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Topic 102: 縮寫 Contractions (可以用 there’re 嗎?)🧐

Topic 102: 縮寫 Contractions (可以用 there’re 嗎?)🧐

以下是其中一些縮寫,供大家參考 (註:部分字我們少用或甚至不用縮寫,如 am not, may not 和 there are):

is not / isn’t
are not / aren’t
am not
was not / wasn’t
were not / weren’t
has not / hasn’t
have not / haven’t
had not / hadn’t
will not / won’t
shall not / shan’t
must not / mustn’t
cannot / can’t
could not / couldn’t
would not / wouldn’t
should not / shouldn’t
may not
might not / mightn’t

he is / he’s
she is / she’s
it is / it’s
I am / I’m
you are / you’re
we are / we’re
they are / they’re
we will / we’ll
there is / there’s
there are

圖片來源:Tenses & Proofreading Elite 4

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Topic 101: 怎樣用 How long

1. How long is it from here to the post office?

2. How long does it take to walk from here to the post office?
3. How far is it from here to the post office?

以上三句哪句的文法是對的?

答案是第2及3句。第2句問行程時間(需時多久),第3句問距離(相距多遠)。有關 how long 的用法,請見附圖。

記住,如果是用來問路(例如在旅遊中心),便要先說 ‘Excuse me.’ 😘

圖片來源:Grammar Elite 5B

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Topic 99: 描寫傷心

作文描述傷心,單是 sad 和 upset 是不夠的。同學不妨多記一兩句好句,在作文時發揮,可令文章生色不少!

圖片來源:Building Strategies: Vocabulary and Writing 3

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傑思中作小貼士 1

怎樣才可寫好「到菜市場去」?🤔

同學在寫動態段(做甚麼?買甚麼?説甚麼?)前,可先寫一段環境描寫,令內容和文辭都更豐富!

👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

菜市場上熙熙攘攘,食物琳琅滿目。紅彤彤的番茄,像一個個紅燈籠。金燦燦的玉米,像一顆顆珍珠鑲在棒子上。

🍅🌽🍅🌽🍅🌽🍅🥯🍅🥯🍅🌽🍅🌽🍅🌽

註:作文時多用疊詞、四字詞和比喻等修辭,能讓文章生色不少 ! ❤️❤️❤️

圖片來源:策略系列:寫作策略 2下
https://www.kidz.com.hk/coll…/custom-collection/products/2-2

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Topic 98: has been / has gone?

以下兩句有甚麼分別?

He has gone to Japan.
He has been to Japan.

(見附圖)

要留意,有時候因為配詞用得不夠準確,會令句子出現不同的意思呢!😱

圖片來源: “Grammar Expert” Book 5A, published by Kidz Education
https://www.kidz.com.hk/products/grammar-expert-5a

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Topic 97: 英文數字

同學在學數字時,特別要注意以下兩對,不要在拼寫時出錯:

40 forty
4th fourth

90 ninety
9th ninth

小測試:
試把以下兩個數字用英文拼寫出來:💪💪
1. 99
2. 99th

圖片來源: “Grammar Expert” Book 3A published by Kidz Education
https://www.kidz.com.hk/products/grammar-expert-3a

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Topic 96: 「情態副詞 (adverbs of manner: -ly ) 用來修飾動詞」是一定的定律?

同學們學情態副詞,一般是用在動詞後,如 The girl sings beautifully. (Sing 是動詞,所以用 beautifully,不是 beautiful)。

不過,同學學情態副詞時,不要死記 「動詞後用副詞,is/am/are 用形容詞」這說法,因爲確切地說,情態副詞是用來描述動作如何進行,所以除了verb to be (is/am/are) 後要用形容詞外 (如 I am happy.) ,如果出現如以下的狀態動詞 (stative verbs) 亦應用形容詞:

Look: The girl looks quiet. (Not ‘quietly’)
Sound: The idea sounds good. (Not ‘well’)
Feel: I feel sleepy. (Not ‘sleepily’)
Taste: The food tastes nice. (Not ‘nicely’)
Smell: The flowers smell nice. (Not ‘nicely’)
Keep: Please keep quiet. (Not ‘quietly’)

圖片來源: “Grammar Expert” Book 5A, published by Kidz Education
https://www.kidz.com.hk/products/grammar-expert-5a

 

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Topic 95: Parent Day? Parent’s Day? Parents’ Day?

附圖第一及四題錯甚麼?🤔

以下是各日子的正確寫法,別混淆呀!

Parents’ Day
Teachers’ Day

New Year’s Day
New Year’s Eve
Mother’s Day
Father’s Day
Children’s Day
Valentine’s Days
April Fool’s Day

Sports Day
Games Day
Christmas Day
Christmas Eve

Book Day
Open Day
Labour Day

圖片來源: “Tenses & Proofreading Elite”, Book 3, published by Kidz Education
https://www.kidz.com.hk/products/tenses-proofreading-elite-3

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Topic 94: A uniform? An uniform?

我們說 ‘an umbrella’,但 ‘a uniform’,那應該怎樣向子女解釋用法上的分別呢?

記着, 要認清 ‘a, e, i, o, u’ 這五個響音不是生字的串法,而是發音,所以:

A uniform (讀 you-ni-form) vs. an umbrella (我們不會讀作 you-bre-lla)

A one-way road (讀 won) vs. an orange (我們不會讀作 won-ange)

An hour (h 不發音)vs. a horse (h 發音)

An MTR train (M 讀作 em) vs. a man

圖片來源: “Grammar Weekly”, Book 3, published by Kidz Education
https://www.kidz.com.hk/products/grammar-weekly-3

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Topic 93: In the tree? On the tree?

‘In / On the tree’ 這個話題其實引發過不少辯論。在小學階段,我們可以簡單歸納為:

生長在樹上便是 ‘on the tree’,如:
There are many apples/flowers on the tree.

從外面進到樹叢裏便是 ‘in the tree’,如:
There are some birds/monkeys in the tree.

圖片來源: “Ace Minds: Prepositions”, Book 2, published by Kidz Education

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