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- How would you define "stress" in your own words? Why is "stress" important to handle for a non-native English speaker?
- How is the rhythm of English?
- What's a thought group?
- Why is it important to learn/teach about blending?
- Pronounce each of the following expressions as a blended unit:
- the plant, the tones, the cars, a name, of the war, the sound of it, of a restaurant, is a question.
- Why is it important to use the right intonation in your speech? Can it vary depending on the context in which you say something?
- In some contexts, speakers may stress words that usually are weak. Why? Look at the following examples:
- He CAN'T SWIM, CAN he?
- YES, he IS SICK.
- Jokes often play on reduced words and linking. Jokes are one way young children who are learning English as a first language become aware of these features of English rhythm. Analyze the following jokes. What words are reduced? What words are linked? Practice telling the jokes with a partner.
A: Knock! Knock! B: Who's there? A: Letter. B: Letter who? A: Letter in. It's cold out here!
Jose 2
A: Knock! Knock! B: Who's there? A: Doughnut! B: Doughnut! who? A: Doughnut worry it is just a joke!
This next joke is just for fun...haha :-)
| Knock Knock! | |
| Who’s there? | |
| Britney Spears. | |
| Britney Spears who? | |
| Knock knock | |
| Who’s there? | |
| Oops I did it again. |
