Instituto P. A. Sáenz.

Depto de Inglés
Integration activities—October 2021 Name:
Publisher´s Planning Meeting Your
Oral Discourse III assessment:

FEATURES OF CONNECTED SPEECH

1. Find examples of assimilation , elision and word linking in connected speech, add the phonetic transcription
and be ready to explain the corresponding rules .

Assimilation Example and transcription Assimilation Example and transcription

Regressive • Line # Progressive or • Line #
……………….. Coalescence ……...
Elision Example and transcription Elision Example and transcription
……………….. • Line # ………………….. • Line #

Word linking Example and transcription Word linking Example and transcription
………………... • Line # ………………….. • Line #

DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

2. Find one example of the following terms.

Term Example

Ellipsis • Line #

Hedge • Line #
Modality • Line #

Vague Language • Line #

Back channel • Line #

CONTRASTIVE STRESS
3. Find one instance of CONTRASTIVE STRESS and underline the words that show contrast

• Line #

QUESTION TAGS
4. Find and copy two QUESTION TAGS. Mark the tones and account for your choices
• Line #

• Line #

INTONATION: TONICITY—Exceptions to LLI rule

5. Underline the tonic syllable in each tone unit and account for your choices.

Sentences Explanations

A-I wonder how long the video lasts A-

B-I did talk to him B-

C– The car broke down C-

D– RP is not a dialect, but an accent , rather D-

E-Your taxi is coming, love E-

F-Have another biscuit, please F-
 AMERICAN ENGLISH

6. Explain the differences between RP and GA by filling in the table below with examples from the text.

Ordinary spelling RP GA Explanation

/ a: / • •

/ɒ/ • •

/ ɪə / • •

/ eə / • •

/ t / • •

/ r / • •

7. Change the following statements/questions as they would be said by a speaker of American English.

1– The restaurant is in West Street. It is open from Friday to Sunday.

2–I wish I was at school again! I learnt so many things there!

3- Have you got credit card? Let´s go and have something to eat!

4– I haven’t seen Aubrey for ages! She´s married, isn´t she?

5–I´ve just finished my lunch. It´s ten past one!

INTONATION IN CONTEXT

8.a- Read the question, then mark the right tones for the two tone units so as to answer the question

What is Sue worrying about? So, are you going to France? Paris is lovely in May

// She´s started to worry / about her class// // I’m going to France / in April //

8.b– Which of the two questions is the most suitable according to the answer?

1– His exam results were good.

1– How do you know he is in love? What did he do when he got them?

2– What did he tell you? 2– So, he’s hoping to go to university.

Has he applied yet??

// r He told me / p he was in love // //p He applied for university / r when he knew he had
passed/
9. Underline the stressed syllable like in the example

British English
ballet
frontier

cigarette
address
advertisement
weekend
debris