Unit 3: MUSIC

Lesson 2 – Language
I. Pronunciation
 The lexical level (Word Stress)

Stress

Sentence level (Sentence stress)

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 Louder

Word stress More clear

Higher in tone

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Look at the table below and determine the type
of each word given.

Singer Relax
Programme Perform
Common Attract
Careful Decide

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 Look at the table below and determine the type
of each word given.

Noun  Singer Relax  Verb

Noun  Programme Perform  Verb
Adjective  Common Attract  Verb
Careful Decide
Adjective   Verb

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 Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the stressed
syllable in each word.

Noun  Singer Relax  Verb

Noun  Programme Perform  Verb
Adjective  Common Attract  Verb
Careful Decide
Adjective   Verb

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 Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the stressed
syllable in each word.

Noun  ‘Singer Re’lax  Verb

Noun  ‘Programme Per’form  Verb
Adjective  ‘Common At’tract  Verb
‘Careful De’cide
Adjective   Verb

 Do you find anything special?

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 Tips
Most two-syllable nouns Most two-syllable verbs
and adjectives have stress have stress on the 2nd
on the 1st syllable. syllable.
E.g. E.g.
‘Table (n) Be’gin (v)
‘Parent (n) De’cide (v)
‘Quiet (adj) Em’brace (v)
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Be careful!
1. Not all two-syllable nouns and adjectives have stress on
the 1st syllable.
Not all two-syllable verbs have stress on the 2nd syllable.
E.g.
A’lone (adj)
O’ffence (n)

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Be careful!
2. There are many two-syllable words in English that can
be pronounced in two different ways. The stress change
also changes the part of speech of the word.
E.g.

‘Desert (n) De’sert (v)

‘Record (n) Re’cord (v)

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Listen and underline the stress syllables in the
words in bold.

1. She is a famous artist.

2. I enjoy his songs about friendship.

3. Their latest show received a lot of good comments.

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Listen and underline the stress syllables in the
words in bold.

1. She is a famous artist.

Adj N

2. I enjoy his songs about friendship.

V N

3. Their latest show received a lot of good comments.

N
Adj V

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Listen and underline the stress syllables in the
words in bold.

1. She is a fa
famous art
artist.
Adj N

2. I enjoy
joy his songs about friend
friendship.
V N
3. Their la
latest show received
ceived a lot of good com
comments.
Adj V N

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 Group Task!

- 2 groups
+ Group 1: Find two-syllable words with the stress on syllable 1.
+ Group 2: Find two-syllable words with the stress on syllable 2.

- Time: 1 minutes
29
55
42
43
46
30
31
16
07
33
53
48
47
36
34
57
58
54
49
10
15
09
START
56
44
27
28
23
60
20
22
24
32
05
50
52
45
19
18
14
59
02
01
51
35
40
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17 up!
38
41
39
26
21
03
13
08
06
12
Time’s
00
37
25
04
14
THANK
YOU!