sábado, 14 de abril de 2012


Emphasizing Auxiliary Verbs 


Usually,auxiliary verbs like do,be and have are contracted.
But when they are the most important word in a sentence,they are said in the full form.


A. I don't have to work today

B. yes, you do have to work, and right now.

____


A. That's a mean dog.

B.Yes, it is a mean dog, but not as mean as mine. 



Emphasizing: " AND " "CAN"


And,and the auxiliary verb can are usually reduce.But these structure words are emphasized when they are the focus word in a sentence.

Examples: 

A.Our specialties are steak and lobster.

B. Terrific! I'll have steak and lobster! 

____

A. Which is more important - intelligence or effort?
B. Both.  You need intelligence and effort?

Emphasizing Structure Words


When a speakers feels strongly or wants to correct something that was said before,a structure word may be emphasized.


Examples of emphasizing structure words

 Notice how it is emphasized  words

A. You'll have to wait until you're old enough.
B. But I am old enough!

_____

A.I think she's either scared or excited
B. maybe she's scated and excited


_____

A. Our specialties are steaken I lobster
B. Terrific! I'll have steak and lobster!

lunes, 9 de abril de 2012

Connected Speach



It's the key to gaining a natural, smooth-flowing style of speech. People do not speak in separate words, they speak in logical connected groups of words.

ASPECTS OF CONNECTED SPEACH


1. linking between words
   
    A. COSONANT + VOWEL


tell_about_it           put_it_on


   B. CONSONANT + CONSONANT


Red_door         I told_peter


   C. VOWELS LINKS WITH (J) (Y) AND (W)


Two_eggs        three_eggs


2. contracted forms


She's gone = she has gone
She's happy = she is happy


3. weak and strong forms


I am French
She loves to stay here


4. Leaving out consonant /t/ and /d/ in clusters


last month
hurt you
conected it


5. Leaving out vowels in words


chocolate
camera
every









Word Stress Patterns



Every English word has a stress pattern. Using the correct pattern is ever more important than using the correct sounds.


Strees rules 


1. Stress rule for Two syllable words, execpt for Verbs, two- syllable words usually stressed on the first syllable


Examples: 
               
Lemon              Jacket             Older


In names :
  
Susan                Allen               Kevin


2. Stress in words that end in -tion, -sion, and -cian.


Remember all of these endings are pronounced  /sen/



Examples :


Reduction               Electrician                   Participation

Musician               Complication                 Examination

Correction             Occupation                  Administration


The stressed syllable comes just before the -tion/ -sion/ or cian/

3. Stress in words that end in -ic and -ical

Atlantic                 Robotic

Electric                 Narcotic

Domestic              Statistic

  • Come just the stressed before the -ic and -ical
  • The stressed syllable on the Noun is in the first syllable and in the Verb in the last syllable.

4. Pronuncing two clear vowels together

Biology
Reality
Create

5. Stress in two-syllable nouns and verbs


Noun                         Verb


Record                      Record
Object                      Object
Permit                      Per
mit 
Suspect                    Susp
ect

6. Stress in two- word verbs

Noun                               Verb

Setup                             Set up
Holdup                           Hold up
Lookup                           Look up

7. Stress in compound nouns

Houseboat
Bathroom
Raincoat      


Practice with this dialogue your words stress



1. Look at the underlined words in the following dialogue. The stressed syllables are in bold.


Listen

President - Cookies - Dinner - Refrigeration - Electrification - Robert - Reduction - Regulation - Atlantic - Economic - Biology - Create - Cutback - Cut back - They agreed to sign a contract - Cold air makes metal contract - High school