EnglishRhythm

Unit12RhythmofEnglishSpeechRhythmofEnglishSpeechPurpose:ThestudentswilllearnrhythmofEnglishspeech.Objectives:Studentswillbeableto:Define-adefinitionforrhythmofEnglishspeechintheirownwords;Compare–basedontheunderstandingofthebasicconcept,comparedifferenttypesofspeechrhythminconnectedspeech;Practice–imitatethestresspatternsanddopractice.TeachingMethods:Instruction,comparisonandactivities.Materials:textbook,audiomaterialsandothers.DefinitionTherhythmofalanguageischaracterizedbythetimingpatternofsuccessivesyllables.Itisnothappinessthatmakesusgrateful,butthegratefulnessthatmakesushappy.(AlbertClarke)我们不是因为快乐而感恩，而是感恩让我们变得快乐。ComparisonSomelanguagesaresyllable-timed.以音节计时的语言(汉语，法语，德语）Englishisastress-timedlanguage.以重音计时的语言Comparethefollowingwords:Chinese:工作，父亲,翻译家German:dieAufgabe,derVater,derUbersetzerEnglish：work,father,translatorComparethefollowingsentences:Chinese：我父亲是个翻译工作者。German：MineVaterarbeitestalseinUbersetzer.English：Myfatherworksasatranslator.RhythmofEnglishRhythminEnglishspeechisbasedonstress.(Onlythestressedsyllables,ratherthanallthesyllablesintheexpression,determinesthelengthofpronouncingtimeofEnglish.)12341and2and3and41anda2anda3anda41andthena2andthena3andthena4TomJohnSteveSamThomsonJohnsonStevenSamsonThomsonandJohnsonandStevenandSamsonThomsonandthenJohnsonandthenStevenandthenSamsonHowtoto?WhenEnglishspeakersarespeaking,therefore,theyusually:makesomepartsofwordsstrongerandclearerthanotherparts(weakformofsyllables)joinpartsofthewordstogether(linkinginaword)arrangewordsintogroupsandjointhemtogether(sensegroupandlinkinginagroup)makesomewordsstrongerandclearerthanotherwords（weakformofunstressedwords).Let’scomparethefollowing.Blackorwhite?Itwasblackanditwaswhite.SoftandlightIt'ssoftandit'slight.DanandSueItwasDannyanditwasSusie.BreadandMilkSomebreadandsomemilk.Getapurse.Getusherpurse.ActivityI:SeeListening-CheckingonP134.SentencesDoyouthinkyouwouldbeabletofinishitinamonth?Shesaidthatshewouldlikeustotakeitaway.Heturnedtotheleftattheendofthestreet.Ishouldn’thavethoughtthatshecouldappreciatetheapproach.Whathappens?IfaChineseEFLlearnerfailstofollowtherulesandsayallEnglishwordsinasentenceinastrongway,Englishspeakersmaynotunderstandwhathesays,orthinkthatheisimpoliteorangry.Misunderstandingmayariseorcommunicationmaybreakdownbecauseofthat.ActivityIISeeListening&Speaking---StressPatterns&RhythmforCommunicationonP141inthetextbook.MusicallanguageHip-hop:Rap(talking)Yeah,forthoseofyouthatwanttoknowwhatwe'reallaboutIt'slikethisy'all(c'mon!)ThisistenpercentluckTwentypercentskillFifteenpercentconcentratedpowerofwillFivepercentpleasureFiftypercentpainAndahundredpercentreasontorememberthenameMikeHedoesn'tneedhisnameupinlightsHejustwantstobeheardwhetherit'sthebeatorthemicHefeelssounlikeeverybodyelse,aloneInspiteofthefactthatsomepeoplestillthinkthattheyknowhimButfuckem'HeknowsthecodeIt'snotaboutthesalaryIt'sallaboutrealityandmakin'somenoiseMakin'thestoryMakin'surehiscliquestaysupThatmeanswhenheputsitdownTak'spickin'itup(Let'sgo!)…Jazz---1.BigMouthJohnBrownWhodidyousee?IsawJohn.Johnwho?JohnBrown.Ican'thearyou.IsaidJohnBrown.Ican'thearyou.IsaidJohnBrown.Ican'thearyou.IsaidJohnBrown.IsaidJohnBrown.JohnBrown.JohnBrown.Whatdidhesay?Who?JohnBrown.JohnBrown?Yes.Whatdidhesay?Hedidn’tsayanything.Nothing?Notaword.Idon'tbelieveit.Idon'tbelieveit.BigMouthJohnBrowndidn'tsayaword?Notaword.Idon'tbelieveit.Idon'tbelieveit.BigMouthJohnBrowndidn'tsayaword?BigMouthJohnBrowndidn'tsayaword.2.RainItwasraining,raining,raininghard.Itwasfallingonmyhead.Itwasfallingonthestars.Itwasfallingonthesun.Itwasfallingonmyshoes.Igotsoakingwet.Igotsoakingwet.ButIstayedoutside.Istayedoutside.Therainwassweet.Therainwaswarm.Therainwassoft.Itremindedmeofhome.EmotionallanguageIfeelsoembarrassed.I’mfrustrated!Mycomputer’sbeencrashingallday.I’mheartbroken.I’vebeenfightingwithmygirlfriendagain.I’mlonely.I’vebeenlivingonmyownforyears.I’mconfident.I’vebeenstudyingreallyhard.I’mfurious.Someone’sbeenusingmycar.I’mexhausted.I’vebeenrunningintheparkforanhour.I’mexcited.I’vebeenthinkingaboutmyvacation.I’mirritated.He’sbeenplayingthatmusicforhours.I’mconfused.I’vebeentryingtoreadthisbook.I’membarrassed.I’vebeenwearingmyjacketinsideout.PoeticlanguageSayinggoodbyetocambridgeagain.docRhythminspeechObama'sspeech.docYesWeCanbyBlackEyedPeas.docAssignments:IPracticereadingthepassage“Amyth---ACulturalStory”onP141.IIPracticereadingthepoem“SayinggoodbyetoCambridgeagain”.IIILearnmoreaboutObama’sspeeches.