2. New Practical English 1 Trying Your Hand Sentence Writing Applied Writing Unit Seven

3. New Practical English 1 Applied Writing Read and Simulate Simulate and Create

4. New Practical English 1 Read and Simulate Read the following two samples of notices and learn to write your own. Seminars Sponsored by the Municipal Health Association and General Hospital Topics: On AIDS, Mad Cow Disease And Anthrax Speaker: Dr. Black Chair: Professor Yuan Lin Time: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Fri. 9 October 2001 Place: Lecture Room 305, Library Building, MGH Sample 1

5. New Practical English 1 Read and Simulate LECTURE Jointly sponsored by the Texas Education Delegation and the University Foreign Affairs Section TOPIC: The Communicative Approach in China TIME: 3:00-5:00 p.m. Sun. Nov. 24, PLACE: Lecture Room 6, Municipal Hall Admission: With ticket Sample 2 Reference

6. New Practical English 1 Come to Practice English! Royal Princess, a luxury ship from UK is arriving at Dalian on June 6, Fri. 9 a.m. You are welcome to work as volunteer-interpreters. Anyone who is interested please stop by the Foreign Language Dept. office for details. Do a bit and get benefited as well! Reference

7. New Practical English 1 Simulate and Create ENGLISH LANGUAGE BUFFET Fancy learning British English in an enjoyable way! Fancy having some real British fish and chips in this city! TIME: Fri. Oct. 9, 3:00-5:00 p.m. PLACE: Hilten Coffee Shop Translate the following two posters into Chinese, using the data bank in Workbook for reference when necessary.

8. New Practical English 1 Simulate and Create Reference GRAND BOOK SHOW Gifts for the first 100 comers --- a rare opportunity! Well-known author book signings --- a rare opportunity!! Bestsellers from all over the world --- a rare opportunity!!! Place: Xinhua Book Store, Tianjin Street Time: 8 a.m.?:30 p.m. Aug. 28-Sept. 3

9. New Practical English 1 Simulate and Create Write a notice or poster in English for some event you actually need for your own purpose. (ASSIGNMENT)

10. New Practical English 1 Reference 8 28 ~ 9 3, 8:00 ~ 8:30 10 9, 3:00 5:00

11. New Practical English 1 Sentence Writing Write Through Applying Grammar Rules Write Through Correcting Mistakes Write Through Translating Write Through Describing a Picture Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

12. New Practical English 1 1. He is much _____ (fit) and ________ (strong) than his brother. 2. The people there are ____________ (friendly) and _______________ (humorous) than we expected. 3. The boy plans his time ______ (well) and _____________ (carefully) than ever before. Write Through Applying Grammar Rules Complete the following sentences using the comparative form. KE Y fitterstronger more friendly more humorous better more carefully

13. New Practical English 1 4. He earns _____ (much) money, but _____ (little) respect than he used to. 5. The weather is getting ______ (hot) and ___________ (humid). 6. This apartment is ______ (nice) and ______ (cozy) than the other one. 7. Jane sings ______ (well) but dances ________ (not well) than Mary does. Write Through Applying Grammar Rules KE Y more less hottermore humid nicercozier better less well

14. New Practical English 1 8. ___________ (early) you start, the _______ (soon) youll finish the work. 9. Lizzy is ________ (nice) as, if not _____ (nice) than, Mary. 10. Pronunciation is no _______________ (important) than grammar to an English learner. Write Through Applying Grammar Rules The earlier sooner as nicenicer less important KE Y

15. New Practical English 1 Write Through Correcting Mistakes Correct the errors in the following sentences, using the correct comparative or superlative degree forms. 1. The shopkeeper offered him the better hat in the shop with the lower price. 2. This city is one of the most mild and quiet places in China. The shopkeeper offered him the best hat in the shop with the lowest price. This city is one of the mildest and quietest places in China.

16. New Practical English 1 Write Through Correcting Mistakes 3. Tim thinks far, and his father thinks farther, and his grand father thinks more farther of all. 4. The Yellow River is the second long river in China. Tim thinks far, and his father thinks farther, and his grand father thinks the farthest of all. The Yellow River is the the second longest river in China. 5. This is a very poor excuse I have ever heard. This is the poorest excuse I have ever heard.

17. New Practical English 1 Write Through Correcting Mistakes 6. Christmas is the more important celebration than Thanksgiving Day. 7. This material is the most light in weight. Christmas is a more important celebration than Thanksgiving Day. This material is the lightest in weight. 8. This flower is more beautiful and smells nicely of all the flowers in the garden. This flower is the most beautiful and (the) most nicely of all the flowers in the garden.

18. New Practical English 1 Write Through Correcting Mistakes 9. Longfellow doesnt run faster than Jim. 10. The more your vocabulary is, the more easier it is for you to understand English. Longfellow doesnt run as fast as Jim. The larger your vocabulary is, the easier it is for you to understand English. 11. The new playground is three time large than the old one. The new playground is three times larger than the old one.

19. New Practical English 1 Write Through Correcting Mistakes 12. The task turns out to be more harder than we expected. 13. It is the most perfect day for a picnic. The task turns out to be much harder than we expected. It is a perfect day for a picnic. 14. Bob is the most bright in the three boys. Bob is the brightest of the three boys.

20. New Practical English 1 Write Through Correcting Mistakes 15. I dont like anything better than a nice cup of tea. 16. Lizzy is the prettiest than all her sisters. I like nothing better than a nice cup of tea. Lizzy is prettier than / more pretty than / prettiest of all her sisters. 17. Johns wife is very rude, and John is not any more polite than her. Johns wife is very rude, and John is no more polite than her.

21. New Practical English 1 1. 2. The journey is smoother than I have expected. The journey is less rough than I have expected. The journey is not as rough as I have expected. I type faster than he does. He doesnt type as fast as I do. Write Through Translating Translate the following sentences into English by expressing comparison in as many ways as you can.

22. New Practical English 1 3. The football team doesnt perform as well as they did yesterday. The football team performs less well than they did yesterday. The football team performed better yesterday than they do today. The football teams performance was better yesterday. The football teams performance is poorer today. Write Through Translating

23. New Practical English 1 4. This girl dresses in the most fashionable way in her class. This girl dresses most fashionably in her class. This girl dresses more fashionably than anyone else in her class. Write Through Translating

24. New Practical English 1 5. Mary looks much younger than she really is. Mary is much older than she looks. Mary is not as young as she looks. Mary doesnt look as old as she really is. Write Through Translating

25. New Practical English 1 6. Sichuan dishes are much hotter than Shanghai dishes. Shanghai dishes are much lighter than Sichuan dishes. Shanghai dishes are not as hot as Sichuan dishes. Write Through Translating

26. New Practical English 1 Write Through Describing a Picture Write a short passage of about 100 words to tell a story or about an event related to the picture given. Some useful words and phrases are provided in the textbook to help you. Start the passage with The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. Reference

27. New Practical English 1 The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, a pleasant time when the weather turns warm. This festival is observed to commemorate the ancient patriotic poet, Qu Yuan. Zongzi is a special food for this festival. It is a pyramid- shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice in bamboo leaves. There are various kinds of Zongzi, with both sweet and salty fillings. Dragon Boat Racing is another special activity on the very day. Chinese people will wrap and eat Zongzi and row dragon boats on the same day every year. These traditional customs remind them of Qu Yuan and inspire them to love their motherland. Reference