1. Focus Word Review content content What is the basic focus word pattern? What is the basic focus word pattern? Tell your partner an example of this pattern from your scene. Tell your partner an example of this pattern from your scene.

2. Shift in Focus words Guideline 1 structure structure New Information New Information Read this conversation stressing the correct focus words. Read this conversation stressing the correct focus words. Where are you going? Where are you going? To buy a car. To buy a car. What kind of car? What kind of car? A cheap car! A cheap car!

3. Shift in Focus Guideline 2 content content Respond to a Question Respond to a Question Read this conversation stressing the correct focus words. Read this conversation stressing the correct focus words. Tom lost his book. Tom lost his book. Who lost his book? Who lost his book? Tom lost his book. Tom lost his book.

4. Shift in Focus Guideline 3 structure structure To disagree To disagree Read this conversation stressing the correct focus words. Read this conversation stressing the correct focus words. Class starts at nine-thirty. Class starts at nine-thirty. No, it starts at eight-thirty. No, it starts at eight-thirty.

5. Shift in Focus Guideline 4 content content Emphasize Agreement Emphasize Agreement Read this conversation stressing the correct focus stress. Read this conversation stressing the correct focus stress. Tom is a great teacher! Tom is a great teacher!

6. Shift in Focus Guideline 5 structure structure return a question return a question Read this conversation stressing the new focus word. Read this conversation stressing the new focus word. What do you want to eat? What do you want to eat? Some Chinese food. Some Chinese food. What do you want to eat? What do you want to eat?

7. Shift in Focus Guideline 6 content content To show contrast To show contrast Read this conversation stressing the correct focus words. Read this conversation stressing the correct focus words. I love my classes. I love my classes. I love acting class more than pronunciation class! I love acting class more than pronunciation class!

8. Shift in Focus Guideline 7 structure structure To show compound noun contrast To show compound noun contrast Read this conversation stressing the correct focus words. Read this conversation stressing the correct focus words. Let’s park in the parking lot. Let’s park in the parking lot. I don’t see a parking lot, but there is a parking garage. I don’t see a parking lot, but there is a parking garage.

9. Shift in Focus Choice Questions Choice questions: 3 answers: pick one thing, pick both things, reject both things Choice questions: 3 answers: pick one thing, pick both things, reject both things Do you want CAKE or ICE CREAM? Do you want CAKE or ICE CREAM? I want CAKE, please. I want CAKE, please. I’d like ICE CREAM please. I’d like ICE CREAM please. I don’t want cake OR ice cream. I don’t want cake OR ice cream.

10. Choice Questions content content Ask your partner a choice question. Your partner should give all 3 possible answers using the correct focus word stress. Ask your partner a choice question. Your partner should give all 3 possible answers using the correct focus word stress. structure structure Ask your partner a choice question. Your partner should give all 3 possible answers using the correct focus word stress. Ask your partner a choice question. Your partner should give all 3 possible answers using the correct focus word stress.

11. Your Scenes Find an example of the basic focus word stress pattern in your scene. Find an example of the basic focus word stress pattern in your scene. Find two examples of a shift in focus and be ready to explain why. Find two examples of a shift in focus and be ready to explain why. Are there any choice questions in your scene? What words should be stressed? Are there any choice questions in your scene? What words should be stressed?

12. HW Class Wiki under Class Topics Class Wiki under Class Topics View and do the exercises for the Sentence Rhythm videos 9a and 9b. Be ready to read the video exercises with the correct stress. View and do the exercises for the Sentence Rhythm videos 9a and 9b. Be ready to read the video exercises with the correct stress.