Tutor: Nam Nguyen Hoai

Review (25 mins) How to write as an English (60 mins) Exercises (35 mins)
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in 04 groups Group 1 Group 3 Group 2 Group 4 Each Group build an agree/disagree question Each Group has to make an outline for the given question Present the answer
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your partner essay:

Structure Signals

Ideas

(topic) Sub ideas Examples

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sales: an antique desk suitable for lady with thick legs and large drawers. Wanted: man to take care of cow that does not smoke or drink. Lost: small poodle. Reward. Neutered. Like one of the family. Used cars: Why go elsewhere to be cheated. Come here first.
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do not tear out your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand. Will you please send someone to mend our cracked sidewalk? Yesterday my wife tripped on it and is now pregnant. It is strictly forbidden that people of different sex, for instance, men and women, live together in one tent unless they are married with each other for this purpose.
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You make me feel so much happier. So I love you. I want you. I need you. I cant live without you. I love you. Every time I see you, I see a silver moon. Your eyes look like two of the most beautiful drops of morning dews. The thought of you keeps me awake all night, dreaming of future. After a night out without you, I come home. I call my best friend and we talk a little bit. Putting the receiver down, I suddenly feel so lonely. I think I miss you already. How could I know I start missing you so soon? Its just like the last time when I
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Arabic speakers:

Asian speakers:

Spanish speakers:

 Contrastive

article 1966 International students L2 writing style: not wrong, but different. L2 writing issues are not necessarily due to limited linguistic proficiency. Advanced L2 students highly proficient in the syntactic structure of English may still write papers considered ineffective and inadequate by native instructors.
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rhetoric: Kaplans seminal

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 Example

sn c mt con mo. Mt con chut b con mo n ui. Translate: There is a cat in the yard. A mouse is chased by the cat. There is a cat in the yard. A mouse is chased by it. There is a cat in the yard. It chases a mouse.
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 There

is a cat in the yard.

There

is: Theme A cat in the yard: Rheme

Version
A

1:

mouse: Theme Is chased by the cat: Rheme

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 There

is a cat in the yard.

There

is: Theme A cat in the yard: Rheme

Version
A

2:

mouse: Theme Is chased by it: Rheme

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 There

is a cat in the yard.

There

is: Theme A cat in the yard: Rheme

Version
It:

3:

Theme Chases a mouse: Rheme Best version. Why?

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 Different

in word order results in different clause-level themes. Example:

She

slowly turns towards him, gun in hand. Slowly, she turns towards him, gun in hand. Gun in hand, she slowly turns towards him. Towards him slowly she turns, gun in hand.
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 Special
Theme

cases:
(only):

Topical: it, they, he, she Textual: as a result, however, moreover Interpersonal: obviously, undeniable, truly,

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 Example:
If

our team wins, we will celebrate.

If our team wins: theme We will celebrate: rheme

Anne

is pretty, and Marry is smart.

Anne|Marry: theme Is pretty|is smart: rheme Each clause is a sentence.

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Rheme Theme: a previous rheme is reused as the theme of the current sentence.
Luong

Manh Hai cheated Tang Thanh Ha. She was stolen the car.

Theme repeated: a previous theme is re-used as the theme of the current sentence.
LMH

cheated TTH. He stole her car.

New theme: a totally new theme, unrelated to previously established themes and themes.
LMH

cheated TTH. Hieu Hien came to drive her home.

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From Teacher Ho Le Vu
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From Teacher Ho Le Vu
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Guess: Model Vietnamese? Vietnamese ESL? Model English? From Teacher Ho Le Vu

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From Teacher Ho Le Vu
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 Special
The

theme

use of linking words: TEXTUAL Make a group of sentences more logical

Example:

Students wish to be millionaires. In order to be like that, they have to work hard. Moreover, they need luck to create an unique idea that could be developed successfully like MS Windows. However, some of them are too lazy that they wait for luck instead of trying hard. As a result, they become a millionaire only in their dream.
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 Special
The

theme

use of pronouns: TOPICAL Make a group of sentences shorter, clearer

Example:

Ngoc Trinh crowned Miss Vietnam International. However, she was said to attend a non-sense contest that was not more than a stupid music show. Actually, that contest was pretty small like a dust to a stone in comparison with others this year.
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 Rheme Theme: Try to convert sentences to Rheme Theme type. Make a group of sentences more logical. Method: a b; b c; c d; Avoid: a b; a c; b d; a d Example:

Cong Vinh bought a car for Thuy Tien. However, that singer had bought a car herself. That car is more expensive than the one Cong Vinh gave. So the football player had to sing the song Mun mng. That song is unlucky written by Thuy Tien, the one made him become a donkey.
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Review (25 mins) How to write as an English (60 mins) Exercises (35 mins)
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Tim Russert, a political lifer who made a TV career of his passion with unrelenting questioning of the powerful and influential, died of a heart attack Friday. Unsurprisingly, the network announced that they would let someone anchor a special edition of "Meet the Press on Sunday, dedicated to Russert. At Tim Russert Children's Garden, a pretty hideaway in his south Buffalo neighborhood Friday, a bouquet of red carnations appeared soon after news of Russert's death emerged. Earlier, when Russert came home to sign his book, people lined up by the hundreds to have their copies signed and wish the Russerts well. Brown, too, was surprised at Russert's warmth, recalling how he offered to do whatever he could to help Buffalo.
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 Identify

the differences about Rheme-Theme in your Vietnamese version. Translate the Vietnamese version into English including:

Linking words Pronouns Rheme theme structure.

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Choose a topic (agree/disagree type). Write your essay with the chosen topic and send to writing.hrtech@gmail.com before Wed 24th Aug 2011. File format: [Full Name][Essay Session 3].doc

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Thank you!!!

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