Oral English - Senior Secondary 1 - Stress and timing in speech
Stress and timing in speech
Stress and timing in speech
TERM: 2ND TERM
WEEK: 6
CLASS: Senior Secondary School 1
AGE: 15 years
DURATION: 1 period of 40 mins
DATE:
TOPIC: Oral English
CONTENT: Stress and timing in speech
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
a. Read fluently with proper stress and timing
b. Identify stressed syllables in words within a passage
c. Understand the relationship between timing and meaning in spoken English
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Choral reading, timing drills, role-play, repetition
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Newspapers, magazines, selected passages, timer or stopwatch
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
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STEPS |
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY |
LEARNERS ACTIVITY |
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1 |
REVISION |
Teacher recalls the previous topic on identifying main points in spoken text |
Learners recall and respond |
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2 |
INTRODUCTION |
Teacher introduces the idea of stress-timing and its impact on meaning in English |
Learners listen and ask questions |
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3 |
PRACTICE |
Teacher reads a selected passage showing natural stress and timing, then times learners’ own reading |
Learners listen, practice, and observe timing with stress |
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4 |
EVALUATION |
1. Identify stressed words in this sentence. 2. Why is timing important? 3. Read the sentence with stress |
Learners answer and read aloud |
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5 |
CLASS-WORK |
Students are to read a short passage and underline stressed words; record the time it takes to read |
Learners do the task individually and submit |
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6 |
ASSIGNMENT |
1. Pick a short paragraph from a magazine. 2. Underline stressed words and read to a friend/family member |
Learners complete task at home |
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7 |
CONCLUSION |
Teacher listens to few learners read and gives feedback on stress and timing |
Learners read aloud and take corrections |