2.1 One-word nouns 2.1C Nouns and verbs with the same spelling but different stress [> LEG 2.3.1, App 3.1] ‘Study: | 1 With some words, when the stress is on the first syllable, the word is a noun. ©) | When the stress is on the second syllable, itis a verb. The meanings are related: noun: We have finished Book 1. We have made good ‘progress. ; verb: We are now ready to progress to Book 2. 2 The meanings can also be quite different noun: My son's ‘conduct at schoo! hasn't been very good. verb: Mahler used to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic. : NTT aT Write: Underline the syllable that you would stress when speaking 1 Ineed a permit to work in this country. 13 I've brought you a present. 2 can't permit you to park here. 14 Please present my compliments to him. 3 Will they increase my salary next year? 15 | must protest at your proposal. 4 I'm looking for an increase in salary. 16 The proposal didn't go without protest. 5 Joy objects to your proposal. 17 I've got an Australian accent. 6 Don't treat me as if | were an object. 18 Please accent every syllable. 7 We've had complaints about your conduct. 19 Our exports have increased this year. 8 Ill conduct you to your seat. 20 We export everything we make. 9 This is the entrance to the building 21 I'll escort you to your new office. 10 Gloria will entrance you. 22 You'll need an escort. 11. Do you want to buy this record? 23 Our imports have increased. 12 Let me record your voice. 24 We import too much. 2.1D Context... Write: Refer to the words in brackets and put in the right nouns. COMPUTER TANTRUMS ‘clever computer built at Imperial College, London, often suffers from (bore) *..4 The computer was buil to find out about human (communicate) *.. The computer acquired a simple vocabulary in the same e way as babies do: through (babble) His common (KNOW) 4.0... that when babies babble, itis a (prepare) . for speech. When babies make sounds like real words, they are encouraged to remember them. With (encourage) * vss fom theit parents, babies quickly build up their vocabulary. In the same way, the clever computer learnt to use real words. For example, it learnt to identify a black cat. It was then shown a white cat to test how good it was at (recognize) ’. lt refused to co-operate because the (solve) *. tothe problem was too easy. At first this (refuse) .- puzzled scientists, but then they decided the computer was having a tantrum. ‘It just sits there and goes on strike,’ a (Science) ".. .. Said, “These clever computers must also be taught good (behave) 10, ‘The computer was having a tantrum! 27