TEACHER’S NOTES Apostrophes and Quotation Marks

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TEACHER'S NOTES

Apostrophes and Quotation Marks

Activity Type

I nteractive reading, m atching and writing ex er cises

Language Focus

Apostrophes and quotation marks

Aim

To learn and pract ice how to use apostrophes and quotation m arks.

Preparation

Send each student a copy of the interactive w or k sh eet .

Level

I nterm ediate ( B1)

Time

30 m inutes

Introduction

This punct uat ion int eract ive worksheet helps st udent s learn and practice how to use apostrophes and quotation m arks.

Procedure

Send each student a copy of the interactive worksheet.

Students begin by m atching situations in which quotation m arks and apostrophes are used with exam ples.

Exercise A - Answer key

1. e 2. a 3. b 4. f 5. g 6. h 7. c 8. d

After that, students m atch British and Am erican quotation m ark usage with exam ples.

Exercise B - Answer key

1. b, c 2. a, d 3. b 4. d 5. d 6. c 7. c 8. a

Next, students m ove on to rewrite phrases, adding apostrophes where needed.

Exercise C - Answer key

1. don't run 2. three apples 3. William's party 4. I'm hungry

5. four 2's

9. a few cups of tea

6. two t's

10. my boss's office

7. can't wait

8. m y parents' house

I n the last exercise, students read a passage and rewrite sentences cont aining direct quot at ions, t it les or t erm inology, adding quot at ion m arks and apost rophes as necessary. Direct st udent s t o choose eit her t he Am erican or Brit ish st yle and use it consist ent ly.

Exercise D - Possible answers

1. The t it le of t his art icle is 'Sun'. 2. The t erm 'yellow dwarf' is used for st ars like t he Sun. 3. 'Light , infra- red energy ( heat ) , ult raviolet light and radio waves'

com e from the Sun. 4. The Sun 'gives off a stream of particles, which reaches the

Eart h as " solar wind" '. 5. The Sun's age is 'a lit t le over 4.5 billion years'. 6. Is it true that '1.3 million Earths can fit inside the Sun'?

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