Spoken Texts

Students should be exposed to both spoken and written text from the start of their learning. This is an opportunity for language development.

• TRUE

• FALSE

It includes pauses, repetitions and interruptions.

• SPOKEN TEXT

• WRITTEN TEXT

It is often presented in prose or poem with a goal to entertain, share experiences or give moral to the listeners.

• ORAL STORY

• MONOLOGUE

• DIALOGUE

• SPEECH

Human speech is a combination of verbal and non-verbal signals, while speaking the words humans also use gestures and pauses that determine the meaning of speech and convey the message appropriately.

• TRUE

• FALSE

It is the degree of strength used to produce a syllable in a word or word in a sentence.

• STRESS

• PITCH

• INTONATION

• VOLUME

This is the easiest to evaluate in spoken text because it determines how comfortable the speaker speaks.

• TONE

• PROSODIC

• FLUENCY

• INTONATION

________ is the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning.

• CORRECTNESS

• COHESION

_______________ means that certain words or word forms meet the grammatical rules and the right use of vocabulary.

• COHESION

• CORRECTNESS

Other examples of spoken text includes phone conversations, interviews, discussions, role play, and any other piece of spoken language.

• TRUE

• FALSE

All human communities use spoken ( or signed) language, but not all use writing.

• TRUE

• FALSE