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Sentence Patterns

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Writing Practice

I. the prefix “en-” The prefix “en-” is added to words to form verbs that describe the process of putting someone/something into a particular state, condition, or place. endanger 危及 enlarge 擴大 enable 使能做… encourage 鼓勵 ensure 使確定 enrich 使豐富

II. acronyms CD: compact disc 光碟，雷射唱片 DIY: do it yourself 自己動手做 VIP: very important person 重要人物 DJ: disc/disk jockey 流行音樂節目主持人 ATM: automatic teller machine 自動提款機 MRT: the Mass Rapid Transit 大眾捷運系統 WTO: the World Trade Organization 世界貿易組織 UFO: unidentified flying object 不明飛行物體，幽浮 Back

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I. Create Your Own Baby

II. Help ! I am in danger!

III. Animals in DangerIV. To Clone or Not to Clone

I. Create Your Own Baby

Audrey Hepburn Einstein Maggie Cheung

Jacky Chan Marie Curie Tom Cruise

II. Help! I am in danger!

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Check the answers.

● Some Species of World’s Most Endangered Animals

● Some Endangered Animals in Taiwan

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The following animals are generally considered the most endangered in the world.

Common name: Asian ElephantDistribution: South and Southeast Asia

Common name: Black Rhinoceros Distribution: Africa

Common name: Chimpanzee Distribution: Africa

Common name: Gorilla Distribution: Central Africa

Common name: Sea Turtle Distribution: World Wide

Common name: Asiatic Black Bear Distribution: East, Southeast and South Asia, Russia

Common name: Giant Panda Distribution: China

Common name: Whale Distribution: World Wide

Common name: Siberian Tiger Distribution: Far-east Russia

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The following animals are known as the most endangered ones in Taiwan.

Bird-Wing Butterfly珠光鳳蝶

Brevoort / Taiwan Masu櫻花鉤吻鮭

Formosan Clouded Leopard台灣雲豹

PS. Most zoologists believe that clouded leopards have been extinct in Taiwan.

Formosan Black Bear台灣黑熊

Gould藍腹鷴

Green Turtle綠蠵龜

Ogilvie-Grant帝雉

Coconut Crab椰子蟹（蘭嶼特有種）

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“To clone or not to clone,

that is a question.”

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To Clone or Not to Clone?

How do you feel about human cloning? Human cloning has been a complex issue for many years, and has many sides to understand. Do you think human cloning can bring benefit to people? Do you think human beings can’t be cloned? Choose a side and have a class discussion.

It’s unfair to the clone to grow up in a totally different environment with the expectation of being a scientific genius.

To Clone or Not to Clone?

OpinionReasons For

Reasons AgainstWe can clone

historical dead figures, like Albert Einstein and hope that he is as intelligent as the original one. We can clone babies for infertile couples if they want children.

Possessing the same genetic makeup as the donor, the clone would lose his own human dignity and uniqueness.

No Way!

To Clone or Not to Clone?

Cloning can help improve the human race.

The society would break into two classes and those who are created naturally are likely to be excluded from society.

OpinionReasons For

Reasons Against

We can use the organs of the clone to help those who need transplant.

The cloned would be raised to maturity only to be used as “spare parts” for a non-clone.

Absolutely!

Now you have better understanding of human

cloning.

To sum up,

“To clone or not to clone,

that’s still a question.”

Use Other Punctuation Marks Properly

A. Colons 1. Use a colon before a list of items. e.g.: The following items may be needed at camp: flashlights and suntan lotion.

2. Use a colon to introduce an example or explanation related to something just mentioned.

e.g.: The subjects of many

proverbs are animals. Here are some: “When the cat’s away, the mice will play.” “Let sleeping dogs lie.”

B. Semicolons 1. Use a semicolon between independent clauses not joined by a conjunction.

e.g.: “Red with rage” describes anger; “in the pink” means to be in good health.

2. Use a semicolon between independent clauses linked with a transitional expression.

e.g.: The man who traveled to Auckland instead of Oakland didn’t feel like laughing; however, even that misunderstanding turned out all right in the end.

C. Quotation Marks 1. Use quotation marks to enclose a direct quotation— a person’s words.

e.g.: You hiccup. Your friend jumps and yells, “Boo!”

2. Use quotation marks around the titles of articles, poems, short stories, etc.

e.g.: “Mother’s Hands,”

“Gathering Leaves.”

Exercise: Add the necessary punctuation marks.

1. Our teacher asked us to read Robert Frost’s poem The Minor Bird.2. She found terrible conditions in the British hospital the buildings were full of fleas and rats.

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3. I enjoy the following hobbies reading and jogging.

4. Well, the man later said, I always wanted to see New Zealand.

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5. Susan did a beautiful dive in that meet however she didn’t win any medals.6. Mr. Smith leaves for work at 7 30 every morning and returns at 5 35 every evening.

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7. Help! he yelled.

8. John finished his senior high school last year now he is a college student.

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9. Can we help? asked the coach.

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