Pronunciation and Speaking WELCOME!!! Instructor: Melissa Smith Class Time: Tuesday 3-6 pm

Our goals today:  Syllable review and Longer word level stress  Work on these vowels: / ʌ /, / ə /  Work on these consonants: / ʒ /, /t ʃ /, /d ʒ /  First half: vowels and Longer word level stress  Second half: / ʒ /, /t ʃ /, /d ʒ / and practice

Word Stress Adult /ə. ˈ d ʌ lt/ or / ˈ æ ˌ.d ʌ lt/ Automatic / ˌɑː.tə ˈ mæ.t ɪ k/ Almost / ˈɑː l.mo w st/ Present (verb v noun) /prə. ˈ z ɛ nt/ vs. / ˈ pr ɛ.zənt/ Effort / ˈɛ.f ɚ t/ Complex /k ɑ m. ˈ pl ɛ ks/ Brit / ˈ k ɒ m ˌ pl ɛ ks/

Word Level Stress What are the three thing you hear that help indicate stress? 1. Longer 2. Louder 3. Higher

Rules and Practice (review) 90% of 2-syllable English nouns have first syllable stress “Cell phone” *Put the stress on the _____ syllable/noun in one-word and two-word compound nouns. What about 2-syllable compound adverbs of location? “Upstairs” *Put the stress on the _____ syllable in compound adverbs. What about phrases with an adjective + noun? “Green house” vs. “Greenhouse” *Stress is on _____ syllables in “adjective + noun” phrases. What about verbs? “Present” (noun) vs. “Present” (verb) *Put the stress on the_____ syllable in two-syllable verbs that are also used as nouns.

Let’s Practice! No Fridays: To encourage face to face communication, some offices have a “no Fridays” policy. On Fridays, all messages are delivered in person. Directions: Work in small groups. Choose one speaker Speaker- read the to yourself, you can make notes, then turn it over. Tell your classmates what was in the . Pay attention to syllables and word stress! Listeners: Take notes on the important information. If you don’t understand, ask questions Compare your notes with the original How did you do?

Syllables For a lot of languages: A syllable = Consonant + Vowel English is a little different. We can have CV, CVC, CCVC, CCCV, CCCVC, CCCVCC! Also, just because you see a vowel, doesn’t mean you should add a syllable: Passage Smile Dance ***Listen for a vowel sound.

Vowels!!

The Vowels of North American English IPAExp.IPAExp.IPAExp. /i/green /ɛr//ɛr/ purple/u/blue /I/pink /ʊ//ʊ/ soot /e/gray /ʌ//ʌ/ rust/o/gold /ɛ//ɛ/ redred/ə//ə/aqua* /ɔ//ɔ/ mauve /æ/black /ɑ//ɑ/ aqua /a i / /ɔi//ɔi/ /a u /brown

Review! (Midterm next week) Front Vowels ( /i/, / I /, /e/, / ɛ /, /æ/), Syllables and Stress Test yourself Vocabulary Dialog Syllables and Stress Which word doesn’t belong? Practice with your partner

Phoneme Focus: / ʌ / “cup” How do we make this sound? In Pairs: What do you notice about these sounds? How do they sound different? Word Pairs! (p. 26) Listen and repeat Test yourself! Listen and show the word you hear or Practice with your partner Strong and weak pronunciations

What is a schwa? / ə / As you listen, write down how many syllables are in each word. THEN underline the stressed syllable. Communication Biological Majority Absentee

Phoneme Focus: / ə / “a banana” How do we make this sound? Vocabulary (p. 30) Listen and repeat Unstressed Syllables and Words Can and Can’t Test Yourself Let’s put them together! - Discussion

Word Stress and Vowel Clarity Clear Vowels Schwa: The contrast Cross it off Practice Stressed, Unstressed, Reduced

Stress in longer words Last week, we used parts of speech to predict word stress. Today, we are going to look at suffixes or word endings as predictors. Why are they different? Let’s watch the short history of the English Language. Well Said, Pg. 69 -ment, -able, -er = affect stress? Yes or No? -ic, -ity, -ion = affect stress? Yes or No? -ee = affect stress? Yes or No?

Stress in longer words We have to think about reduction as well as stress. Listening Activity 2 Write the following words down: Communication Biological Majority Absentee

Reduced syllables 1. Where is the stressed syllable? Underline it. 2. Some syllables sound much softer than the others. Draw a line through those syllables. Co-mmu-ni-CA-tion /kə. ˌ myu ː.nə. ˈ ke y. ʃ ən/ Bi-o-LO-gi-cal / ˌ ba y. ə. ˈ l ɑː. ʤɪ. kəl/ Ma-JO-ri-ty /mə. ˈʤ o. rə. ti/ Ab-sen-TEE / ˌ æb. sən. ˈ ti ː /

Stress in longer words Rules 6-1, What’s the stress pattern? Stress the syllable immediately before these suffixes that begin with the letter i. 6-2, What’s the stress pattern? Stress the syllable immediately before these suffixes. 6-3, What’s the stress pattern? Stress falls on these suffixes – eer, -ee, -ese, -ette, -esque, -ique 6-4, What’s the stress pattern? Stress falls two syllables before the –ate suffix in North American English

Your Turn! Extend your skills!... In groups of 3 to 4 people: You are selecting the next city for the Summer Olympic Games Preview the key terms Each person should select his or her favorite city. Evaluate your city using the chart on pg. 80 Which city won? Outline your bid (time permitting)

Phoneme Focus: / ʒ / “Television” How do we make it? Vocabulary (p. 121) Listen and repeat Practice with your partner Survey (p. 124)

Phoneme Focus: /t ʃ / “chips” How do we make it? Word Pairs! (p. 125) Listen and repeat Test yourself! Listen and show the word you hear or Practice with your partner Vocabulary Silent Syllables Practice!!! Discussion

Phoneme Focus: /d ʒ / “joke” How do we make it? Word Pairs! (p. 129) Listen and repeat Test yourself! Listen and show the word you hear or Practice with your partner Vocabulary Didja, Wouldja Practice!!! Role Play

Asking about locations Pair work Intonation in Questions “Excuse me. Where is the bank?” Example

HOMEWORK Turn in your self-evaluation by Thursday 5:00, and I will send you my feedback. Next week is the midterm! Two parts Listening (like what we did earlier) Speaking (You will call google voice) See you Next Week!! Stay Healthy!!