Falling in love
What does it mean to “fall in love” ?
Becoming more than friends
Wanting to spend all your time with a person
Can’t imagine your life without him or her
How to Lose a Guy
in 10 Days
Benjamin Barry is an advertising
executive and ladies man who, to
win a big campaign, bets that he
can make a woman fall in love
with him in 10 days. Andie
Anderson covers the "How To"
beat for "Composure" magazine
and is assigned to write an article
on "How to Lose a Guy in 10
days.”
How to Lose a Guy in 10
Days
Chick flick
Romantic Comedy
Unconventional
relationship
Conflicted interests
Words and Phrases
Upbeat – cheerful, optimistic
Must-read – popular, important piece of writing
Got dumped – someone broke up with you
Hellish ordeal – bad, scary problem
Hanging on to relationship – staying in relationship
Drive him away – make a man go away
Words and Phrases
Needlessly vicious – unnecessarily cruel, violent
Hook a guy – like a fish; you get a guy, hook him in
Clingy – too attached
Needy – need too much from others especially
attention
Touchy feely – always touching, PDA (public displays
of affection)
Word and Phrases
Put best foot forward - to act or appear at one's
best; to try to make a good impression.
Perusing – look carefully
Giddy – feel very excited
Head over heels – so in love with someone
Let’s grow old together – wanting to get married
Words and Phrases
Cocky – conceited, arrogant
She’s on the prowl – like a lion or cheetah; a
woman on the prowl is hunting (searching) for a
guy aggressively
Basic Emphasis Pattern:
Content Words
Basic Emphasis Pattern:
Content Words
English speakers use a basic pattern of
emphasis. If you use this pattern, you will
Hear better
Be understood better
Rule: In English, the content words are really
emphasized. Content words are words that have
the most information in a sentence.
Basic Emphasis Pattern:
Content Words (Emphasized)
Nouns
Cat
Main verbs
Runs
Adverbs
Quickly
Adjectives
Happy
Question
Words
Who
What
Where
When
Why
How
Basic Emphasis Pattern:
Structure Words (de-emphasized)
Pronouns
He
She
Prepositions
Of
To
At
Articles
A
An
The
“To
be”
verbs
Is
Was
Conjunctions
And
But
Auxiliary
Verbs
Can
Have
Do
Will
Basic Emphasis Pattern
The content words are easier to hear because they are
given extra emphasis. Words are emphasized by adding
extra length to their stressed syllables.
This is my cat. (noun)
What does it eat? (main verb)
Please come quickly. (adverb)
You did excellent work. (adjective)
Why did you write the letter? (question word)
Exercise 1
Example: My cat eats fish and she likes to hunt mice in the garden.
1. Do you like the picture on your passport?
2. Did you take a test for a driver’s license in your country?
3. University students pay a lot of money for their books.
4. High school students get their books for free.
5. Do you think it is harder to speak or to hear a new language?
6. Is there a speed limit for cars in your country?
Exercise 2
SEND MONEY. BOUGHT CAR. This means,
“Send me money. I’ve bought a car.”
The book that you ordered has arrived in the
bookstore. Our address is 921 Main Street. The
store is open from 10 to 6 everyday of the week
except Sunday. Your book will be kept for you at
the customer service counter at the front of the
store.
Exercise 2 – Answer
Book arrived bookstore. 921 Main Street. Open
10 to 6 everyday except Sunday. Customer
service counter.
First Meeting: Sentence
Stress
Watch as Andie and Benjamin only use content
words in their conversation.
In this conversation, primary sentence stress is
the last content word in the sentence.
Warm-Up: Big Picture
1. Everyone gets 4 red cards. Always have 4 red cards in your hand.
2. Pick one green card and put it in the middle for all players to see.
There will be a new judge every round.
3. Pick one player to be the judge and he/she will close his/her eyes.
4. All other players will choose a red card in their hand that best
describes the word on the green card.
5. When all red cards are chosen, mix them up and the judge will
open his or her eyes.
6. The judge picks which red card he/she likes the best.
7. The winning red card takes all of the cards and that is one point.
8. Now, go through steps 1-7 again.
Remember…
In English, you have to give stress to certain words to
deliver certain meanings: disappointment, anger, surprise,
grasp idea etc...
Example:
“Oh”
Example:
“You want me to give you money.”
What did I stress each time?
Dialogue
A: Hi, how are you?
B: Fine, thank you. And you?
A: Just great. What have you been doing lately?
B: Oh, not much. But I've been keeping busy.
A: Well...it's been good to see you.
B: Yes, it has...well, bye!
A: Goodbye.
Role Play
Get into pairs
Each pair gets a situation
The situation is a SECRET – don’t show it to any other
group.
As a pair, you will act out this dialogue in front of the
class and others will have to GUESS who you are by
your inflection (stress), gestures, and body language.
Here is an example…
Warm-Up: Somebody Like
You
Keith Urban was born in New
Zealand, but he was raised in
Australia
Country rock music singer,
songwriter and guitarist
Married to actress Nicole
Kidman
Judge on American Idol
Song is featured in How to
Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Somebody Like You
There's a new wind blowin' like I've never known.
I'm breathin' deeper than I've ever done.
And it sure feels good, to finally feel the way I do.
I wanna love somebody, Love somebody like you.
Meaning: Talking about falling in love. Feeling better and
feeling like a different man (in a good way).
Reduced speech – blowin’ (blowing) , breathin’
(breathing)
Connected speech – wanna = want to
Somebody Like You
An' I'm lettin' go of all my lonely yesterdays.
I've forgiven myself for the mistakes I've made.
Now there's just one thing, the only thing I
wanna do, mmm, mmm.
I wanna love somebody, Love somebody like you
Meaning: Letting go of the past, moving on
Reduced speech – An’ (and), lettin’ (letting)
Connected speech – wanna = want to
Somebody Like You
CHORUS
Yeah, I wanna feel the sunshine,
Shinin' down on me and you.
When you put your arms around me,
You let me know there's nothing in this world I can't do.
Meaning: I can do anything when I’m with you
Reduced speech – shinin’ (shining)
Connected speech – wanna = want to.
Somebody Like You
I used to run in circles goin' no-where fast.
I'd take, uh, one step forward and two steps back.
Couldn't walk a straight line even if I wanted to, mmm,
mmm.
I wanna love somebody, Love somebody like you.
Meaning: Used to be lost and confused, couldn’t get ahead
Reduced speech – goin’ (going)
Connected speech – wanna = want to
Somebody Like You
• Sometimes it's hard for me to understand,
But you're teachin' me to be a better man.
I don't want to take this life for granted like I used to do,
no, no.
I wanna love somebody, Love somebody like you.
Meaning: When I’m with you, I’m a better man (person). I
want to live life to the fullest.
Reduced speech – teachin’ (teaching)
Connected speech – wanna = want to
Somebody Like You
I'm ready to love somebody,
Love somebody like you. oooh.
An' I wanna love somebody,
Love somebody like you, yeah.
Meaning: It’s the right time for me to love someone.
Reduced speech – An’ (and)
Connected speech – wanna = want to
Poster: Guys vs. Girls
Falling in love can be tricky because it’s difficult to know
what the opposite sex is looking for. Here’s your chance to
tell each other what you really want and what you’re
looking for.
Girls: What can a guy do to make you fall in love with him?
Guys: What can a girl do to make you fall in love with her?
Come up with a list of at least 10 things. Then you’ll
present your list to the class. Everyone must speak.