Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Chapter 8
Compare
Big black dogs chase small white cars.
A big black dog is chasing a small white car.
Which sentence takes longer to say?
Rules of Rhythm
a) One syllable content words are usually
stressed
Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs.
verbs.
Answers
Check page 87, Exercise B
Try.
Practice 1 pages 88-89
Practice 2 page 90
Metronome drills
Cows eat grass
The cows eat grass.
The cows will eat grass.
The cows will have eaten the grass.
Building Exercise
1. I bought it.
2. I told you I bought it.
3. Ive told you already that I bought it at the
store.
4. Ive told you already that I bought the
present at the store.
5. Ive told you already that I bought the
present at the store this morning.
Answers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
A
B
She can tell.
I want to practice
He knows the answer.
We want books
I think its true.
We are sick.
She cant swim.
Hes different now.
Im amazed.
Examine them.
Its probable.
Ive begun.
Contractions
To be
am Im
are youre, were, theyre
is shes, hes, its, wheres, whens, hows, whats,
whys, whos
Modals
Will Ill, youll, shell, hell, itll, well, theyll
Would Id, youd, shed, hed, itd, wed, theyd
Did whered, whyd, howd, whend, whatd (only
orally never in writing!)
More Contractions
Negative - (n.b.: These forms are content words)
Not arent, isnt, wasnt, werent, hasnt,
havent, hadnt, dont, etc.
Have (as auxiliary verb)
has hes, shes, its
have Ive, youve, weve, theyve
Illve, couldve, whenve, wouldve, shouldve,
mightve, mustve, etc.
had Id, youd, shed, hed, itd, wed, theyd
Reduced Speech
Consider the following phrases which are reduced,
where the function word in a phrase is pronounced
as a schwa //.
It only happens with a normal-to-fast rate of delivery.
If the speak slows down, the unreduced
pronunciation must be used.
Website - http://www.manythings.org/elllo/
http://www.manythings.org/elllo/46.html
Phrases
Going to
leave
Want to
Have to
Has to
oclock.
Used to
A lot of
Ought to
Practice!
Dialogues - Pages 92 93