marathon Flashcards
marathon vocabulary practice
How many syllables do you hear in the word ‘Marathon”
There are 3 syllables in “ Marathon
Which syllable in the word Marathon is reduced to Schwa
The second syllable ‘ra’ in marathon is reduced to schwa
Does the ‘Th” sound in Marathon sound more like “t” , “ d” or wind blowing through your teeth
This sound sounds like wind blowing through your teeth
What does “ marathon “ mean
This word refers to a long distance race of 26.2 miles or 42.2 km
The word has also come to mean an extremely hard task that takes a long time
How does Terry Fox pronounce, “ I want to set an example”
“I wanna set an example”
When you say “ I wanna” , you are :
a) not pronouncing the phrase clearly
b) being lazy in your speech
c) Reducing speech appropriately in English
This phrase is an example of reducing speech appropriately in English
“I take one mile at a time, “ i
This collocation using measurement has many variations. Name three
” take one day at a time”
“ take one step at a time”
“ take one minute at a time”
Notice how collocations often are grammatical templates that you can alter and customize
What does the collocation “ take one mile at a time “ mean .
How is it generally used?
The collocation means you can’t do everything at once and its necessary to break big tasks into smaller tasks.
The collocation is usually used to reassure oneself and others that the task can be done if you just relax and follow the advice.
” I take one mile at a time, 26 miles a day.
Say this stressing the content words
Stress is on
take, one, mile, time , 26, miles , day
” I take one mile at a time, 26 miles a day.”
Say this using linking
mileatatime,
milesaday
Note: ‘take’ and ‘one’ are not linked because “ one” begins with a “w” sound
Say “ I take one mile at a time, 26 miles a day” stressing a focus word. What happens to the meaning
Focus words can be any of the words in the sentence including the articles. Changing emphasis can dramatically change the meaning
Say ‘ I take one mile at a time, 26 miles a day” using linking, content words and the focus word ‘one’
Repeat until you can say the sentence naturally and easily.
” I want to set an example that will never be forgotten” What are the BOMba patterns for
a) example
b) never
c) forgotten
example: baBOMba
never: BOMba
forgotten : baBOMba
’ example’ and ‘forgotten’ have the stress pattern “ baBOMba” Practice saying both being aware of the stress.
baBOMba is a common stress pattern. Keep practicing until it feels natural
baBOMba is a stress pattern that requires you to consciously destress the ‘ba” sound. The ba’s should be twice as fast as the BOM and so soft that the first and last syllables are hard to hear
baBOMba
Is the BOM twice as fast as the ba sounds
