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Listen to sentence stresses
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Listen to sentence stresses 1. Sentence stress is the way a speaker highlights certain words in each sentence. It provides interpreters some clues to listen to important parts of the sentences, focus on important messgaes and understand the speaker’s meaning, especially in professional topics with difficult terminologies and new concepts. Most sentences have two basic types of word: a. Content words are the key words of a sentence, carrying the meaning or the real content. b. Structure words are less important words which make a sentence grammatically correct. The basic rules of sentence stress are: - Content words are stressed. They are usually nouns, verbs, or adjectives. - Structure words are unstressed - The time between stressed words is always the same Knowing which words to stress depends on the meaning, the context and the shared knowledge between interpreters and the speakers. E.g.: I never said she stole my money. => In different contexts, some words will be more prominent than others and one will be the most prominent, depending on what a speaker means. 25 Task 2: Listen to the recording ONE TIME and underline the stressed words you hear. Task 3: Listen to the recording 2 TIMES and underline the stressed words you hear. 1. Last week I went to a really interesting lecture on space but I didn't understand that much of it because I hadn't prepared enough. 2. One of the most important aspects of university study which is totally different from school is being able to manage the workload. 3. What I don't like about studying biology is having to write up the lab reports after doing the experiments. 4. So, if you look at this slide, you'll notice how the concepts of philosophy as described by the Enlightenment interact with our everyday lives, even in the 21 st century. ( Aish, F. and Tomlinson, J. (2013). Lectures: Learn Listening and Note-taking Skills, Track 4) 1. He didn’t like me. 2. In short, they want you, out of here. 3. It’d be a change of view at least. 4. Get out of my way. 5. Get out of my country! 6. I think they wanted to trample me! 7. I could have killed him. 8. I know what they’re like. 9. He was angry. 10. Something bad happens to the best of man. ( http://www.wordstress.info/word-stress- exercises/listening-sentence-stress/ ) |