LISTEN & SPEAK - 2017 MAY - BUILDING BRICKS for SPEAKING

Building Bricks for Speaking

Objective:

• Make better sentences
• We make them longer
• STEP 1 → Using COORDINATION
• WHEN GIVING RESPONSES TO THE QUESTIONS IN THE BOOK, YOU SHOULD USE COMPOUND SENTENCES AT LEAST.

What is coordination?

To coordinate a sentence means to use 2 independent clauses together in that sentence.

There are 3 methods

Compound Sentences

1a. With a Coordinator (FAN BOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

I went to a party

, for

I needed to relax.

2b. With a Conjunctive Adverb

I went to a party; indeed, i needed to relax .

I went to a party

; indeed ,

I needed to relax.

3c. With a Semicolon

I went to a party ; I needed to relax.

I went to a party

;

I needed to relax.

compound SENTENCE

s1 + v1 + c1		, coord	s2 + v2 + c2
S1 V1 C1	Jesus likes Japanese food	, and	S2 V2 C2	his favorite dish is sushi.

coord: fan boys

(result) FOR (cause)

I studied all night, for I have an exam.

AND

I have an exam, and I have to give a report.

NOR

I have an exam, or I have to give a report.

I don’t have an exam, nor I don’t have to give a report. XX

I don’t have an exam, nor do I have to give a report.

BUT

I have an exam, but I didn’t study.

OR

I have an exam, and I have to give a report.

I have an exam, or I have to give a report.

YET = BUT!!

I have an exam, but I didn’t study. (not surprising)

I studied for the exam, yet I failed. (not expected!)

(cause) SO (result)

I studied all night, for I have an exam.

I have an exam, so I studied all night.

s1: What are some of the problems that modern cities face?

s2:

s1 + v1 + c1		, coord	s2 + v2 + c2
S1 V1 C1	Modern cities are facing traffic and pollution.	, and	S2 V2 C2	governments are not working very hard to solve it.