1、Language problems in your essay writing,Title Abbreviations Tense Repetition Pronouns, esp. the use of “it” Wordy expressions, esp. attributive clauses Improper use of words Structure,Sample mistakes,When I was in high school, we went to a town named Chi Kang to have military training. It was full o

2、f nervousness and tiredness. While we were standing, Mr Chen encouraged us to insist. One minute after one minute, we insisted on it and won. The game brought us not only happiness but also friendship. All these deepen our emotion and we gained friendship. Its the tutor that told us we must try to d

3、o better, instead of trying to be lazy. It may makes us to be strong.,Sample mistakes,Its really excited that we can truly get rid of military training which regarded as a bad and tired thing by students. Besides excited, actually, . He was shy and he was strict with us. Military training not only l

4、et us have a sound body Finally, I knew nothing I am not able to, but something I just cant think. Im also suprise about my being so strong in that such tough environment. I stuck to it and made it. It was a mixture of bitter and happy. On one hand, I suffered a lot of bitterness,Sample mistakes,He

5、did well in writing and told us handwriting can embody what kinds of people we are. If time would stop, I must strongly required to keep those beautiful memories alive. Military training is a cheap trip, but we obtain a lot from it. Youth emerge here, just like the white lotus flower comes out in th

6、e white mountain which is covered with snow. the training had made good use of my time. Looking back of the military training, I just couldnt help feeling scared but proud. “You are lack in some precious personalities.”,Half a Day,Design of each unit,1st class period: Warm-up 2nd class period: Text

7、A introduction Glossary Background information Major theme of the text Structure of the text Pre-class work check 3rd arriving after her were a group of men.,past participle as an adverbial modifier of manner,combine, give, guide 1. _ by the teachers, all the students are studying very hard. 2. _ en

8、ough time, Ill complete the job in time. 3. _ with practice, theory may be learned easily.,Guided Given Combined,Lesson 1 Half a Day,overlook,vt. a. to have a view of sth. from above b. to fail to see or notice; pay no attention to,Examples: Our room overlooks the ocean. My garden is overlooked by t

9、he neighbors. Im afraid I overlooked your name; Ill add it to the list immediately. Ill overlook your mistake this time.,Synonyms neglect ignore,Well, it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis. (13),Well, perhaps my doubt, worry and fear about what school would be like were all groundless. Or We

10、ll, it seemed that I was wrong to think that school was a dreadful place.,Lesson 1 Half a Day,Variety (1),n. number or range of different things,Examples: The T-shirts are available in a wide variety of colors. The students come from a variety of different backgrounds.,Lesson 1 Half a Day,Variety (2

11、),There was little she could do to add variety to her daily routine. She didnt like the work, because it lacked variety; she was doing the same things all the time. Variety is the spice of life. (=Doing a lot of different things, meeting different people, etc. is what makes life interesting.),n. qua

12、lity of not being the same, or not being the same at all times,Word formations vary (v.) various (a.) varied (a.) variable (n. 優(yōu)于 2. 給某人優(yōu)勢(shì) 3. 較某人有利; 比某人強(qiáng) 4. 處于優(yōu)勢(shì) 5. 對(duì)某人有利; 有利于某人,Lesson 1 Half a Day,present (1),v. (reflex) to appear; attend,Examples: When the chance to study at Harvard presented itse

13、lf, I jumped at it. He was ordered to present himself at the chairmans office at nine oclock next morning.,Word formations presentation (n.) presentable (a.),Lesson 1 Half a Day,v. a. to give; offer; put forward; submit b. to show or reveal c. to put on; produce (a play),Davids manager presented him

14、 with the award for best sales in the region. His sudden resignation presents us with a tricky situation. The National Theatre is presenting “King Lear” next month.,present (2),Lesson 1 Half a Day,n. a. a small sign that shows that sb. or sth. was present or existed b. very small amount, It vanished

15、/disappeared/without trace. Petras lost all trace of her German accent. Age has left its traces on his face. There are traces of poison in the mans blood. A mere trace of smile passed over her face.,a,a,b,b,a,Synonyms track vestige,To be continued on the next page.,trace (1),Lesson 1 Half a Day,v. a

16、. to follow the marks to find sb. or sth. b. to find the origin of sth. c. to study or describe the history, development or progress of sth.,Examples: She had given up all hope of tracing her missing daughter. The style of these paintings can be traced back to early medieval influences. His book tra

17、ces the changing nature of the relationship between men and women.,Synonyms discover find track down Word formation traceable (a.),trace (2),Lesson 1 Half a Day,How did these hills of rubbish find their way to cover its sides? (17),How did the street come to be covered with so much rubbish on both s

18、ides? Where did they come from?,to arrive or get to a place,go to 18,Lesson 1 Half a Day,Here and there stood conjurers showing off their tricks or making snakes appear from baskets. (17),Conjurers stood everywhere. They were showing off their tricks or making snakes appear from baskets.,an inverted

19、 sentence due to long subject,Lesson 1 Half a Day,1. Away hurried the customers. 2. Were there no air on the earth, there would be no life on it. 3. In no case should we waste our time. 4. There goes the bell.,back to 18,Lesson 1 Half a Day,Then there was a band announcing the opening of a circus, w

20、ith clowns and weight lifters walking in front. (17),Then there was a band that was announcing the opening of a circus. The clowns and weight lifters were walking in its front.,“With+n.+doing” construction is used adverbially modifying “announcing”.,Lesson 1 Half a Day,1. He stood there with a stick in his hand. (with + n. + prep.) 2. Paul soon fell asleep with the