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Word stress and intelligibility

Word Stress

illegible eligible

"I asked for a b'tell of water in the hottle."

I asked for a bottle of water in the hotel.

Word stress and meaning

1. Our company exports cars to Indonesia

Our company's main export is cars.

2. People in Egypt stopped working as a protest.

Many people wanted to protest about the government.

3. There's been a large increase in the price of property in Hanoi.

4. Property prices in Hanoi have been increasing for a few years.

Sentence stress and meaning

I did not say you stole my red hat.

Sentence Stress and Meaning

I did not say you stole my red hat.

I did not say you stole my red hat.

I did not say you stole my red hat.

I did not say you stole my red hat.

I did not say you stole my red hat. I did not say you stole my red hat. I did not say you stole my red hat.

Why is an understanding of sentence stress important for speaking and listening skills?

Sounding natural

The length it takes to say something depends on the number of stressed syllables rather than the number of syllables itself.

Stress Timing

1 2 3 41 and 2 and 3 and 4 1 and a 2 and a 3 and a 41 and then a 2 and then a 3 and then a 4

The function of stress is to mark the information-bearing words.

What is the importance of stress timing for listening and speaking skills?

Stress timing

A flea and a fly in a flueWere caught, so what could they do?Said the fly, "Let us flee.""Let us fly," said the flea.So they flew through a flaw in the flue.

Final consonant

Delivery – pausing and repetition

“Our profit went up 17% last year and that’s really good news”

“Our profit went up 17%...that’s 17 percent…….and that’s really good news”

“Highlighting what you want the audience to know and remember”

Delivery – pausing

Delivery

The subject of my talk is MacRitchie Reservoir Park in Singapore.

I'd like to begin by describing the park and its amenities, and then I'll go on to explaining how to get there by public transport from RELC.

MacRitchie Reservoir is Singapore's oldest reservoir. There is a boardwalk so you can walk along the edge of the scenic reservoir and a number of walking trails through the surrounding forest. In addition to the boardwalk, another popular attraction is the Tree Top Walk which is a suspension bridge 25m above the ground. People really enjoy walking along this bridge and enjoying the amazing views of the reservoir and forest from this vantage point. The reservoir also has toilets, drinking fountains and a food kiosk. If you visit MacRitchie Reservoir, you are sure to see a few monkeys also, so be careful not to offer them any food.

Let's turn now to how to get there. From RELC, walk to the main road and take Bus 132 for 10 stops. The journey will take you only 15 minutes from RELC and cost $1.20.

Let me summarise what we’ve looked at. I talked about the what you can do and see at MacRitchie Reservoir Park and also how to get there by public transport.

In conclusion, MacRitchie Reservoir Park is a beautiful nature park in Singapore which is easily reached by public transport from RELC.

If you would like me to elaborate on any point, please ask.

Key points

Be aware of word and sentence stress and effect on meaning.

Practice stress timing in your preparation.

Key words - speak out slowly and with emphasis.

Consider pausing and repetition for emphasis.

Talk to your audience, don't read to them!

Presentation practice