Student’s name: Dương Bảo Trung Date of birth: 27/10/1994 Student’s code: 7052900499 Class: Nghe An HUE UNIVERSITY Institute of Open Training and Information Technology Midterm exam on Discourse Analysis Nghe An group Fixed time: 90 minutes PART (2.0 points) Identify Theme and Rheme in the following sentences: My brother collected these foreign stamps Theme: My brother Rheme: collected these foreign stamps The central processing unit is where calculations are carried out Theme: The central processing unit Rheme: is where calculations are carried out The little girl was bitten by the dog Theme: The little girl Rheme: was bitten by the dog Our friends have invited us Theme: Our friends Rheme: have invited us The key theme of the conversation is pollution all around the world Theme: The key theme of the conversation Rheme: is pollution all around the world PART (4.0 points) Present the differences between Text and Discourse Illustrate with examples Difference Between Text and Discourse Definition Agent Nature Analysis Parts Medium or Form Examples Text Text is usually a written form of communication information, which is a non-interactive nature Discourse discourse can be from spoken, written, visual and audial form, communicating information that is interactive in nature The agent is not crucial However, the agent is for the text crucial, and it is that what makes up a discourse the text is non-interactive in nature the grammatical cohesion and the structure of sentences are analyzed whereas discourse is interactive in nature the agents involved in the communication, the social purpose and the medium utilized are analyzed to comprehend the meaning of it The text is usually in discourse can be either in written form whereas written, verbal, visual or audio form texts include press discourse can be reports, street signs, dialogues, conversations, documents interactions in audiovisual programmes, etc, anything that depicts the social usage of the language PART (4.0 points) Write a coherent paragraph in English using linking words (at least 100 words) Everyone sat up expectantly It was a Math period and all of us waited eagerly for our Math teacher, Mrs Hanh, to come into the class She is very popular among us In fact, she is my favorite teacher Mrs Hanh has short curly hair and wears thick glasses which make her look stern However, she is actually very approachable and is always ready to lend an ear to our problems She is motherly and cares very much for us I remember once when I fell and hurt my knee, Mrs Hanh helped me to stop the bleeding and took me to the clinic I was very grateful to her I used to dislike Math when I was younger because I found it far too complicated Mrs Hanh always makes Math lessons interesting and easy to understand She is very patient in explaining Math problems to us and always makes sure that everyone understands them Under her guidance, my Math has improved by leaps and bounds I have grown to love Math and I always score high marks in my Math tests now and it’s all because of my favorite teacher Deadline: July 15th 2023