Thieu Nang - Session 17 - Handout

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ENGLISH WRITINGThi u nng

Session 17

Instructor: H L V

Warm-up

PVO usage guide

PVO practice


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Previously on Thiu Nng

tng, thiu tin tiu short on cash

tn tnh

to hit on someone

rough around the edges

lm thm to moonlight as


phc v bn to wait on

chp nhn v c gng vt qua kh khn th thch to rise to the challenge

, to raise the bar

bt n all of a sudden | out of the blue

bng nh st nh ngang tai like a bolt from the blue | like a bolt out of the blue


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nng da, trng nh vo to turn to

lm theo mun

to do as one wishes | do as one pleases

sa i li lm, hi ci to mend ones way


p li tng t to respond in kind

p l, c i c li to returns the favor

the feeling is mutual | reciprocal


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ght, khng a Theres no love lost between

couldn't stand the sight ofsomeone

ght cay ght ng

khng hp, nh ch vi mo like oil and water


thy c mt tt see ones good side

thay i quan im, thi a change of heart about

work side by side | shoulder-to-shoulder

chun sc c n tc to pull together|join forces

to team up with


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WARMUP

Teamwork: translate Trung thu trng sng nhgng, Bc H ngmcnh nh thng nhing"

Grading

2 points for idea unpacking 2 oints for linear develo ment

3 points for vocabulary and grammar

3 points for thematic progression

2 oints for rh min

WARMUP

Teamwork: translate Trung thu trng sng nhgng, Bc H ngmcnh nh thn nhi n

DiscussionTrung thu trng sng nh gng

Sau y Bc vit my dng

Gi cho cc chu t lng nh nhung.

,

meaning vs. prosody in poem


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WARMUP Original

Trung thu trng sng nh gng

Bc H n m cnh nh thn nhi n

Sau y Bc vit my dng

Gi cho cc chu t lng nh nhung.

I was enjoying the scenery under the Mid-Autumn moonlight. As this is atraditional festival for kids to have fun, it certainly makes me miss you, my

dear little ones. So to let you know how I feel, I drop you a few lines.

Under the shiny silver moonlightlate last Mid-Autumn nightEnjoying the scenery, you know,

made me miss you so.My dear little sweeties

out of my sight might you beu , ere are my wor s you s ou mar ,

never, never out of my heart.

WARMUP Discussion: How about linking in the following poems

Ci c chng ging ci ca

Ma xun khn th c ma ma h

Ngh an ni ting gi Lo

Tr i trai i n i no cn en

Cuc i tht lm ng cay

T i sao ti l i kho ta th n


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WARMUP Discussion

try to establish the linking in a series of non-stop songs

x n n trong cn m n y g m a t u t . n a emv, chn em bc nh, tri bun gi cao. i xin c nhau, di

cho mi sau, nng khng gi su. o xa d nhu, cng xinbc u gi mi tn nhau.

Ngy mai em i, bin nh em quay v ngun. Gi trng dnggi ngp hn, bn tay chn gi ma sang. Ngy mai em i,thnh ph mt m n vng. Hn l nghing vai gi bun,

Qun qut vn v t o. Run run i mi n cho. Ting ni thdi ngy . By gi mng i bay cao.

nghe ngoi bi n ng bu n hn.

-linking clues in writing?


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PVO Usage Guide Installation Review Lexical Notebook Menu Lexical Entries

Add a single lexical item to represents a new CONCEPT

Which words we should use to represent a concept , , ,

Which words we should NOT trattoria, kosher, gulp down

. ., . . Concept definition (e.g., www.webster.com or

dictionary.cambridge.org) Demonstrate new entries for

restaurant food

PVO Usage Guide Word Entry enter new concepts Warning: pay close attention when you enter a concept. At the moment, you

can't change delete a misspelled concept through PVO. You can, however,.

Warning: You should delete a concept ONLY after unlinking all theconnections (if any) it has with examples and other concepts.

How to manually delete a misspelled concept? You must have Microsoft Access installed as part of the Microsoft Office

bundle on your computer Double click on pvo.mdb.

"disabled if there is one.

Double click on table PrimaryWords. Select the concept you want to remove. You need to select the whole

row by clicking on the left-hand side tab. Then right click and selectDelete Record.

Closepvo.mdb and run PVO again to check if the concept is removed. If , .


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PVO Usage Guide Example Entry establish links between conceptsand between an example and a concept Concept-to-Concept link (Primary Words Relation)

General association

Of the same concept group hard difficult, selfish unselfish, teach teacher

rain, snow, wind, thunderweather

roof, door, window, kitchen building

orm o whale, horse, cat mammal animal

black, red, green, yellow color


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PVO Usage Guide Concept-to-Concept link (Primary Words Relation)

Describing ,

No relation: select this to remove the link

Relation unchecked: concept relation is not yet retrieved from thea a ase

Rules of thumb for setting concept-to-concept links: Directionallinks: more eneral, basic conce ts arents on the

right chihuahua dog mammal animal

more fre uentl used lexical items on the ri ht hard difficult ordifficult hard?

emotion feeling orfeeling emotion?

To establish a link between two concepts

1. Select theparentconcept in the right box

2. Select the childconceptin the left box

3. Select a relation

4. Click on Set

5. You should see thismessage


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To change a link between two concepts



3. Select a new relation

4. Click on Set


To unlink two concepts



3. Select No relation

4. Click on Set



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PVO Usage Guide Concept-to-Concept link

If you want to change the link direction. .,

concept)

Want to invert the relationship to restaurant (as childconcept) food (asarentconce t

First need to unlink foodrestaurant

Then establish the restaurantfood link

PVO Usage Guide Concept-to-Concept link To see how a concept is currently linked to others, double click on it

Parent concept(s)

Child concept(s)


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PVO Usage Guide

Example-to-Concept link (Example-Word relation)

Concept: Food

It was 10 o'clock before we finally got ourchow that night. [informal,AM]

They serve good nosh in the cafeteria. [informal, BRIT][sub concept] The plan is widely used as fodderfor horsesanimal: related concepts I noticed you bought the cheap kibble. What's with that?pet: related concepts

.

PVO Usage Guide Example-to-Concept link (Example-Word relation)

Related concepts He is more gourmand than gourmet. She had to stand in line for nearly two hours forfood stamps. and in lieu of a doggy bag, she took home the chef.restaurant: related concepts


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PVO Usage Guide

Example-to-Concept link (Example-Word relation) Doer of action

Indian food disagrees with me.

The doughnuts were sitting heavy in my stomach.'- .

[BRIT]


Receiver of action She feeds the ice cream to her baby.

My grandpa couldn't digest food properly.

.for food.

animal: Doer of action

er e an sg v ng nner, n y ec e o s eep o eturkey.

rest: related phrases


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PVO Usage Guide

Example-to-Concept link (Example-Word relation) Action

Concept: Eat

He greedily consumed the sandwich. The cats gobble | devour| engorge turkey with head down and tail.

Being under stress can cause you to miss meals, eat on the move,orbolt your food.

I nibbled a dou hnut and uffed m ci ie.cigarette: Receiver of action


Being described by frozen | convenience | canned | health |junk | perishable food

I had enough plastic hotel food and airline food. I wanted properhome-cooked meals..

The unaccustomed rich food was taking its time settling in herstomach.

' .breakfast. You know, hearty food.


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PVO Usage Guide

Example-to-Concept link (Example-Word relation) Describing

Paris is the gastronomic capital of the world.

eat: Describing.

cook: Describing


Idioms and fixed expressions Concept: Food

Pull up a chair and dig in! Tuck in [BRIT], it's the last hot food you'llget for a while.

She was merely playing with her food; she glanced at the windowevery few minutes.

She eats like a horse, so I don't know how she manages to stay so

thin.


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PVO Usage Guide

Example-to-Concept link (Example-Word relation) Related phrases

He said, toothpick bobbing.

meal: related phrases' .

exercise: related phrases

I've eaten very little today in anticipation ofa wonderful meal.

A bowl of rice pudding sat cooling on the kitchen table.

PVO Usage Guide Example-to-Concept link (Example-Word relation) Pun/word play

"Why did the cannibal get sick?" "He ate someone who disagreedwith him!

Diner: Is it customary to tip the waiterin this restaurant? Waiter: Why, yes, sir.

Diner: Then hand me the ti . I've waitednearl an hour for the steakI ordered.


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PVO Usage Guide

Example-to-Concept link (Example-Word relation)

Mother: Be careful son, most home accidents happen in thekitchen.

, .

Guest: Waiter, there's a bug in my soup.

Waiter: That's strange, it's usually a fly.


Notes: there are examples that contain food but shouldbe linked to a different concept

It's not like you to be off your food.

eat: related phrases

The whole food chain is affected b the over use of chemicals inagriculture.

animal: related concepts

.

think: idioms and fixed expressions


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To link a new example to a concept

1. Type it in the NewExample box

2. Select and hi hli ht thetarget keyword or phrase.

3. Here is a typed examplewith a highlighted part.

4. Enter any source andusage note here


5. To de-highlight anyhighlighted text: select it, rightclick and select Normal.


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6. Select the linked.concept in the right box7. Select a relation

8. Click on Set



9. If you want to link this example to more thanone concept, repeat t e same steps or ot erlinked concepts

10. When you are done,c c on eset to c ear up


This box should be blank


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To revise a current example, select Example Search

3. Double-click on the example you want to revise1. Select Example Search2. Click on Search

4. The current content of the selected example isdisplayed in the bottom left-hand side box.

.Update. You should see the following message:

You can also revise relations between a current example and its linked concepts

2. Select a new relation.

1. To change the relationbetween the example and one

,the linked concept in the

Related words box.3. Click on Set. You should seethe following message:


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You can delete existing relations between a current example and its linked concepts

1. To remove the relation2. Select No relation

between the example and oneof its linked concepts

3. Click on Set. You should seethe following message:

Notes: if the example is linked to only one concept,you can t e ete t. ou nee to esta s a newlink with another concept before you can remove the

current one.

You can establish new relations between a current example and new concepts

2. Select theappropriate relation.

1. To link the example to a newconcept, select the concept to be

3. Click on Set. You should see

the following message: .


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To display the lexical tree associated with a concept, simply Double-click on it. AlsoDouble-click on an example to display its content.

PVO Usage Guide Tips Currently, you cant delete an example directly. However, you can do so

indirectly by replacing it with a new content and then linking it to new.

ALWAYS back up the database file pvo.mdb Whenever you encounter an error, exit PVO and restart again.

E.g. searching for the word trattoria based on restaurantorfoodand Italian

Possible solutions:

using the Free Association Network

demonstrate this method for the word tonsure (based on religion,,

Hoas solution: use a special character, e.g. @, to mark the keywords. Placethese search keywords in the Source box.


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PVO Usage Guide

PVO Usage Guide


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PVO Q&A

FUN ACTIVITY For PVO practice

Context , Alan: Charlies younger brother, who recently went through a bitter

divorce. He stays with Charlie after his divorce. Judith: Alans ex-wife Jake: the only son of Alan and Judith. They have a shared custody of

Jake

Watch the video


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PVO PRACTICES

Important structures that need to be recorded in PVO I think ou're the luckiest bastard to walk the face of the earth.

Its important to create a wholesome atmosphere for Jake

We have an impressionable 10-year-old boy living here , . Do you have any questions? Just one. Fire away!

Hang on, Judith. That's my other line Sorry, you were

HOMEWORK

For session 18 Sent-in homework 2

or sess on Translate the letter of recommendation.


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For session 20 SOP & LOR translation

Documents

Thieu Nang - Session 17 - Handout