Unit 7: Cultural Diversity
Session 9: Looking Back
Pronunciation
What do you remember about the difference in stress patterns of the2-syllable words that have same spelling but belonging to different parts of speech?
Pronunciation
Eg1: If you want to perfect yourself, you have to learn more soft skills.
This view is so perfect! Can you see the lake over there?
(V): per’fect
(ADJ): ‘perfect
Eg2: There should be an increase in teachers’ salaries.
Teachers’ salaries should be increased.
(N): ‘increase
(V): In’crease
Pronunciation
Rule:
With verbs having the same spelling but belong to different parts of speech  Verbs: syllable; Nouns/Adjs: syllable
2nd
1st
Pronunciation
Key:
ex’port
‘protest
‘contrast
im’port
ob’ject
Exercise 2
Wife
Get married
Engaged
Reception
Honeymoon
Wedding
Bridegroom
Best man
Bride
Bridesmaids
Grammar: Superlative and Comparative
How to recognize long and short adjectives?
1 syllable
2 syllables ending with y, ow, et
2 syllables ending with ful, ing, ed, ive, ous
3 syllables upwards
Grammar: Superlative and Comparative

Add -er
Add the -est
Add the most +adj
Add more + adj
Grammar: Superlative and Comparative
Key:
Harder/easier
More/less dangerous
The most famous
More polluted
The most delicious
Articles a/an/the/Ø
a/an: countable noun, singular
The: both CN/UN, singular/plural.
“The” is used when something is mentioned for the second time/ when it’s clear the situation/ the person we mean
Ø is used with things in general (Elephants are normally friendly), abstract nouns (War, peace, love, freedom, etc.,), meals of a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and proper names (Jack, Rose, etc.,).
Articles a/an/the/Ø
Having a great time
…… Nha Trang for a week…
Where’s the money….
I got a book, a DVD and the latest CD
I heard a/ the song