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Unit 1 the Correct Word Focus Denotation and Connotation 1. Denotation refers to the literal and primary meaning of a word-the definition you find in a dictionary. 2. Connotation refers to the implied or suggested meaning of a word. We can list some words to compare its different meaning of denotation and connotation. Word Denotation Connotation Sentence(connotation) gold A kind of material source Expensive, money wealth Gold now is very expensive. moon The natural body that moves around the earth once 28 days. Beauty lonely, coldness ,purity, tranquility Many years past she still keep a charity like the moon. ice Water frozen so that it has become solid. Coldness, indifference cruelty, death, etc The ice in his voice was only to hide the pain. blood Red liquid flowing through the bodies of human or animal Relationship, death, descent ,race, temperament Blood is thick than water. winter A season Coldness, tired ,upset Please walk out you winter of life , just smile to your life. Attitude: when we write in English, we have to be careful with some emotionally loaded words-i.e. words that can reveal the writer’s attitude. We can divide the words attitude into three parts: 1commendatory\positive 2neutral 3derogatory\pejorative Commendatory Neutral Pejorative quaint strange bizarre persist stubborn pigheaded compliment praise flattering Senior citizen Old person fossil Bachelor girl Single girl spinster Collocation: fixed combination of words There are several types of collocation: 1.V+N(follow the fashion) 2. A+N(a brilliant success) 3.V+AD(think alike) 4.PREP+N(the answer to a question) 5. V+PREP(think of an idea) False Friends Advise(v) vs. advice(n) angel （天使）vs. angle（角度）capital（首都，资金）vs. capitol（国会大厦） Complement（补充） vs. compliment （称赞）credible（可信的，确实的） vs. credulous（轻信的，易受骗的） get knowledge(t) vs. learn knowledge(f) Grammar Subject-Verb agreement 1when the subject is compound Work and play are equally important. Ham and eggs is my favorite break