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Grammar: France is calling
Unit 2 Travelling around the world
I love paris. I went to the champs-elysees and bought a toy dog named david there!
Good job dear, but don't forget to use capital letters (大写)for Paris, the Champs-Elysees and David.
OK, but WHY They are not at the beginning of a sentence...
Proper nouns
Common nouns
Common nouns（普通名词）: names of common people, places and things.
man
book
park
Proper nouns（专有名词）: names of specific（具体的） people, places and things.
Li Xian
The Little Prince
Shenzhen Bay Park
Proper noun:
Shenzhen
Common noun:
city
She is from a city.
She is from Shenzhen.
I think the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is the most beautiful bridge.
Proper noun:
Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Common noun:
bridge
He loves dogs.
I love Snoopy.
Proper noun:
Snoopy
Common noun:
dog
Proper noun:
Spider Man
Common noun:
movie
I saw a movie yesterday.
I saw Spider Man yesterday.
Put the nouns into the correct boxes.
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Tree Planting Day
James Black
sea
Xinhua Bookstore
school
country
the United Kingdom
milk
How can I use proper nouns to improve my writing
The family went to a city and visited a tower.
The Greens went to Paris and visited the Eiffel Tower.
family
city
tower
the Greens
Paris
the Eiffel Tower
The Greens went to Paris and visited the Eiffel Tower.
The boys went to a cinema and watched a movie.
went to and watched .
Jack, David and Mike
Maple Street Cinema
the Avengers
Proper nouns can be the names of:
people: schools：
places: books:
organizations: movies:
days of the week: stores:
holidays: brands:
months:
Jack Welch
the United States
the Red Cross
Wednesday
the Dragon Boat Festival
March
Peking University
Harry Potter
Kungfu Panda
Walmart
Huawei
...many many more
Steps to success:
1. Proper nouns are special names for specific people, places and things.
2. A Proper noun always begins with a capital letter.
Write a few sentences about you, and remember to use proper nouns to make your writing more specific.
When the Corona Virus is over, I would like to go on a holiday. I really want to go to Xi'an and Beijing, but I don't have enough money, so I will just go to Beijing. I look forward to climbing the Great Wall and visiting the Palace Museum.
and
but
so
胶水
Conjunctions（连词）: A conjunction joins words, phrases and sentences together.
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
fanboys
and
but
or
so
We use AND to mean “also”.
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
The cake is delicious.
The cake is cheap.
The cake is delicious and cheap.
Now you try
Kate is good at swimming.
Kate is good at dancing.
Kate is good at swimming and dancing.
We use BUT to show a different idea.
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
Bob loves Garfield.
Bob doesn't like Spongebob.
Bob loves Garfield, but he doesn't like Spongebob.
Now you try
Ice-creams are delicious.
Ice-creams are not healthy.
Ice-creams are delicious, but they are not healthy.
We use OR to give choices.
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
We can go swimming.
We can go swimming or go shopping.
We can go shopping.
Now you try
Nancy can buy the blue T-shirt.
Nancy can buy the white T-shirt.
Nancy can buy the blue T-shirt or the white T-shirt.
We use SO to show a result.
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
Ted studied very hard.
Ted passed the test.
Ted studied very hard, so he passed the test.
Now you try
Sam was very hungry.
Sam made a sandwich.
Sam was very hungry, so he made a sandwich.
Practice:Write a conjunction in the blank to complete the sentence.
1. The dish looks bad, ___________ it tastes good.
2. We can go to the movies, ___________ we can go to the mall.
3. James worked hard on the report, ___________ Mrs. Smith gave him a good grade.
4. Anne made a sandwich ___________ a cake.
but
or
so
and
What we learnt today
1. the difference between a proper noun and a common noun.
2. how proper nouns can make my writing better.
3. what conjunctions are and how they show different relationships between words, phrases and sentences.
Thank You！7BU2 Grammar
Teaching objectives
After the lesson, the students will be able to:
understand what proper nouns are and how they are different from common nouns.
use proper nouns correctly in writing.
understand the idea of coordinating conjunctions and how they connect words, phrases and sentences.
Teaching key points
To help students understand the difference between a proper noun and a common noun and to know what conjunctions are and how they show different relationships between words, phrases and sentences.
Teaching procedure
Step 1: Engage the students with a story from the Little Princess and lead to the topic.
Step 2: Introduce the idea of proper nouns and guide the students to think about the difference between a proper noun and a common noun via some examples.
Step 3: Introduce four types of coordinating conjunctions in English language and guide the students to find out the rules.
Step 4: Guide the students to complete some drills.
Step 5: A summary of the lesson.
