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Basic Global English (BGE) – Do-It-Yourself by Joachim Grzega with the assistance of Marion Schöner Publications by the Academy for SocioEconomic Linguistics 4.1 © 2009, 2016 • ASEcoLi • http://www.asecoli.com • A BGE Original by Prof. Dr. Joachim Grzega © Joachim Grzega 1 1 Letters + Internationalisms 1.1 Letters @ A, N, I, S, D, C ANNA, IAN, NINA, SINA, IS, DAD, DAN, CANADA, IS, ANNA IS IN CANADA, NINA IS IN INDIA a, A, n, Anna, N, I, Ian, i, Nina, S, Sina, is, d, dad, D, Dad, Dan, c, C, Canada, is, Anna is in Canada, Nina is in India a, A, n, Anna, N, I, Ian, i, Nina, S, Sina, is, d, dad, D, Dad, Dan, c, C, Canada, is, Anna is in Canada, Nina is in India M, K, O, R, L, T, H MAM, SAM, KID, KISS, SKI, KIM, MOM, OSAKA, SOS, STAR, SARA, ROD, DALLAS, LISA, TIM, TOM, TOD, HILL, HANNA, HANNAH, TOM HANKS IS A STAR, SAM IS IN OSAKA m, mam, Mam, Sam, k, kid, kiss, ski, K, Kim, o, O, mom, Osaka, SOS, r, R, star, Sara, Rod, l, L, Dallas, Lisa, t, T, Tim, Tom, Tod, h, H, hill, Hanna, Hannah, Tom Hanks is a star, Sam is in Osaka m, mam, Mam, Sam, k, kid, kiss, ski, K, Kim, o, O, mom, Osaka, SOS, r, R, star, Sara, Rod, l, L, Dallas, Lisa, t, T, Tim, Tom, Tod, h, H, hill, Hanna, Hannah, Tom Hanks is a star, Sam is in Osaka E, B, P, F, U, G, J TED, DELL, TENNIS, CAMERA, SOCCER, EDNA, DANIEL, INTERNET, BOB, BARBARA, BATMAN, LABRADOR, POP, RAP, LAPTOP, SPORT, OPERA, METROPOLITAN OPERA, MISSISSIPPI, PARIS, PAMELA, HIP HOP, TOP, FILM, FILM STAR, AFRICA, CALIFORNIA, FRED, FRED IS IN SAN FRANCISCO, SUPER, SUPERMAN, ECUADOR, CUBA, USA, PING PONG, SING A SONG IN HONG KONG, GRANADA, JOB, JIM, JAPAN, TED IS A TENNIS STAR, PAMELA IS A PING PONG STAR. 2 © Joachim Grzega e, E, Ted, Dell, tennis, camera, soccer, Edna, Daniel, internet, b, B, Bob, Barbara, batman, labrador, p, P, pop, rap, laptop, sport, opera, Metropolitan Opera, Mississippi, Paris, Pamela, hip hop, top, f, F, film, film star, Africa, California, Fred, Fred is in San Francisco, u, U, super, superman, Ecuador, Cuba, USA, g, G, ping pong, Sing a song in Hong Kong, Granada, j, J, job, Jim, Japan, Ted is a tennis star, Pamela is a ping pong star. e, E, Ted, Dell, tennis, camera, soccer, Edna, Daniel, internet, b, B, Bob, Barbara, batman, labrador, p, P, pop, rap, laptop, sport, opera, Metropolitan Opera, Mississippi, Paris, Pamela, hip hop, top, f, F, film, film star, Africa, California, Fred, Fred is in San Francisco, u, U, super, superman, Ecuador, Cuba, USA, g, G, ping pong, Sing a song in Hong Kong, Granada, j, J, job, Jim, Japan, Ted is a tennis star, Pamela is a ping pong star. V, W, X, Y, Z, Q VODKA, VIETNAM, LAS VEGAS, WIN, WINNER, SWIMMING, WILLIAM, TEXAS, EXTRA, BOX, S, M, L, XL, DALLAS IS IN TEXAS, ANNY, DADDY, MOMMY, FREDDY, TEDDY, JERRY, GARY, HARRY AND SALLY, BRAZIL, JAZZ, ZAGREB, ZEPPELIN, QUIZ, QUEBEC v, V, vodka, Vietnam, Las Vegas, w, W, win, winner, swimming, William, x, X, Texas, extra, box, S, M, L, XL, Dallas is in Texas, y, Y, Anny, Daddy, Mommy, Freddy, Teddy, Jerry, Gary, Harry and Sally, z, Z, Brazil, jazz, Zagreb, Zeppelin, q, Q, quiz, Quebec v, V, vodka, Vietnam, Las Vegas, w, W, win, winner, swimming, William, x, X, Texas, extra, box, S, M, L, XL, Dallas is in Texas, y, Y, Anny, Daddy, Mommy, Freddy, Teddy, Jerry, Gary, Harry and Sally, z, Z, Brazil, jazz, Zagreb, Zeppelin, q, Q, quiz, Quebec © Joachim Grzega 3 1.2 Internationalisms (1) O1 English words around Q the world = English words around the globe +hamburger, cheeseburger, chickenburger, whisky, brunch, lunch, dinner, ketchup, sandwich, steak, hotdog song, hit, Rap, DJ, Hip-Hop, star, open-air, keyboard, rock, pop comedy, daily soap T-shirt, jeans, sneaker sport, skateboard, inliner, team, ticket, baseball, football, jogging, trainer, coach : computer, Internet, homepage, file, link, airbag, chatroom, cookies, download, joystick, online, scanner, program ....: recycling, company, shop, shopping, cash, Champions League, camping, city, center, cartoon, jeep, piercing, quiz, test, swimming-pool, manager, bodyguard, babysitter, boss, cheerleader +: international·ism , pluralism glob·al , international , social n·ation , variation mathemat·ical , logical , philosophical , political philosoph·y, biology, economy, empathy, melody polit·ics , mathematics , physics univers·ity , quality , quantity 4 © Joachim Grzega 1.3 Internationalisms (2) O2 The world in English words China: chop suey, tofu, wok, kung fu ... India: pyjamas, mango, bungalow ... Japan: sushi, sake, tsunami, karate ... Brazil: samba ... Indonesia: bamboo, amok ... Germany: lager, pretzel ... Russia: vodka, kefir, balalayka ... France: hotel, metro ... Italy: piano, tempo, pizza, pasta, spaghetti ... Arab languages: coffee, sofa ... Amerindian languages: chocolate, papaya, piranha, puma ... African languages: banana, cola, safari, mamba, jazz, mambo ... Polynesian languages: taboo... © Joachim Grzega 5 2 Sounds and Letters 2.1 Sounds [saðndz ] O3 [f] football [f] ≠ [v] fan ≠ van [f] ≠ [h] fit ≠ hit [v] video [v] ≠ [w] Vin (< Vincent) ≠ win 6 © Joachim Grzega [s] Sue song [s] ≠ [z] Sue ≠ zoo [s] ≠ [S] Sue ≠ shoe [z] zoo, zero = 0 [S] sh ow, sh irt, sh erry [tS ] [tS ] ≠ [S] ch ip ≠ sh ip ch erry ≠ sh erry © Joachim Grzega 7 [J] [dJ ] [dJ ] ≠ [tS ] Jerry ≠ ch erry [Q] Th ank you. [Q] ≠ [D] [D] Th at is it. 8 © Joachim Grzega [n] no [- n] ≠ [- N] Lynn ≠ Ling [- n] ≠ [- m] gin ≠ Jim [m] mom mam [N] song sing er [r] run [r] ≠ [l] V right ≠ light [l] internet link, Dell [h] hamburger hot dog [h] ≠ [f] hit ≠ fit © Joachim Grzega 9 [b] ball, football Bob [b] ≠ [p] ball ≠ ‘Paul’ ball ≠ Paul [b] ≠ [w] ball ≠ wall ball ≠ wall [p] ping-p ong 10 © Joachim Grzega [p] ≠ [f] Paul ≠ fall [p] ≠ [h] Paul ≠ hall π pi ≠ hi! Hi! [d] dadd y [d] ≠ [t] Dennis ≠ tennis [d] ≠ [D] day ≠ they [d] ≠ [dJ ] deep ≠ jeep [- d] ≠ [- l] kid ≠ kill [t] tennis © Joachim Grzega 11 [t] ≠ [ Q ] team ≠ theme [t] ≠ [tS ] tip ≠ chip [g] girl [g] ≠ [k] gold ≠ cold dog ≠ dock [k] Kirk, Kim cool, Coca-Cola computer [k] ≠ [h] OK = okay ≠ O, hey!! call ≠ hall [j] yes, year [w] Walt Disney, water, wall, world, Watt [w] ≠ [D] Wh ere? EFGH ? -- Th ere! F 12 © Joachim Grzega 2.2 O4 [i: ] tea m [i: ] ≠ [ç] tea m ≠ Tim [u: ] coo l, poo l, Luke [u: ] ≠ [ï] pool ≠ pull [W] water , lover , American [ç] Kim, Tim [ï] put, goo d [ü] [ü] ~ [ O] ~ [ A] hot-dog, mom [A: ] father; dance, last [aç ] time, high, Hi! [aï ] hou se [çW ] pie r, chee r leader [eW ] fair © Joachim Grzega 13 [O:] George Bernard Shaw [é(:)] dad, mam, hamburger [é(:)] ≠ [e] bad :: bed [e] internet, website [e] ≠ [ä: ] bed ≠ bir d [ä: ] sir, word, burger [ä: ] ≠ [ U] birdy ≠ buddy [U] ≠ [ü] ~ [ O] ~ [ A] gun ≠ gone [U] club, pub, love [eç ] day , name, hey [oï] stone, show Xx: football foot ball ~ FOOTball [}fïtb ü:l ] xX: police police ~ poLICE [poð}li:s ] xXx: September Septem ber ~ SepTEMber [sep}tembWr ] xxXx: mathematics mathematics ~ mathMAtics [ méQW}métçks ] 14 © Joachim Grzega 2.3 Letters (Alphabet) O5 ... as in... A [eç ] Alfa B [bi: ] Bravo C [si: ] Charly D [di: ] Delta E [i: ] Edna F [ef ] Foxtrot G [dJi: ] Golf H [eçtS ] Hotel I [aç ] India J [dJeç ] Julia K [keç ] Kilo L [el] Lima M [em] Mike N [en] November O [oð ] Oscar P [pi: ] Papa Q [kju: ] Quebec R [A:r ] Romeo S [es] Sierra T [ti: ] Tango U [ju: ] Uniform V [vi: ] Victor W [}dUbl ju: ] Whisky X [eks] X-ray Y [waç ] Yankee Z [zed ~ zi: ] Zulu © Joachim Grzega 15 3 Small Talk [smO:l tO:k ] 3.1 Conversation (+3.2 ) Small Talk (1) O6 Hello. [he}loð ] Do you speak English? [du: ju: spi:k }ÂNglÂS] Yes, a little . [jes W }lçtl ] May I sit down here? [meç aç sçt }daðn hiWr ] Yes. Thank you. [QéNk ju: ] My name is Charles. [ maç }neçm çz Sarl ] The weather is beautiful today, isn’t it? [DW }weDWr çz }bju:tçfðl tð}deç }çznt çt ] ‘ Oh yes, it is really nice. - My name is Ivana. [oð }jes çt çz }ri:li }naçs ] [ç}vana ] I am from France. [}aç ém früm }fréns ] Where are you from? I am from Russia. [wer A:r }ju: früm ] [aç ém früm }rUSW ] Are you on holiday or on a business trip? [A:r ju: ün }hülçdeç O:r ün W }bçznWs trçp ] I am on a business trip. What is your job? [dJüb ] I am a photograph·er. [aç ém W fW}tügrWfWr ] I am a doctor. [aç ém W }düktWr ] I have a meeting in 5 minute·s. [aç hév W }mi:tçN çn façv }mçnçts ] That is OK. So I have to go now. I am sorry. [Dét çz oð}keç ] [soð aç hév tu }goð nað aç ém }süri ] Bye. Bye. 16 © Joachim Grzega 3.2 Word-List “Small Talk (1)” O7 small talk » [}smO:l tO:k ] “bla bla bla” « small [smO:l ] small ≠ big « talk [tO:k ] 1: “....” - 2: “....” - 1: “....” - 2: “....”... Do you speak [du: ju: spi:k English? » }ÂNglÂS] « do [du: ] « you [ju: ] ? « speak [spi:k ] « English [}ÂNglÂS] Basic Global English (BGE) [}beÂsÂk }gloðbl }ÂNglÂS] yes [jes ] yes ≠ no yes: English V no: English a little [W }lçtWl ] yes no a little May I sit down [meç aç sçt }daðn here? » hçr ] OK? « may [meç ] OK? « I [aç ] < < < < © Joachim Grzega 17 « sit [sçt ] ≠ stand « down [daðn ] ≠ up « here [hçr ] ? ≠ there " The weather is [DW }weDWr çz beautiful today, }bju:tçfðl tð}deç isn’t it.