AI130

1. I E C P S U M M E R 2 0 1 5
Z A C H A R Y S H E L L E N B E R G E R
Academic Interactions 130

2. Agenda
 Conversation Starter
 Word Stress
 Pathways Ch. 2 - Cloning
 Grammar – Adjective Clauses

3. Conversation Starter – AI130 A
Industrial engineering is a branch of engineering which
deals with the optimization of complex systems. It is
concerned with operations engineering, which is divided
into studying business and regular engineering in this
major. Although a lot of banks need employees with this
major, in my country, most banks are already fully-staffed.
Can industrial engineers find jobs easily?
(Industrial engineering, Abdullah Alenezi)
over-qualification; to be over-qualified
community service; Emiratization

4. Conversation Starter – AI130 B

5. Word Syllable Stress
 What is a syllable?
 How can we count them?
 What is it?
 Emphasized part of the word
 Louder, longer
 Do you have stress in your first language?
 If so, how does it work?
 Why is stress important in English?

6. Word Stress (cont’d)
present (gift, n) present (time, n.) present (v.)
How are they different? What is going on here?

7. Stress SHIFT!
PRESent (n.)  preSENT (v.)

8. &

9. Big difference!
desert (n.) vs. dessert (n.)
produce (n.) vs. produce (v.)

10. Things to think about...
 What pattern(s) do you notice?
 Do you notice any patterns with the endings (in
general)?
 Do you notice any patterns involving nouns that
change to adjectives?
 Do you notice anything else that is interesting?

11. repeat (v.)
revise (v.)
advise (v.)
defend (v.)
depleat (v.)
detain (v.)
respect (v. and n.)

12. function (n.)
creation (n.)
reproduction (n.)
geography (n.)
biography (n.)
photography (n.)
biology (n.)
genetic (adj.)
scientific (adj.)
terrific! (adj.)

13. advantage (n.)
advantageous (adj.)
finance (n.)
financial (adj.)
politics (n.)
political (adj.)
origin (n.)
original (adj.)
economy (n.)
economics (n.)
formal (adj.)
formality (n.)

14. Pronunciation and Stress
 mate
 weigh
 pre-da-tor
 col-o-ny
 terr-i-tor-y
 cha-llenge
 re-pro-duc-tion
 a-dult
 de-pend
 de-fend

15. Questions?
 There are 3 syllables in “professor.” Which syllable is
stressed?
 Any other words you would like to know the stress
of?

16. Pathways Ch. 2, Pg. 29
 A. Listening: Cloning
 Transition words for speaking about a process
 B. Paraphrase the process of cloning with your
partner

17. TED Talk: Cloning
 1) Listen and take notes on important information
 2) Group Quiz
 3) Cloning Discussion

18. TED Talk
 Video

19. Group Quiz
 1. What is the main purpose/idea of the talk?
 To discuss the use of cloning and stem cells to resurrect life.
 2. What are the two ways to ways to make copies of cells and organisms?
 cloning (somatic cell nuclear transfer) and cell reprogramming
 3. About how many species have been cloned so far?
 2 dozen (24)
 4. Which animal was the first to be cloned?
 a frog
 5. What are the two types of cloning that are mentioned?
 interspecies and intraspecies
 6. What was the first endangered species to be cloned?
 a gaur
 7. What happened with the gaur that was born?
 It was born successfully, but it died two days later.
 8. Which animal from the San Diego Zoo was cloned?
 A banteng

20. Discussion
 What are your thoughts about the video that you
saw?
 What do you think happened with the banteng that
was born?
 What do you think about the idea of cloning to save
endangered species or even to bring back extinct
species?

21. Homework
 Conversation starter with new vocab words due in
Google Docs by Saturday at Midnight
 PSU Classroom Observation presentation recording
due to Box.net by Sunday at Midnight
 E-mail me your classroom observation information
tonight: zfs5004@psu.edu
 include class name, time, location, date, and professor’s name