Discourse analysis

Activity 3.Work with your partner and discuss.
In this story there are 12 incorrect words. The correct word is pronounced the same as the incorrect. Correct them using the following words: son, some, meat, way, threw, pears, sent, week, buy, piece, road, two
Last weak I cent my sun Jamie to the shop to bye sum food. He got a peace of meet and too pairs. On the weigh home , the bag broke. The food fell onto the rode and got dirty. In the end Jamie through the food in the bin

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  What is the source of mistakes? Have you ever done such a confusion .Think about the ways how to avoid misspelling?
  
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  English spelling is not always easy to get it right, and everyone- including native speakers- makes mistakes occasionally. Many spelling mistakes can be corrected by using spellchecker (e.g. recieve-receive) . But some cannot, especially when they involve confusion between similar words.
  

In writing words are made of letters. In speech words made of sounds .E.g. key and car (same sound but letters are different). Look at these words. They are HOMOPHONES.

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  Buy-bye son-sun
  
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  Weak-week weigh- way
  
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  Too-two write – right
  
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  Writer often play with the sounds in words.
  

E.g. Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, Rock and Roll , News and Views
While the cat’s away the mice will play

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  Repeating the final sound or sounds is called rhyme. Could you give examples of rhymes in your L1
  

When we communicate effectively we are able to express our ideas and opinions, share experiences, and build relationships with others. When we struggle to express ourselves, we feel unvalued and insecure. As human beings, we want to participate in group discussions and have an impact on the society around us