2018-01-25 Pronunciation: changing meaning with pauses

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Words that are only adjectives shouldn’t be used in the singular to describe a person.
*a Portuguese -> a Portuguese person
(Adjectives that end with -an or -ian can usually be nouns with no problem.)
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Handout p. 74 - Read the conversation. Can you answer the questions in part B?
Listen and mark the thought groups. Now answer.
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A woman without her man / is lost. = A woman is lost if she doesn’t have her man.
A woman: / without her, / man is lost. = Man is lost if he doesn’t have a woman.
p. 75 par 4A - Listen to the statements and choose the correct information.
You heard:
“Marie,” said the landlord, “is irresponsible.”
and
Marie said, “The landlord is irresponsible.”
How should you pronounce:
Marie said the landlord is irresponsible. (Reported speech - she may not have used those words exactly.)
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Read the letters at http://www.nationalpunctuationday.com/dearjohn.html
What’s the difference?
What’s the same?
Can you remember how to group your thoughts to convey each meaning?
“Dear John / i want a man who knows what love is all about / you are generous kind thoughtful / people who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior / you have ruined me for other men / i yearn for you / i have no feelings whatsoever when we're apart / i can be forever happy / will you let me be yours / Gloria”
“Dear John / i want a man who knows what love is / all about you are generous kind thoughtful people who are not like you / admit to being useless and inferior / you have ruined me / for other men i yearn / for you i have no feelings whatsoever / when we're apart i can be forever happy / will you let me be / yours / Gloria”
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p. 77 exercise 6A - With your partner, decide which set of thought groups is correct
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Homework: find 40-50 consecutive words of English (from a newspaper or magazine or speech) and bring it to class with no sentences or punctuation