not _____ (nice) than, Mary. 10. Pronunciation is no _______________ (important) than grammar to an English learner. The earlier sooner as nice nicer less important

  14. Write Through Correcting Mistakes Correct the errors in the following sentences, using the correct comparative or superlative degree forms. 1. The shopkeeper offered him the better hat in the shop with the lower price. The shopkeeper offered him the best hat in the shop with the lowest price. 2. This city is one of the most mild and quiet places in China. This city is one of the mildest and quietest places in China.

  15. Write Through Correcting Mistakes 3. Tim thinks far, and his father thinks farther, and his grand father thinks more farther of all. Tim thinks far, and his father thinks farther, and his grand father thinks the farthest of all. 4. The Yellow River is the second long river in China. The Yellow River is the the second longest river in China. 5. This is a very poor excuse I have ever heard. This is the poorest excuse I have ever heard.

  16. Write Through Correcting Mistakes 6. Christmas is the more important celebration than Thanksgiving Day. Christmas is a more important celebration than Thanksgiving Day. 7. This material is the most light in weight. This material is the lightest in weight. 8. This flower is more beautiful and smells nicely of all the flowers in the garden. This flower is the most beautiful and (the) most nicely of all the flowers in the garden.

  17. Write Through Correcting Mistakes 9. Longfellow doesn’t run faster than Jim. Longfellow doesn’t run as fast as Jim. 10. The more your vocabulary is, the more easier it is for you to understand English. The larger your vocabulary is, the easier it is for you to understand English. 11. The new playground is three time large than the old one. The new playground is three times larger than the old one.

  18. Write Through Correcting Mistakes 12. The task turns out to be more harder than we expected. The task turns out to be much harder than we expected. 13. It is the most perfect day for a picnic. It is a perfect day for a picnic. 14. Bob is the most bright in the three boys. Bob is the brightest of the three boys.

  19. Write Through Correcting Mistakes 15. I don’t like anything better than a nice cup of tea. I like nothing better than a nice cup of tea. 16. Lizzy is the prettiest than all her sisters. Lizzy is prettier than / more pretty than / prettiest of all her sisters. 17. John’s wife is very rude, and John is not any more polite than her. John’s wife is very rude, and John is no more polite than her.

  20. Write Through Translating Translate the following sentences into English by expressing comparison in as many ways as you can. 1.旅途比我想象得要顺利。 The journey is smoother than I have expected. The journey is less rough than I have expected. The journey is not as rough as I have expected. 2.我打字的速度比他快。 I type faster than he does. He doesn’t type as fast as I do.

  21. Write Through Translating 3.足球队今天的表现不如昨天。 The football team doesn’t perform as well as they did yesterday. The football team performs less well than they did yesterday. The football team performed better yesterday than they do today. The football team’s performance was better yesterday. The football team’s performance is poorer today.

  22. Write Through Translating 4.这个女孩的穿着是班里最时髦的。 This girl dresses in the most fashionable way in her class. This girl dresses most fashionably in her class. This girl dresses more fashionably than anyone else in her class.

  23. Write Through Translating 5.玛丽显得比实际年龄要年轻。 Mary looks much younger than she really is. Mary is much older than she looks. Mary is not as young as she looks. Mary doesn’t look as old as she really is.

  24. Write Through Translating 6.四川菜远比上海菜辣。 Sichuan dishes are much hotter than Shanghai dishes. Shanghai dishes are much lighter than Sichuan dishes. Shanghai dishes are not as hot as Sichuan dishes.

  25. Reference Write Through Describing a Picture Write a short passage of about 100 words to tell a story or about an event related to the picture given. Some useful words and phrases are provided in the textbook to help you. Start the passage with “The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival.”

  26. Reference The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, a pleasant time when the weather turns warm. This festivalis observed to commemorate the ancient patriotic poet, Qu Yuan. Zongzi is a special food for this festival. It is a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice in bamboo leaves. There are various kinds of Zongzi, with both sweet and saltyfillings. Dragon Boat Racing is another special activity on the very day. Chinese people will wrap and eat Zongzi and row dragon boats on the same day every year. These traditional customs remind them of Qu Yuan and inspire them to love their motherland.

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