1. WAYS OF SPEAKING

2. MOAN
• Use your voice to complain in an annoying
way, usually about something
unimportant.
It’s a colloquial word
Its Catalan equivalent would be rondinar

3. MUTTER
• To speak in a quiet voice when you are
annoyed about something

4. SHRIEK
• Shout ( yell or scream) in a loud, high
voice when you are scared or excited
Excited school children normally shriek

5. BELLOW
• To shout in a very loud, deep voice.
Angry teachers normally below

6. WHISPER
• To speak very quietly so that others can’t
hear you

7. SNAP
• To speak in a short, sharp, angry way
Angry parents normally snap

8. STUTTER
• To repeat sounds of words without control
because you are nervous or have a
speech problem.
E.g. d d d d ay
A nervous student tends to stutter

9. SIGH
• To make a long, soft sound when you are
sad and disappointed ,or tired and relaxed
Disappointed lovers normally sigh
Its Catalan equivalent would be “suspirar”

10. GRUNT
• To speak in low, short sounds when you
feel miserable and reluctant to talk
Bad-tempered old people normally grunt

11. WHINE
• To complain in a high, annoying voice
A spoilt child tends to whine