Friday, 2 August 2013

U7_P1_EX7;U7_P2_EX16 ;U7_P2_EX17


U7_P1_EX7
  • Record yourself repeating the wise sayings.
  • Check your rhythm and sentence stress patterns.
  • Make sure your stressed syllables and words are longer and louder than your unstressed syllables and words.


  • 1.A leopard never changes his spots. http://vocaroo.com/i/s0grrkHzjDzu
    2.The way to a friend's house is never far. http://vocaroo.com/i/s1i9DwZQwsio
    3.We have nothing to fear but fear itself. -------Winston Churchill http://vocaroo.com/i/s1KWZvrRAjpP
    4.All that glitters isn't gold. http://vocaroo.com/i/s1ql4506UKFk
    5.You can't teach an old dog new tricks. http://vocaroo.com/i/s07gwB074Ewm
    6.Look before you leap http://vocaroo.com/i/s040alBXQoWc
    7.Grass seems greener on the other side of the fence. http://vocaroo.com/i/s12UGbGphkHM
    8.You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. http://vocaroo.com/i/s0iJ8BDHgNKy
    9.What goes around comes around. http://vocaroo.com/i/s1fpORMezy90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    U7_P2_EX16
  • The pronouns, “who”, “which”, “that” are content words when used as relative pronouns.
  • Listen to the audio and repeat the examples.

  • The boy who was here disappeared. The house which I bought is cheap. The dog that ran away is brown.

    http://vocaroo.com/i/s0RARYztD63v
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    U7_P2_EX17
    A limerick is a light, five-line poem with a fixed rhythm. Saying limericks is a fun way to practice sentence stress.
  • Listen to the following limericks.
  • Record yourself saying the limerick
  • Compare your recording with the audio. If you can, use a metronome, to practice these limericks.
    You can speed up the beat, but remember:
    Clarity is more important than speed when you speak.

  • 1. I knew a man from Kent.
    Who liked to live in his tent.
    But the tent was small And he was tall Alas, he said, “I’ll rent” .

    http://vocaroo.com/i/s0QRl0QoldSQ


    2.There was a young woman named Pat She had a very large cat.
    Her cat was fat and it wore a hat,
    So, what do you think of that?”


    http://vocaroo.com/i/s0w8OAMJ4AxI

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