Practical English Writing Chen Yan
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吟 PRACTICAL WRITING 令UN|T1 English Diaries .o fine, very fine, rainy, cloudy, snowy, windy, s pretty warm, very hot, thundering, dense fog, heavy rain, .s a little rain, later cloudy, shower
2 ❖ PRACTICAL WRITING ❖ UNIT 1 English Diaries ❖ fine , very fine , rainy, cloudy, snowy, windy, ❖ pretty warm, very hot ,thundering, dense fog, heavy rain, ❖ a little rain, later cloudy, shower
o Types of English Diaries . o Sample One of My Sunday 冷June12, Sunday Today is Sunday. I didn't get up as early as usual. In the morning after I finished my homework, I did some washing. Then I telephoned one of my classmates and invited him to see a film. But unfortunately, when we got to the cinema at 3: 00 p.m. we found all the tickets had been sold out. Then we went back to school and played football. After this we were about to go home, we saw our English teacher, Mr. Wang, coming into the school gate. He told us we had made great progress in English this term. He also suggested that we should read more and write more in English. We promised him that we would take his advice. In the evening I watched TV. But not long I felt tired, so I went to bed at half past nine
3 ❖ Types of English Diaries ❖ Sample 1 ❖ One of My Sunday ❖ June 12, Sunday Fine ❖ Today is Sunday. I didn’t get up as early as usual. In the morning after I finished my homework, I did some washing. Then I telephoned one of my classmates and invited him to see a film. But unfortunately, when we got to the cinema at 3:00 p.m. , we found all the tickets had been sold out. Then we went back to school and played football. After this we were about to go home, we saw our English teacher ,Mr. Wang, coming into the school gate. He told us we had made great progress in English this term. He also suggested that we should read more and write more in English. We promised him that we would take his advice. In the evening I watched TV. But not long I felt tired, so I went to bed at half past nine
Sample 2 A Memorable Day e January 1st, 2000 Saturday Very Fine Today is the first day of 2000. how time. It seemed only a couple of months ago that we celebrated New Year's Day of 1999. it's really funny to think how long a year seemed to me when I was a child. I am by no means old yet, and I wonder how short a year will seem to me when I am really old. As short as only one single day perhaps I'm trying to think what important things have taken place in the past year. For our Party there was the 4th Plenary Session of the 15th central committee; for our country we had the 50th anniversary of the National Day and Macao has returned to its homeland with its native name Aomen Now, standing on the threshold of the 21st century, reviewing the past we have achieved great success without precedents in history; looking forward to the future, we, especially young people will have brilliant prospects with the socialist country becoming stronger and stronger
4 ❖ Sample 2 ❖ A Memorable Day ❖ January 1st,2000 Saturday Very Fine ❖ Today is the first day of 2000. how time. It seemed only a couple of months ago that we celebrated New Year’s Day of 1999. it’s really funny to think how long a year seemed to me when I was a child. I am by no means old yet, and I wonder how short a year will seem to me when I am really old. As short as only one single day perhaps. ❖ I’m trying to think what important things have taken place in the past year. For our Party there was the 4th Plenary Session of the 15th central committee; for our country we had the 50th anniversary of the National Day and Macao has returned to its homeland with its native name Aomen. ❖ Now, standing on the threshold of the 21st century, reviewing the past we have achieved great success without precedents in history; looking forward to the future, we, especially young people will have brilliant prospects with the socialist country becoming stronger and stronger. ❖
Sample 3 s October 10, 1986 Friday Fine Young People always show great respect to film stars and think it a pleasure meet them. so do l when I heard that several other students and i were invited to help make a film, I was so excited and anxious. Early in the morning, we set off, and were taken to the Tiger Spring It was a beautiful autumn day. The leaves were turning yellow, beginning to fall off the tree. The park seemed very quiet. It was a golden opportunity for me to see how a film is made. And I could relax myself, escaping from the tense life at school. But I And to our discouragement, we were not allowed to go about. I' saw the actors ang was soon proved wrong. For neal rly two hours, I had to make up and wait for my t actresses acting out the same scene again and again. Finally, my time came, I was asked to play the role of a maid. But looking around, I realized that I was going to be under the strong lime light. To tell you the truth, I kept trembling
5 ❖ Sample 3 ❖ October 10, 1986 Friday Fine ❖ Young People always show great respect to film stars and think it a pleasure to meet them. So do I. ❖ when I heard that several other students and I were invited to help make a film, I was so excited and anxious. Early in the morning, we set off, and were taken to the Tiger Spring. ❖ It was a beautiful autumn day. The leaves were turning yellow, beginning to fall off the tree. The park seemed very quiet. It was a golden opportunity for me to see how a film is made. And I could relax myself, escaping from the tense life at school. But I was soon proved wrong. For nearly two hours, I had to make up and wait for my turn. And to our discouragement, we were not allowed to go about. I saw the actors and actresses acting out the same scene again and again. Finally, my time came, I was asked to play the role of a maid. But looking around, I realized that I was going to be under the strong lime light. To tell you the truth, I kept trembling. ❖