Welcome to Speaking C! Summer 2014 – Week 1

Rhythm: Number of Syllables How many syllables are in the word? Sandwich2 How many syllables are in this sentence? Send a witch 3

Counting Syllables The basic unit of English rhythm is the syllable. For the following words, clap or tap the desk for each syllable. How many syllables are in each word, question, or sentence? EaseWillingHappinessIdentify CareFocusDirectionAnalysis NameCarefulEmphasisIt’s important. CalledSend which?Send a which?He wants a book. OneTwoThreeFour

The Past Tense Sometimes the ‘ed’ is pronounced as an extra syllable, and sometimes it is not. Plant / Planted – 1 / 2 (extra syllable) Laugh / Laughed – 1 / 1 (no extra syllable) Fold / Folded – 1 / 2 (extra syllable) Watch / Watched – 1 / 1 (no extra syllable)

What is the past tense of the following verbs? Which past tense verbs have the extra syllable? Base Form Paint Decide Practice Represent Intend Dislike Past Tense Painted – 2 (extra syllable) Decided – 3 (extra syllable) Practiced – 2 (no extra syllable) Represented – 4 (extra syllable) Intended -3 (extra syllable) Disliked – 2 (no extra syllable)

Have you figured out the rule for the extra syllable? Rule: If the last sound of a regular verb is T or D, the past tense has an extra syllable. Paint (1 syllable) = Painted (2 syllables) Need (1 syllable) = Needed (2 syllables) Call (1 syllable) = Called (1 syllable)

Dropped Syllables What do you notice about the pronunciation of these words? Opened Don’t pronounce the second ‘e’ Walked Chocolate Don’t pronounce the second ‘o’

Which syllable is dropped? 1 syllable2 syllables3 syllables4 syllables WalkedChocolateVegetableLaboratory PlannedSeveralInterestingElementary ClosedBusiness TalkedWednesday Every These are common pronunciations in North America, but some English speakers may say these words differently.

Love and Relationships What is a relationship? What are some different types of relationships? RomanticFamily Business/ Professional Friendship What are some of the relationships in your life?

500 Days of Summer An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.

500 Days of Summer (2009) In this quirky romantic comedy about love and fate, a young greeting card writer, Tom, is hopelessly, helplessly searching for the girl of his dreams…and his new co-worker, Summer Finn, may just be “the one.” But the 500 days of their offbeat relationship reveal (in no particular order) that the road to happiness can be unpredictable, uncontrollable – and unbelievably funny!

Summer Does not believe in true love Confident Independent Realist Tom Believes in true love Hopeless romantic Love at first sight Idealist

Activity 1 Break it down Make it easier for someone to understand Step by step process Explain in smaller pieces

Activity 1 MadAngry Call it a day Done for the day, tired To end Figure out Understand Usually goes with the word “problem”

Activity 1 Seeing someone Dating Meant to happen “written in the stars” Fate It is going to happen, no doubt about it

Activity 1 To work out/ To not work out Positive – to work out the couple is still together Negative – to not work out the couple broke-up the couple broke-up

Activity 1 Soul mate The one person you’re meant to spend the rest of your life with Do you believe in soul mates?

Activity 1 To freak out Panic, worry Make a big deal out of nothing – overreact Align To line up Stars align

Activity 1 Organized Orderly, neat Broke up A couple that is no longer together

Activity 2 You did the right thing! Rachel Good thing, Needed to happen I think we should stop seeing each other. Summer Break up, No longer be in a relationship

Activity 2 I mean, we’ve been like Sid and Nancy for months Summer We’ve been in a bad/destructive relationship Sid stabbed Nancy 7 times with a kitchen knife. I mean we have some disagreements, but I hardly think I’m Sid Vicious. Tom See Next Slide

Sid and Nancy (1986) A movie about Sid Vicious, bassist of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen. When the Sex Pistols break up, Vicious attempts a solo career. One morning, Nancy is found stabbed to death and Sid is arrested for her murder.

Activity 2 You’ve broken up with girls before … and girls have broken up with you before. Rachel That’s life, You’ve experienced it before Point is you’re the best guy I know. You’ll get over her. Mackenzie Move on, find someone new

Activity 2 There’s plenty of fish in the sea. Paul Lots of women out there to date/marry. I don’t want to get over her. Tom Still loves her. Still wants to be with her.

You Make My Dreams Come True – Hall & Oates