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Sentence StressSentence Stress
And And SuperSuper Stress Stress
Word Stress & Sentence Stress
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Can you see?Is he clever?I’m in the band.
Notice the similarity between word stress and sentence stress?
Word Stress & Sentence Stress
GuaranteeHoweverunderstand
Can you see?Is he clever?I’m in the band.
Sentences have peaks and valleys just like words do.
Some words are longer; others are shorter.
Just like stressed syllables, key words have the following
features:LongerLouderHigherClearer
Which words carry the meaning?Circle them
Do you like the picture on your passport?
Did you take the test for a driver’s license yet?
The Students pay a lot of money for their books.
The painter is coming. He’s planning to retire next year.
Notice the pattern
Content words Nouns Main Verbs Adjectives Adverbs Question words
Function words Articles: the a an Prepositions The verb to be Auxiliary verbs: can,
will, have, do Pronouns Conjunctions: and,
but, so
Basic Rule
Content words are stressed;
Function words are reduced.
Use a rubberband to feel the difference
Place it between your thumbs and pull on the key words
Be careful!
English is stress timed,
Not syllable timed
Stretch out content words, and squeeze in unstressed words
Bird eat worms TheThe birds eat worms TheThe birds eat thethe worms TheThe birds willwill eat thethe worms TheThe birds willwill havehave eaten thethe worms..
Read all sentences in the same amount of time.
Stretch and Squeeze
Soup and salad, please I’ll have soup and a salad, please. I’ll have a bowl of soup and the Caesar
salad, please.
Name?What’s your name?What’s your first name?
Meeting?When’s the meeting?What time is the meeting?What time will the meeting take place?
We need to visit the school.We need to visit the school’s teacher.We need to visit our son’s school’s
teacher tomorrow.
Tips to save energyHere are some tips to save energyUse compact fluorescent light bulbs.Turn off your computer and monitor
when not in use.Lower the thermostat on your hot water
heater to 1200F.Look for the Energy Star label on home
appliances and products.
Practice stretching and reducing with everyday
phrases
Also use easy reading material to practice.
Super Stress!Super Stress! To help your
listeners focus on what you’re saying, use Super Stress: extra emphasis that is even higher, louder, clearer, and
l o n g e r than regular stress.
When to use Super Stress:
Emphasize contrasts
The meeting is today, not tomorrowTransition words
However, first, moreover, thereforeNew Information
First we’ll discuss energy. Then, we’ll look at ways to reduce energy use.
Strong emotion
I hate cold weather!As necessary to express agreement,
disagreement, misunderstanding, surprise or clarification.
I agree!
Use sheet music to plot your sentences
Level 1= end of statements Level 1= end of statements or wh/how questionsor wh/how questions
Level 2 and 3 = normal Level 2 and 3 = normal speechspeech
Level 3 = phrasal stress and Level 3 = phrasal stress and yes/no question endingsyes/no question endings
Level 4 = super stress Level 4 = super stress (emphasis)(emphasis)
Plot these sentences
What’s your name?My name is Cara Fu.Would you like some tea? Yes, thank you. How do you like the weather?I love it!
Internalize the music
And you’ll be indistinguishable from
Americans!
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