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Mumbling…. a technique highlighting the importance of sentence stress Presented by Mark Hamilton markhamilton47@gmail.com. Beginnings. What did he say?. dʒə ˈwɒnə geʔ jəʳˈsɛlf kɪld. Pronunciation. What is pronunciation? How important is pronunciation? What is sentence stress?
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Mumbling… a technique highlighting the importance of sentence stress Presented by Mark Hamilton markhamilton47@gmail.com
What did he say? dʒə ˈwɒnə geʔ jəʳˈsɛlf kɪld
Pronunciation • What is pronunciation? • How important is pronunciation? • What is sentence stress? • How important is sentence stress?
Lanarkwas wakened by someone bumping up and down on his chest. • Lanark was wakened by someone bumping up and down on his chest.
Matching exercise • A. Lanark was wakened by someone bumping up and down on his chest. • B. Do you want to get yourself killed?
Syllables A. I wish I could give up smoking. ( ) .......... B. I’d rather you began today. ( ) .......... C. Do you want to get yourself killed? ( ) .......... D. I’ll begin at the beginning. ( ) .......... E. I would’ve won if she’d been there. ( ) ..........
Your turn. • 1. Choose one of the 5 sentences and mumble it to your neighbour. Can they guess which one you’re mumbling? • 2. In a café, have a three- or four-line mumbling dialogue with your neighbour. (customer and waiting staff – the waiting staff starts by mumbling either, “How can I help you?” or, “Would you like to see the menu?”)
A quick stress corrector. • S: i:t wɔ:z 'vɛri kɒmfɒr'tebl • T: hmm hmm HMM hmm HMMhmmhmm… …HMMhmmhmm
Eliciting vocabulary. • T: What’s the opposite of ‘different from’? • S: [can’t remember] • T: hmm HMM hmm… hmm HMM hmm… hmm HMM hmm… … • S: The same as!
Thank you for listening… …and thank you for mumbling! markhamilton47@gmail.com http://marksenglishlessons.blogspot.com/
And… • Charades ‘cheating’ • KISS • Pron work short • Japanese /aɪ wɪʃʊ aɪ kʊdʊ gɪbʊ ʌpʊ sʊməʊkɪŋʊ/ • Ray OoO. Cup of tea? No, cuppa tea. • Know your interlocutor • Quick correction technique for grammar/vocab • Sarah