Transcribe A’s lines in the following telephone conversation between two friends. Underline the words in their weak forms. Dramatize the dialogue.

A: What are you doing at the weekend?

B: I haven’t decided yet.

A: We’re going to Scotland. Do you want to come too?

B: I’d love to. Where are you staying?

A: We’ve decided to camp, none of us can afford to pay for a hotel.

B: Camping in Scotland in October! You’ll be freezing.

A: No, we won’t. We’ve got strong tents, lots of warm clothes and thick sleeping bags.

B: Have you checked the weather forecast?

A: Of course, we have. And its pretty warm for October.

B: OK then. It’ll be quite an adventure!

A: Excellent! I’ll tell the others, they’ll be delighted. We’ll pick you up at six on Friday. See you then, good-bye.

B: Bye!

8. Answer the questions for self control:

1. What is a strong form?

2. What is a weak form?

3. What vowels are always weak?

4. What words can have both weak and strong forms?

5. Why is it necessary to use weak forms appropriately?

UNIT 8

Study how to stress simple and derived words.

The main terms of the unit: word stress, polysyllabic word, sound loudness, pitch, sound quantity, sound quality, constitutive function, distinctive function, primary stress, secondary stress, root syllable, disyllabic word.

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Study the rules for the following vowels and practice them in proverbs.	\|	WORD STRESS

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