Pronunciation

PRONUNCIATION December 4, 2013

REFLECTION: WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR?1. Learned some strategies2. Discussed prosody, the rhythm and stress

of English3. Discussed the Color Vowel Chart4. Focused on some key sounds, working on

minimal pairs, dialogues, etc.

PLANNING: WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NOW? 1. Focus on syllables, words, and sentences2. Practice word and sentence stress3. Develop fluency with certain kinds of

syllables and words in order to build fluency in the rhythm and stress of English

SYLLABLES! syllable/sɪləb(ə)l/nounplural noun: syllables1.a unit of pronunciation having one vowel

sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word; for example, there are two syllables in water and three in inferno.

PUT THESE WORDS INTO 3 COLUMNS: One Syllable Two Syllables Three Syllables

aunt chocolate general passenger different chickenCook grandfather kitchenSister uncleDad officerTeacher comfortableDoctor interesting

TRICKY WORDS Chocolate General Different Comfortable Interesting Family Miserable Laboratory

Favorite Business Conference Desperate Opera History Vegetable Separate

TONGUE TWISTERS! (HOW MANY SYLLABLES?) Richard checked the chicken in the kitchen.

__ Watler walked towards the waiter. ___ Betty bought a better bit of butter. ___ The fat cat sat on the vet’s wet hat. ___ She sells sea shells on the sea shore. ___

SENTENCES FOR HOMEWORK I went to an interesting restaurant on

Wednesday. First I had chicken with a lot of different vegetables. Then I had a piece of chocolate cake. In general, I don’t like chocolate, but the cake was delicious.

WORD STRESS

WORD STRESS

WORD STRESS

WORD STRESS

LET’S PRACTICE DRAWING THE WORD STRESS!First Syllable Stress April Thirty Morning Sunday Making Finger

Second Syllable Stress July Thirteen Today Thirteenth Ballet Sustain

LET’S PRACTICE DRAWING THE WORD STRESS!First Syllable Saturday Thirtieth Yesterday Holiday seventy

Second Syllable September Tomorrow Eleventh Together Tomato

PRACTICE DRAWING!Third Syllable Afternoon Seventeen Twenty-one Tamborine

WORD SORTS We’re going to sort various words according

to their word stress patterns.

ONLINE RESOURCES http://www.merriam-webster.com/ http://dictionary.reference.com/

LET’S PRACTICE WRITING WORDS IN IPA

SENTENCE STRESSOoO OcOc oOoO OooO ooOo

What’s the time?

See you later!

A piece of cake.

What do you do?

Are you coming?

Yes, of course!

Nice to meet you!

The shop was closed.

Where do you live?

Do you like it?

Thanks a lot!

Can you hear me?

It’s time to go.

Give me a call.

Is he happy?

SORT THE SENTENCES WITH A PARTNER ACCORDING TO THE STRESS PATTERN. Check the board for the patterns.

LET’S PRACTICE THESE SENTENCES. I can swim. Are you coming? We were tired. She can help you. Can you see? They were talking.

I can’t swim. Aren’t you coming? We weren’t tired. She can’t help you. Can’t you see? They weren’t

talking.