Observe and experiment with the intonation of a famous poem. Watch the scene from Paterson (2016), in which Adam Driver recites, "This Is Just To Say", by William Carlos Williams (1934)

Recite the poem, "This Is Just To Say", and play with your own intonation patterns.

Record  and listen back to two different recitals of the poem which have different word and syllable stresses.

Listen to the author recite his own poem: https://youtu.be/BcTfsG-k_58

Read the poem, "This Is Just To Say", by William Carlos Williams (1934)

A man returns home to his wife. They briefly greet, then the man recites a poem. 

Intonation Awareness

intonation-awareness

Let's do English ESL deep listening: focus on meaning. Observe and experiment with the intonation of a famous poem. Watch the scene from Paterson (2016), in whi…