Senin, 17 Juni 2013

LEARN ABOUT ENGLISH


ü Looking For Topic Sentences and Supporting Details 
To understand a reading text, especially a long one, look for the topic sentence of each paragraph.it is usually found at the beginning or at the end of a paragraph. To make sure what the topic sentence is, find the supporting details.

Example:
Bran Castle is a legendary place located in Brasov, Romania.
Many people believe it was the place of Dracula. Dracula or Vlad Tepes was a bloody ruler of Valachia. He conquered Brasov in 1460. He used this castle as a fort in the fight againts Turks. The castle attracts tourists from all of the world.




Topic
Bran Castle
Topic
Sentence:
Bran castle is a legendary place lovated in Brasov, Romania.
Supporting Details:
-        -   Palace of Dracula
-        -   Used to be a fort
-        -  a tourist destination

GRAMMAR:

§  Steps of writing;
 
1.     Brain stonning (ideas)
2.    Writing sentence
3.    Writing paragraph (concept)
4.    Check in
5.    Re-write




§  WRITING A MOVIE REVIEW

To write a simple a movie review, we need to:

1.     Provide factual information about the movie, such as:
·         The genre/category (fantasy, comedy, thriller, romance, drama, animated, etc.)
·         The producer or the director
·         The cast
·         The setting (e.g. fantasy world, the future, London in 1812, etc.)
2.    Include your opinion and comments. Tell your readers why they should see the movie.

Note; The world “genre” is often used instead of “category” for movies.

Look at the sample;

THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

The fellowship of the ring is a fantasy film. It was directed by Peter Jackson. The cast includes Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, and Orlando Bloom. The movie is based on J.R.R. Tolkien”s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The setting is middle Earth, an imaginary world full of magical creatures, such as hobbits, dwarves, elves, and goblins. The story is about Frodo, a habbit, and his friends journey to destroy a powerful and evil ring. On their way to Mount Doom, they have to deal with various problems and dangers.
This movie is packed with suspense and action. The script was beautifully written and the characters are briliantly portrayed by the cast of actors. What is more, Middle Earth is very fabulous. It was created with the help of computers. In general, the combination of all those factors provide great entertainment to the audience. The movie keeps you on the edge of your seat, so its three-hour duration seems really short.


ü Tag Questions

Pay attention to the pattern:
Subject
Verb
Object
Tag
Pierre
Speaks
French
Doesn’t he?
Dea
Is
a tour guide
Isn’t she?
They
will visit
  the museum
won’t they
Andy
didn’t change
the itinerary
Did he?
We
haven’t explored
this section
have we?


ü Quantifiers

Much -> more -> most
Many -> more -> most

*      Article                            : a, an, the
                             : some, many, much

*      Numeral                          : one, two, three
: first, second, third

*      Possesive adjective         : my, your, his, her, their, our, as.
*      Demonsrative adjective    : this à singular -> that
*      Participle  adjective        : that, those
*      Proper adjective             : Indonesia, japanese, American.
*      Non adjunct                     : class room

 
room boy               cow boy
bell boy                 class mate
office boy             room mate
play boy                 soul mate

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