Lesson 8

B. Now write out the paragraph with punctuation. when you have finished, compare your work to the same paragraph on Student's Book page 76.

• A little South African boy had a very lucky escape yesterday.
• Sitting by a river near Cap Town, Mrs. Betty Paton saw her three-year-old son Max holding a snake and biting it.
• 'I was terrified,' she said. 'It was a poisonous snake, but Max had almost bitten the head off.' Mrs. Paton took Max to hospital, but doctors said that the snake had not bitten him.

C. Where do we use capital letters? Write C for capital letter or s for small letter in the boxes.

• Countries C
• colors S
• Months C
• Verbs S
• place names C
• Names of animals S
• Days of the week C
• First word of sentences C
• E-mail addresses S
• people's names C
• Nationality adjectives C
• Words for sports S

D. Write these sentences again with capital letters where necessary.

1. the market in Kingston is on Thursday.

The market in Kingston is on Thursday.

2. you know Nabil is coming in November.

You know Nabil is coming in November.

3. my Lebanese friend Mohamed al Mansour loves football.

My Lebanese friend Mohamed Al Mansour loves football.

4. the tiger is now protected in parts of India.

The tiger is now protected in parts of India.

5. my e-mail address is Fareed. seeham@hotmail.com.

My e-mail address is Fareed. seeham@hotmail.com.

6. does dana prefer green or blue?

Does Dana prefer green or blue?

7. i think the Eshter hotel is in al sa'adon street.

I think the Eshter Hotel is in Al Sa'adon Street.

8. do they play basketball in Mosul?

Do they play basketball in Mosul?

E. Read the language box on the opposite page. Then put commas into the sentences.

1. Before we left, my aunt gave us tea and some little cakes.
2. Noura, Batool, Nisrin, Claudia and Aseel all want to come to the party.
3. If you want to visit Jarnell, Saed will give you a lift.
4. When the police car stopped, the man started running away.
5. I take photos of flowers, trees, hills, the sea and the sky.
6. As she id interested in sport, videos, about the Olympic Games would be a good present.
7. While we were waiting for the plane, we talked about our families.
8. As soon as you get to Baghdad, phone your cousin.