Life With English

Speaking (Answer Key)

 

1) Give six behaviours which can be considered as offensive in a conversation while speaking.

1. using inappropriate words

2. using the wrong intonation while speaking

3. inappropriate body gestures

4. using your cell phone while speaking

5. have no eye contact while speaking

6. using acronyms while speaking (example: OMG, ASAP)

 

 

2) Give the meaning for every stress in each of the word given:

 

        2.1. I don’t think you can be a doctor.

 

                a.) I = refer to myself; not someone else

 

                b.) Don’t = disapproval

 

                c.) Think = thoughts/opinion

 

                d.) You = refer to yourself; not someone else

 

                e.) Can be=the ability

 

                f.) A doctor = the career as a doctor; not other career

 

 

         2.2. I won’t see you again for the rest of my life.

 

                a.) I = refer to myself; not someone else

 

                b.) Won’t = refer to the action that I do not want to do

 

                c.) See = to meet

 

                d.) You = refer to yourself; not someone else

 

                f.) For the rest = the duration

 

                h.) Of my life = when you are still alive