Features of Speech

ENGLISH 1O
Teacher Allen's Class

MY CLASSROOM
RULES
Quick list so you know what to expect
from attending my class
You should stand if i call your name
Usage of cellphone during
discussion is strictly prohibited
Raise your hand if you wish to answer
Use the restroom pass if you want
to go to the Cr.
REVIEW
MOTIVATION
ARRANGE ME!
AUSEP
Brief stop in speech
MINEAGN
The way you speak
can affect this...
EMSEDAIPZH
Making someone or
someting stand out or
important
PCTIH
The highness or lowness of
your voice
RSIGNI
A question mark indicates
this kind of speech
FNGLALI
A statement usually has this
kind of speech
IMTPROTAN
A word that is spoken
strong & loud means
GOOD
JOB!
OBJECTIVES
Define Pitch, Stress, and Juncture.
Demonstrate the correct use of pitch,
stress, and juncture through a 3 minute
group presentation.
Reflect on how Pitch, Stress, and
Juncture affect the meaning of words
in a speech.
VERBAL FEATURES OF SPEECH
PITCH STRESS JUNCTURE

VERBAL FEATURES OF SPEECH
PITCH
SCENARIO
SHOWDOWN
Your town/ place was
struck by typhoon Kristine,
and you’re on the roof of
your house waiting for
someone to rescue you.
HELP! HELP!
I’M TRAPPED
You invest in time, effort
and resources to make your
project into perfection, but
the teacher said that there
are some areas you need to
improve and develop
WHERE DID I
GO WRONG….
You, together with your
friend were on you way to
school, walking past the
hallway, you two were 10
minutes late to your first
subject.
HURRY UP!
WERE LATE ON
OUR FIRST
SUBJECT.
Teacher Francis gave you
the highest grade in English
among your grade 10
classmates
WOW, I HAD
THE HIGHEST
GRADE!
GREAT JOB!
PITCH
refers to the degree of highness or
lowness or the tone of your voice.
Appropriate speech results to
communication with the right emotions
when we speak
HOW IT WORKS?
A. CONVEY EMOTIONS
1. High Pitch
Excitement, Surprise, Fear or Anger
It makes your words intense
HELP! HELP!
I’M TRAPPED!
2. Low Pitch
Calmness, Sadness, Boredom.
More relaxed and serious
I THOUGHT WE COULD
BE FRIENDS. I GUESS
I WAS WRONG.
B. EMPHASIS
1. Rising Pitch
Used for questions and emphasize
particular word or phrase
YOU THINK YOU CAN
STOP ME?
2. Falling Pitch
Statement of fact or conclusion
Declaring something
YES, I UNDERSTAND.
I THOUGHT WE COULD
BE FRIENDS
STRESS
WHAT IS A
STRESS?
STRESS
allows us to clarify the meaning of a
word by giving emphasis to a syllable.
It’s like highlighting part of a word by
reading it Louder or Longer
HOW IT WORKS
A. IT SHAPES THE
SOUND OF THE WORD
1. REcord
The stress is on the first syllable
2. ReCORD
The stress is on the second syllable
B. IT AFFECTS THE
MEANING OF WORDS
1. CONtent
The things inside something (Noun)
2. conTENT
Happy and satisfied (Adj)
1st Syllable Stress
‘
export
2nd Syllable Stress
‘
export
READ
‘ ‘
READ
present present
‘
reject ‘
reject
‘
READ
address address
‘
permit permit‘
‘
rebel rebel‘
‘
subject ‘
subject READ
‘
conduct ‘
conduct
‘object ‘
object READ
Short activity
Put the correct stress ‘ on each underlined word.
1. The orchestra will conduct the symphony tonight
2. The police have a record of the suspect’s
offenses.
3. He presented her with a lovely gift for her
birthday.
4. The doctor will permit you to go home tomorrow.
5. The object in the painting is a beautiful vase of
flowers.
JUNCTURE
WHAT HAVE YOU NOTICED?
1. Former- For Mer
2. Shore train- Short rain
3. An aim- A name
4. Ice cream- I scream
5. Form it- Four met
JUNCTURE
the pause we make in order to
differentiate words that may have
same pronunciation but different
meanings.
NIGHT RATE
AND
NITRATE
A JUNCTURE must be employed or
used to NIGHT---RATE to
emphasize that it is the one meant
not the element (NITRATE)
1. Great Eyes- Grey ties
2. Lettuce- Let us
3. That’s tough - That stuff
Now, let us read these example employing correct Juncture
1. He lies, but his heal eyes betray him, revealing the truth in
every flicker.
2. The children were told to "play nice" while enjoying the
refreshing treat of plain ice on a hot summer day.
3. It's my turn to play, and if I win this round, I might earn
enough points to finally beat you!
GOOD JOB EVERYONE!
Application
Direction:
In a 3 minute presentation,
perform and read the given
sentences applying correct pitch,
stress, and juncture.
Group 1 Group 2
1. In the name of Justice, stop, you 1. She is a Criminal! Isn’t she?
fool!
2. I scream because the ice cream 2. They ordered a nude eel after
is amazingly delicious. signing their new deal.
3. Oh, this hardship is too 3. That insult was used to insult us.
depressing! I cant hold on any
longer. 4. The exile was exiled anew in
another country.
4. The country gives up on the
export of speedboats. 5. Yes! I am very sure everything is
going to be really fine.
5. Son, I am sorry to hear about
the bad news
GREAT JOB EVERYONE!
LET’S HAVE A RECAP
SHORT QUIZ
ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT
Directions: With your groupmates,
prepare a 5 minutes role play employing
the correct use of PITCH, STRESS, and
JUNCTURE in your conversation.
THANK YOU
FOR LISTENING

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Teacher Allen's Class

PITCH STRESS JUNCTURE

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