Point: Minimum level: Game typ Approximate tim Dictation computer weak forms (puzzle 1); assimilation (puzzle 2) intermediate a look and find puzzle for students working individually (or in pairs) 25 minutes Preparation Make a copy ofthe puzzle foreach member ofthe cass Presentation 4 Write the following phrases on the board. Ask students to pay special atetion tothe words that are written in small eters as you rea out each phrase in turn, Make sure that you use the weak form of each word that is wtten in small eter. WHATS her NAME? wots o »nexm/ WHAT'S your NUMBER? /;wots jo inambo/ JOHN can SWIM son kon 'swrm/ TEA tor TWO ti: fo ud the PRICE has FALLEN 89 praxs 22 ‘foian/ FISH and CHIPS /*fif on ‘tfips/ GO to BED /'gav ta ‘bed/ DOGS are FRIENDLY /'dogz a ‘frendli/ HAVE @ DRINK heey o ‘drank WHAT does SARAH D0? wot doz 'seara dul 2 Eli o explain that the weak form words are grammatical words rater than items of vocabulary. Ask students to try and pronounce the phrases with the weak forms. '3 Write up the following phrases on the board: ‘@ major decision b made your decision Explain tat these could both be pronounced exactly the same when the weak form is used -bmeidsadrsr3an/. 4 Naturally, the context would clarify which of the two messages was meant. However, on sound alone, they could not be distinguished. Consequently i @ computer were designed tat could write down everything that it heard, it might write Buying a house is always a made your decision instead of Buying a house i always a major decison. 5 Write the following phrase on the board and explain that it is something the dictation computer wrote that contains a mistake: Don't lighter your mother! Ask the las to try to identity the ero. As a cue, you could give the rely: Why nat? She aways les to me! Conducting the game Give each student a puzzle, (The puzzle could also be done in pairs.) Leave students to find the errors and solve the puzzleDictation computer Key Puzie1 The dictation computer should have write: 1 MMaskher it. (0) 2 | compose music ... (e) 3 The officers changed ... (a) 4 Did you see the waiter go ... (b) 5 ... is on the centre page. (d) 6 | picked your book ... (h) 7 Will you ever forgive me? (f) 8 ... shows all the cities and railways ... ()) @ Spiders are not really insects ... (g) 10 arr comparies. Follow-up ‘stand wes ofthe pz is sini, bt focuses on ssmition He, the etn computer mates misses ets hop pooped oso! pope knock quickiy instead of not quickly dig carefully instead of did carefully ‘The reason for these mistakes is that the final consonant sound in each of the first words is changed by the initial consonant sound in each of the second words. Key Puntez ‘The dictation computer should have written: 1 | don't like green. (c) 2 You should wipe plates ... (a) 3... Lan quickly ... (d) 4 We ate quite badly ... (e) 5... go to the gym ... (b) 6 nls | warn my pret. 7 ... the term before last. (g) 8 This ead covering. () 9 .... the family of the bride ... (j) 10 .... told us to wait quietly ... (h)sos a ‘Surpuy Aynouyip axey se sasuodsas ay) asp uwunjoo puey yOu ou uw sasuodses au, ‘yey 8 sayew Jeynduoa aay pue Ayiasssod siuud sayndwoo uoneyoip ayy, Dictation computer Puzzie + (weak cms) ‘asoduoa ® 1am NOK MOU UPIP | @ ‘fed youg 64) Uo ag 0} pasn y EAlead OU SEI, Ua\NID 21 WU! BusO6 WY mes 159 isdag pue ayog Jou aie sa0p Adg ‘mou nok sjsu *ajun09 a uy Shemyed uozryo aug ie smous dew siq, uu aA 20} 19n8 NOK HAA “soy a yo 4009 aunt | e aug ye Sem a} 206 0} hem 24) 098 NOK PIG wu pabueys sey aa4yo ayy ‘SawueBo1d fy 104 o1snu asod ued | ‘SM yp UNO 0} SJUEM aYS J! BASEN(assimilation) Puzzle 2 Dictation computer p Supuy Kynoyyp ancy nj Se Sasuodsas a asf ‘wunjoo ued 1yBu ai u sasuodses sau) {yw seoueyuas au yoqeU Wat, “wuijoo puey yar ax UI HOM J8ynd.soo ay Ul S048 ayy pULy ‘ayes SayeU sayndwoo ayy pue Aiqsssod “saunawiog “Sseal 9) ym ANIEX® siuud sayndwoo uonerp ey ‘31809 4 ues yoq aun ds 0 puar same} woq‘shepenon [ nun Again axeM 0} sn poy seyoeAy at Oo fay] Ul Ae 0} aney WENA I “Buppam au wo aut doup Four 5 oy pred aqua an yo Anse ay arensn ‘se ‘aSi0U Jo Jo] & apew je NOK asoddns 1 puy Y usa se ue ‘0p 0} pey nox Ay ye St A) ‘SInOA UELR QUeNpe ul yaam e syuared Ku WHEN Bujo6 fsee a1ow axe squaved fui pe wi # | ssajun Aued e aney 0} pamoy “Suow ‘yGtem 150] aney 0} W90s NOK ‘seA @ ayy ul yuoM a1ojaq UI6 ayy 0 06 shen | ‘shay nok ‘PO0} /e90} a4} a»! ‘201 06:04 NOK AyM suey asoddns | Uo aam am vay Aipeg, ‘asnoy © ayy so yo Apoind Gues | Hom 10) a1) Guleg 00} ayy Suinias 210)0q ‘AW 0S Aes 0} aBeUBW NOK moY SyeUR OS % yo snp aug 106 0} soveid ayy pinoys no, ‘Rep Avana wauy Oulsn 31,004 YOU yng 'S2AB J “ueeu8 3461) .U0P |