Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialised Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan State World Languages University Republican Scientific – Practical Centre of Developing Innovational Methods of Foregn Languages Authors

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Predict which of the following topics you are likely to 

hear about. Choose five only.

1.  Speaking disorders such as speech obstruction, 

problems.

2.  Development of fast speech 

3.  Management of Central Nervous System to test 

speech pace.

4.  Speed of speech different professionals 

5.  Examples of using fast speech 

6.  Experts ideas on pace of speech

7.  Process of learning how to speak fast

8.  Radio programs to enhance speed of speech  

1.  What are the main ways of getting new information 

in our fast developing world? ______________

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2.  What was the speed rate of speech among different 

people a century ago? _______________________

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3.  When we speak slowly how does our nervous 

system respond? __________________________

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4.  What problem do the new comers face abroad ? __

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5.  What can help to understand fast speakers? ___

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1.  Types of syllables 

2.  Importance of memo in learning languages 

3.  Language and communication       

 Did  you know  there are  over  100  languages  

spoken in Manitoba?  While English  is the dominant  

language  of the  province,  the next most commonly 

heard languages  are German,  French, Tagalog,  

Ukrainian  and  Cree.  Immigrants  to  the  province  

bring  their languages with them, enriching the 

linguistic make-up of Manitoba. When you listen 

to a language other than your native language, it 

often sounds as though it is spoken more quickly 

than your own language.  The words and music of 

the language sound  foreign and unfamiliar.   Some  

languages are spoken at a  faster pace  than others. 

For  example,  Spanish  and  Japanese  sound  as  

though  they  are  spoken  at  breakneck speed. 

However,  those  who  study  languages  say  that  

in  fact,  languages  tend  to  convey information  to  

listeners at  the same  rate, even  though  the speed of  

the delivery of some languages sounds much faster 

than others. Scientists  studied  native  language  

speakers  of  seven  common  languages:  English, 

French,  German,  Italian,  Japanese,  Mandarin  

and  Spanish.    They  also  studied  a  less common  

language,  Vietnamese.    One  of  the  main  things  

they  discovered  was  that language speed  is 

determined by how much meaning  is packed  into 

each syllable.   The more  information a  language 

packs  into a syllable,  the  fewer syllables have  to 

be spoken in  a  second  to convey meaning.  For  

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Scale up

Find the words in the text with the similar 

meaning.

Complete the table below. Write no more than 

two words or a number  for each space.

Decide if the given statements are true or 

false.