2009/4/17 & 18

sentence fragments
collocation lexical chunks


Last week, my great uncle Peter invited
us to Kaohsiung, I am exciting. Following
day, my parents and I take the train and get
there at 3:19 at Friday afternoon, beacues
we tired, we didn't go somewhere that
day.


At Saturday, we already to went to
beach but Saturday was rained so we
just played the card home, and
grownups start to plane the trip.
Sunday was a good day, we go to
swimming and play in the water with the
ball, that was funny. I really had good
time.


Last week, my great uncle Peter invited
us to visit him in Kaohsiung. I was excited. The
following day, my parents and I took the train
and got there at 3:19 on Friday afternoon.
Because we were tired, we didn't go anywhere
that day.
On Saturday, we wanted to go to the
beach but it was raining so we just played
cards at home, and the grownups started to
plan the trip.
The weather on Sunday was nice. We
went swimming and played in the water with a
ball, which was fun. I really had a good time.

Collocation: V + N
_________ a question
_________ ones resignation
_________ proof
_________ a protest
_________ an application
_________ a suggestion
_________ a warning

Collocation: V + N
raise a question
hand in ones resignation
produce proof
lodge a protest
file an application
make a suggestion
give a warning

Collocation and Word Usage

collocation
domestic market
internal affairs

Grammar vs. Chunking (1)

That was a very important point of time
when things changed drastically and
everything was different afterwards.
vs.
That was a major turning point.

Grammar vs. Chunking (2)

set yourself a realistic objective
vs.
You must decide what you want to
achieve and make it your
objective, but it must not be too
difficult for it to be possible for you
to accomplish.

Idiomatic English
Please close the window.
I desire that the window be closed.
The closing of the window would greatly
satisfy me.
The window should be closed please.
A closed window would be appreciated by
me.
Not all are nativelike. (Nation)

?
3000
clothes
walk
WC

?
The temperature should be around freezing
tonight - it's time to get the winter clothes out.
Charities have been delivering food and
clothing to the disaster area.
She pulled the garment on and zipped it up.
Casual dress is not appropriate for an
interview.
Over there is a shop that specializes in
evening wear. (taken from: Longman
Dictionary of Contemporary English)

?
The restaurant seemed to be filled with men
in grey suits.
She bought a new outfit for the party.
I didnt like the play much but the costumes
were amazing.
I told the children to put on their gym kit and
go outside.
She slid her arms into her silk robe and tied it
loosely at the waist.
She wore white shorts and a blue blouse with
white stars. (taken from: Longman Dictionary
of Contemporary English)


Grammar is not the answer. Lexical
chunks are much more important.
Basic grammar is sufficient.
Understanding and Using English

Grammar. Azar.
Practical English Usage. Swan.


In Taiwan, a lot of people like to be a
vegetarian, why do they like to be this?
Compare:
Vegetarianism is becoming more and
more popular in Taiwan. Why do people
want to give up eating meat?

the best way to learn grammar

learn from examples (If you have to
memorize something, memorize the
example sentences, not the rules.)
learn from extensive readingget an
English ear


LC
Practice makes perfect. --drills
(walk)

(process writing)
peer editing
sentence combining

Q&A
Thank you.