The dialogue in these scenes is sometimes very fast moving. Try
to get familiar with the scene in linked phrases. When you've
gotten to where you can go through an entire scene with all the
vowels, consonants, linking, and intonation in proper play, you
will have accomplished a very demanding exercise. As you get familiar
with a scene, try to stay "in synch" with the speaker and "mirror"
exactly the form and feeling of the speaker. The more
familiar you get with a scene, the less you will need to focus on
the "text" superimposed on the screen, and the more you can concentrate
on emulating the speaker's vocal energy.
Lots of practice scenes
comprised
of the best dialogue from an action adventure movie shot in West
Africa, starring Burt Reynolds, Barry Sullivan, and Arthur Kennedy.
Challenging scenes, broken down into the familiar structure of Operative
Words and Linked Phrases, all performed in a Triple-Repetition
at three levels of vocal energy. Realistic dialogues employing plenty
of weak forms, linking, and American intonation patterns. This practice
builds fluency in both speaking and listening.
Operative Word List
The
familiar Triple Repetition,
in three stages of vocal energy:
1 Sustaining the sounds to develop
muscle and sense memory
2
Sustained, but faster moving
3
Normal pronunciation with good Feeling Awareness
Sentences
A
Triple Repetition of all the Connecting Links and
all the Phrases.
Run-Through
of Scene
Following
the step by step Work-Through of the movie scene, we are
prepared to Run-Through the entire scene, working toward
complete fluency.
Contents of Tape 9
The
City
City Outskirts
The Market
Hotel Bar
The "Anna"
Latalah's Office
The Market
Hotel Bar
