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Task : Listen
and follow the poem silently as it is being read aloud. Features : When
one really understands a passage / poem, one should be able to express its
meaning. Expression is important.
One can express excitement, boredom, grouchiness, happiness, weariness,
simply by the way you speak. Reading aloud expressively also means being able to produce
the sounds correctly and clearly. Reading to a group : When
one reads to an audience. One must
be able to get the thought, mood across to the listeners.
The writer gives the words but the meaning is given by the reader. Suggestions for Better Reading Aloud : Know
the through meaning before you start reading Read
slowly and clearly enough so that everyone can hear you Breathe
as naturally enough. Do not rush. Hold
your book correctly. Not to far
away or down below. Be
relaxed as you read. Enjoy your
reading. Look
up occasionally. If
there are amusing parts wait for the laughter to stop before you start again. Choral Reading and its Types : Poetry
and must of prose should be read aloud for full appreciation.
One has to imagine the sounds in a poem when it is being read silently. Task
: Try
reading these lines silently and then orally. Out
Written He
drew a circle that shut me out- Heretic,
rebel, a thing to flout, But
Love and I had wit to win: We
drew a circle that took him in. (Edwin
Markham) The
sounds in the poem give it much of its beauty.
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