INTRODUCTION (1) Punctuation (02) In Context 3-5 min What is punctuation?

Hello! I am Kate, who are you?

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! , ? are punctuation marks

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Punctuation Marks 5 min When we write, we use the following punctuation marks: Symbol . \, ? ! : ; „

Name period or full stop comma question mark exclamation mark colon semicolon apostrophe

Symbol “ ” / () [] _ -

Name quotation marks slash parenthesis brackets dash hyphen

Writing Exercise 5 min Match the symbol to the correct name: 1. /

a. period

2. ?

b. comma

3. ,

c. question mark

4. :

d. exclamation mark

5. !

e. colon

6. .

f. semicolon

7. ;

g. apostrophe

8. _

h. quotation marks

9. -

i. slash

10. []

j. parenthesis

11. ()

k. brackets

12. „

l. dash

13. “ ”

m. hyphen

Writing Exercise 5 min What punctuation marks are used to: 1. finish a sentence: _____________________ 2. ask a question: _____________________ 3. showsurprise: _____________________ 4. make a pause in a long sentence: _____________________ 5. repeat someone‟s words: _____________________ 6. give more details: _____________________

Writing Exercise 5 min Add these punctuation marks: , ! ? . “ ” :’ 1. Are you American 2. Yes I m American 3. Me too 4. I come from a big city Chicago 5. Chicago is called The Windy City Reading Exercise 5 min Read these sentences to your teacher and say what punctuation marks are used in each sentence. 1. I love chocolate! 2. I like bananas, but I prefer apples. 3. How are you? 4. I‟m happy (for now!) 5. Shakespeare said: “to be or not to be, that is the question”.

Watch the Video! 5 min In this video quiz, you will practice punctuation marks. Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9ryuqQc0Ds Watch it again, then write the answers to the quiz below: write the symbol corresponding to what you hear. The 1st and the 7th answers are given to you: 1. _____?_____ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 4. ___________ 5. ___________ 6. ___________ 7. _____”_____ 8. ___________ 9. ___________ 10. __________

Quiz 5 min Complete the chart with the punctuation symbol or its name Symbol

Name period or full stop

, ? !

Symbol

Name quotation marks slash

() [] colon

; „

dash -

Add a punctuation mark at the end of the sentences: 1. I am so excited 2. How long will you be gone 3. My printer is not working properly 4. He is always late, isn‟t he True or false? 1. A quotation mark is used to ask a question.

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false

2. An apostrophe can be used to express the possessive.

true

false

3. A hyphen is commonly used to finish of a sentence.

true

false

4. A colon can be used before giving more information.

true

false