Learn to Write.ppt

Study the following sentences: John loves Mary. John loves Mary and gives her money. John and Cliff love Mary and her sister (and give them money) . Study the following sentences: John loves Mary, but she doesn’t love him. Finally John persuaded Mary to marry him ,for he is a charming , persistent young man. The wind is blowing; the lightning flashing; the thunder roaring; the rain pouring down; the earth rocking. Study the following sentences: Although John loves Mary, she does not love him. Whatever happens, my heart will go on. Study the following sentences: When heavy rain comes, the streams rise; and farmers know that there will be floods. The neighborhood that Henry grew up in was fairly prosperous, but it was by no means wealthy. Class work: combine the sentences Many rivers are so seriously polluted. There is no fish. There is no clean water. In school, we work mainly with our brains. Sports must be given more attention. Class work: combine the following sentences We can use our own money. Using the money we can go traveling. We can buy things we like, we needn’t take money from our parents. They don’t know how to form their own opinions. Teachers should develop students’ ability of thinking independently. * * Learn to Write Chapter Ⅰ: the sentence Lecture one: the basics The basics 1 2 3 The criterion Sentence patterns Chinese VS English sentence Study the following sentences: The number of motorcycles on the road this morning are unbelievable. I love Beijing, it’s a beautiful city. When Bob handed over the lap computer to Peter, he was not sure if it was in good condition. There maybe other reasons for his behavior. grammar punctuation meaning diction 1. The criterion (1) Correct in grammar (2) Right in punctuation (3) Clear in meaning (4) Good in diction 2. Four sentence patterns Simple Compound Complex Compound complex Simple Simple Simple The simple sentence: a single subject – verb pattern, more than one subject , or more than one