PronunciationClass 1

Class OutlineGetting to Know your fellow Students

How English is EvolvingCommon Speaking Errors

AlphabetPhonetic Alphabet

How to Pronounce “The”Western Culture

GameHome work

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

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

Common Speaking Errors

Do Not Make These Sounds

• Ahhhhh• Eemg• Ehhh• Hum hum

Do Not Add An “A” to WordsThe Word is :PleaseGoodJustAnd Not :Please”a”Good”a”Just”a”And”a”

A

Don’t Say•Much much•You know

•You know what I’m saying•Like “a”

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

New Errors

• What were other common mistakes people made

• Lets write those on the board

• Lets Play again and try to make lets errors

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

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

Phonetic Alphabet

A AlphaB BravoC CharlieD DeltaE EchoF FoxtrotG GolfH Hotel

I IndiaJ JulietK KiloL LimaM MikeN NovemberO OscarP Papa

Q QuebecR RomeoS SierraT TangoU UniformV VictorW WhiskyX X-rayY YankeeZ Zulu

Phonetic Alphabet Continue

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."

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

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".

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

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

Sound Examples• the house consonant (h) thuh house consonant sound• the hourconsonant (h) thee our vowel sound• the university vowel (u) thuh youniversity consonant sound• the umbrella vowel (u) thee umbrella vowel sound

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?

Western Culture

Sports

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

GameTwo Truths and One Lie

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

Example

• I am 105 years old• I like sports• I like to read

The first is the lie (don’t make it so obvious)

Homework

• Review Class• Watch or listen to something in English• Bring in questions concerning anything that

was not understood.