Exercises
1 In pairs,
tell each other your first name (if they do not
already know it). In turn, say the other
person’s name to them in the following ways
- Formally
- Friendly
- Irritated (eg
they are making you late for an
appointment)
- Angry (eg
they made you miss the appointment)
- Cajoling (eg
you want them to do you a favour)
Identify the differences in tone and
inflection that allowed you to express
such a wide range of meaning with just
the one word.
2 Say the
sentence "This is really important" in
the following ways -
- With your
voice tone rising on the word
‘important’
- With your
voice tone falling on the word
‘important’
Notice the difference in meaning. Which
sounds more confident?
Use different
pitch and tone of voice to give the following
words different meanings –
- Fantastic!
- That’s
very smart!
3 Examine
the following passage from AB (Banjo)
Patterson’s The Man from Snowy River
to determine how variation in pace and volume
could make the delivery more effective.
- Name two
lines that you would speak more quickly
and explain why.
- Name a line
that you would speak more slowly and
explain why.
- Name two
lines that you would speak more loudly
and explain why.
When they reached
the mountain’s summit, even Clancy took a
pull,1
It well might make the boldest hold their breath2
The wild hop scrub grew thickly, and the hidden
ground was full3
Of wombat holes, and any slip was death.4
But the man from Snowy River let the pony have
his head,5
And he swung his stockwhip round and gave a
cheer,6
And he raced him down the mountain like a torrent
down its bed,7
While the others stood and watched in very fear.8
He sent the flintstones flying, but the
pony kept his feet,9
He cleared the fallen timber in his stride,10
And the man from Snowy River never shifted
in his seat 11
It was grand to see that mountain horseman ride.12
Through the stringybarks and saplings, on the
rough and broken ground,13
Down the hillside at a racing pace he went;14
And he never drew the bridle till he landed safe
and sound,15
At the bottom of that terrible descent.16
© 1999 Kevin Ryan and Adrian
Pauley
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