Course organization & Modality Sergio Pizziconi

Plan of the day Plan - Review - Q&A about the course - FOEs - A particular type of verbs - Review - Q&A about the course - FOEs - A particular type of verbs EXTRA-CLASS work: read Chapter 2, Units 6 (BSA) and 13 (Skoda) [mark verb and subject] Chapter 4, Reading 2 (Supermarket) [mark verb and subject]

Review 1/2 Phonology: 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.), Access (n.) – aCCESS (v.), PROtest (n) – proTEST (v.) 2) if lost, stress the first syllable, you’re likely to sound right Morphology: ADJ(ective)+ ly (suffix)  ADV(erb) N(oun)+ ly (suffix)  ADJ V(erb) + er person/tool who/that does V

Review 2/2 Syntax: Verbs: transitive Vs. intransitive (Direct object, Indirect object, Oblique object) (just hints). passive Vs. active (mentioned) AUXILIARY verb for the perfect tenses (actually, aspect) ALWAYS to have (e.g., Things have changed) Except when the verb is in the passive voice (e.g., Rules were changed) or in few constructions (e.g., are you finished?) Phrasal verbs. Verb+ ADV or Prep. Their meaning is sometimes difficult to arrive at. Pragmatics: Do not pick on students or class fellows. “See you later.” Language varies across jobs. Tools:

Course organization -University home page: ex ex - details?username=serpizzhttp:// details?username=serpizz -Facebook page -Posts, surveys, material -Structured lexicon: maps -The portfolio: procedures

Marking code 1/2 Xxxxx solid strong underline means [that] there’s a mistake of some sort. No specification is likely to mean [that] you have to use upper case: -i  I -english  English Xxxxxx under-wave means that what [=the thing that] you wrote is readable but not the preferred way to word [N  V] it. Xxxx or xxx xxx xxxx circle or loose [>< to lose] underline means that there’s something werid, usually about the content.

Marking code 2/2 something is missing SPELL wrong spelling LEX wrong word choice MS wrong morphology or syntax (e.g.: agreement/accord, wrong grammar CAtegory, presence/absence of article)

FOEs Information - Economy Vs Economics - Frequent Vs attend - I study English I study the English language - 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)