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2. Võ Minh Trang
3. Trần Bảo Giang
UNIT 35: Fixed phrases and idioms in speech units
UNIT 36 + 37: Non-prominence on final ‘empty’ content words and on final expressions
UNIT 38: Prominence in reflexive and personal pronouns Teacher: Tran Mai Hien
UNIT 35: Fixed phrases and idioms in speech units
Presenter: Tran Bao Giang
It was so noisy in the room // I could barely hear myself think //.
Is more likely than:
It was so noisy in the room // I could barely // hear myself think //.
I could count // on the fingers of one hand // the number of times I’ve seen her this year.
Why don’t you ask them for your money back?
Well // that’s EAsier said than DONE //.
You’re
STANDing on my HAND.
She says she’s going to get a new job // but I’ll beLIEVE it when I
SEE it //.
It’s NOT a FUNny game UNIT 36 + 37:
Nonprominence
on final
‘empty’
content words and on final expressions Presenter: Vo Minh Trang
Gail talked to me about Oscar as if I knew him well, although I’ve never MET her brother.
There’s a meeting tonight at Carl’s
Hadn’t I already TOLD you about that?
Who left the TAP running? I must get my
HAIR cut
How did you find out I was leaving?
Let’s just say a
LITTLE BIRD told me (I’m not going to tell you who told me)
I’ve got some apple juice. Do you want some? No, I can’t STAND the stuff
I bought some CHEESE and stuff.
Where’s Kate?
She’s gone upstairs to do her HAIR and that. Didn’t she use to be a
VET or something?
Doesn’t she ever go out with FRIENDS or anything like that?
We could met about TEN or whenever. How long will it take?
About a
WEEK or so. UNIT 38: Prominence in reflexive and personal pronouns
Presenter: Nguyen Ngoc Kieu Thanh
It’s usually non-prominent if it
Follows a verb:
As he ran, he TIMED himself
Follows a preposition:
Take care OF yourself
Refers to the subject:
She fell and HURT herself
Reflexive pronouns can be made