英语八级考试与语言综合素质.ppt

Errors in Writing1.ill-balanced structure I was able to raise my scores gradually by studying hard and I read lots of books. --- I was able to raise my scores gradually by studying hard and reading lots of books. 2. Connective Repetition Although I worked very hard, but I still failed in the final exam. Since I want to go to a good school, therefore I am trying to raise my test scores. 3. Run-on sentence 1. You will be responsible for this material on the final exam, study it thoroughly now. You will be responsible for this material on the final exam. Study it thoroughly now. 2. Many people think protectionism can halt rising prices, however, the opposite is actually true. Many people think protectionism can halt rising prices; however, the opposite is actually true 4. Redundancy of preposition I would like to discuss about something important that the teacher mentioned about to us during yesterday. We went to downtown yesterday to buy a dictionary. 5. Informal Abbreviation can‘t，don‘t，it‘s，we‘ll，they‘ve = cannot，do not，it is，we will， they have  6. Too many “get” When I got to the university the first day, I got very surprised when I got to see so many students and beautiful classrooms. I got to think about my life on campus in the following 4 years. = become, receive, find, achieve  Proofreading and Error Correction Before 1996, there were 20 errors, and 20 minutes for the examinee to correct the errors. From 1996 on, there are 10 errors, 15 minutes to correct the errors. The length of the passage: 200--250words. Instruction: The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of one error. In each case, only ONE word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way: For a wrong word: underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line. For a missing word: mark the position of missing word with a “∨”sign and writ