Sep., 2013 영어 청취와 작문 English Listening and Composition Prof. Shao Guangqing

How do you celebrate the following festivals (or special days) in your country/culture? The Mid-autumn Festival The Lunar New Year Christmas Valentine ’ s Day … Warm-up

Contents Unit two Descriptive Paragraphs  Part 3 Using specific language Using adjectives Using be to describe and define  Part 4 Editing a student paragraph

Using specific language Which sentence is better for describing things?  1. a. He bought a vehicle.  b. He bought a 1965 Cadillac.  2. a. We heard a noise.  b. We heard the sound of breaking glasses.  3. a. Suddenly, I smelled food.  b. Suddenly, I smelled steak and onions. b is better, because it is more specific. Specific words can make the topic specific and clearer.

Practice: identifying specific language __ a. Someone lent her an umbrella. __ b. Her father lent her an umbrella. __ a. My best friend gave me a novel by Chang-Rae Lee for my birthday. __ b. My best friend gave me a book for my birthday. __ a. I inherited some furniture. __ b. I inherited my grandmother’s chair. √ √ √

Practice: identifying specific language __ a. I like to wear my grandmother’s jewelry. __ b. I like to wear my grandmother’s pearl necklace. __ a. Steve has a new laptop. __ b. Steve has a new computer. __ a. Jordan received a toy. __ b. Jordan received a teddy bear. √ √ √

Practice: adding specific details 1. I bought a pair of shoes. I bought a pair of running shoes. 2. My mother gave me some money. My mother gave me 100 dollars. 3. My father enjoyed making things. My father enjoyed making paper planes. 4. We always have vegetables with dinner. We always have potatoes and a salad …

Practice: Editing a para. for specific language My Lost Treasure Box When I left my home town, my relative gave me a special box. She said I could use the box to keep my special treasures. The box was made of a special material, and it was painted a bright color. When I opened it, it played a pretty song. I kept this box on my dresser and I used it to store my things. Unfortunately, I lost my beautiful box when I moved to a different city, but I will always remember it and my relative who gave it to me. Underline 5 words or phrases that could be more specific.

Using adjectives 1. My umbrella is like a friend. ____________________________________. 2. I love my bicycle. ____________________________________. 3. If I could only save one thing from a fire, it would be my chair. ____________________________________. Change the following sentences by adding two or three adjectives to each one. My big, black umbrella is like an old friend. … little blue Schwinn bicycle. …my compact fabric travel high chair.

Using adjectives 4. The piano in my parents’ house is located in the room. ____________________________________. 5. No one understands why I still wear my jeans. ____________________________________. 6. My mother gave me her ring. ____________________________________. Change the following sentences by adding two or three adjectives to each one. The big, black and white piano …in the middle of the room. …my ink-stained blue jeans. …her 5.31-carat diamond ring.

Using adjectives in descriptive writing Adjectives are words that describe ________. Writers use adjectives to give the reader a more complete picture of the people, place, and things they want to describe. I own an antique violin. a lovely bracelet/ two lovely bracelets My father’s expression is wise and serious. a rose garden/a pocket knife nouns

Using be to describe and define using be with adjectives  My teacher is ___________.  My classmates are ___________.  My parents are ______________.  My neighbors are ____________.  My cousin and I are ______________.  I _________________________. creative friendly intelligent helpful athletic am serous

Using be to describe and define using be with nouns  There is __________ for my asthma in my backpack.  There is ______ on my desk.  Someone who writes novels is ________.  There is ________ downtown.  Someone who designs houses is __________. Inhaler: 흡입기 an inhaler an architect a novelist

Using be to describe and define Use the verb be to describe _________ of a sentence. You can use either a _____ or an ________ after be. In academic writing the contracted forms of the verb be are not acceptable. Use the full forms of the verb in both affirmative and negative sentences. They’re not responsible for the research. (?) They are not responsible for the research. (√) adjective noun the subject

Practice: editing a paragraph I have a new digital camera, and I am very excited about using it because it has so many features useful. I do not need to spend a lot of time focusing it. It has automatic focus. People do not have to wait a long time for me to take their picture. In addition, its lens is powerful. I can photograph a person and scenery, and both are clear when I print the finals pictures. Another feature allows me to delete pictures blurry. I save a lot of money because I do not have to print ugly pictures. I am very excited about my new camera because it is convenient easy, and I can take interestings pictures with it. I expect to have a lot of fun with it.