Transcript PPT 3.1: Reading with Fluency

Narrating with Fluency
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Pronunciation
Make a list of the words that you have
difficulty pronouncing.
Ask your English teacher to model the
pronunciation for you.
Look at your teacher’s mouth.
Repeat the words after your teacher.
You can also use an online dictionary to
practice pronunciation: www.dictionary.com
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Pronunciation
I looked around, and to my enormous
surprise, a magnificent golden phoenix
was perched on the branches of a tree.
Then, to my amazement, the beautiful
creature looked at me …
from: The Magic Door
by:
Alexandra Lee, Christie Cheng, Anthea Pang, Nicole Hurip
(Marymount Secondary School)
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Linking of Sounds
Pay attention to the consonant sounds at
the end of words. Do not drop these
sounds!
If the next word begins with a vowel, link
the consonant to the vowel.
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Linking of Sounds
I looked around, and to my enormous
surprise, a magnificent golden phoenix
was perched on the branches of a tree.
Then, to my amazement, the beautiful
creature looked at me …
from: The Magic Door
by:
Alexandra Lee, Christie Cheng, Anthea Pang, Nicole Hurip
(Marymount Secondary School)
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Stress and Rhythm
Pay attention to the stress and rhythm
patterns.
Draw small dots () over the unstressed
syllables and large dots () over the
stressed syllables.
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Stress and Rhythm
 
 
I looked around,
      
and to my enormous surprise,
    
 
a magnificent golden phoenix


      
was perched on the branches of a tree.
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Intonation
Pay attention to the rises and falls in the
intonation.
Draw small arrows at the end of each
phrase to indicate when the intonation
rises (
) or falls (
).
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Intonation
I looked around,
and to my enormous surprise,
a magnificent golden phoenix
was perched on the branches of a tree.
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Vocal Expression
Vary the volume: soft vs loud
Vary the pace: slow vs fast
Vary the pitch: high vs low
Use pausing
Use different voices for different
characters
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Vocal Expression
How would you vary the voice for dramatic
effect as you read this excerpt aloud?
I looked around, and to my enormous
surprise, a magnificent golden phoenix
was perched on the branches of a tree.
Then, to my amazement, the beautiful
creature looked at me …
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