1. Pronunciation Course Class # 1 WELCOME

2. Our Course Divided into three main parts: Pronunciation Pronunciation Stress Stress Rhythm and Intonation Rhythm and Intonation Lots of hands on activities (pair work, group work)

3. Expectations What are your expectations for the course? What are your expectations for the course? What are the teacher’s expectations? What are the teacher’s expectations?

4. Basic Ideas Why should I improve my pronunciation? Why should I improve my pronunciation? Can I reduce my accent? Can I get rid of it? Can I reduce my accent? Can I get rid of it?

5. Terminology Phoneme Phoneme Voiced vs. Voiceless sounds Voiced vs. Voiceless sounds Minimal Pairs Minimal Pairs Phonetic Transcription Phonetic Transcription IPA IPA

7. Look up these words and find out how they are pronounced Dangeroussergeanttomb Chipwearycolonel

8. Exercise Write down these words with the correct spelling. Write down these words with the correct spelling. /θænks/ /m ɛʒ ə r/ /fæntæstik/ /pr ə d ɪ k ʃ ə n/ /l ʌ v/ /m ə ð ə r/ /klak//t ɪ t ʃ ə r/ /bla ʊ s/ /kal ɪ d ʒ ə //s ɪ ŋ ə r/ /k  /

9. Exercise thanks measure fantastic prediction love mother clockteacher blouse collegesinger comb

10. Consonant Sounds Consonant Sounds /p/ / b/ /ð/ /θ/ /p/ / b/ /ð/ /θ/ /t/ /d/ /s/ /z/ /t/ /d/ /s/ /z/ /m/ /f/ /v/ /m/ /f/ /v/ / ʃ / / ʒ / /k/ /g/ / ʃ / / ʒ / /k/ /g/ /w// t ʃ / /d ʒ / /w// t ʃ / /d ʒ / /l/ /r//j/ /h/ /l/ /r//j/ /h/ /n/ /ŋ/ /n/ /ŋ/