4th Quarter

• pratoomratha zeng - author of my thai cat
• sii sward - thai or siamese cat
• varuna - the god of rain
• suffix - is an affix that is added at the end of the root word
• examples of suffix

  • ly (manner, adverb)
  • ed (verb, past tense)
  • or (person) & er
  • ness (capable of)
  • ous (full of)
  • able (capable of)
• drama - is written in dialogues or a script
• novel - is written in basic prose or paragraphs
• listening - plays an important role in our daily lives
• 2 listening strategies

  • top-down listening strategy - use of your background knowledge, specific or important content
  • bottom-up listening strategy - without the use of your background knowledge, without word by word
• juncture - temporary stop that a speaker makes while speaking
• / - symbol of juncture
• issue - is a matter that is dispute between 2 or more parties
• opinion marking-signals when disagreeing

  • i am afraid that i disagree
  • i'd be forced to disagree
  • i might be wrong but
  • i am of mixed opinions about/on
  • i don't agree with that
  • i don't feel the same
  • i am not convinced that
  • that is not how i see it
• informative essay - to inform, aka expository paragraph
• the casualty - written by g burce b bunao
• poetry - beautiful experience if given a chance to be nurtured
• synonyms - are words whose meanings are exactly or nearly the same
• evaluative listening - enables us to form judgement and to become critical listeners
• six ways on how to improve critical listening

  • know which is a fact from an opinion
  • uncover assumptions
  • be open to new ideas
  • rely on reason and common sense
  • relate new ideas to old ones
  • take notes
• persuasive language - when the speaker wants to convince people to agree with their opinions
• common persuasive devices

  • appeals - attempt to cause people to like or agree
  • rhetorical question - questions that don't need to answer because it's obvious
  • analogy - form of reasoning that a speaker use
  • repetition - done by repeating letters, words and phrases
  • hyperbole - makes of use exaggerating statements
  • anecdote - short and interesting account of an event
  • cliche - overused terms or phrases
  • generalization - based on specific cases used to persuade
  • simile - figure of speech that uses like or as
  • metaphor - just like simile but doesn't use the word like or as
• emphasis markers - are also called emphasizers or intensifiers. they are words or phrases that are used to emphasize a particular idea or thought
• adverbs - commonly used as markers
• plagiarism - stealing another person's work
• common knowledge - something widely or generally known
• dith pran a story of friend - written by sydney schanberg
• persuasive speech

  a speech where the speaker aims to persuade or convince the audience to agree
• credibility - things to consider in delivering a persuasive speech
• quoting - word-for-word copying of one's statement or idea
• quotation marks - marks used to enclose direct quotation
• paraphrasing - restating a sentence, usually shorten than the original text
• summarizing - condensed or shorter version of the original or source information
• bibliography - a list of booksand other reference materials
• american psychological association (apa) - is commonly used writing style
• format of the book

  • author's last name
  • first initial
  • year of publication
  • book title
  • city of publication
  • publisher
• format of magazines or articles

  • author's last name
  • first initial
  • date of publication
  • article title
  • periodical title
  • volume number
  • inclusive pages
• format of website

  • author's last name
  • first initial
  • date of publication
  • title of article
  • title of periodical
  • volume number
  • retrieved month, day, year
  • from full url
• on the three evils - was written by u nu
• three evils that led humanity

  • greed
  • hatred
  • ignorance
• three inevitables

  • old age
  • disease
  • death