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Unit 1 Wise men in history
Period 4 Writing & Study skills
牛津深圳版 九年级上
Content
Learning objectives
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Lead-in
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03
04
Pre-writing
05
Study skills
06
Post-writing
07
While-writing
08
Summary
Homework
09
Assessment
know different common error types in writing.
improve your work.
Learning objectives
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2
use punctuation correctly in writing.
After learning, you can
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find the mistakes in the composition and correct them.
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Diogenes
Western philosopher
error [ˈerə(r)]n. a mistake, especially one that causes problems or affects the result of sth
composition[ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n]n. a short text that is written as a school exercise; a short essay
3
Lead in
What are these?
Punctuations.
A Work in pairs. Find and underline the mistakes in the following story.
Discuss the mistakes and, next to each line, write what kind of mistake it is.
Use the abbreviations below.
gr = grammar mistake
sp = spelling mistake
p = punctuation mistake
Pre-writing
Improving your work
When you have written something, you should check your work to make sure the spelling, grammar and punctuation are all correct.
punctuation /ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃn/n.
the marks used in writing that divide sentences and phrases; the system of using these marks
abbreviation/əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn/n.
a short form of a word, etc.
Julius Caesar killed by freind
Julius Caesar was warn that someone wanted to kill him
and he should not speak on public? He was standing on
the steps of the Senate when he attacked. He said, “I
must speak to my poeple.” As he died, he see his oldest
friend Brutus. He was one of the killers, “You too,
Brutus?” he asked, and die.
While-writing
gr = grammar mistake sp = spelling mistake
p = punctuation mistake vocab= vocabulary mistake
sp
gr
gr/p
gr
sp/gr
p
gr
Senate /ˈsenət/n.参议院
A Work in pairs. Find and underline the mistakes in the following story.
Discuss the mistakes and, next to each line, write what kind of mistake it is.
Use the abbreviations below.
Post-writing
B Correct the mistakes in the story.
Julius Caesar killed by freind
Julius Caesar was warn that someone wanted to kill him and he should not speak on public? He was standing on the steps of the Senate when he attacked. He said, “I must speak to my people.” As he died, he see his oldest friend Brutus. He was one of the killers, “You too, Brutus?” he asked, and die.
friend
warned
in
.
was attacked.
people
saw
.
died.
A man called Cai Lun lived in ancient China. He wanted to find out a way to improve paper-making technology, so he read a lot of books and learnt how to make paper.
Post-writing
Please correct the mistakes in the story.
A man calls Cai Lun lived in ancient China. He wants to find out a way to impruve paper-making technology. so he reads a lot of books and learnt how to make papor.
gr
gr
gr
p
sp
sp
called
wanted
improve
paper
read
,
One day, he came up with a idea. He asked his helper to put some bark and cloth into a stone bowls. Next, he pounded hard the things in the stone bowl. Then he filled the stone bowl with water and mixed them together. Late, he made them into many thin piece and dried them in the sun. At last, pieces of paper were made! Both Cai Lun and his helper were happy with the achieve.
Post-writing
Please correct the mistakes in the story.
One day, he came up with an idea. He asked his helper to put some bark and cloth into a stone bowl. Next, he pounded hard the things in the stone bowl. Then he filled the stone bowl with water and mixed them together. Later, he made them into many thin pieces and dried them in the sun. At last, pieces of paper were made! Both Cai Lun and his helper were happy with the achievement.
gr
gr
an
bowl
sp
Later
gr
pieces
gr
achievement
Post-writing
A man called Cai Lun lived in ancient China. He wanted to find out a way to improve paper-making technology, so he read a lot of books and learnt how to make paper.
One day, he came up with an idea. He asked his helper to put some bark and cloth into a stone bowl. Next, he pounded hard the things in the stone bowl. Then he filled the stone bowl with water and mixed them together. Later, he made them into many thin pieces and dried them in the sun. At last, pieces of paper were made! Both Cai Lun and his helper were happy with the achievement.
Post-writing
《Harry Potter》is my favorite series of fantasy novels.
Harry Potter is my favorite series of fantasy novels. (italics)
✗
✓
I like ice-cream、chocolate、gingerbread and milkshake.
I like ice-cream, chocolate, gingerbread and milkshake.
✗
✓
My mom prepared the fried chicken, pizza, fruit juice…
My mom prepared the fried chicken, pizza, fruit juice……
✗
✓
Other common punctuation mistakes.
We use _________ (.), _______________ (?) and __________________ (!) to end sentences. We also use other punctuation marks in sentences.
Study skills
Punctuation
full stops
question marks
exlcamation marks
Study skills
Punctuations
comma [ˈkɒmə] n.
a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence
quotation [kwəʊˈteɪʃ(ə)n] n.
a group of words or a short piece of writing taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because it is interesting or useful
Study skills
Punctuations
apostrophe [əˈpɒstrəfi] n.
the mark ( ' ) used to show that one or more letters or numbers have been left out
hyphen [ˈhaɪfn] n.
a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
colon [ˈkəʊlən] n.
the mark ( : ) used to introduce a list, a summary, an explanation, etc. or before reporting what sb has said
We use commas:
1 Commas (,)
plant ore trees
and flowers
Study skills
to break sentences into smaller parts and make them easier to read,
e.g. One day in ancient Greece, King Hiero asked a crown maker to
make him a golden crown.
to separate words in lists,
e.g. English-speaking countries include the UK, the US, Canada and
Australia.
before question tags,
e.g. You like reading, don’t you?
when an adverbial clause is used at the beginning of a sentence,
e.g. If a small rock is put in water, only a little water will be displaced.
,
We use quotation marks:
2 Quotation marks (“...”)
Study skills
to show direct speech,
e.g. “I like fish and chips,” said Mike.
around words that other people have used or words with a special meaning,
e.g. Mark Twain is often called the “father of American literature”.
“...”
We use apostrophes:
3 Apostrophes (’)
plant ore trees
and flowers
Study skills
in contractions. They are most often used in speech or informal writing,
e.g. can’t (= cannot), it’s (= it is/has),
I’d (= I would/had)
to show possession,
e.g. Jason’s family, the children’s books
’
We use hyphens:
4 Hyphens (-)
plant ore trees
and flowers
Study skills
for some compounds,
e.g. T-shirt, Mid-Autumn Festival, hard-working
when two related modifiers come before a noun,
e.g. a well-dressed man
-
We use a colon:
5 Colons (:)
plant ore trees
and flowers
Study skills
to introduce a list,
e.g. We need seven people: three students, three engineers and one
expert.
:
A Add punctuation marks to the following sentences.
Study skills
1. You like Chinese food don t you asked Mary
2. Since she s your little sister please take care of her
3. I ve passed these subjects Chinese Maths English History and Music
4. This is a well run hotel
“ , ’ ?” .
’ , .
’ : , , ,
.
- .
B Some of the punctuation marks in the following story
are wrong. Underline the mistakes and write the correct
punctuation marks above them.
Study skills
One of the most famous wise men in
ancient Greece was Diogenes, Diogenes
lived a simple life? He only owned three
things - the clothes he wore, a lantern and a
bowl to eat with.
Diogenes used to walk through the city with his lantern during the day.
When people asked him why he was carrying the lantern, he would hold
it up to their face, look at them, and say. “I, m looking for an honest
man.’
记一记
关键词
punctuation
commas
Quotation marks
Colons
Hyphens
Apostrophes
Summary
1. punctuation
2. comma
3. quotation mark
4. colon
5. hyphen
6. apostrophe
7. abbreviation
8. error
Key words
标点符号
逗号
引号
冒号
连字符
撇号
缩写
错误
Summary
Self-assessment
How well do you know about this lesson? Tick (√)the boxes.
➊ I can improve your work. 口 口 口
❷ I can use punctuation correctly in writing. 口 口 口
❸ I can know different common error types in writing. 口 口 口
❹ I can find the mistakes in the composition and correct them. 口 口 口
Assessment
Homework
1. Recite new words and expressions.
2. Make a mind-map of common error types in writing.
3. Discuss and write down what punctuations you know.
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