WORK SHEET

LISTENING COMPREHENSION FOR SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH
JONATHAN UPJOHN, EDP SCIENCES , PARIS / SERVICE DES LANGUES, UNIVERSITE JOSEPH FOURIER, GRENOBLE
2.2
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The wave form of the teacher's phrase is displayed on the screen. Where
in relation to that is the learner's curve displayed ?
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2.3
Figure 1
WORK SHEET
When do the peaks occur ?
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UNIT 2:
LISTENING WITH YOUR EYES
2.4
Figure 2
What happens here ?
FREQUENCY
KEY WORDS
(A) curve = courbe
(A) device = dispositif
afficher
NEW WORDS
To design = concevoir
To display =
Evenly = régulièrement
feature
=
caractéristique
Flat
Hardly = à peine To link = relier
= minuscule
peak = pic
répété
(A)
reveal = reveller
plat
Nought = zero
To
(The) tongue = langue
(A)
Recurrent =
(A) shape = forme
= accent tonic
(A)
native speaker = de langue maternelle
Draw in the second curve showing the native speaker's stress pattern.
Minute
(A) pattern = forme
To plot = tracer
(A) scale = échelle
rarement
=
The deaf and dumb = sourds-muets
Seldom =
2.5.
DO YOU RECOGNIZE THESE
WORDS?
(A) stress
Tiny = minuscule
Therapy
Milliseconds
What are the main features of stress-timed languages?
(a)
… ____________ rhythmic _____________ … distributed ______________
_________________ lexical ________________ … grammatical _____________
Staccato
(Bruit
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sec et bref qui se répète à intervalles réguliers)
Give 2 Examples:
2.1
1.
Transcribe the missing words.
Some people are now saying that looking at a computer screen can help you
improve your accent ________ ________ ________ ________ to hear about
today is a device that was originally designed to help speech therapy with the
deaf and dumb. However, the I.B.M. Visipitch ________ ________
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(b) ... a general tendency __________________ syllable __________________
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staccato ___________________________ machine-gun ...
________ ________ ________ by language teachers. The system ________
________ ________ ________ help teaching intonation and stress.
2.
What are the main features of syllable-timed languages ?
adopted
________ an oscilloscope linked to a computer and ________ ________
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Give 3 Examples:
1.
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2.
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3.
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2.6.
Stop the recording. This exercise is to help you revise key words
related to Frequency. The phrases in brackets are synonyms
for expressions used in the text. First, try to recall the terms
you have just heard in the recording and fill in the missing
words. Then, rewind to the point where John Skelton begins
speaking and check your answers.
(a)
The teacher speaks a model phrase into a microphone. (The acoustic
vibrations) The sound _________________________ are transformed ...
(b)
The intensity ... is indicated on the left-hand vertical axis on a nought to
five (measurement index) ________________ while time is recorded ...
(c)
… as you can see it consists of a (recurrent high points)
____________________ of fairly regular _________________ ranging
between 3 and 5 ...
(d)
It consists of ... stresses on ... the first syllable of "Elizabeth" .... "going"
with only (insignificant variations) ____________________________ inbetween ...
(This exercise continues after the description of the curve)
(e)
There is a strong rhythmic beat; "Da di di Da di Da di di". That is to say
there is a (regularly repeated) __________________________________
distributed stress ...
(f)
It is difficult to learn the sounds of a foreign language because they can
(seldom) ___________ ever hear them in the first place ...