WEEK 3&4 (FEBRUARY 16-27 )

Dear All!

I will do my best to give the summary of each week and to help you practice more. You just need to click on the highlighted words or  phrases. You are more than welcome if you post your assignments here.

This week, we have focused on different types of sentences and try to extend sentences.

Lets' have a look at a simple sentence and do our best to extend it. Click on the highlihted sentence ans see how it is expanded.

 

I made tea

 

Besides, we have had a chance to practice coordinators: and, so, for,, but, yet, nor (FANBOYS).

 

Hope you have learnt how to connect sentences using sentence connectors and complete simple sentences with sentence connectors.

Have a look at the list for the help.

 

 

1) Coordinators

Coordinators (and, but, so, or, nor, for*, yet*) connect elements of equal importance.

S + V , but S + V S + V and V S or S + V N and N Adj. and Adj. Phrase and Phrase Can be used in a series: A, B, C, or D

(A comma is normally used.) (No comma is necessary.)

 

Examples: He drinks coffee, but she drinks tea.

(S + V , coordinator S +V)

Gary lives in Ohio, and Deana lives in Michigan.
She loves to dance, so she bought a studio.
You could buy a car, or you could put the money in the bank.
When there is a new subject and verb, a comma is used before (not after) the coordinator.
I hate to sing but, I love to dance. (Incorrect)
I hate to sing, but I love to dance. (Correct)

John and George both play football. Paul listens to music and reads books. John, Paul, George, and Harry are classmates.

(two subjects) (two verbs) (series)

*For is also commonly used as a preposition. Yet can sometimes be used as an adverb.


2) Subordinators

Subordinators are linking words that are used to join clauses together. They are used at the beginning or in the middle of a sentence. A clause is a group of words that must contain a subject and predicate. There are two types of clauses:

• independent clauses - these can stand alone as a sentence by themselves
• dependent clauses - these make no sense by themselves.

Example

 

Common Subordinators

Below are some examples of commonly used subordinators.

Comparison & Contrast	Cause / effect	Time
Although Though Even though While Whereas	Since So that Because	After When Until Whenever Before
Possibility	Place & manner
if as if whether unless	Wherever Where How

3) Sentence connectors

Sentence connectors are used to link ideas from one sentence to the next and to give paragraphs coherence. Sentence connectors perform different functions and are placed at the beginning of a sentence. They are used to introduce, order, contrast, sequence ideas, theory, data etc. The following table lists useful connectors.

 Useful Sentence Connectors

 

Logical / sequential order Firstly, secondly, thirdly etc Next, last, finally In addition Furthermore Also At present / presently	Order of importance Most / more importantly Most significantly Above all Primarily It is essential / essentially
Contrast However On the other hand On the contrary By (in) comparison In contrast	Result As a result As a consequence Therefore Thus Consequently Hence
Comparison Similarily Likewise Also 1)  Do the exercise on the following pages: Page 7- Exercise 7 Page 11- Exercises 10&11 Page 13- Exercise 13 Page 15-Exercise 14 Page 17 2) Write an extended paragraph of 100-150 words on a given topic. Deadline: Marc 3rd,2015, Monday. Suggested Topics- What causes children to rebel against their parents? What effect has social media had on family relationships? Compare / contrast the influence of music to the influence of books on people.	Reason The cause of The reason for

WEEK 1 &2 (February 2-13)

 

Dear All,

You are introduced to some vocabulary and structures so that you could write an effective  compare or contrast essay.

Sentence Connectors

 

On the contrary                                          Similarity
On the other hand                                      Similarly               
In contrast                                                  Likewise
However

Prepositions

 

Contrary to                                                 Like

In contrast to                                              Similar to

Unlike

 

Verbs

 

 

Vary                                                           Resemble

Differ

 

 Pay attention to the fallowing chart so that you could use adjectives more effectively.




 

 

You need to know comparison structures to be to write comparasion or contrast paragraphs. Check the following link for further practice. COMPARISONS

 Canned vs Fresh Foods

 

There are some significant differences between eating canned and fresh food.  The first and most obvious difference between these two kinds of foods is their flavor.  Fresh food has great flavor because it keeps its natural form and is eaten soon after harvest.  Canned food, however, can sit for a long time before being eaten.  Furthermore, the processing of canned food greatly reduces its flavor.  Another difference between these two types of foods is the cost.  Canned food is much more expensive than fresh food.  This is because it requires more processing, and of course, the container is expensive to produce.   When fruits and vegetables are eaten fresh in the right season, they can be extremely cheap.   For example, tangerines are just 1.50 lira per kilo in the late autumn.  Finally, the difference in nutrition between canned and fresh food can’t be ignored.  Canned food loses nutrients during storage.  More importantly, it is processed with preservatives and chemicals that lower the healthfulness of the food.   In a nutshell, canned and fresh foods are different in important ways.  Whenever possible, it is better to eat fresh food. 

 

 

 

 

Compare contrast sentencestructures from hacersivil


Homework

1- Read the table on page 70 and write a comparison paragraph. Remember to use Useful Phrases on the same page.

2-  Write a compare or contrast paragraph on one or more of the topics on page 77.

Important! Please post your paragraphs on the blog. Before submitting your paragraphs go over the  Editing Checklist on page 72. Deadline is February 16, 2015.

Happy Weekend:)