2019-08-13 Pronunciation: more thought groups

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Exercise 2B - Where do you think the thought groups are divided in this ad?
Listen and check?
Where would the divisions be if the speaker spoke more quickly?
- In general, we group more words into thought groups when we speak quickly, and fewer when we speak slowly.
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Where do you think the divisions are in exercise 3?
Listen and check? How does the meaning change?
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exercise 4A - Listen to the statements and answer the questions.
1 a
2 b
3 b
4 a
5 a
6 b
7 a
8 b
Listen again and try to write the sentences with the correct punctuation.
1 “The teacher,” said the student, “is brilliant.”
2 The teacher said, “The student is brilliant.”
3 His dogs are named Java, Joe(,) and Jupiter.
4 His dogs are named Java Joe and Jupiter.
5 After we left, Sam, Sarah(,) and I went to lunch.
6 After we left Sam, Sarah and I went to lunch.
7 “Marie,” said the landlord, “is irresponsible.”
8 Marie said, “The landlord is irresponsible.” (This is quoted speech.)
- Marie said the landlord is irresponsible. (This is reported speech.)
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Handout: Try to guess the correct information about each famous person. Practice pronouncing the thought groups correctly.
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Homework: look up the famous people and match the information correctly