practical course.docx

1、practical courseThe importance of practical courses has been an concern among the undergraduates as well as theschool office, with conflicting views on whether these courses should be added in thecurrent lecturecurriculum of theschool. Generally I think these courses ofsuch as engineer manage as wel

2、l as chemical produce are thehas connectionsofwith theory and practice, which are both useful and essential for graduates.It is obvious that nowadays theoretical courses have always been the most major part of school lecture, especially in universityuniversities and instituteinstitutes. One who perf

3、orms well in these courses and paper-examination are often judged as a proficient student. However, almost all of the theorytheoriesof thescience subject that has beentold on textbooks are based on practice in terms of experiments and simulation. Studying without practical courses is not likely to g

4、et you tomemorize these mechanisms and equation for a long time, not to mention understanding them comprehensively. To connect the theoretical part and thepractical part, therefore, the quantity and quality of practical courses should be improved at the same time toit shouldprovide students an effic

5、ient way to study and understand.Also, the advantages of useful training in aworking place and thesociety should not be ignored. Before findinggettinga job in pharmaceutical companycompaniesor in theconstruction industry, it is a wise decision for these undergraduates to improve theirpractical knowl

6、edge. With high efficiency, skillful workers or engineersisaremore likely to avoid basic mistakes and on the basis of this, the cost of thecompany and society could be reduced relatively. In addition, a worker with proficiency and high precision can ensure the quality of the products like medicines,

7、 which is quite essential for the publicshealth and social stability.In conclusion, adding a proper number of practical courses in schools have an obvious positive effect for the furtherfurthering thestudying of students, while the society would also benefit from this wise strategy in a large sense.

8、 So these courses deserve trying into have a chance in withsome of the schools for their potential and immediate benefits.ASSESSMENT: Task Response:the examiner is looking for 4 things: Answer to all parts of the task (you covered all keywords, both topic key words and goals keywords) Present a clea

9、r position throughout the essay (state your position in the introduction, explain in detail this position in the body, and reiterate this position in the conclusion) Extend support main ideas/topic sentences (includes language that tell you to support ideas, appropriate tones and viewpoints, and exa

10、mples from experience) Write enough words (should be at least 150 for task 1 and 250 for task 2, should not be wordy)6.0 addresses all parts of the task although some parts can be fully covered than others presents a relevant position and the conclusions are a little underdeveloped presents relevant

11、 main ideas but some may be underdeveloped 304 word countCohesion and Coherence:the examiner is looking for 3 things: Paragraphing (has a clear topic sentence or main idea which should be the first sentence; with enough details and examples; with closing sentence) Logical organization of the essay (

12、main ideas should be progressing meaning one paragraph is linked to the others especially to the central idea or position in the introduction) Cohesive devices need to be used well (sentences should be linked smoothly to each other, the easiest way to do this is with conjunctive adverbs, but there a

13、re better ways like repetition of key phrase/words, synonyms, pronouns, sentence patterns)6.0 arranges information and ideas coherently and there is overall progression uses cohesive devices effectively, but cohesion within and/or between sentences may be faulty or mechanical may not always use refe

14、rencing clearly or appropriately uses paragraphing, but not always logicallyLexical Resource:the examiner is looking for 4 things: Range of vocabulary (uses less common words, words used precisely, minimal repeated words, not wordy) Spelling (frequency of error) Collocation (word combination makes s

15、ense, not just one correct word but a group of correctly related words) Word families (words are in the correct form, correct parts of speech)6.0 uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task attempts to use less common vocabulary but with some inaccuracy makes some errors in spelling and/or wor

16、d formation, but they rarely impede communicationGrammatical Range and Accuracy:the examiner is looking for 4 things: Accuracy of grammar (how many sentences are error free, what kinds of mistakes were committed, accuracy of simple and complex grammar, ) Range of grammar (uses more complex structure

17、s, sentences are clearly organized)6.0 uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms makes some errors in grammar and punctuation but it rarely reduce communicationOBS: 6.0Conclusion/ suggestions and Tip for the day Learn more on how to use conjunctions, determiners, verbs (tenses), adverbs, parti

18、ciples, adjectives, prepositions, and on subject-verb agreement Double check for other minor errors like the word trails. Additional: “Tip for the day”*Continuous practice is important *It is very important for you to know the importance of the following:Singular Form (words without “S”)Plural Form

19、(words with “S”)E.g.SingularPluralcarCarsdogDogshousehouseSingularPluralmanmenchildchildrensheepsheep*It is very important for you to know the importance of “subject and verb agreement”*Basic Principle: Singular subjects need singular verbs; plural subjects need plural verbs.Ex: Mybrotherisa nutriti

20、onist. Mysistersaremathematicians.Thedog growlswhen he is angry. Thedogs growlwhen they are angry.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE:*NOUNS* - people, places, things and animals. (Ex: dog, cat, garden, work, music, town, China, teacher, Bob).The sun shines. Anna goes to school.*PRONOUNS* - replace

21、 nouns. (Ex: me, I, its, my, she, he, that, this, those, us, who, whom, you).John is hungry. He wants to eat.*VERBS* - show action. (Ex: run, go, have, invite, laughed, listen, playing, singing, walk). The dog and cat are running.*ADJECTIVES* - describe nouns. (Ex: Angry, brave, healthy, little, old

22、, red, smart, two, some, good, big, interesting).Brown dog.Fat cat.Big garden.*ADVERVS* - describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. (Ex: badly, fully, hardly, nearly, never, quickly, silently, well, very, really, almost). Runs slowly.Eats very quickly.*ARTICLES* - signal that a noun is going to

23、follow. (Ex: The, A, AN).The dog.The cat.*CONJUNCTIONS* - connect words, phrases, clauses or sentences. (Ex: and, or, but, so, after, before, unless, either, neither, because, since). I was tired so I went to sleep.*Try to use more transition words to link one idea to another: Furthermore / Moreover

24、 / additionally / In addition.*Words that cannot be in plural form*1. KNOWLEDGE2. INFORMATION3. STUFFRead as many good sample answers as you can so you can get some ideas, even learn expressions and structures Better arrange your ideas in this way Introduction rephrase of the topic sentence + opinio

25、n + thesis statement 1st body paragraph strongest idea in relation to your opinion 2nd body paragraph supporting idea 3rd opposite idea Conclusion recommendation With this organization, you are able to discuss both the views, organize your essays that there is no confusion, and you are able to prese

26、nt your own opinion. Try to give specific details and examples to prove your point and hypothesis. Recommendation for the conclusion will make it more impressive and prevents redundancy of statements. Make sure to allot time for editing and checking for minor errors like word choice, word form, spel

27、ling, prepositions, and grammatical errors. This will lessen deductions in your scores. Avoid all informal ways of writing. There are some rules of writing you should follow. For example: no abbreviations, no 1st and 2nd pronoun or possessive (I, you, me, my, your), except in conclusion where you ha

28、ve to state your opinion.Prepositions TimeEnglishUsageExample on days of the week on Monday in months / seasons time of day year after a certain period of time(when?) in August / in winter in the morning in 2006 in an hour at fornight forweekend a certain point of time(when?) at night at the weekend

29、 at half past nine since from a certain point of time (past till now) since 1980 for over a certain period of time (past till now) for 2 years ago a certain time in the past 2 years ago before earlier than a certain point of time before 2004 to telling the time ten to six (5:50) past telling the tim

30、e ten past six (6:10) to/ till/ until marking the beginning and end of a period of time from Monday to/till Friday till/ until in the sense ofhow long something is going to last He is on holiday until Friday. by in the sense ofat the latest up to a certain time I will be back by 6 oclock. By 11 oclo

31、ck, I had read five pages.Prepositions Place (Position and Direction)EnglishUsageExample in room, building, street, town, country book, paper etc. car, taxi picture, world in the kitchen, in London in the book in the car, in a taxi in the picture, in the world at meaningnext to, by an object fortable for events place where you are to do something typical (watch a film, study, work) at the door, at the station at the table at a concert, at the party at the cinema, at school