Member of group:

 Berliana Anggraini (04)

 Rahillza Affandi Putri (21)
 Sabirna Fahira (24)

CHAPTER 10:

1. Please refer to the highlighted sentences on page 100-101 as stated below. Identify the phrases and
clauses as you did in exercise 5.

a. Like California's Silicon Valley, the city had a good university working closely with a leading enterprise.

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b. In turn, this provided the basis for stimulating new entrepreneurial, research and academic activities.

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c. Although Italy's deep south is not California, incentives provided by the European Union,

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the Italian government and local organisations, as well as Mr Pistorio's personal commitment,

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helped Catania grow into a high- technology centre.

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2. Answer the questions on page 101, Task 2.

Comprehension Questions

1. Which industry is the article about?

It is about the centre of high-tech company

2. Who is Pasquale Pistorio?

Pasquale Pistorio, the Sicilian chairman of ST Microelectronics.

3. How big is his company?

This Franco-Italian group has rapidly grown to become Europe's largest and the world's number six, after
the likes of Intel, Toshiba and Motorola, under Mr Pistorio's leadership.

4. Which other high-tech centre is compared to Etna Valley? How are the two places similar?

The high-tech centre being compared is California’s Sillicon Valley because both of them have a
good a good university working closely with a leading enterprise
 5. Who provided incentives to invest in Catania?

A former Motorola senior executive, he invested in Catania because he felt from the start that the
Sicilian city had all the ingredients to develop into a competitive high-tech centre

6. Why are high-tech companies keen to set up businesses in Catania?

The Catania plant was losing a lot of money. But the island also had a well-educated population and
offered high-tech companies what Mr Pistorio calls 'ample brain power resources".

3. Main Point Opening Paragraph is The Sicilian port city of Cantania is being transformed into a
Mediterannean silicon valley and Catania has become the most competitive place in Europe for high-
tech investments. Thesis: The Sicilian city had all the ingredients to develop into a competitive high-tech
centre