Idioms of the Day To be Back on One's Feet To be physically healthy again Ex. My mother is back on her feet after being sick for two weeks. To Keep Something to Yourself To not share information about something or someone. Ex. You should keep your political opinions to yourself.

Word Stress 11/9/2016

What is a Syllable? One Syllable Two Syllable Three Syllable or More What’s Forest Fo-rest Seminar Se-mi-nar Rush Finish Fi-nish Appreciate Ap-pre-ci-ate Help Problem Pro-blem Especially E-spe-cial-ly One vowel sound and/or nearby consonants that forms a whole word, or part of a whole word.

What is Stress? Pronounce one syllable (vowel sound) of a word longer and stronger Stress only happens with multi-syllable words. Houses Guitar Expect Cookies Assignment

2-Syllable Words Most 2-Syllable words are stressed on the first syllable. Especially for nouns Cycle Equal Standard Symptom Headache Broken

2-Syllable Words Many 2-Syllable words that are both nouns and verbs are pronounced differently because of stress. Noun Verb Project Project Object Object Contrast Contrast Recall Recall

3 Or More Syllable Words Memorization  Certainty Category Analyzing Advantage Containment Comparison BUT words that end with –ics , -ical , -tion , -sion , -cian , always stress the syllable BEFORE them Music Musician Economy Economics Accelerate Acceleration Explore Exploration

Activity! PART 1: With a partner, predict where the stress will be on the bold words https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHopJHSlVo4&list=PLBWAcGsO1Nw pDpk_f4UpZNBqHy22sMDoA

PART 2: We will listen to the video several times PART 2: We will listen to the video several times. Listen to how the speaker in the video stresses each bold word on your paper. Mark where the stress is on each word.