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Public Speaking

Public Speaking. Stress. Bridget Green Extension 2008. Public Speaking. Word Stress and Sentence Stress. Word Stress. A syllable is a part of a word with one vowel sound. In English, words with more than one syllable have stress. Is it important?. Word Stress. u nique

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Public Speaking

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  1. Public Speaking Stress Bridget Green Extension 2008

  2. Public Speaking Word Stress and Sentence Stress

  3. Word Stress A syllable is a part of a word with one vowel sound. In English, words with more than one syllable have stress. Is it important?

  4. Word Stress unique important eunuch impotent

  5. Word Stress It’s important!

  6. Work together. Count the vowel sounds. Word Stress remember radio special motorcycle necessary technology because countries everyone important impossible appointment How many syllables? = How many vowel sounds? Sounds Great Book 2; Lesson 2

  7. Word Stress remember 3 radio 3 special 2 motorcycle 4 necessary 4 technology 4 because 2 countries 2 everyone 3 important 3 impossible 4 appointment 3 Check your answers:

  8. HIGHER Word Stress Stress means that one syllable is L O N G E R and LOUDER

  9. Word Stress remember radio special motorcycle necessary technology becausecountries everyone important impossible appointment Mark the stressed syllable and say it longer, higher, and louder than the other syllables.

  10. Word Stress LET’S PLAY… HUMAN WORD

  11. Human Word Make a group. Choose a runner. See a word. Count the syllables. Each person becomes a syllable. Stressed syllable STANDS up. Say the word.

  12. IN TER NA TION AL Human Word Example: INTERNATIONAL How many syllables? Five. Make each person a syllable. Stressed syllable STANDS up. Say the word.

  13. Public Speaking Sentence Stress

  14. In English, sentences also have stress. Sentence Stress Look at the sentences on your handout. Listen. Can you hear the stressed words?

  15. The rent is due the first of the month. You’ll find a mailbox a block down the street. Please leave your number and I’ll call you later. The date of the test was announced in class. The store will be open from nine to nine. We were bestfriends during high school and college. How did the studygiveproof that the most visiblecars are white and red? They made reservations / to take a vacation / the lastweek of June. I’m reading an article / about the latest research / on improving memory. This is the time to study hard. Sentence Stress Sounds Great Book 2, Chapter 6

  16. helping verbs to be to have adjectives Wh- question words negatives verbs pronouns Which parts of speech are usually stressed? Write them in the correct column on your handout. articles prepositions nouns conjunctions adverbs This, that, these, those

  17. Sentence Stress StressedUnstressed nouns prepositions verbs articles adjectives pronouns adverbs helping verbs to be to have negatives conjunctions Wh- question words This, that, these, those Which words are usually stressed?

  18. Sentence Stress STRESS INFORMATION WORDS. That’s a LOT to remember! Here’s an easier rule:

  19. Sentence Stress LET’S PLAY… HUMAN SENTENCE

  20. Human Sentence Make a group. Choose a runner. See a sentence. Count the words. Make each person a word. Stressed words STAND up. Say the sentence.

  21. Human Sentence Example: He’s never going to go. How many words? Five. Make each person a word. Stressed words STAND up. Say the sentence. He’s NEVER gonnaGO. He’s NEVER going to GO. Remember to link!

  22. Sentence Stress Stress information words. Stress important words. RULES CONTINUED: Careful! The words you stress may change the meaning…

  23. Sentence Stress (normal information/normal stress) (…but mine isn’t.) (…but his truck is blue.) (…why are you saying it isn’t?) (…and not some other color.) Michael’s car is white. Michael’s car is white. Michael’s car is white. Michael’s cariswhite. Michael’s car is white.

  24. Sentence Stress Now you try it. Say these sentences. What do they mean? I did it. Emily isn’t here. My RA is pretty. That’s a good idea. I’d like to welcome you to Mukogawa.

  25. Sentence Stress Stress information words. Stress important words. Remember…

  26. Public Speaking Word StressandSentence Stress

  27. Sentence Stress Stress surprising words ! ! ! ! RULES CONTINUED: If something is surprising, or contrary to expectations, stress it.

  28. Sentence Stress Normal stress: Example: Taking a bath "In a Japanese onsen we don'tusesoap in the tub after we get in. We use it outside the tub at a faucet near the floor and then we rinse ourselvesoff beforewe get in."

  29. In Japan Use soap outside the tub Use soap before we get in In America Use soap in the tub Use soap after we get in Sentence Stress "In a Japanese onsen we don'tusesoapin the tubafter we get in. We use it outside the tub at a faucet near the floor and then we rinse ourselvesoffbeforewe get in." But this is surprising in America.

  30. Public Speaking Word StressandSentence Stress

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