Seminar V
Sentence Stress and Pauses
FINE DOUBT DISCOVER FIND OUT
no eye dear
a name
necks tweak
grade A
tool 8
sail east
eye mill
tone ale
wee Kate
that stuff
really don’t know
something to achieve
after the weekend
heavy cloud
not early enough
keep quiet
I’m not very well
part of the body
end of the second month
it isn’t easy
no eye dear
a name
necks tweak
grade A
tool 8
sail east
eye mill
tone ale
wee Kate
that stuff
NO IDEA
AN AIM
NEXT WEEK
GREY DAY
TOO LATE
SAY LEAST
I'M ILL
TOENAIL
WEEK EIGHT
THAT'S TOUGH
Sentence Stress
Listen to the recording and underline
the information-carrying word in
each sentence.
1 A Are your lessons on Mondays?
B They’re on Mondays and Wednesdays.
2 A I thought I put my keys in my coat pocket.
B Perhaps you put them in your other coat?
3 A She grew up in Germany.
B Yes, somewhere in East Germany.
4 A Was it an interesting talk?
B Yes, extremely interesting.
5 A Did you buy a red dress?
B Well, it’s actually a sort of orangey red.
6 A Did they say quarter to eight?
B I thought they said quarter past eight.
7 A Shall we sit outside?
B I think it’s too cold to sit outside.
8 A Perhaps you should stay in bed if you don’t
feel well.
B I don’t want to stay in bed.
9 A Is this your bag?
B No, mine’s over there.
10 A Thank you for everything you’ve done.
B And thank you for everything you’ve done.
NEW
ADDITIONAL
IN CONTRAST
Pauses
Use slash marks (/) and
punctuation to divide the text
into readable chunks.
A long time ago, they used to run mystery tours by train. The idea was that the
passengers didn't know where the train was going - but of course the driver
did! - and they'd arrive at some attractive destination, maybe at the seaside,
or somewhere like that, and spend a few hours there, and then the train
would take them back home again. But a few years ago, I read about a more
modern kind of railway mystery tour. It wasn't intended to be a mystery, but
an InterCity train in South Wales / got routed onto the wrong track at a
junction. At first, the driver didn't notice, but after a while, he realised that
the scenery was unfamiliar, and he was going the wrong way. The train
conductor announced to the passengers: ‘We seem to be lost’, and they had to
wait for another driver, someone with local route knowledge, to drive the
train back onto the main line.
Are the following statements true or false?
Why?
1. Having a title for each slide is considered
bad presentation style.
2. Slides need to contain everything that you
will say.
3. You should read your slides.
4. One slide should contain up to three ideas.
5. Writing complete sentences on slides is
recommended.
6. A slide should contain up to 12 points.
7. In bullet points, use nouns not verbs
8. Audiences tend to remember things that are
said in the middle of a presentation.
9. Research has shown that we can look at
something static for 90 seconds.
10. Maintaining eye contact is recommended.
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