3. Why do we need warming up activities?
Reduce stress
Warm up muscles (speech organs: voice)
Protect voice
(Group) energize the atmosphere and provide
enjoyable language learning
4. Under stress we tighten our muscles and HOLD
the tension we're feeling. It locks itself into
our bodies and can call out serious illness.
One of the first places tension shows is in our
breathing patterns.
http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/business-career/public-speaking/warm-up-your-voice
5. What activities do we need to do?
One of the examples of relaxation is meditation
through music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lq_0P39iL
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6. Sit comfortably, backs touching the chair, legs
are relaxed, feet on the floor, hands on thighs,
eyes closed.
I feel calm, relaxed, at peace.
I can feel the contact of my feet with the floor.
My feet are in contact with the floor.
I can feel my legs in contact with the chair.
I can feel my back in contact with the chair.
I can feel my hands and arms in contact with my
legs.
My whole body is relaxed. I feel calm and
relaxed.
7. Stand in a balanced position. Put your hands
on the bottom of your ribcage and breathe
deeply. Count to 5 and then hold your breath
for a count to 5. Then release slowly on a
count to 10.
A.Maley The language Teacher’s Voice
8. Stand in the balanced position, raise your
arms above your head as high as possible,
bring your palms together. In this position
you take 3 deep breaths and release slowly
each time. Then come back in the normal
standing position and take another 3 breaths.
12. Push your lips out like ..and smile again. Two
movements 5 times..
13. Push your tongue out as far as possible, then
curl the tip of your tongue back and touch
the soft palate. Then push it out again and
again curl it back – 5 times.
14.
15. Rubber baby buggy bumpers
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore
16. Make relaxation techniques a part of your life
(make the exercises regularly);
The less air we take in, the worse we feel and
the less effectively we speak;
Warm up activities will help you to warm up
your speech organs and protect your voice.
