1. 2 comprehension tasks
2. redo the blog proofreading tasks
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Proofreading
1. articles -->a/an/the/some/any/singular/plural
2. subject-verb agreement-->e.g. I go /He goes
3. tenses-->active / passive
4. conjunction-->and (in addition, besides, furthermore, even, moreover)/but (although, however)/or (else, whereas) /when/since
5. preposition-->in/on/at/through/past/along/by
6. parts of speech-->noun/pronoun/adjective/adverb/verb
7. spelling
8. choice of vocabulary
9. phrasal verb
10. modal verbs-->shall/may/might/can/could/should/would/will
11. sentence structure --> subject +verb + object + adjunct (relative clause - who that)
12. present participle/ past participle ---> an interesting book, I'm interested in something
Proofreading Task 1
1. ____arrived______ When we arrive the Country Park
2. ___a__barbecue___ we had barbecue first.
3. _____light_______ It was very difficult to lit fire. We tried it for half
4. ______succeeded__ an hour and finally we successed.
5. _____food_______ We cooked a lot of food, e.g., bread, chicken wings….
6. _______________ After the lunch, we played three interesting games.
7. ____the_most_____The game that I remember most was using rope to
8. ______players____ make seat for a player to carry from one place to
9. _______for_______the other. It was difficult to us
10. _______were_____ because some of us was not strong enough to carry the player.
Proofreading Task 2
A.____the_____ Where is best place to overlook
B._____of_____ the beauty Victoria Harbour, the most famous
C._____in_____ tourist attraction at Hong Kong? No doubt
D.___selects____ the Peak is the best option. Local Eyes select a
E.____at______ hiking route that starts in the Peak and
F.____goes_____ went all the way down to Pok Fu Lam Reservoir.
G._____then____ To begin, go to the Peak Tower when
H.______of____find Lugard Road, our starting point to
I.______along___ the hike. The scenery by the way is super.
J.____through____Passing on Harlech Road and Lung Fu Shan
K.______will____ View Compass, you may reach Pok Fu Lam
L.______in_____ Reservior at the end of the road. It
M._____takes____ took about 2.5 hours to walk the 8km trail.
Proofreading Task 3
1. ______says_______ The Department of Health say that
2. ______every______ two out of each 10 primary school students
3. ______are_______ is overweight. The Department asked
4. _______students___ 11, 180 primary school student and
5. ______about______ their parents for children's eating habits.
6. ________did_____ Only 10 percent claims they do not
7. ________any_____ consume some highly-sweet products.
8. ________says____ The government said they will try
9. ______the_______ to educate all students with
10. ______eating____ healthy eat habits, starting
11. _______from_____ in Kindergarten.
2. subject-verb agreement-->e.g. I go /He goes
3. tenses-->active / passive
4. conjunction-->and (in addition, besides, furthermore, even, moreover)/but (although, however)/or (else, whereas) /when/since
5. preposition-->in/on/at/through/past/along/by
6. parts of speech-->noun/pronoun/adjective/adverb/verb
7. spelling
8. choice of vocabulary
9. phrasal verb
10. modal verbs-->shall/may/might/can/could/should/would/will
11. sentence structure --> subject +verb + object + adjunct (relative clause - who that)
12. present participle/ past participle ---> an interesting book, I'm interested in something
Proofreading Task 1
1. ____arrived______ When we arrive the Country Park
2. ___a__barbecue___ we had barbecue first.
3. _____light_______ It was very difficult to lit fire. We tried it for half
4. ______succeeded__ an hour and finally we successed.
5. _____food_______ We cooked a lot of food, e.g., bread, chicken wings….
6. _______________ After the lunch, we played three interesting games.
7. ____the_most_____The game that I remember most was using rope to
8. ______players____ make seat for a player to carry from one place to
9. _______for_______the other. It was difficult to us
10. _______were_____ because some of us was not strong enough to carry the player.
Proofreading Task 2
A.____the_____ Where is best place to overlook
B._____of_____ the beauty Victoria Harbour, the most famous
C._____in_____ tourist attraction at Hong Kong? No doubt
D.___selects____ the Peak is the best option. Local Eyes select a
E.____at______ hiking route that starts in the Peak and
F.____goes_____ went all the way down to Pok Fu Lam Reservoir.
G._____then____ To begin, go to the Peak Tower when
H.______of____find Lugard Road, our starting point to
I.______along___ the hike. The scenery by the way is super.
J.____through____Passing on Harlech Road and Lung Fu Shan
K.______will____ View Compass, you may reach Pok Fu Lam
L.______in_____ Reservior at the end of the road. It
M._____takes____ took about 2.5 hours to walk the 8km trail.
Proofreading Task 3
1. ______says_______ The Department of Health say that
2. ______every______ two out of each 10 primary school students
3. ______are_______ is overweight. The Department asked
4. _______students___ 11, 180 primary school student and
5. ______about______ their parents for children's eating habits.
6. ________did_____ Only 10 percent claims they do not
7. ________any_____ consume some highly-sweet products.
8. ________says____ The government said they will try
9. ______the_______ to educate all students with
10. ______eating____ healthy eat habits, starting
11. _______from_____ in Kindergarten.
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