Emphasis Techniques in Storytelling

The video tutorial by Sian from BBC Learning English focuses on ways to add emphasis in sentences. It presents two versions of a holiday story, one with normal sentence structure and another with added emphasis using cleft sentences. The tutorial explains how to emphasise nouns, verbs, and entire sentences using structures like 'What I hated most was...' and 'All I did was...'. It highlights the importance of stress in writing and speaking, and encourages practice through the BBC Learning English website.

What is the main focus of the video presented by Sian?

• Learning new vocabulary

• Improving pronunciation

• Understanding emphasis in sentences

• Practicing listening skills

In Sian's story, what was the issue with the hotel room?

• It was too small

• It was double booked

• It had no windows

• It was too expensive

How does Sian emphasize the insects in her story?

• By saying 'I disliked the insects'

• By saying 'I hated the insects'

• By saying 'What I hated most was the insects everywhere'

• By saying 'The insects were annoying'

Which structure is used to emphasize verbs according to Sian?

• Subject + do/does/did + verb

• What + subject + do/does/did + is/was + verb

• Verb + subject + object

• Subject + verb + object

What phrase does Sian use to emphasize the entire sentence about the hotel booking?

• The room was not available

• The room was double booked

• We realized the room was booked

• What happened was the room was double booked

What does Sian suggest doing to practice the emphasis techniques?

• Practicing with stress

• Writing essays

• Watching more videos

• Reading more books