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Don’t
Don’t comb your hair in company.Don’t cross the kitchen floor in welly boots.Don’t put the television on.Don’t squint. Don’t get in fights.
Don’t stuff your mouth with sausage.Don’t drop towels on the bathroom floor.Don’t hang about with that rough crowd.Don’t put your feet up on the chair.
Don’t use up all the paper in the loo.Don’t scratch. Don’t twitch. Don’t sniff. Don’t talk. Don’t stick your tongue out.Don’t you dare to answer back.
Life is full of opportunity, says my mum.By Barrie Wade
Don’t comb your hair in company.Don’t cross the kitchen floor in welly boots.Don’t put the television on.Don’t squint. Don’t get in fights.
Don’t stuff your mouth with sausage.Don’t drop towels on the bathroom floor.Don’t hang about with that rough crowd.Don’t put your feet up on the chair.
Don’t use up all the paper in the loo.Don’t scratch. Don’t twitch. Don’t sniff. Don’t talk.Don’t stick your tongue out.Don’t you dare to answer back.
Life is full of opportunity, says my mum.By Barrie Wade
Don’t
Don’t comb your hair in company.Don’t cross the kitchen floor in welly boots.Don’t put the television on.Don’t squint. Don’t get in fights.
Don’t stuff your mouth with sausage.Don’t drop towels on the bathroom floor.Don’t hang about with that rough crowd.Don’t put your feet up on the chair.
Don’t use up all the paper in the loo.Don’t scratch. Don’t twitch. Don’t sniff. Don’t talk.Don’t stick your tongue out.Don’t you dare to answer back.
Life is full of opportunity, says my mum.By Barrie Wade
I am doing very well, thank you. And how about you?
Oh, not bad, not bad.
So what brings you out on this fine morning, Fred?
Well, I’m on a bit of a hunt, don’t you know?
What are you looking for?
There’s this bone I hid…. I really wanna eat it.
But I just ain’t sure where I hid it!So, let me get this straight. You hid a bone somewhere and now you simply cannot find it. Is that right?
Yep. That’s about the size of it, pal.
Well, I think I had better come and help you search. You know how good I am at looking for things.
That’s real nice of you, Grace. I sure appreciate it.
Okay, off we go!
Differences between ‘chatty’ and standard written English
Lots of contractions
Shorter sentences
Missing words
Use of part words or slang expressions
Fewer contractions
Complete sentences
All necessary words included
Formal expressions
Re-write each sentence, turning it into something you might say.Each one must have a contraction. The first one is done for you.REMEMBER – your sentence may use different words!
1. I am very sad that I am not able to go to the party of my friend.I’m gutted I can’t go to my mate’s party.
2. I am very sad that my mum will not let me go to that film.
3. I am really grateful for the present that you have given to me.
4. You and I must not forget the birthday of our mother.
5. Tom cannot be bothered to tidy his room although it is a mess.
6. The annoying cat has just gone to the toilet on the carpet.
Write your own sentence in standard written English.
ANSWERSDifferences between ‘chatty’ and formal written
English
Re-write each sentence, turning it into something you might say.Each one must have a contraction. The first one is done for you.REMEMBER – your sentence may use different words!
1. I am very sad that I am not able to go to the party of my friend.I’m gutted I can’t go to my mate’s party.
2. I am very sad that my mum will not let me go to that film.
I’m gutted my mum won’t let me see that film. [missing ‘’that’]
3. I am really grateful for the present that you have given to me.
Thanks so much for the present. I loved it.
4. You and I must not forget the birthday of our mother.We mustn’t forget mum’s birthday.
5. Tom cannot be bothered to tidy his room although it is a mess.
Tom can’t be bothered to tidy his room, but it’s a big mess.
6. The annoying cat has just gone to the toilet on the carpet.