English Listening and Composition Prof Shao Guangqing Shaoguangqinggmail

English Listening and Composition Prof. Shao Guangqing Shaoguangqing@gmail. com Sep. , 2013 영어 청취와 작문

Warm-up 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 …

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

Using specific language n Which sentence is better for describing things? q q q n 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 n n n __ 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 n n n __ 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 n n n n 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 …

Underline 5 Editing words or phrases be more Practice: a para. that forcould 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.

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

Using adjectives Change the following sentences by adding two or three adjectives to each one. 4. The piano in my parents’ house is located in the room. The__________________. big, black and white piano …in the middle of the room. n 5. No one understands why I still wear my jeans. …my ink-stained blue jeans. __________________. n 6. My mother gave me her ring. …her 5. 31 -carat diamond ring. __________________. n

Using adjectives in descriptive writing n n nouns 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

Using be to describe and define n using be with adjectives q q q creative My teacher is ______. friendly My classmates are ______. intelligent My parents are _______. helpful My neighbors are ______. athletic My cousin and I are _______. am serous I _____________.

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

Using be to describe and define n n Use the verb be to describe _____ the subject of a sentence. You can use either a _____ noun or an adjective 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. (√)

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.