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Unit 1 – English…….at home and abroad

TSIM Kam Wan

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Part 1 -Vocabulary - loan word

Definition•  A loan word refers to a term that was

borrowed from another language. Loan words are generally pronounced in accordance with the phonological structure of the language being developed (target language), and symbolized in accordance with the orthography of the target language.

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Vocabulary - Loan Words

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Word Target country

word Targetcountry

Sushi Japanese mascara

Pasta Italian drama

Pizza Italian panorama

salon fez

samba delicatessen

alpha kindergarten

sauna delta

karate concerto

boutique Kebab

glasnost junta

samovar siesta

piano bungalow

route

Task 1 -Vocabulary – Guess (Country)

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Word Target country

word Targetcountry

Sushi Japanese mascara FrenchPasta Italian drama GreekPizza Italian panorama Greeksalon French fez Turkishsamba Brazilian

Portuguesedelicatessen German

alpha Greek kindergarten Germansauna Finnish delta Greekkarate Japanese concerto Italianboutique French Kebab Turkishglasnost Russian junta Spanishsamovar Russian siesta Spanishpiano Italian bungalow Hindiroute French

Task 1-Vocabulary – Guess (Country)

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Task 2 – Categorize

• Put the words into an appropriate category below. It is possible that a word belongs to more than one category. Sushi Pasta Pizza salon sambaAlpha sauna karate boutique glasnostSamovar piano Route mascara dramaPanorama fez delicatessen kindergarten deltaconcerto Kebab junta siesta bungalow

Shops Food Places Sport and Recreation

Others

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Task 2 – Categorize

• Put the words into an appropriate category below. It is possible that a word belongs to more than one category.

Sushi Pasta Pizza salon sambaAlpha sauna karate boutique glasnostSamovar piano Route mascara dramaPanorama fez delicatessen kindergarten deltaconcerto Kebab junta siesta bungalow

Food Shops/Places/Building Sport and Recreation

Others

SushiPastaPizzakebab

SalonBoutiqueGlasnost

PanoramaFez

DelicatessenKindergarten

DeltaJunta

bungalow

SambaSaunaKaratedrama

AlphaSamovar

PianoRoute

MascaraConcerto

siesta

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Task 3 – Story Making• Work in small groups. Each person chooses three words

from the table. Go around the group inventing a story, each person adding a new sentence to make the story longer. Be prepared to tell your story to another group.

• Here is an example of how you might start.

John was sitting in the garden of his beautiful bungalow. He was feeling sleepy because he had eaten a pizza and it was very sunny. So he decided to take a short siesta. Suddenly…

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Sushi (noun)Etymology: Japanesecold rice dressed with vinegar, formed into any of various shapes, and garnished especially with bits of raw fish or shellfish

Pasta (noun)

Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin1 : paste in processed form (as spaghetti) or in the form of fresh dough (as ravioli)2 : a dish of cooked pasta

Sushi, Pasta

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Pizza (noun)Etymology: Italian, perhaps of Germanic origin an open pie made typically of flattened bread dough spread with a savory mixture usually including tomatoes and cheese and often other toppings and baked -- called also pizza pie

Salon (noun)Etymology: French1 : a fashionable assemblage of notables (as literary figures, artists, or statesmen) held by custom at the home of a prominent person2 : a stylish business establishment or shop <a beauty salon>

Pizza, Salon

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Samba, AlphaSamba (noun) Etymology: Portuguese: a Brazilian dance of African origin with a basic pattern of step-close-step-close and characterized by a dip and spring upward at each beat of the music; also : the music for this dance

Alpha nounEtymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew Aleph aleph1 : the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet

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Sauna (noun)Etymology: Finnish1 : a Finnish steam bath in which the steam is provided by water thrown on hot stones; also : a bathhouse or room used for such a bath2 : a dry heat bath; also : a room or cabinet used for such a bath

karate: (noun)Etymology: Japanese, from kara empty + te hand: a Japanese art of self-defense employing hand strikes and kicks to disable or subdue an opponent

Sauna, Karate

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Boutique, Mascara

Boutique (noun)Etymology: French, a small fashionable specialty shop or business b : a small shop within a large department store.

Mascara (noun)Etymology: probably from Italian maschera mask, (Spanish) a cosmetic especially for coloring the eyelashes Spanish

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Drama (noun)Etymology: Late Latin dramat-, drama, from Greek, a composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character or to tell a story usually involving conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue and typically designed for theatrical performance

Panorama (noun)Etymology: pan- + Greek horama sight, : a picture exhibited a part at a time by being unrolled before the spectator

Drama, Panorama

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Fez, DelicatessenFez (noun)Etymology: French, from Fez, Morocco (Turkish): a brimless cone-shaped flat-crowned hat that usually has a tassel, is usually made of red felt, and is worn especially by men in eastern Mediterranean countries

Delicatessen (noun)Etymology: German 1 : ready-to-eat food products (as cooked meats and prepared salads)2 singular, plural delicatessens [delicatessen (store)] : a store where delicatessen are sold

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Kindergarten (noun)Etymology: German a school or class for children usually from four to six years old

Delta (noun)Etymology: Middle English deltha, from Greek delta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew dAleth daleth the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet Greek

Kindergarten, Delta

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Concerto (noun)Etymology: Italian, from concerto concerta piece for one or more soloists and orchestra with three contrasting movements

Kebab (noun) Turkisha dish consisting of small pieces of meat and vegetables that have been put on a long thin stick or metal rod and cooked together

Concerto, Kebab

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Glasnost, Junta

Glasnost (noun)Etymology: Russian a Soviet policy permitting open discussion of political and social issues and freer dissemination of news and information

Junta (Noun)Etymology: Spanish, 1 : a council or committee for political or governmental purposes; especially : a group of persons controlling a government especially after a revolutionary seizure of power

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Samovar, Siesta

Samovar (noun)Etymology: Russian, from samo- self + varit' to boil1 : an urn with a spigot at its base used especially in Russia to boil water for tea2 : an urn similar to a Russian samovar with a device for heating the contents

Siesta (noun)Etymology: Spanish, from Latin sexta (hora) noon, literally, sixth hour an afternoon nap or rest

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Piano, Bungalow

Piano (noun)Etymology: Italian, : a musical instrument having steel wire strings that sound when struck by felt-covered hammers operated from a keyboard

Bungalow (noun)Etymology: Hindi banglA, literally, (house) in the Bengal stylea usually one-storied house with a low-pitched roof

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Route

Route (noun)Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, 1 a : a traveled way <the main route north> b : a means of access : <the route to social mobility --

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Part 2 - Speaking

In a group of 5, discuss and share the following:-1. Have you ever been to an English-speaking

country?4. Have you ever spoken English with a native

speaker?6. What do you like most and least about learning

English?7. Do you ever use your own language during your

English lessons?8. Do you usually ask questions during your lessons?9. Who speaks to you most often in English? Your

teacher or your fellow students?10. What do you expect to learn in your English

lessons?

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Part 3 - Reading

Learning Another Language, By Yipei Zhou• http://www.uoflife.com/wc/studentpapers/p-language.

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Three steps to crack spoken English, By Zhang Hui• http://apsb.go.nease.net/eng/engx4.html#

• What I can learn from these two articles in learning another languages (English)?

(Prepare a 5-minutes speech)