Sounds of English Semester II Lesson 1

Are you ready for Semester II?

It is important that you work regularly throughout the semester, and revise the content of each lesson well, in order to progress through the various stages of the course. It is vital you attend each lesson and prepare the homework for the following week, aiming to acquire new knowledge and a deeper understanding of sound. The final exam is essentially a test of how much you have acquired during this annual course and you will be well-prepared for this final exam if you study each stage carefully. It should already be clear to you that this is not an exam you can cram for in a very short time. Instead you need time, patience, practice and determination to arrive at a competent level of understanding, elaboration and production of the Sounds of English. Obviously, the material covered in the first semester dispensa will help you during your second semester and should consulted frequently. 1 2 3 4 5

1 It is important that you work regularly throughout the semester, and revise the content of each lesson well, in order to progress through the various stages of the course. It is vital you attend each lesson and prepare the homework for the following week, aiming to acquire new knowledge and a deeper understanding of sound. The final exam is essentially a test of how much you have acquired during this annual course and you will be well-prepared for this final exam if you study each stage carefully. It should already be clear to you that this is not an exam you can cram for in a very short time. Instead you need time, patience, practice and determination to arrive at a competent level of understanding, elaboration and production of the Sounds of English. Obviously, the material covered in the first semester dispensa will help you during your second semester and should consulted frequently. 2 4 3 5

Course Administration

Dates Semester II Thursday group 07/03 14/03 21/03 28/03 5. 04/04 5. 04/04 11/04 Easter Holidays 7. 02/05 8. 09/05 9. 16/05 END-OF-COURSE TEST 23/05

Dates Semester II Friday group 1. 08/03 2. 15/03 3. 22/03 4. 29/03 5. 05/04 6. 12/04 Easter Holidays 7. 03/05 8. 10/05 9. 17/05 END OF COURSE TEST 24/05 Friday group

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B004655 (B004) - MODOLO: LINGUA INGLESE 1 (12 CFU) – COGNOMI M-Z 2018-2019

in Glen Canyon National Semester I: The 44 sounds Today’s lesson Semester II: Using Sound Rainbow Bridge in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, southern Utah, USA

Semester II: Using Sound syllable structure word stress sentence stress transcription of connected speech

Skills practised Transcription phonemic graphic graphic phonemic Dictation

Exercise 1 transcription phonemic to graphic

Exercise 2 transcription graphic to phonemic

Exercise 3 DICTATION!

Dictation practice 2 A & B Transcribe these words at home!

Semester II: Using Sound syllable structure word stress sentence stress transcription of connected speech

Story 1: Bert’s story Last night Bert stopped at the supermarket on his way home. He cooked a big supper for his wife and children. He smoked a couple of cigarettes after getting the food ready. He washed up after supper. They watched a good film on TV after the meal.

Turn to p2

Turn to p3

A / B Story 2: Fred’s story Student A Story 3 Sid’s story Student B

DICTATION!

A Poem

Turn to p4 Turn to p70

HOMEWORK

Homework week 1 Study p1 & p2 Listen to the recordings on the audio book on Moodle Transcribe Fred or Sid’s story p3 Do exercise on p4 poem

1 It is important that you work regularly throughout the semester, and revise the content of each lesson well, in order to progress through the various stages of the course. It is vital you attend each lesson and prepare the homework for the following week, aiming to acquire new knowledge and a deeper understanding of sound. The final exam is essentially a test of how much you have acquired during this annual course and you will be well-prepared for this final exam if you study each stage carefully. It should already be clear to you that this is not an exam you can cram for in a very short time. Instead you need time, patience, practice and determination to arrive at a competent level of understanding, elaboration and production of the Sounds of English. Obviously, the material covered in the first semester dispensa will help you during your second semester and should consulted frequently. 2 4 3 5