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    • K From Oslo by train
    • A From Rome by plane
    • M From Bergen by boat
    • P From Hamburg by car
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  • 2
    • K To Moholt studentby
    • A The airport express coach
    • M Bus to Moholt
    • P To the reception
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    • K The key
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    • M First meeting with Anna
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    • K At Moholt centre
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    • K An old man
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    • K Starting at Dragvoll
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    • A Family
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    • A Trip to Oppdal
    • B Peter is ill
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    • A A trip to Oslo
    • B Christmas in Norway
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  3. 10.6 Fluency and rhythm

10 Extras 10.6 - NoW

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10.6 Fluency and rhythm

10.6 Fluency and rhythm

12.5

The eight following exercises (see 1, 2, 4 ... buttons below), picked from the book Flyt og rytme, will help you in obtaining more fluent speech and a more Norwegian-like speech rhythm. You will be working with speakers from various parts of Norway who all will be speaking Bokmål. Normally the exercises will be guided by a teacher. Unfortunately we are not able to give the detailed instructions to self-study students, but below you will find some simple guidelines.

How to do the exercises:

  • Select an exercise below. Work with tab A first, then tab B.
  • Click the button to the left and try to imitate the voice you are listening to.
  • Try to connect all sounds together to one continuous chain.
  • Try to make stressed syllables strong and dominant, and unstressed syllable light and short.

Each column contains 12 sentences reflecting the same speech rhythm pattern.
Number 1 to 3 have the following order. You are supposed to listen to the first sentences, and then repeat them:

1 2 3 4
SPEECH SILENCE SPEECH SILENCE
LISTEN
SPEAK
LISTEN
SPEAK


We expect you to pick up the rhythmical pattern with the first three sentences.
In number 4 to 12 the order is changed to the following:

1 2 3
SILENCE
SPEAK
SPEECH
LISTEN
SILENCE
SPEAK


If you feel the progress is too fast, we advise you to use the book Flyt og rytme and its complete set of exercises.

12.5 Flyt og rytme

Flyt og rytme may be purchased from any bookstore, i.e. www.abstrakt.no.

Husby, Olaf (2008)
Flyt og rytme. Oslo
Abstrakt forlag AS
ISBN 978-82-7935-256-3

This book is one of four aiming at improving spoken Norwegian, that is speech sound pronunciation, fluency and speech rhythm.


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