Module 7 Spoken and Written Text2 Edited

Spoken Texts
Objectiv
es
- Differentiate spoken text from
written text
- Determine the verbal and non-verbal

signals used by the speaker to highlight
significant points
- Identify characteristics and

features of spoken text from
written text
Task: Which is Which
Choose the correct answer.
1.Can you pass me a plastic
knife?
a. PLAS- b. plas-
tic TIC
2. I want to be a
photographer.
a. PHO-to-graph-er
b. pho-TO-
graph-er
3.Which photograph do you
like best?
a. PHO-to-
graph
b. pho-TO-
graph
Task: Which is Which
4. Voting in elections is your most

important duty.
a. im-POR- b. im-por-
5. We had a reallyTANT
tant interesting
conversation.
a. con-VER-sa-
b. con-ver-SA-
tion
tion
6. How do you pronounce this
word? a. PRO-
nounce
b. pro-
NOUNCE
Spoken vs Written Text
unplanne planned
d
Less
structured organize
interactiv transaction
e al
Characteristics of Written text
Final draft status

Density of content
grammar
punctuatio
n
Cohesion is the grammatical and
lexical linking within a text or sentence
that holds a text together and gives its
meaning
Correctness means that certain
words or word forms meet the
grammatical rules an the right use of
vocabulary
Characteristics of Spoken text
Prosodic non-verbal quality of
speech which modifiers meaning or
conveys emotions through shifts in
sounds and grammatical structure
1. Volume perceived loudness of the
speaker
2. Fluency means speaking easily,
reasonably quickly and without having to
stop and pause a lot
3. Tone of voice is the ability to
change the meaning of the words by
changing the pitch, intonation and
volume
4. Stress degree of strength used
to produce a syllable in a word or word
in a sentence
STRES
-S
One word has only one
R - stress.
We can only stress vowels, not
consonants.
U Stress on first
- Most 2-syllable
syllable nouns :
L PRESent, EXport, CHIna, TAble
- Most 2-syllable
E adjectives:
SLENder, CLEVer, HAPpy
S Stress on
- Most syllable
2 syllable
last
verbs:
preSENT, exPORT, deCIDE,
beGIN
Characteristics of Spoken text
5. Intonation the sound changes

produced by the rise and fall of the voice
when speaking specially when this has an
effect on the meaning of what is said
Patterns of intonation
RISING INTONATION
FALLING INTONATION
INTONATION
RISING
INTONATION
- describes how the voice rises at
the end of a sentence.
- common in yes-no questions:
•So, is that the new doctor?↗

•Are you thirsty?↗
INTONATION
FALLING
INTONATION
-describes how the voice falls on the
final stressed syllable of a phrase or a
group of words.
- very common in wh-questions.
• Where’s the nearest p↘ost-

office?
•What time does the film

f↘inish?
PITCH
6. Pitch pertains to the relative

highness or lowness of a tone. Pitch
changes to achieve certain meaningful
effects in speech.
High Pitch may mean excitement

while low pitch may mean seriousness
or authority
Common Examples of Spoken text
1. Oral Stories is an intimate

tradition where a person tells a story
orally in front of his audience
2. Monologue is a long tedious
speech by one person in a conversation
or in a play or movie.
3. Dialogue is a conversation
between two or more people as a
feature of a book, play or movie
4. Speech is a formal address or
discourse delivered to an audience. It
allows one to inform, persuade, argue
motivate or entertain
LET’S TRY
Identify the correct

answer in the
following.
Task: True or
False
1. There is only one tone
unit in one sentence.
2. Two or three words in a sentence

can have main stress.
3. We use the rising intonation

when asking with a yes/no question.
Task: True or
False
4. The primary stress in the word
“accuracy” in on the first syllable.
5. The intonation can be affected by

speaker’s emotions.
Quiz: SPOKEN TEXTS
Part 1: Which is Which
1. He was born in
China.
a. CHI- b. Chi-
na NA
2. Whose computer is
this?
a. com-PU- b. com-pu-
ter TER
3. I can't decide which book to
borrow.
a. DE- b. de-
cide
4. Couldn't youCIDE
understand what she
was saying?
a. un-DER- b. un-der-
stand STAND
Quiz: Part 2
Identify whether the following is
written or spoken text.
5.Comic strips
6. phone
calls
7. stories
8.
dialogue
Quiz #9: Part 2
9. __________ language tends to be more

formal, following sentence structure rules
closely.
10. ___________language tends to break rules,
using fragments and run-ons.
11. _____________ language can use

pauses, tone, and inflection more
effectively to emphasize words and
ideas in their message.
12. ____________ language can use headings,
highlighting, colors, and other visual cues to
emphasize the message.
13. ____________ language contains lots of
simple sentences connected by "ands,"
"ors," and "buts."
Quiz #9: Part 3 True or False
14. Spoken language often contains many

corrections inserted directly into the
message. For example:
"It's a very important point. I mean... it's
really important that we consider it."
15. Written language tends to include
more complex and well thought out
sentence structures.
16. Written language tends to use
more contractions and slang
throughout.
17. Sometimes authors will use incorrect
spelling or oddly contracted words to indicat
a speech impediment or accent when using
spoken language
Quiz: Part 4 Multiple
Choice
18. How many syllables are in the word

"pronunciation?"
a. 5 b. 4 c. 6 d,3
19.Where is the primary stress in the word
“important"?
a. 1st b. 2nd c. 3rd
20. When do we use rising intonation?
a. Finished giving information.
b. Yes/No questions
c. Wh- questions
d. Information you are certain about
21. Choose the correct intonation:"He lives in
Norway." a.Rising b. Falling
Quiz #9: Part 5 Identification
22. ___________ is an intimate tradition

where a person tells a story orally in front of
his audience
23. ___________ is a long tedious speech
by one person in a conversation or in a play or
movie.
24. ___________ is the grammatical and
lexical linking within a text or sentence that
holds a text together and gives its meaning
25. __________ is a formal address or

discourse delivered to an audience. It allows
one to inform, persuade, argue motivate or
entertain
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Spoken Texts

- Determine the verbal and non-verbal

- Identify characteristics and

4. Voting in elections is your most

Final draft status

5. Intonation the sound changes

•So, is that the new doctor?↗

• Where’s the nearest p↘ost-

•What time does the film

6. Pitch pertains to the relative

High Pitch may mean excitement

1. Oral Stories is an intimate

Identify the correct

2. Two or three words in a sentence

3. We use the rising intonation

5. The intonation can be affected by

9. __________ language tends to be more

11. _____________ language can use

14. Spoken language often contains many

18. How many syllables are in the word

22. ___________ is an intimate tradition

25. __________ is a formal address or

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