1.

Express opinion concerning given

scenarios.
2. Listen critically to match shifts
in stress and intonation with
intended meaning.
 Draw out a specific
description of the
problem existing in
the pictures.

War between the

Philippine Army
and the terrorists .
Dispersal
between the
PNP and a
public rally.
Conflict between
the opposing
views on certain
issues. ( debate )
How do you think the conflict was handled by
the these people?
Tone is important in reading/speaking
aloud.

it refers the emotional content carried by

the voice of the reader. This only means
that it is not the words that carry the
emotion, but how the words are said.
To speak expressively is to energize
words appropriately.
Task 1. Whats the conflict?
Identify the problem scenario or form of differing or opposing view,
belief, or situation shown by each set of picture and caption. Write your
answer on a half sheet of paper.

A: I think it was a good teleserye.

B: I didnt like it at all.
Problem Scenario:
________________________________________________________________
2

The game of my team is at 3:00 p.m. today and

so is my Math remedial class.
Problem Scenario:
__________________________________________________
_________________________
Taking care of my brothers is boring. I told mother I
want to go out with my friends.
Problem Scenario:
__________________________________________________________________
Dialogue What is the conflict? Quality of
Speakers
Voices

1 The student wants to go outside. Student 1 Student 2

The other person _____________.

2 The lady guard ________________. Lady Guard Man

The other person
_______________.
3 The vendor _________________. Vendor Buyer
The other person
_______________.
Stress is important in achieving proper
intonation.
Intonation is the rise and fall in one's voice.

Asserting oneself in an argument proves

strong when the stress and intonation are
right. Telling the other person what you feel
about what he or she just said can also be
conveyed with how you say it.

Correct word stress is an important element in

engaging in clear oral communication.
Task 3. With Feelings
Enhance your understanding of stress and intonation by doing the
following exercises with your teacher and classmates.
A. Use the right stress to distinguish the following heteronyms or words
with the same spelling but with different pronunciations. Apply the right
stress on the syllable written in capital letters.

NOUN VERB
PROject proJECT
CONtent conTENT
COMbat comBAT
CONduct conDUCT
CONvert conVERT
DEfect deFECT
DEsert deSERT
OBject obJECT
PREsent preSENT
REcord reCORD
UPdate upDATE
B. Use the right stress to pronounce the following two-
and three-syllable words.

TWO SYLLABLES THREE SYLLABLES

NAtion eMOtion
MOtion eRUPtion
LOtion soLUtion
POtion conDItion
NOtion comPLExion
C. Use the right intonation to achieve the purpose or feeling indicated.
Provide the appropriate stress in the words that are highlighted.

Sentence Purpose/Feeling
You want flowers. -State a fact.
You want flowers? -Ask a question.
Eric, your friend, gave me flowers. -Emphasize the giver.
Eric, your friend, gave me flowers. -Emphasize the relationship
of the giver to another
person.
Eric gave you flowers? -Turn a statement into a
question.
Eric gave me flowers! -Indicate excitement.
Eric gave me flowers. -Indicate boredom or
disappointment.
Assignment:
Study how the poem below should be read dramatically. Observe the
appropriate stress and intonation. Memorize if possible and recite it in
front of the class.

Misery
by Langston Hughes

Misery is when your

very best friend
calls you a name she really
didnt mean to call you at all.

Misery is when you call

your very best friend a name
you didnt mean to call her, either.