致用英语口语教程（第三版）（上）Unit3课件PPT课件.pptx

Unit3FocusinDiscourse

Tolearnaboutfocusindiscourse.Tounderstandhowdifferentfocusesaffectthemeaningofadiscourse.Tolearntousefocusinadiscoursetohelpexpresstheintendedmeaning.Unit3FocusinDiscourseLearningObjectives

NoticeITUnderstandITLearnITRULE1RULE2RULE3RULE4PracticeITContentsRULE5EnjoyITUnit3FocusinDiscourse

Readthefollowingsentence.Usestressondifferentwordsandseeifyoucanchangethemeaningofthesentence.Listentotherecording.Doesthespeakerhaveadifferentfocuseverytimeshesaysit?Doessheimplydifferentmeaningswithdifferentfocuses(sentencestressorphrasalstress)?IinvitedhimtocomeoveronSunday.

3.Saythefollowingsentencesbyyourselfwhileemphasizingthewordsingreen.1)IinvitedhimtocomeoveronSunday.(Thisdidnothappenonotherdays.)2)IinvitedhimtocomeoveronSunday.(He,nototherpeople,wasinvited.)3)IinvitedhimtocomeoveronSunday.(Insteadofotherpeople,Ipersonallydidit.)4)IinvitedhimtocomeoveronSunday.(Ididn’torderhim;Iwaspoliteenough.)

通过强调改变句意说中文时，我们会根据说话的意图，自然而然地强调一句话中的某些字词。即便我们是在说同一句话，也会因为强调了不同的成分而使意思发生变化。这个单元讲的就是英文中同样的现象。PlaytheVideo

RULE1Insentencesthatmightbeginaconversationorthosethatintroduceatopic,trytoemphasizethelastcontentwordorthefirstwordinthelastmeaningfulphrase.Listentotherecording.Thensaythefollowingsentencesandemphasizethewordsingreen.1)Howwasyourtrip?2)What’stheproblem?3)Let’sturnofftheairconditioner.4)I’dlikeanappointmentwithyou.

Focusisplacedatthenewpieceofinformationwhilethepreviouslymentionedinformationisthebackground.Listentotherecording.Thensaythefollowingsentencesandemphasizethewordsingreen.Notethatsomewordsareemphasizedbecausetheyintroduceatopic,asissuggestedinRule1.I’dlikesomeicecream…,chocolateicecream.A:Ouch!Somethingjuststungme!

B:Wasitabee?

A:I