Comparing and Contrasting, Reduction in function words Week 5: East and West Comparing and Contrasting, Reduction in function words

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Quote of the Day “He who allows oppression 压迫 shares the crime.” - Desiderius Erasmus “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” – Martin Luther King Jr. What are these quotes suggesting? Do you agree or disagree?

Responsibility Do we have the responsibility to speak out for others? What is our responsibility to the oppressed?

Kitty Genovese 1964 in New York City Stabbed to death with a knife Newspaper reported that 38 people saw the murder and did nothing Psychologists have studied this and called it the “bystander effect”

“First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me.”  ― Martin Niemöller (in Nazi Germany)

Comparing and Contrasting

COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES (better, more, less) (best, most, least) big bigger fast the fastest small smaller quiet the quietest busy busier simple the simplest heavy heavier creative Beautiful the most creative more beautiful diligent expensive the least diligent less expensive

SIMILARITIES   X and Y are the same. X is as _________as Y. X is just as ________as Y. X and Y both are/have ________. Both X and Y are/have ________. Neither X nor Y are/have ________. Examples: Apples are just as delicious as bananas. Apples and bananas are both good for your health. Neither apples nor bananas are high in calories.

DIFFERENCES X is different than Y. X is _________than Y. X is more/less ________than Y. X is not as _______as Y. X is ________ but/while Y is _______. X is ________ in contrast to Y which is _________. Examples: Noodles are tastier than rice. Noodles are more fattening than rice. Noodles are more popular in the north of China while rice is more popular in the south of China.

They are both ___________. They both have ___________. The elephant is __________ than the mouse. The mouse is __________ than the elephant. The mouse ___________ while the elephant ____________.

School Lunch American Chinese

Gardens Japanese French

What is culture. What are the things that make up a culture What is culture? What are the things that make up a culture? (music, language, etc.)

Culture is… the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a particular people or society

Culture is made up of… Music Language …?

Pronunciation Reducing Function Words

Reduction: or, and OR AND The word or is usually unstressed and pronounced as the sound /ər/ summer ər winter large ər small married ər single The word and is usually unstressed when talking two things and pronounced as /n/ or /nd/ eggs-n-tomatoes sweet-n-sour Lucy-n-Lily

Reduction: of, for OF FOR The word of is usually unstressed and pronounced as the sound /ə/ or /əv/ I would like two bottles ə Coke and one can ə Sprite. The word for is usually unstressed and pronounced as the sound /fər/ Thank you fər your help!

Practice with a partner: Complete the phrases. Black-n- _______ Rock-n-_______ Tom-n-_______ This is fər you. Thanks fər being there. Yes ər ________ Hot ər _________ Up ər _________ Cup ə ________ Can ə ________ Bottle ə _______ Now try to come up with three (3) examples of ər (or)/ -n- (and) phrases!

A: Can you get me something from the supermarket on your way home A: Can you get me something from the supermarket on your way home? B: OK, what do you want me to get? A: I need some bread and butter. B: Do you want white or wheat bread? A: Wheat. And can you get me a couple of apples? B: Do you want red or green apples? A: Red. Oh, and a jar of pickles and a container of ice cream. B. Hey that’s a lot of stuff! What flavor of ice cream: vanilla or chocolate? A: You pick! B: Me? A: Yes, the ice cream is for you! Its to say thank you for stopping at the supermarket.

They are both animals. They both have ears n feet. The elephant is heavier than the mouse. The mouse is smaller n cuter than the elephant.

Cultural Differences by Chinese Artist Yang Liu Germany (blue) China (red)

Lifestyle

Children

In a Restaurant

Any other differences you thought of?

Presenting Your Reading You will share what you learned through your homework with the whole class. You will use at least 5 functions to compare and contrast. You will keep your discussion under 3 minutes.

Get into groups: Ascribed Status vs. Achieved status Traditionalism vs. Modernism Task-oriented vs. Relationship-oriented High-contact vs. low-contact

Homework: Next Week’s topic: Advice and Decision Making Have a conversation. In your notebook write who you talked to and what his/her answers were. 1) Who gives the best advice and why? 2) How do you make important decisions? 3) Tell me about an important decision you have had to make in your life.