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Sergio Pizziconi

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EXTRA-CLASS work: readKeep on working on your CVs and cover letter .Start to design your project. [if you send your proposal by

email, pretend it is a “business letter” addressed to me as if we had never met before]

Chapter 5, pp. 189-205 (Interpreting data) [Vs. datum][mark verb and subject] [look for words you might use when comparing two or more sets of data in the same graphical representation]

Cp R WDYMLibrary?

Review 1/6Phonology: Vowels: exercises from /i/ to /a/ and from /u/ to /ɒ/

(lowering your jaw) from /i/ to /u/ mind driven; puff of air (see IPA chart). // Where accent falls is relevant: 1) OBject (n.) – obJECT (v.), 2) if lost, stress the first syllable, you’re likely to sound right. // Stress movement shortens/weakens previously stressed vowels (also in writing): proNOUNce pronunCIAtion // This Miss /s/ unvoiced These Ms. /z/ voiced// “gh” mute (though, thought) OR /f/ (rough, tough)

Review 2/6Morphology: ADJ+lyADV; N+lyADJ // V+er N(s.o./s.t.

does V) // To+N(and most words)V (googleto google; wowto wow) // V + ance/ence N (differ+ence, perfom+ance) // Help+less antonym help+ful //Adj+ en V (to make s.o./s.t Adj) //Adj(max2syll.) + er Adj (comparative: more Adj)Adj(max2syll.) + est Adj (superlative: most Adj)

BUT: good – better – best; bad – worse – worst //Singular: Thesis, Analysis, Hypothesis /s/ unvoicedPlural: Theses, Analyses, Hypotheses /z/ voiced //Datum (sing.) Data (pl.)Criterion, phenomenon (sing.) Criteria, phenomena (pl.)

Review 3/6Syntax: Verbs: transitive Vs. intransitive (Direct object, Indirect object,

Oblique object)// passive Vs. active (mentioned)//AUXILIARY verb for the perfect tenses (actually, aspect) ALWAYS

to have (e.g., Things have changed)BUT: passive voice (e.g., Rules were changed by the CEO) or few

constructions (e.g., are you finished?) //Phrasal verbs. Verb+ ADV or Prep. //

Typical declarative sentence structure: Subj + Verb +…..Typical negative: Subject + do/does/did + not+ V(base form)Typical question: Do/Does/Did + Subject + V(base form)

N.B. When some sort of auxiliary is already in the sentence USE IT instead of adding to do

Emphatic statement Subj +do/does/did +V(base form) //Skoda is…, Italy/France/Japan is… [WITHOUT article] BUT The

United States of America, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands //

Once upon a time there was a small village in the country. The village was…

In light of (mainly US) In the light of (mainly UK) [see FOEs for possessive case and article]//

Review 4/6Syntax: Modal verbs: can, may, will, shall, must, could,

might, would, should + BARE INFINITIVE (without to)Interrogative: MODAL + Subj + BARE INFINITIVE (must I go?)Negative: Subj + MODAL + not + BARE INFINITE (I mustn’t

go, I cannot go OR I can’t go, I won’t go)They do not take to before or after:

WRONG To may, to must, to could… WRONGWRONG I can to go, you may to talk… WRONG

They do not take –s for 3° person singularWRONG he cans do, she mays do… WRONGThey have no tense it’s a matter of distance from reality:Next year, I am/will be/can be/ may be/could be/might be in the UK

Review 5/6Pragmatics: Do not pick on students or class fellows. //“See

you later.”// Language varies across jobs. //Think it over before saying “No, this is wrong” Recommended: “Very interesting point/question. Let me point out though that…” or some sort of hedging (softening expression).// FORMAL: Dr. Pizziconi, your course is interesting [NOT: his/her]. INFORMAL: Sergio, your course is interesting. {“On a first name basis” “May I call you Sergio?”}.// How is it going? How (are) you doing? What’s up? Wassup? Sup? It’s always Good.// Expectation of truthful statement. // Lag time between turns: When asking for questions, wait for a longer time.// Greetings (see next slide)//

Tools: www.thefreedictionary.com Also, the financial and legal dictionaries within and the Idioms section. // Check for the frequency of sentences googling them in quotes “……..” //

Semantics of prototypes

Review 6/6Pragmatics:

Informal Formal

Greetings Sup?Wassup?What’s up?How you doing?How is it going?

How are you doing?

Good morning/afternoon/evening

Intro “ (very) nice/glad/pleased to meet you!How do you do?

Parting after first meeting

(very) nice/glad/pleased meeting you!

FOEs 1/3- Information (uncountable: much information NOT many

informations , NOT an information)- Economy Vs Economics

- Security (against criminal actions) Vs Safety (against dangerous actions)

- Across (time, space whether real or abstract) Vs Through (space; means/tool)

- Frequent (a bar, a restaurant) Vs attend (a course/program/school)

- I study English Vs I study the English language- Aim/Attempt at (+ N; V-ing) OR to (+ V-base form)

- A + consonant sound! OR pronounced h : a house, a university

An + vowel sound! OR mute h: an unpredictable even, an hour.

FOEs 2/3- I’m graduated FROM Aversa high school I graduated FROM/AT Aversa high school- Such as (listing examples) as (in the function of)- Comparison and manner: As (+entire clause) like

(+noun)- Wal-Mart is one of the largest employers in the US. In

fact it’s the largest (A dire il vero)- Industry usually means productive sector. Plant,

factory (are the words for the place where things are manufactured)

- When a word is not used because of its meaning but as a word to be dealt with, mark it somehow: The verb can expresses…; The verb “can” expresses…; The verb can expresses

FOEs 3/3• What’s wrong in the sentence below?

– Is more correct to use “may” to mean permission.• You need a subject!

• Io sono d’accordo I agree with+N/ to +Vbase form (clause)…. [NOT: I am agree]

• A Facebook page is/isn’t useful to keep in touch [NOT for to keep in touch]

• Possessive case:

The doctor’s house Vs X Dr. Smith’s house

The consumer’s choice Vs The consumers’ choice

BUT The child’s toy Vs The children’s toy

BUT X Giordano’s book Vs The Giordano book

Look at the chart.

2 lines: describe the trend of price2 lines: describe the trend of exchange volume3 lines: compare the two trends

Let’s take a look at the text-bookAdd “on” whenever you read “comment”.

Reading: Ben Sherman• Any question?

• Start an individual worksheet. Entitle it, “Sentences”. Copy in a numbered list the sentences I will point you at.

You will not submit this.

ALWAYS BRING TO CLASS THIS WORKSHEET