Trying Your Hand

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Unit Seven
Trying Your Hand
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Applied Writing

• Read and Simulate
• Simulate and Create

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

• 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, 300-500 p.m. PLACE Hilten Coffee
Shop
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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
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Simulate and Create

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

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??300500 ????????
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??!!! ????????? ??8?28? 9?3?, ??800 ??830?
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Sentence Writing

• Write Through Applying Grammar Rules
• Write Through Correcting Mistakes
• Write Through Translating
• Write Through Describing a Picture

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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.
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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.
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Write Through Applying Grammar Rules
8. ___________ (early) you start, the _______
(soon) youll 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Write Through Correcting Mistakes
9. Longfellow doesnt run faster than Jim.
Longfellow doesnt 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.
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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.
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Write Through Correcting Mistakes
15. I dont 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. Johns wife is very rude, and John is not any
more polite than her.
Johns wife is very rude, and John is no more
polite than her.
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Write Through Translating
Translate the following sentences into English by
expressing comparison in as many ways as you can.
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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.??????????
I type faster than he does. He doesnt type as
fast as I do.
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Write Through Translating
3.?????????????
The football team doesnt 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 teams performance was better
yesterday. The football teams performance is
poorer today.
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Write Through Translating
4.???????????????
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.
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Write Through Translating
5.?????????????
Mary looks much younger than she really is. Mary
is much older than she looks. Mary is not as
young as she looks. Mary doesnt look as old as
she really is.
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Write Through Translating
6.??????????
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.
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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.
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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.