Communication English III

1. Communication English III October 23/24th2012

2. Today • Interviews

3. Speech Practice • Stress: Harp Guitar Violin Blackbird photographic

4. Stress • In English, words that provide information to the listener, such as nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs are generally stressed. • Listeners may miss important information if key words are not stressed. • Words like articles (a, the), prepositions (in, on), and pronouns (he, she, it) are generally not stressed unless they are important.

5. Stress This is a harp.

6. Stress • A good strategy is to first look at key words (especially nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) that you think convey information to the listeners. • One way to do this is: • - First identify the new information in each sentence. • Look through this passage and determine which words should be stressed.

7. This is a harp./// The harp is a stringed instrument//with a large triangular frame made of wood./// The most important part of the frame is this column./// It provides the main support for the harp./// The column consists of a pedestal, a pillar, and a neck./// These are the strings./// They’re made of metal and create the harp’s unique sound.///

8. This is a harp./// The harp is a stringed instrument//with a large triangular frame made of wood./// The most important part of the frame is this column./// It provides the main support for the harp./// The column consists of a pedestal, a pillar, and a neck./// These are the strings./// They’re made of metal and create the harp’s unique sound.///

9. This is a harp./// The harp is a stringed instrument//with a large triangular frame made of wood./// The most important part of the frame is this column./// It provides the main support for the harp./// The column consists of a pedestal, a pillar, and a neck./// These are the strings./// They’re made of metal and create the harp’s unique sound.///