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Word stress
Prefixes
a be -ly -ful afraid, await, afield beneath, bedeck, belittle lovely, friendly, happily careful, wonderful

Rhythm
`Four `large `old `oil `cans 5 syllables `Seventy re`markable Vic`torian `water `bottles 15 syllables

The o But the o o

`Dogs `eat `bones O O O `dogs will `eat the `bones O o O o O `dogs will have `eaten the `bones O o o O o O

Try marking the stresses in sentences on page 20 / 73

Answer 20/73
1. I `reached the `office at a `quarter to `nine. 2. `How many `people do you `know who `keep `pythons? 3. `Tell me `more about your `holiday in Ber`muda. 4. `Keep `off the `grass! 5. `Put your `money where your `mouth is. 6. `As a pho`tographer shes re`markably pro`ficient.

Stress in English Language insult = noun insult = verb present = _______________ present = _______________

Word Stress
`Organise `Present Pre`sent Pre`serve Organi`sation Presen`tation Pre`sentable Preser`vation Pre`servative

Word Stress
Sympathy Sympathetic Sympathise Sympathiser

Exhibit
Exhibition

Demonstrate
Demonstration

Sentence Stress
1. I want that brown dog. I would be jealous if you got it, because I want the brown dog for myself.] 2. I want that brown dog. I would love to have that dog but for some reason am unable to obtain it.]
3.

I want that brown dog. [There are three or four brown spaniels there, and I want a particular one; perhaps the one in the corner, barking up a tree.]

4. I want that brown dog.

[There are several canines of different colours. It is the chocolate-brown dog that I want, not the brown one.] 5. I want that brown dog. [Im at a pet store. I see a brown dog, a brown cat an , and maybe a brown duck. I want only the dog.]

`Stressed Words
`Mary

`is my friend. Shes a `beautiful girl. `Hey, `watch out! `Those are `rabbits. The `rabbits are `mine. `Wheres my `rabbit?

`Stressed words
Has `anyone seen my `rabbit? `That `rabbit `shouldnt be `here. There is `no `rabbits in `this `house. I `dont have `many `rabbits. `Which `rabbit es`caped? You `mustnt `feed the `rabbit.

Unstressed words

Did you `see where the `rabbit has `got to? That `rabbit is just ri`diculous. The `rabbit has `hurt himself. `Rabbits bite one another. I `want the `rabbit which `bit the `cat. The `rabbit `bit someone.

Unstressed words

The `rabbit was a `white one. I `dont `want any more `rabbits. Your `rabbit has es`caped. Can `I see the `man whose `rabbit `bit the `cat?

INTONATION
Oh! 1 tone group 1 syllable 1 phoneme No! 1 tone group 1 syllable 2 phonemes I dont know /i dnt n/ 1 tone group 3 syllables 7 phonemes

I dont think he knows about it. 1 tone group 8 syllables 20 phonemes

No, // the problem is // he doesnt know about it. 3 tone groups

_____________ How can you be `so positive about it? ___________ `How can you be so positive about it?
____ ________ How can `you be so positive a`bout it?

Would you like tea or coffee? the only choice maybe something else

SECRETS OF THE VOICE

Checking your pitch

Checking your volume

Reading between the lines

High pitch, volume EXCITED ANGER JOY JOY

Negative
context CONCERN

Positive
context

SUPPORT

SERIOUS Low pitch, volume

Exploring Intonation
Feelings Surprise Anger Boredom Happiness Sadness Annoyance Curiosity Sarcasm Approval

Really No

Pardon
All right

Kamon-la, Tok Manglish OK?

Aitelyu, nemmain wat debladi garmen say, mose malaysians tok Manglish. Becos wai? Bekos we all shai oni to spik proper English afturds people ting we trying to action oni. But Manglish is best la when you wan to simply tok-tok like fren-fren, la. Don khe you Malay or Chinese or Indian or everything miksup : at the mamak stall, in the awfis, sitting around in the kopi-tiam, we malaysians orways tok like dis wan-kain oni got kick wat! You want to tok-tok oso ken,