Lecture Five

Making a Connection
In today’s Lecture…

• Handing back your quizzes

• Quick review of last week’s lecture
• Different ways to communicate
• Web diagram: Victor’s problem
• SONG: “Tie a Yellow Ribbon”
• Contractions
• Expressing Sympathy
• GROUP GAME: What Can you Say?
• HOMEWORK 
A Syllable… what is it?!

A syllable is a part of a word. In English, a

syllable has one vowel sound and may have
several consonant sounds.

Waiting = wait-ing -> 2 syllables

Vowel: a, e, i, o, u
Consonant: the others letters of the alphabet
(b, c, d..)
Syllable Stress
In English, one syllable in each word is
stressed more than the other syllable..

Unstressed syllables
vs. stressed syllables

Stressed syllable:
longer, louder, higher intonation
Stress Rules
Rule #1: 2 syllable Rule #2: prefixes & suffixes
words
They are usually not stressed.
Noun = stress 1st
syllable Example:
(person/place/thing) Prefix = un~, im~
Suffix = ~ed, ~ing
Verb = stress 2nd
syllable walking
(action word) talked
unhappy
present present
object object
record record
The “schwa” Sound
The schwa sound is very similar to
• about the short /u/ sound, but it is
• but softer and weaker.

• the The schwa phonics sound is the /uh/

• medium sound of a vowel in an unstressed
syllable.
• harmony
It is the most common vowel
sound in spoken English.
At the Big Race
A: He won’t win.
B: Who won’t?
A: He won’t.
B: He will win.
A: He won’t win.
B: He will!
A: He won’t!
B: I hope he wins.
A: I hope he loses.
B: He won’t lose.
A: He will lose.
B: You’re wrong.
A: You’re wrong.
B: He’s won!
A: Who’s won?
B: He’s won!
A: He did?!
A Stressed Race
A: He won’t win.
B: Who won’t? Sometimes we use stress when we
A: He won’t. want to correct wrong information or
B: He will win. to contrast what someone else said.
A: He won’t win.
B: He will! Example:
A: He won’t! You’re wrong. -> You’re wrong.
B: I hope he wins.
A: I hope he loses.
B: He won’t lose.
A: He will lose.
B: You’re wrong.
A: You’re wrong.
B: He’s won!
A: Who’s won?
B: He’s won!
A: He did?!
Emphatic Stress
A: I won’t pass.
B: You will pass.
A: You’ll pass.
B: I don’t know.
A: You won’t fail.
B: I might fail.
A: I might fail.
B: The exam’s not so
hard.
A: It’s very hard.
B: But not that hard.
A: Too hard for me.
B: But you’re very clever.
A: You’re the clever one.
what did they talk about?!
Different types of homes…
Listening for Details
When listening, it is important to listen to
the know how to pick out the details.
Who? Where?
What? Why?
When? How?

Listen to the conversation between the woman and

her landlord and try to fill in the “While you were
out…” notepad on page 31.
Last Day’s Homework
In Need of a Repair

DIRECTIONS:
1. Draw a “/” to split each word into syllables.
2. Circle the words that you would give extra stress to.
3. Underline the syllables in the sentence that you would
stress.
Now on to today’s lecture…
Chapter Three
How do you communicate with other
people?
(ie. Fax machine, letter, messenger…)
How Would you communicate?

• Someone’s birthday • Email

• A funeral • Letter
• Your friend failed their test • Telephone call
• A wedding • Send flowers
• To thank someone • Send a gift
• Someone is sick • Greeting card
• A Friend just had a baby • Other
Listening One: Email
Connections
Page 45
Listening for Main Ideas

Who is talking?
What are they talking about?

Listening to the following conversation and

write the letter V next to the way in which
Victor wants to solve the problem.

Listen AGAIN and number the steps in the

order in which Leslie suggest.
 Web Diagram

WHO? WHERE?

WHAT?
WHEN?

WHY?
HOW?
 Victor’s Problem
WHERE?
WHO?

WHAT?

WHEN?

WHY?

HOW?
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Song by Tony Orlando
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Lyrics
I'm comin' home, I've ______ ______ _________
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine
If you received ____ ________telling you I'd soon be free
Then you'll know just what to do
If you still want me
If you still want me
Whoa, tie a ________ ribbon 'round the ____ oak tree
It's been _______ long years
Do ya still want me?
If I _________ see a ribbon ________ the old oak tree
I'll _______ on the bus
Forget about us
Put the blame on me
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
Bus driver, please _________ ________ me
'cause I ____________bear to see what I might see
I'm really still in prison
And my love, she _________ the key
A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free

I wrote and told her please

Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon ___________ the old oak tree
_______ been three long years
Do _______ still want me?
If I don't see a ribbon round the old oak tree
I'll stay on the bus
Forget _________ _______
Put the blame on me
If I don't see a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree
Now the ________ damned bus is cheerin’
And I can't _________ I see
A ________ ____________ribbons round the old oak tree

I'm comin' home

(Tie a ribbon round the old oak tree)
The Story behind the Song
Contractions
In spoken English we use contractions a lot.

BE VERBS
I am = I’m We are = We’re
She is = She’s You are = You’re
He is = He’s They are = They’re
It is = It’s

WILL HAVE/HAS NOT

I will = I’ll I’ve isn’t
aren’t
wasn’t
weren’t
can’t
don’t
 Listen to the Song again

This time when you listen to it,

circle the words that are contracted and
draw a square around the words that are
shortened.

Contracted = I have = I’ve

Shortened = doing = doin’
Tie a Yellow Ribbon
I'm comin' home, I've done my time
Now I've got to know what is and isn't mine
If you received my letter telling you I'd soon be free
Then you'll know just what to do
If you still want me
If you still want me
Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree
It's been three long years
Do ya still want me?
If I don't see a ribbon ‘round the old oak tree
I'll stay on the bus
Forget about us
Put the blame on me
If I don't see a yellow ribbon ‘round the old oak tree
Bus driver, please look for me
'cause I couldn't bear to see what I might see
I'm really still in prison
And my love, she holds the key
A simple yellow ribbon's what I need to set me free

I wrote and told her please

Whoa, tie a yellow ribbon ’round the old oak tree
It's been three long years
Do ya still want me?
If I don't see a ribbon ‘round the old oak tree
I'll stay on the bus
Forget about us
Put the blame on me
If I don't see a yellow ribbon ‘round the old oak tree
Now the whole damned bus is cheerin’
And I can't believe I see
A hundred yellow ribbons ‘round the old oak tree

I'm comin' home

(Tie a ribbon ‘round the old oak tree)
Page 55: Contraction Practice
(you’ll need a partner!!!)
Expressing Sympathy
Sometimes it’s really hard to say something to
someone when something bad happens.

- You don’t know what to say.

- You don’t want to remind them of what
happened.

HOWEVER, saying nothing might make the situation

more uncomfortable and it might make you look
insensitive.

SO… what is OK to say?!!!

A Friend in Need
• That’s really too bad.
• I can’t believe that.
• I can’t believe you failed the test.
• I’m sorry about your misfortune.
• I’m sorry to hear that.
• I’m sorry to hear that you lost your job.
• I’m sorry to hear about your mother.
• How are you doing now? Are you OK?
• Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help
you.
• How can I help?
• Can I do anything to help you?
 What Can you Say?
1 2 3 4 5

Your best A class- Your next A close A coworker

START friend and mate’s door friend is in is very sick.
her family neighbor the hospital.
boyfriend member just had a car
broke up. died. accident
11 10 9 8 7 6

Your Your sister Your mother Your friend Your Your

girlfriend’s just failed burnt dinner can’t find brother’s teacher’s
cat passed her driving and now she his dog. bicycle was car was
away test. is so upset. stolen. stolen.
yesterday.
12 13 14 15 16 17
Your sister
Your best Your friend Your It is raining Your friend told you
friend slept is really brother had and your had his father
in and sick. a fight with friend got money doesn’t like
missed the his wife. all wet. stolen. her new
final exam. boyfriend.
18 19 20 21 22 FINISH

Your Your friend Your Your sister Your best

coworker told you she teammate was in a friend’s
just got just lost her lost the small car parent died.
fired. job. game. accident.
 Focused Vocabulary
• communication Key Phrases
• funeral • done my time
• greeting card • passed away
• empathy • holds the key
• fail
• stolen (steal)
• misfortune
• remind
• contraction
• web diagram
• express
• sympathy
Today’s Homework

1. Page 51: Listen for Main Ideas

2. Page 52: Listen for Details
3. Page 54: Practice Hearing Contractions

(Please write your answers in your

notebooks so that when I collect them, I
can easily see that you did the
homework.)