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.
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
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Bran Castle
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Topic
Sentence:
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Bran castle is a legendary place lovated in Brasov, Romania.
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Supporting Details:
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Palace of Dracula
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Used to be a fort
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a tourist destination
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GRAMMAR:
§ Steps of writing;
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
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Verb
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Object
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Tag
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Pierre
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Speaks
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French
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Doesn’t he?
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Dea
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Is
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a tour guide
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Isn’t she?
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They
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will visit |
the museum
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won’t they
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Andy
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didn’t change
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the itinerary
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Did he?
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We
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haven’t explored
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this section
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have we?
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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
English
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