Title: Better English Pronunciation for Communication A Practical Course for Students of English Wang Guizhen Faculty of English Language
1Better English Pronunciation for
CommunicationA Practical Course for Students
of EnglishWang GuizhenFaculty of English
Language CultureGuangdong University of
Foreign Studies
2Revision English Pure Vowels
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Vowel Charts English Pure Vowels
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4English Diphthongs Closing Diphthongs Centring
Diphthongs
5- English Diphthongs
- Centring diphthong Closing
diphthongs - Ending in ?
Ending in I ending in ? - I? e? ??
eI aI ?I ?? a? - here hare tour they cry
toy know now -
6Listening Exercise Sound
discrimination
- 1. peer pair
- 2. tear tare
- 3. dear dare
- 4. fear fair
- 5. sheer share
- 6. spear spare
- 7. really rarely
- 8. steering staring
- 9. poor pull
- 10. found phoned
- 11. town tone
- 12. file foil
- 13. tiles toils
- 14. sell sail
- 15. red raid
- 16. men main
- 17. less lace
- 18. wet wait
- 19. seal sail
- 20. feel fail
7Listening Exercise
Sounds for information
- They were talking about the cures/queues in the
hospital. - Who is going to say something about the bear/beer
market? - I really/rarely believe what he says.
- How many people did you see in the big hall/hole?
- Are they all good raiders/readers?
- It's hot. Let's have a rest in the shed/shade.
- Is the man going to sell/sail his boat?
- It was a lot later/lighter than I thought it
would be. - Where did you get those colourful pails/pearls?
- It is a useful skill/scale.
8- Listening Exercise Sounds for information
- 1. The speaker was talking about the _________.
- A. queues B. cures
- 2. The speaker was talking about the _________.
- A. beer market B. bear market
- 3. Does the speaker believe what he says?
- A. Yes. B. Not really.
- 4. The people were in the ___________.
- A. hall B. hole
- 5. The speaker was talking about the _________.
- A. readers B. raiders
- 6. The speaker is going to have a rest in the
____________. - A. shade B. shed
- 7. The speaker was asking whether the man is
going to _________ his boat. - A. sell B. sail
- 8. The speaker was saying that it was a lot
________. - A. lighter B. later
9Listening Exercise
Sounds for information
- They were talking about the queues in the
hospital. - Who is going to say something about the beer
market? - I rarely believe what he says.
- How many people did you see in the big hole?
- Are they all good readers?
- It's hot. Let's have a rest in the shade.
- Is the man going to sail his boat?
- It was a lot lighter than I thought it would be.
- Where did you get those colourful pearls?
- It is a useful scale.
10- Sounds for information Listen respond
- 1. leave/live When did they ________ there?
- From 2001 to 2003.
- Last month.
- 2. heat/hit Did Mr. Smith ________ the ice?
- Yes, and it broke into several pieces.
- Yes, and it took a long time to melt.
- 3. sheep/ship Is that ________ heavy?
- Yes, its 150 pounds.
- Yes, its 30,000 tons.
- 4. feel/fill Did she ________ the bottle?
- Yes, with icy water.
- Yes, it was hot.
- 5. chase/chess Are they playing ________?
- No, they dont like thinking games.
- No, they are supposed to keep quiet in here.
- 6. taste/test Did you ________ this?
- Yes, it was delicious.
11- Sounds for information Listen respond
- 11. rake/rack Whats a ________ for?
- We get stones out of the garden.
- We hang hats on it.
- 12. call/coal When was the ________ made?
- Just last Sunday.
- Millions of years ago
- 13. lawn/loan How big is their ________?
- Its over 25,000.
- Its almost a hundred square metres.
- 14. cost/coast Is the ________ all right?
- No, its too expensive.
- No, there are too many rocks.
- 15. colour/collar Does the ________ of the shirt
suit you? - No, its too bright.
- No, its too tight.
- 16. nuts/knots Can you get rid of those ________
for me? - Sure, Ill eat them myself.
12Reading aloud Pay special
attention to the pronunciation of English
Diphthongs.
- Your Sense of Taste
- Taste is one of our five senses. The others are
hearing, sight, touch, and smell. You hear with
your ears, you see with your eyes, and you taste
things with your tongue. - On your tongue, you have groups of tiny taste
buds. Taste buds send information about food to
your brain. You have a lot of taste buds, maybe
even 10,000! People dont have the same number of
them. Women often have more taste buds than men. - Because of your taste buds, foods like ice cream
and bananas taste sweet. French fries, cheese,
and ocean water taste salty. Lemons have a sour
taste, and coffee is bitter. We all know about
these four main tastes sweet, salty, sour, and
bitter. - Why does a sense of taste matter? For one thing,
it helps people decide on safe things to eat. And
of course, thanks to your sense of taste, you can
enjoy all your favorite foods.
13Reading aloud Identify words that are
stressed first. Pay special attention to the
pronunciation of English diphthongs.
- Taste is one of our five senses.
- The others are hearing, sight, touch, and smell.
- You hear with your ears.
- You see with your eyes.
- You taste things with your tongue.
- Taste buds send information about food to your
brain. - You have a lot of taste buds, maybe even 10,000!
- Women often have more taste buds than men.
- Foods like ice cream and bananas taste sweet.
- French fries, cheese, and ocean water taste
salty. - Lemons have a sour taste, and coffee is bitter.
- We all know about these four main tastes sweet,
salty, sour, and bitter. - Why does a sense of taste matter?
- It helps people decide on safe things to eat.
- Thanks to your sense of taste, you can enjoy all
your favorite foods.
14Pronunciation in communication Talking
about likes dislikes
- Student A a Chinese student
- Student B a tourist from England
- Situation
- Take turns to be Student A, who is now working as
a part-time guide for a travel service and is
having a little chat with one of the tourists in
his/her group. Find out what he/she likes or
dislikes about your city. Then make a report of
your findings to the class later on. Try to speak
fluently and naturally.
15Unit 8
- English Word Stress
- Stressed Syllables Unstressed Syllables
16Listening Exercise the
stressed syllable
- 1. reason resent
- 2. fish selfish
- 3. less careless
- 4. land island
- 5. refer reference
- 6. tune fortune
- 7. full careful
- 8. author authority
- 9. object(n) object(v)
- 10. park particular
- 11. some handsome
- 12. deerpark depart
- 13. parent parental
- 14. purify pursue
- 15. face surface
- 16. digest(n.) digest(v.)
- 17. social society
- 18. ford Oxford
- 19. man boatman
- 20. dry sundry
17Listening Exercise the
reduced vowels
- 1. fort comfort
- 2. lace necklace
- 3. romance Roman
- 4. localit localism
- 5. rite favourite
- 6. table comfortable
- 7. ward forward
- 8. fort effort
- 9. cable educable
- 10 late chocolate
- 11 progress production
- 12 profit pronounce
- 13 necessity necessary
- 14 protest (n.) protest (v.)
- 15 valid validity
- 16 label profitable
- 17 man Englishman
- 18 prefer preference
- 19 photo photography
- 20 full handful
18Listening Exercise the
stress in compound nouns
- bathroom
- daylight
- baseball
- classroom
- popcorn
- drugstore
- notebook
- airport
- flashlight
- chalkboard
- bookcase
- toothpaste
- bus stop
- newspaper
- sun glasses
- grandfather
- teenager
- tennis court
- traffic light
- basketball
19The stress in compound proper nouns
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Long Island
- New Jersey
- United States
- Atlantic Ocean
- New York
- New York City
- United Nations
- Forest Road
- Third Avenue
- Beach Hotel
20- Which did you hear?U08?????\07.mp3
- 1. Be careful with that __________.
- yellow JACKet ( yellow article of clothing)
- YELlow jacket ( yellow and black insect that
stings) - 2. Look at the ___________.
- red COAT ( red article of clothing)
- RED coat ( a British soldier in the 18th and
19th centuries) - 3. I've always wanted a ____________.
- green HOUSE ( house painted green)
- GREENhouse ( glass house for growing plants)
- 4. My father is a successful ___________.
- head DOCTOR ( chief of staff)
- HEAD doctor ( psychiatrist)
- 5. She is always using __________.
21- Which did you hear?
- 7. They were talking about the ___________.
- blue PRINT ( a pattern which is blue)
- BLUEprint ( a plan for achieving something)
- 8. They saw some __________ on the tree.
- black BIRDS ( birds that are black)
- BLACK birds ( a special type of birds, the males
of which are black) - 9. Look at the ____________.
- black BOARD ( a board which is black)
- BLACKboard ( a board used in a classroom for
writing on with chalk) - 10. What do you think of the __________?
- white HALL ( a hall that is white)
- WHITEhall ( the British government)
- 11. He lives in the _____________.
22Student A Student B
a. permit (noun) b. permit (verb) We need a permit to park here. Please permit us to part here.
a. insult (noun) b. insult (verb) That sounds like an insult. Dont insult the visitors.
a. produce (noun) b. produce (verb) They sell produce at the market. Cars produce a lot of smog.
a. contract (noun) b. contract (verb) The two parties signed a contract. They contract the project to a building company.
a. progress (noun) b. progress (verb) We have made a lot of progress. Its time to progress to the next item.
a. object (noun) b. object (verb) Handle the object carefully. Do you object to the change?
a. increase (noun) b. increase (verb) She got an increase in salary. They are going to increase the workers salary.
a. survey (noun) b. survey (verb) Please answer the questions on the survey. Go and survey the situation before we decide.
a. project (noun) b. project (verb) Well finish the project soon. Project the slides onto the well, please.
a. conduct (noun) b. conduct (verb) The crowds conduct was terrifying. We are planning to conduct an experiment.
23 Word stress
- Example Student A I do magic. What am I?
- Student B You're a magician.
- Student A Student B
- 1. I play music. (musician)
- 2. I study grammar (grammarian)
- 3. I study history. (historian)
- 4. I do technical work (technician)
- 5. I work in a library. (librarian)
- 6. I work in politics. (politician)
- 7. I make people beautiful. (beautician)
- 8. I fix electrical appliances. (electrician)
- 9. I take photographs. (photographer)
- 10. I eat only vegetables. (vegetarian)
24Reading aloud
Pay special attention to the word stress.
- Rainforests Wonders of Nature
- Tropical rainforests are one of the earths
richest and most fascinating areas. They are
found in eighty-five countries in the world.
These damp, dense forests thrive in Central and
South America, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
Although these areas cover just about ten percent
of the earths surface, over forty percent of the
worlds plant and animal species are found in the
rainforests. Many of them are found nowhere else
on earth. - The rainforest are very important to the world.
It actually contributes to the climate of the
areas in which they live, helping to sustain
rainfall. The thick trees also help turn carbon
dioxide into oxygen, which is necessary for
humans to live. It is believed that the
rainforests contain important plants that will
cure the serious and deadly diseases of today. - Because of its vital contribution to the
environment, and its limitless possibilities for
scientific discovery, preservation of the
rainforest should be a priority for people
worldwide.
25Stress patterns of words and word groups
- rainforests
- richest
- fascinating areas
- countries in the world
- Central and South America
- Southeast Asia
- the earths surface
- plant and animals
- animal species
- contribute
- climate of the areas
- sustain rainfall
- carbon dioxide
- oxygen
- contain
- the serious and deadly diseases
- contribution to the environment
- scientific discovery
- preservation of the rainforest
- a priority for people worldwide
26Stress patterns of words and word
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- rainforests
- richest
- fascinating areas
- countries in the world
- Central and South America
- Southeast Asia
- the earths surface
- plant and animals
- animal species
- contribute
27Stress patterns of words and word groups
- climate of the areas
- sustain rainfall
- carbon dioxide
- oxygen
- contain
- the serious and deadly diseases
- contribution to the environment
- scientific discovery
- preservation of the rainforest
- a priority for people worldwide
28Reading aloud Identify words that are
stressed first. Pay special attention to the word
stress.
- Tropical rainforests are one of the earths
richest and most fascinating areas. - They are found in eighty-five countries in the
world. - These damp, dense forests thrive in Central and
South America. - They thrive in Central and South America,
Australia, and Southeast Asia. - These areas cover just about ten percent of the
earths surface. - 40 of the worlds plant and animal species are
found in the rainforests. - Many of them are found nowhere else on earth.
- The rainforest are very important to the world.
- It contributes to the climate of the areas.
- It is helping to sustain rainfall.
- The thick trees also help turn carbon dioxide
into oxygen. - The rainforests contain plants that will cure the
deadly diseases. - The rainforests make vital contribution to the
environment. - The rainforests provides limitless possibilities
for scientific discovery, - Preservation of the rainforest should be a
priority.
29 Listening for information (1)
30 Listen Imitate (1)
- G I hear that your team won last Saturdays
football match. - J Oh yes, we did. 3-1.
- G Oh, I cant believe it. Congratulations!
- J Thank you.
- G A pity I didnt manage to come and see it. I
had intended to, you know. - J Yes, I know.
- G It was a good game, wasnt it?
- J Well, not bad, I think. We were in pretty good
form.
31Listening for information (2)
32Listen Imitate (2)
- G Hello, John. When did you get back?
- J Last night.
- G Where did you go?
- J We went all over the place.
- G What do you mean "all over the place"?
- J I mean Guilin, Xishuanbanna, Zhangjiajie,
Huangshan and Huashan. - G You people sure covered a lot of places.
- J You're not kidding. Five provinces in fifteen
days. - G How many miles did you travel?
- J Almost four thousand miles.
- G You must be exhausted.
- J No. We're fit as a fiddle and ready to go back
to work.
33Pronunciation in communication
Expressing excitement surprise
Student A a Chinese student Student B a
teacher who is from England Situation Take
turns to be Student A. Student B is playing the
role of a teacher who is just back from a trip to
quite a few places. Possible steps Student A
greets the teacher. Student A asks about the
trip. Student B talks about the excitement of the
trip.
- Route 3
- Guangxi
- Yunnan
- Guizhou
- Sichuan
- Qinghai
- Route 4
- Heilongjiang
- Jilin
- Liaoning
- Inner Mongolia
- Gansu
- Route 2
- Jiangsu
- Anhui
- Shandong
- Henan
- Shanxi
- Route 1
- Fujian
- Zhejiang
- Jiangxi
- Hunan
- Hubei
34Assignment
- On-line exercises http//felc.gdufs.edu.cn/pronunc
iation/ - Presentations
- Reading aloud the passage on pp. 91-2
- A one-minute mini-talk (p.94)
- Pronunciation in communication expressing
excitement surprise
35Thank you.
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