new practical english 1 trying your hand sentence writing applied writing unit seven

New Practical English 1

Trying Your Hand

Sentence Writing

Applied Writing

Unit Seven


Applied Writing

Read and Simulate

Simulate and Create


Read and Simulate

Read the following two samples of notices and learn to write your own.

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

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

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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!

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Simulate and Create

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

Translate the following two posters into Chinese, using the data bank in Workbook for reference when necessary.


Simulate and Create

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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


Simulate and Create

Write a notice or poster in English for some event you

actually need for your own purpose. (ASSIGNMENT)


Reference

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

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


Sentence Writing

Write Through Applying Grammar Rules

Write Through Correcting Mistakes

Write Through Translating

Write Through Describing a Picture

Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs


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.


Complete the following sentences using the comparative form.

KEY

fitter stronger

more friendly

more humorous

better

more carefully


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.


KEY

more less

hotter more humid

nicer cozier

better less well


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

KEY



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.

2. This city is one of the most mild and quiet places in China.

The shopkeeper offered him the best hat in the shop with the lowest price.

This city is one of the mildest and quietest places in China.



3. Tim thinks far, and his father thinks farther, and his grand father thinks more farther of all.

4. The Yellow River is the second long river in China.

Tim thinks far, and his father thinks farther, and his grand father thinks the farthest of all.

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.



6. Christmas is the more important celebration than Thanksgiving Day.

7. This material is the most light in weight.

Christmas is a more important celebration than Thanksgiving Day.

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.



9. Longfellow doesn’t run faster than Jim.

10. The more your vocabulary is, the more easier it is for you to understand English.

Longfellow doesn’t run as fast as Jim.

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.



12. The task turns out to be more harder than we expected.

13. It is the most perfect day for a picnic.

The task turns out to be much harder than we expected.

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.



15. I don’t like anything better than a nice cup of tea.

16. Lizzy is the prettiest than all her sisters.

I like nothing better than a nice cup of tea.

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.


1. 旅途比我想象得要顺利。

2. 我打字的速度比他快。

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.

I type faster than he does.

He doesn’t type as fast as I do.


Translate the following sentences into English by expressing comparison in as many ways as you can.


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.



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.



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.



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.



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.”

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 festival is 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 salty fillings. 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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