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This guide emphasizes the importance of word stress in English communication, particularly during interviews and speeches. It highlights how key words like nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs should be stressed to convey essential information effectively, while less critical words like articles, prepositions, and pronouns can remain unstressed. In addition, strategies are offered for identifying new information within sentences and determining which words to emphasize. Practical examples regarding the harp as a musical instrument illustrate these concepts, aiding speakers in enhancing their delivery.
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Communication English III October 23/24th2012
Today • Interviews
Speech Practice • Stress: Harp Guitar Violin Blackbird photographic
Stress • In English, words that provide information to the listener, such as nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs are generally stressed. • Listeners may miss important information if key words are not stressed. • Words like articles (a, the), prepositions (in, on), and pronouns (he, she, it) are generally not stressed unless they are important.
Stress This is a harp.
Stress • A good strategy is to first look at key words (especially nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs) that you think convey information to the listeners. • One way to do this is: • - First identify the new information in each sentence. • Look through this passage and determine which words should be stressed.
This is a harp./// The harp is a stringed instrument//with a large triangular frame made of wood./// The most important part of the frame is this column./// It provides the main support for the harp./// The column consists of a pedestal, a pillar, and a neck./// These are the strings./// They’re made of metal and create the harp’s unique sound.///
This is a harp./// The harp is a stringed instrument//with a large triangular frame made of wood./// The most important part of the frame is this column./// It provides the main support for the harp./// The column consists of a pedestal, a pillar, and a neck./// These are the strings./// They’re made of metal and create the harp’s unique sound.///
This is a harp./// The harp is a stringed instrument//with a large triangular frame made of wood./// The most important part of the frame is this column./// It provides the main support for the harp./// The column consists of a pedestal, a pillar, and a neck./// These are the strings./// They’re made of metal and create the harp’s unique sound.///
