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… This exercise is the continuation of Mr. Antiola’s presentation… Exercise 44 Read the following passages containing vowels, diphthongs and consonants and pronounce the words containing these sounds correctly. Serene, I fold my hands and wait, Nor care for wind or tide, or sea; I rave no more against time or fate, For, lo! My own shall come to me. I stay my haste, I make delays, For what avails this eager pace? I stand amid the eternal ways, And what is mine shall know my face. Asleep, awake, by night or day, the friends I seek are seeking me; no wind can drive my bark astray, or change the tide of destiny. -John Burroughs Scuttle, scuttle, little roachHow you run when I approach; Up above the pantry shelf Hastening to secrete yourself. Most adventurous of vermin, How I wish I could determine How you spend your hours of ease, Perhaps reclining on the cheese. Cook has gone, and all is darkThen the kitchen is your park. In the garbage heap that she leaves Do you browse among the tea leaves? -Christopher Morley I knew a black beetle, who lived down a drain, And friendly he was though his manners were plain; When I took a bath he would come up the pipe, And together we’d wash, and together we’d wipe. Though mother would sometimes protest with a sneer That my choice of a tub-mate was wanton and queer, A nicer companion I never had seen: He bathed every night, so he must have been clean.

-Christopher Morley The Rhythm of Speech Stress in English Speech All spoken language is characterized by a particular rhythm and melody pattern, which makes different individuals, speaks in a variety of time and tune. The speech rhythm of a language consists of various patterns of alternating light and heavy stresses, short and long pauses, and low, normal and high pitches. In English, these alternate variations tend to be repeated regularly. The example “I wrote a letter to Mother and Father,” illustrates an easily recognizable sequence of interconnected stresses, pauses and pitches. Read the following sets of sentences in the same regular rhythm. 1.Call him. Call him today. Call him today or tomorrow. Let’s call him today and tomorrow. 2. What’s What’s What’s What’s

he he he he

doing? doing with his bike? doing with his bike in the driveway? doing at this hour with his bike in the driveway?

Most English sentences however, do not always carry this very regular rhythm because of some mediating factors such as grammatical construction of the sentences, the meaning conveyed by the speaker. To develop a rhythm for the language, you must learn to use the devices of speech, which are also the indicators of rhythm, namely: 1) Stress, including blending and phrasing of words and sentences, and 2) intonation. An important feature of spoken English is the prominence given to a syllable in a word or a short span of connected speech. In the words, obtain and magazine, the last syllables –tain and – zine are spoken with increased force and loudness. In the words column and factory, the first syllables col- and fac- are spoken with prominence and force. In the sentence “Let’s call her,” the loudness and force fall on the word call. The characteristic loudness, prominence and increased force are known as stress. Stress involves changes in: 1. Pitch 2. Force 3. Duration

PAMANTASAN NG MONTALBAN Kasiglahan Village, San Jose, Rodriguez Rizal College of Education

Submitted by: FELIX, Frances Madelaine B BEED ECED 2A

Submitted to: Mr. Paulo T. Danduan Instructor

15 November 2008 Date