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Copy sounds, rhythm and tune

Languages · Sounds & Conversation · ages 5-7
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. You want to learn a song's tune before adding its words. What could you do first?

    • Sing every word straight away
    • Hum the tune
    • Leave out every unfamiliar line

  2. What should you listen for when copying a spoken phrase?

    • Its sounds, rhythm and tune
    • Only the first sound of its first word
    • Only how loudly the whole phrase is said

  3. You can tap the steady beat of a chant while saying its words.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Your copy differs from the model, and you are unsure about one sound. What could help?

    • Stop practising the phrase and never try it again
    • Ask for another model, then try again
    • Say the phrase so softly that nobody can hear it

  5. You leave out the last sound you heard in a word. What should you practise?

    • Leave out that sound to speak faster
    • Say every written letter, even silent ones
    • Say the last sound you heard

  6. Only loud sounds matter when copying a phrase, so quiet sounds in its middle can be left out.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Tim guesses a phrase's sounds from its written letters without hearing a model. What information has he missed?

    • Only the number of letters on the page
    • The heard sounds and tune
    • Only how tall the speaker is standing

  8. The model's voice falls at the end. Lena copies its sounds but keeps her voice level. Which part has she not copied?

    • The fall at the end
    • Only how loudly the phrase was spoken
    • Only how quickly the phrase was spoken
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  1. Hum the tune · Humming comes first in this plan. You add words afterwards.
  2. Its sounds, rhythm and tune · The model gives you sounds, rhythm and voice tune to copy.
  3. True · Tapping the beat is one way to keep time while joining a chant.
  4. Ask for another model, then try again · Another model lets you listen to the sound you want to practise.
  5. Say the last sound you heard · Practise the sound you heard but left out, not every written letter.
  6. False · Quiet sounds in the middle can also help identify the words.
  7. The heard sounds and tune · A spoken model supplies sounds and voice tune that written letters may not fully show.
  8. The fall at the end · This model has a falling ending. Lena's level ending does not copy that particular tune.
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