tailieunhanh - Invidual long turn 7

Tham khảo tài liệu 'invidual long turn 7', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 101 Helpful Hints for IELTS Reading Passage 3 Questions 27 - 40 6 You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on Questions 27 - 40. 38-44 51-57 PARALINGUISTIC COMMUNICA TION Communication via the spoken word yields a Vast amount of information in addition to the actual meaning of the words used. This is paralinguistic communication. Even the meaning of spoken words is open to interpretation sarcasm for instance relies heavily on saying one thing and meaning another. It is impossible to produce spoken language without using some form of communication beyond the literal meaning of the words chosen. Our skill in communicating what we wish to say is determined not only by our choice ofwords but also by the accent we use the volume of our speech the speed at which we speak and our tone of voice to name but a few paralinguistic features. Furthermore we sometimes miscommunicate because the ability to interpret correctly what is being said to us varies greatly with each individual. Clearly certain people are better at communicating than others yet it is important to realise that the possession of a wide vocabulary does not necessarily mean one has the ability to effectively communicate an idea. Each one ofus speaks with an accent. It is not possible to do otherwise. Our accent quickly tells the listener where we come from for unless we make a conscious effort to use another accent we speak with the accent of those with whom we grew up or presently live amongst. Accents then inform us first about the country a person is from. They may also tell us which part of a country the person lives in or has lived in or they might reveal the perceived class of that person. In England there are many regional accents - the most obvious differences being between people who live or come from the north and those hailing from the south. It is usually the vowel sounds which vary the most. Accents give us direct information about the speaker but the information we decipher is unfortunately not