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An English Pronunciation Course

Table of ContentsUnit 1 Basic Concepts: Syllables, Stress & Rhythm

Unit 2 Consonants: Stops

Unit 3 Consonants: Fricatives and Affricates

Unit 4 Consonants: Nasals, Approximants & Literal(s)

Unit 5 Vowels: Front Vowels & Central Vowels

Unit 6 Vowels: Back Vowels

Unit 7 Vowels: Diphthongs

Unit8 Stressed Syllables & Unstressed SyllablesUnit 9 Stressed Words & Unstressed Words in a Sentence

Unit 10 Strong Forms and Weak Forms

Unit 11 Linking

Unit 12 Rhythm of English Speech

Unit 13 Types of Intonation in English

Unit 14 Intonation Units of English

Unit 15 Functions & Uses of English Intonation

Activities in the Units

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Units Phonologicalitems

Languagefunctions

Listening Speaking Speaking pair work

Listening &Speaking

Listening Pronunciation inCommunication

1 Basic Concepts:Syllables, Stress& Rhythm

Greetings &farewell

Number of stress;Stressed syllables;Word stress;

Stress patterns;

Stress in a Sentence

A Full vowel;

A Diphthong;

One syllable to

the next;

Stressed

syllables and

unstressed

syllables

Sounds forinformation

Stress patternsforcommunication

Listening forinformation &imitation

Greetings;

Saying hello

Saying hello and

good-bye

2 Consonants: Stops Introducingothers/yourself

Checking;Discrimination;Sounds forinformation

Imitation;Discrimination




Introducing yourself;

Introducing your

friend to someone

3 Consonants:Fricatives andAffricates

Describing anobject;

Talking about

ones job






Talking about yourjob;

Describing an object

4 Consonants:Nasals,Approximants &Literal(s)

Getting &givinginformation






Getting information;Giving information

5 Vowels: FrontVowels & CentralVowels

Giving & askingfor reasons





Listening forInformation &Imitation

Inviting someone todo something;

Giving reasons why

you cannot dosomething

6 Vowels: Back Vowels

Makingsuggestions

Checking;Discrimination;Sounds for





Giving information;Making suggestions

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information

7 Vowels:Diphthongs

Expressing likes& dislikes

Checking;Discrimination;Sounds for

information





Finding out andexpressing whathe/she likes or

dislikes8 Stressed Syllables

& UnstressedSyllables

Expressingexcitement &surprise

Checking;

Identifying reduced

vowels;

Stress in compound

nouns;

Number of

syllables;

Word stress for

information

Full vowel orreduced vowel;Stress incompoundnouns

Word stress forinformation;

Shift of stress



Expressingexcitement orsurprise whenappropriate

9 Stressed Words &Unstressed Wordsin a Sentence

Offeringhelp/things

Checking;Identifying schwa in

words phrases and

sentences;

Information words

in sentences;

Stress and

information

Stress patternsand schwa inwords phrasesand sentences;

Word stress forinformation



Making invitation;Offering things and

help;

Expressing likes and

dislikes

10 Strong Forms andWeak Forms

Asking for &giving advice

Checking;

Identifying weak

forms;

Filling in the

missing words;

Imitation;

Identification;

Strong forms

and weak

forms

Stress patternsand the use of

weak forms forcommunication

Listening forinformation &

imitation

Asking for advice;Giving advice

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Weak forms in

phrases and

sentences

Vowels in the

weak forms

11 Linking Asking for &givingpermission

Checking;Identifying ways of

linking words in

sense groups;

Dictation

Linking wordsin a sense group;

Pair reading Stress patternsand the use oflinking forcommunication


Asking forpermissions;

Giving/refusing

permission;

12 Rhythm of English Speech

Making requests Checking;

Length of vowels;

Identifying stress

patterns and

rhythmic patterns;

Rhythm and linking,

weak form, and

syllable duration

Imitation;

Stress patterns

and rhythmic

patterns;

Rhythm and

linking, weak

form, and

syllable duration

Stress patternsand the rightrhythm forcommunication


Making requests;

Making appointments

13 Types of Intonation inEnglish

Asking &givingdirections

Identifying;

Falling intonation;

Rising intonation;

Falling-rising

intonation;

Imitation:;

Falling

intonation;

Rising

intonation;

Falling-rising

intonation;

Using the rightintonation;

Stress patternsand intonationforcommunication


Asking fordirections;

Giving directions

14 Intonation Unitsof English

Makingcomparisons

Checking;

Identifying the

Imitation;

Nucleus of an

Pair reading:using the rightintonation

Intonation forcommunication:


Comparing twouniversities

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nucleus of an

intonation unit;

Identifying the pre-

head, head and tail

of an intonation unit

intonation unit;

The pre-head,

head and tail of

an intonation

unit

15 Functions & Usesof EnglishIntonation

Complaining &apologizing

Identifying thefunction ofintonation;

Using the right

intonation

The right choiceof intonation;

The use of

intonation for

various

functions

Intonation forinformation

Intonation forcommunication:


Making complains;

Making apologies

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