Activity 7.2: Word Stress in a Sentence • A stressed word will be higher in pitch, longer in duration, and louder. • When you stress a word in a sentence, it changes the meaning of the sentence. Directions: • Match the sentence to the implied meaning. • Compare your answers with the answer key at the end of the section .
Sentence
Implied Meaning
1 . You don’t want JOHN to come to the meeting, do you?
a. You hope he won’t come, even though you know he probably will .
2 . YOU don’t want John to come to the meeting, do you?
b. I just realized that you don’t want John to come!
c. You don’t mind if he listens to the meeting or reads about it, but you don’t want him there in person .
3 . You DON’T want John to come to the meeting, do you?
4. You don’t WANT John to come to the meeting, do you?
d . You want other people to come to the meeting, but not John .
5 . You don’t want John to COME to the meeting, do you?
e . Other people want John to come, but you don’t agree .
6. You don’t want John to come to the MEETING, do you?
f. I thought you did want him to come, but now I know that’s not true .
7. You don’t want John to come to the meeting, DO you?
g. You don’t care if John comes to the class, but he shouldn’t come to the meeting .
Activity 7.3: Emphasizing That a Statement is True • When the helping verb (i .e ., auxiliary verb) of a sentence is stressed, the speaker is emphasizing that the statement is true .
Directions: • Scan the QR code to listen to the audio track . (Insert QR code. Acti) • For each pair, which sentence is being read, A or B? Circle the letter of your answer. • Listen again . Underline the word that is stressed . • Compare your answers to the answer key at the end of the section .
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