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Awareness-raising activities:
◦ “It‟s raining!”
Rhythm “is the way that some words are
emphasized so as to give the effect of regular
beats” (Thornbury, 2006) or fluidity in spoken
language.
How would you say the following?
◦ If I‟d known you were coming, I‟d have prepared a
meal.
◦ If I‟d known you were coming, I‟d have prepared a
meal.
Introduce rhythm by humming, clapping,
singing or using tongue twisters.
If two witches were watching two
watches, which witch would watch
which watch?
“Word stress refers to prominence at the word
level, while sentence stress refers to the
patterns and unstressed syllables over a
whole sentence.” (Thornbury, 2006)
Vowel sounds are typically weak and
unstressed. (Scrivener, 2005)
Word stress is a common cause of
misunderstanding in English:
◦ “They will desert the desert by tomorrow morning.”
desert desert
Effects of stress in sentences:
◦ David wanted the to buy the red shirt. (not the red tie)
◦ David wanted the to buy the red shirt. (not …)
◦ David wanted the to buy the red shirt. (not …)
◦ David wanted the to buy the red shirt. (not …)
◦ David wanted the to buy the red shirt. (not …)
innocent example
suitable opposite
universe revision
computer important
recorder
Cuisenaire rods or Lego
bricks
Integrating within lessons
Tongue twisters
Songs, poems, etc