CSWE+3+Pronunciation

=Phonemes= Phonemes are the sounds of the language. English has 44 phonemes - 24 consonants and 20 vowels. Some sounds are more difficult for students from particular language groups than others. A good way to find out which sounds are problematic for you is to practise minimal pairs. Minimal pairs are pairs of words in which all the sounds are the same except for one single sound. Here are some examples: mouth - mouse ship - sheep cat - cut path - bath If you can't hear the difference - then you know you have a problem! [|Ship or Sheep website]is a good resource to help you with phonemes and minimal pairs. Here is another good website Phonics Some corrections: 1. Listen to In Hong and Sory talking about visiting the Theatre Royal. Did they talk about: Both sounds are long vowel sounds. To make the 'ar' sound in 'carton',open your mouth wide. The sound that the 'ur' makes in 'curtain' is tricky for many language groups. Don't open your mouth very wide, and push your bottom jaw forward. To practise this sound, go [|here]
 * c__ar__tons __or__ c__ur__tains ? **

Listen to Ira Glass explain how to tell stories for radio. He's talking about anecdotes. [|story telling part 1]

=Stress, Rhythm and Intonation= Spoken English is a stress-timed language. English speakers stress the important, content words and don't stress the "grammar words". When you stress words, you say them more slowly and more loudly. A good way to practise is to learn this children's poem, "THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT". The first line is: This is the house that Jack built. The important, content words are This, house, Jack, built. So when we say it, we stress those words and say all the other words softly and quickly. THIS is the HOUSE that JACK BUILT. Here is the complete poem: (underline the important words). ** This is the house that Jack built! This is the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. This is the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the cat that killed the rat That ate the malt that lay in the house that Jack built. This is the dog that worried the cat That killed the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That killed the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That killed the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That killed the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That killed the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the cock that crowed in the morn That waked the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That killed the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.

This is the farmer sowing his corn That kept the cock that crowed in the morn That waked the priest all shaven and shorn That married the man all tattered and torn That kissed the maiden all forlorn That milked the cow with the crumpled horn That tossed the dog that worried the cat That killed the rat that ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built! **

=Now watch the video and try to read along=

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=Intonation and Meaning= Listen for intonation amd meaning in sentences.

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Husband and Wife