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Unit 1 THE CORRECT WORD Unit Objectives At the end of the unit you will be able to recognize multiple meanings a word may have, i.e. denotative and connotative meanings, affective and collocative meanings; identify false friends in English and learn to choose the correct word for an idea learn to avoid making errors in subject-verb agreement; and write a simple note. Part 1 Warm-up activities Form pairs and each write a short paragraph about AIDS and AIDS patients. Student A: Do you think AIDS is a horrible disease? How horrible is it? Are you afraid of AIDS patients? What do you think of them? Write a short paragraph to express your views. Student B: Suppose you are an AIDS patient, do you think there exists any difference between AIDS and other fatal diseases like cancer? Do you think you are a threat to public health? Write a short paragraph to express your views. Part II Focus 2.1 Denotation and Connotation Suppose you are going to write about a respectable teacher whose body size is above the average. Choose the one you would use from the sentences below, and then discuss the inappropriateness of the other two: He/She is plump. He/She is portly. He/She is fat. So the works “fat, portly and plump?do not just mean overweight; they also suggest whether it is pleasant or unpleasant. We call the suggested meaning of a word its connotation. Denotation, on the other hand, refers to the literal and primary meaning of a word—the definition you find in a dictionary. For example: Mother denotes a woman who is a parent but connotes qualities such as protectiveness and affection; and weed denotes an uncultivated plant but connotes destruction and uncontrolled growth. When we write, we have to watch out for the connotative meaning of a word; otherwise, we may make silly mistakes. Exercise: filling in the table below Word Denotation Connotation Sentence Gold home eagle heart sweater A good example is the word “gold. The denotation of gold is a