Pronunciation class 1
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- 1. Pronunciation Class 1
- 2. Class Outline Getting to Know your fellow Students How English is Evolving Common Speaking Errors Alphabet Phonetic Alphabet How to Pronounce “The” Western Culture Game Home work
- 3. Meeting Your Fellow Students Each student will Introduce themselves with the following • Chinese and English Name • Hobbies • What is your goal for studying English? • Another interesting/personal fact about yourself
- 4. How English is Evolving •English in Global communication •China: More people wanting to learn English than Native English Speakers in the World •The language is Changing Everyday
- 5. Common Speaking Errors Do Not Make These Sounds • Ahhhhh • Eemg • Ehhh • Hum hum
- 6. Do Not Add An “A” to Words The Word is : Please Good Just And A Not : Please”a” Good”a” Just”a” And”a”
- 7. Don’t Say •Much much •You know •You know what I’m saying •Like “a”
- 8. Lets Practice • Have a conversation • Every time that an Error that has just been talked about is made, make a mark on a piece of paper • Try not to get any marks • Have a conversation with your teacher and classmates, in pairs and small groups • Switch after partners after a certain amount of time
- 9. New Errors • What were other common mistakes people made • Lets write those on the board • Lets Play again and try to make lets errors
- 10. Alphabet • Many Students that have Studied for years still have Trouble with pronouncing Curtain letters • For Example “w” your lips are close together in a kissing shape “l” your tongue starts at the roof of your mouth and falls down
- 11. Making Sure • Lets now go through the Alphabet and make sure every letter is pronounced correctly • Look for proper tongue placement • Look for proper lip placement • Listen for clarity
- 12. Phonetic Alphabet A Alpha B Bravo C Charlie D Delta E Echo F Foxtrot G Golf H Hotel
- 13. Phonetic Alphabet Continue Q Quebec I India R Romeo J Juliet S Sierra K Kilo T Tango L Lima U Uniform M Mike V Victor N November W Whisky O Oscar X X-ray P Papa Y Yankee Z Zulu
- 14. Example • When speaking on the telephone, it is sometimes useful to spell a word using English Phonetic Spelling. To spell "Club", for example, you would say: "C for Charlie, L for Lima, U for Uniform, B for Bravo."
- 15. Practice • It is very easy to learn English Phonetic • Start by spelling your name, • then your company or address. • remember that there are several groups of words that go together: * Dances: Foxtrot, Tango * Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet * Men's first names: Charlie, Mike, Oscar, Victor * Cities: Lima, Quebec
- 16. How to Pronounce “The” • Normally, we pronounce "the" with a short sound (like "thuh"). But when "the" comes before a vowel sound, we pronounce it as a long "thee".
- 17. Vowel Sound Vowel Written Spoken • A apple thee apple • E the egg thee egg • I the ice-cream thee ice-cream • O the orange thee orange • U the ugli fruit thee ugli fruit
- 18. The Sound • It is important to understand that it is what we say that matters, not what we write. It is the sound that matters, not the letter used in writing a word
- 19. Sound Examples • the house consonant (h) thuh house consonant sound • the hour consonant (h) thee our vowel sound • the university vowel (u) thuh youniversity consonant sound • the umbrella vowel (u) thee umbrella vowel sound
- 20. Emphatic the • When we wish to place emphasis on a particular word, we can use "emphatic the" [thee], whether or not the word begins with a consonant or vowel sound. For example: • A: I saw the [thuh] President yesterday. • B: What! The [thee] President of the United States?
- 22. Sports • What sports are popular • Who are the famous athletes • The differences in Sports between China and the West • Professional Athletes and the media » Open discussion
- 23. Game Two Truths and One Lie
- 24. Rules • Each person says three sentences • Two Sentence are true about themselves • One Sentence is a lie about themselves • Everyone else can ask the person questions to try to help them guess which sentence is the lie
- 25. Example • I am 105 years old • I like sports • I like to read The first is the lie (don’t make it so obvious)
- 26. Homework • Review Class • Watch or listen to something in English • Bring in questions concerning anything that was not understood.
Editor's Notes
- English in Global communicationChina: More people wanting to learn English than Native English Speakers in the WorldThe language is Evovling