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1、Better English Pronunciation for CommunicationA Practical Course for Students of EnglishWang GuizhenFaculty of English Language&CultureGuangdong University of Foreign Studies,Listening Exercise the reduced vowels in unstressed syllables,1.fort comfort2.lace necklace3.romance Roman4.localit localism5
2、.rite favourite6.table comfortable7.ward forward8.fort effort9.cable educable10late chocolate,11progress production12profit pronounce13necessity necessary14protest(n.)protest(v.)15valid validity16label profitable17man Englishman18prefer preference19photo photography20full handful,Listening Exercise
3、the stress in compound nouns,bathroomdaylightbaseballclassroompopcorndrugstorenotebookairportflashlightchalkboard,bookcasetoothpastebus stopnewspapersun glassesgrandfatherteenagertennis courttraffic lightbasketball,The stress in compound proper nouns,Good FridayEaster SundayLong IslandNew JerseyUnit
4、ed StatesAtlantic OceanNew YorkNew York CityUnited NationsForest RoadThird AvenueBeach Hotel,Reading aloud Pay special attention to the word stress.,Rainforests Wonders of NatureTropical rainforests are one of the earths richest and most fascinating areas.They are found in eighty-five countries in t
5、he 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 ear
6、th.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 p
7、lants 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.,Stress patterns of words and word groups,rainforestsri
8、chest fascinating areascountries in the worldCentral and South AmericaSoutheast Asiathe earths surfaceplant and animalsanimal speciescontribute,climate of the areassustain rainfallcarbon dioxideoxygencontainthe serious and deadly diseasescontribution to the environmentscientific discoverypreservatio
9、n of the rainforesta priority for people worldwide,Stress patterns of words and word groupsU08分练习录音09.mp3,rainforestsrichest fascinating areascountries in the worldCentral and South AmericaSoutheast Asiathe earths surfaceplant and animalsanimal speciescontribute,Stress patterns of words and word gro
10、ups,climate of the areassustain rainfallcarbon dioxideoxygencontainthe serious and deadly diseasescontribution to the environmentscientific discoverypreservation of the rainforesta priority for people worldwide,Listen&Imitate(1),G:I hear that your team won last Saturdays football match.J:Oh yes,we d
11、id.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.,Listen&Imitate(2),G:Hello,John.When did you get back?J:Last night.G:Where did
12、 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:Youre not kidding.Five provinces in fifteen days.G:How many miles did you travel?J:Almost four thousand miles.G:You mu
13、st be exhausted.J:No.Were fit as a fiddle and ready to go back to work.,Pronunciation in communication:Expressing excitement&surprise,Route 1FujianZhejiang JiangxiHunanHubei,Route 2JiangsuAnhuiShandongHenanShanxi,Route 3GuangxiYunnanGuizhouSichuanQinghai,Route 4HeilongjiangJilinLiaoningInner Mongoli
14、aGansu,Student A=a Chinese student;Student B=a teacher who is from EnglandSituation: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
15、 the excitement of the trip.,Unit 9,English Sentence StressStressed Words&Unstressed WordsIn a Sentence,Do the following exercises online,paying special attention to the word stress in a sentence.,Schwa(2)Information/words Information/stressListen for stressGet stress rightGet stress right(2)Watch y
16、our stress,Stressed syllables vs.unstressed syllables,Stressed syllables:long,have a pitch change and have full vowel sounds Unstressed syllables:short and often have a reduced vowel sound.eg.bananaA reduced vowel:a short,unclear vowel sound,very often the sound/Any English vowel letter can be prono
17、unced with the schwa/,A Syllable,ba NAAAA na(short)(long)(short),Stressed words vs.unstressed words,Stressed words give information to the listener.Unstressed words join the information words together.,Information words vs.function words,Information words:nouns,verbs,adjectives,and adverbsgiving inf
18、ormation about who,what,when,where,why,howexpressing the main idea or content of the phrase or sentenceFunction words:articles,pronouns,possessives,prepositions,auxiliary verbs,and conjunctionsconnecting the information words to form grammatical sentences.,Information words,Function words,Function w
19、ords:Connecting the information words to form grammatical sentences,A blue print or a blueprint?,a.Im interested in the blue print.b.Im interested in the blueprint.What is the difference between them?the blue print:a print which is blue(the colour)the blueprint:an architects plan for a building;a pl
20、an or idea e.g.a blueprint for a better world,A bluebottle is not a bottle!,A blue bellA blue birdA blue bottleA blue capA blue coat,A bluebell(圆叶风铃草)A bluebird(蓝色鸣鸟)A bluebottle（反吐丽蝇）A bluecap（青山雀）A blue coat（警察）,a.What is he doing in the darkroom?b.What is he doing in the dark room?a.He is develop
21、ing films.b.He is sleeping.,Identify the information words in the following:U09分练习录音02.mp3,Would you like tea or coffee?Ill have coffee,please.Milk and sugar?No milk.I have it black,with one sugar.Thanks.,Identify the information words in the following:,Would you like some more salad?Yes,please.Id l
22、ove some.Is there anything else I can get you?No,thanks.It was delicious,but Ive already eaten too much.,Identify the information words in the following:,Would you care for anything to drink?Ill have tea,please.Do you want hot tea or iced tea?Iced lemon tea,then.,Identify the information words in th
23、e following:,Shall I bring you coffee now?Not right now,thank you.Do you care for anything else?Yes,Could you bring me a piece of apple pie?,Reading aloud Identify words that are stressed first.Pay special attention to the sentence stress.,Giving a Man a FishThere is an old saying:“Give a man a fish
24、;you have fed him for today.Teach a man to fish,and you have fed him for a lifetime.”This saying,however,may no longer be true today.The reason is overfishing.The problem of overfishing is spreading.Since anyone can fish,many people do.Around the world,the number of fishermen and fish farmers is gro
25、wing.The total has more than doubled in the past 25 years.When too many people fish,too many fish are caught.The days of teaching people to fish may be over.New solutions to this problem must be found,before there are no more fish to eat.,Reading aloud Identify words that are stressed first.Pay spec
26、ial attention to the sentence stress.,There is an old saying.Give a man a fish;you have fed him for today.Teach a man to fish,and you have fed him for a lifetime.This saying may no longer be true today.The reason is overfishing.The problem of overfishing is spreading.Since anyone can fish,many peopl
27、e do.Around the world,the number of fishermen is growing.The number of fish farmers is growing.The total has more than doubled in the past 25 years.Too many people fish.Too many fish are caught.The days of teaching people to fish may be over.New solutions to this problem must be found.There are no m
28、ore fish to eat.,Reading aloud Identify words that are stressed first.Pay special attention to the sentence stress.,There is an old saying.Give a man a fish;you have fed him for today.Teach a man to fish,and you have fed him for a lifetime.This saying may no longer be true today.The reason is overfi
29、shing.The problem of overfishing is spreading.Since anyone can fish,many people do.Around the world,the number of fishermen is growing.The number of fish farmers is growing.The total has more than doubled in the past 25 years.Too many people fish.Too many fish are caught.The days of teaching people
30、to fish may be over.New solutions to this problem must be found.There are no more fish to eat.,Listening for information,从1:10开始,Listen to the following conversations and write the information in the appropriate box.,Reading aloud Identify words that are stressed.Pay special attention to the sentenc
31、e stress.,Work Work generally refers to regular paid employment.While we still speak of working in the garden,an active woman,running a home and bringing up children,is distinguished from a woman who works,that is,takes paid employment.But to add to the confusion,the following conversation is also q
32、uite common:“Do you work?”“No,my husband works.Im just a housewife.I do the housework.”Domestic work is often very time-consuming and makes a vital contribution to the working of the economy,but is rarely acknowledged as such.,Reading aloud Identify words that are stressed.Pay special attention to t
33、he sentence stress.,Work generally refers to regular paid employment.We still speak of working in the garden.She is running a home and bringing up children.She is distinguished from a woman who works.She takes paid employment.The following conversation is also quite common.Do you work?No,my husband
34、works.Im just a housewife.I do the housework.Domestic work is often very time-consuming.It makes a vital contribution to the working of the economy.,Listening for information(1),(G=GloriaS=Stranger)S:Hi,there!You are new in town?G:Uh,yes,I am.S:Can I help you find a hotel or something?G:Thats okay.I
35、ll be staying with my sister.S:Shes picking you up?G:Ill take a bus out to her place.She doesnt know Im here now.S:Oh,really?Well,maybe I can give you some directions.G:Oh,thatd be great.Do you know the city well?S:Do I know the city?Well,I know it like the back of my hand.You got her address?G:Yeah
36、.Shes at the Sixth,Garden Street.S:Oh,yeah!You know,Im just going out that way.G:Oh,yeah?S:Yeah.Maybe I could show you that way.G:Well,Im sure itd be okay if you could just tell me which bus to take.S:Well,all right.First,you walk four blocks.Then take the Number Thirty-one Bus.It will take you ther
37、e.G:Thank you!Bye!S:Bye!,Listening for information(2)Gloria offered John six kinds of food.Complete the following table.An example is done for you.,(G=GloriaJ=John)G:Would you like to try some shrimp salad,John?J:Im sorry.Im allergic to seafood.G:Oh,Im sorry.I didnt know that.I have some roast chick
38、en in the refrigerator,and I think theres a little ham,too.Which would you prefer?J:The cold chicken would be fine,thanksG:How about some of the sugar cookies Ive just baked?J:How can I refuse!I know I shouldnt eat them,but they look so good!G:Would you care for a glass of wine?J:No,thank you.I dont drink wine.G:Well,may I bring you some beer then?J:That would be nice.Thank you,Gloria.,Assignment,On-line exercises PresentationsReading aloud the passage on pp.101-2A one-minute mini-talk:(p.106)Pronunciation in communication:Offering Help/Things,Thank you.,Thank you,
