Tutorial Presentation

Topic 7A

1. Roach, P. (2009)
Page 118 Written Exercise 1(a-e)
i. Read the given sentences and analyse its
rhythmic structure.
ii. Divide the sentences up into feet, using a
dotted vertical line as a boundary symbol.
a) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
b)Over a quarter of a century has elapsed since
his death.
c) Computers consume a considerable amount of
money and time.
d)Most of them have arrived on the bus.

a)
A bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush.
S

b)

Over a quarter of a century has e lapsed since

his death.

c)
Com puters con sume a con siderable a mount of
money and time.

d)
Most of them have a rrived on
the bus.
S

e)
Newspaper editors are in variably
under worked.
S

2. Roach, P. (2009)
Page 118 Written Exercise 2(a-d)
i. Read the given phrases and think of the
syllable(s) you stress and unstress.
ii. Draw tree diagrams of the rhythmic structure
of the phrases.
a) Christmas present
b)Rolls-Royce
c) pet-food dealer
d)Rolls-Royce rally event

a)

Christ

mas

pre

sent

b)

W
Rolls

S
Royce

c)

S
pet

food

dea

ler

d)

S
W

S
Rolls

S
S

Royce rall

vent