1. Stressed words &unstressed words in a sentence
Unit 9
Stressed words &unstressed words in a sentence

2. Review Stressed syllables: long; pitch change; full vowel sounds
Unstressed syllables : short ; have a reduced vowel sound

3. Stressed syllables vs. unstressed syllables
Stressed syllables: long, have a pitch change and have full vowel sounds
Unstressed syllables: short and often have a reduced vowel sound.
eg. banana
A reduced vowel: a short, unclear vowel sound, very often the sound / ə /
Any English vowel letter can be pronounced with the schwa /ə/

4. What to stress in a sentence?
Stressed words give information to the listener.
Unstressed words join the information words together.

5. Conversation Who What Where When A Bob Buy books Bookstore In an hour
Listen to the following conversations and write the information in the appropriate box.
Conversation
Who
What
Where
When A
Bob
Buy books
Bookstore
In an hour B C D E

6. Information words vs. function words
What kind of words can carry information?
What kind of words can only connect words?

7. Information words

8. Content Words
Main Verbs
go, talk, writing
Nouns
student, desk
Adjectives
big, clever
Adverbs
quickly, loudly
Negative Aux. Verbs
can’t, don’t, aren’t
Demonstratives
this, that, those
Question Words
who, which, where

9. Function words
Function words: Connecting the information words to form grammatical sentences

10. Function Words
Pronouns
I, you, he ,they
Prepositions
on, under, with
Articles
the, a, some
Conjunctions
but, and, so
Auxiliary Verbs
can, should, must
Verb “to be”
is, was, am

11. Content Words
Function Words
Main Verbs
go, talk, writing
Pronouns
I, you, he ,they
Nouns
student, desk
Prepositions
on, under, with
Adjectives
big, clever
Articles
the, a, some
Adverbs
quickly, loudly
Conjunctions
but, and, so
Negative Aux. Verbs
can’t, don’t, aren’t
Auxiliary Verbs
can, should, must
Demonstratives
this, that, those
Verb “to be”
is, was, am
Question Words
who, which, where

12. Practice : find the stressed words
Honesty is the best policy.
He would die rather than yield.
It’s better to be too early than to be too late.
A rose is a beautiful flower.
The strong should help the weak.
They went arm in arm.

13. Imitation
Gloria offered john six kinds of food. Complete the following table.

14. shrimp salad

15. roast chicken

16. sugar cookies

17. Shrimp salad
be allergic to seafood
refrigerator
ham

18. Listening for information (2)
Gloria offered John six kinds of food. Complete the following table. An example is done for you.
Food offered
Shrimp salad
Accepted
Not 
Any
Reasons
Allergic to seafood