1 (R2) You will hear: Rustam Hamroev, host, Difuza Mamatqulova, interviewer Jaloliddin Zuhriddinov, Professor in the Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders, National University of Uzbekistan 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 Different Professionals’ Speeches
5. Examples of Using Fast Speech
6. Experts Ideas on Pace of Speech
7. Process of Learning How to Speak Fast
8. Radio Programmes to Enhance Speed of Speech
2 Answer the following questions and write your answers. 1. What are the main ways of getting new information
in our fast developing world? ______________
2. What was the speed rate of speech among different
people a century ago?_______________________
3. When we speak slowly how does our nervous
system respond? __________________________
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 a 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 example, the single
4. What problems do the new visitors face abroad ?
5. What can help to understand fast speakers?
