1. BASIC SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE FOR A SELF-STUDY COURSE IN LISTENING
A VOCABULARY & LISTENING PROGRAM FOR VIETNAMESE SPEAKERS (Pre-Elementary)
BASIC SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE FOR A SELF-STUDY COURSE IN LISTENING
by Jaime Alfredo Cabrera

2. Main Menu PART 1: Recognizing & Differentiating Speech Sounds
Repeating Sounds: Alliterations
Basic Classroom Language
Pauses
Repeating Sounds: Homophones & Rhymes
Tones: High, Low
Tones: Rising, Falling
PART 2: Recognizing & Differentiating Meaning In Speech Sounds
Single-vowel Sounds
Single-consonant Sounds
Omitted Sounds: Elisions
The Schwa Sound
Confusing Sounds: Homonyms
Double-vowel Sounds
Confusing Sounds: Minimal Pairs
Double-consonant Sounds
Vowel Sounds: Long, Short
Confusing Sounds: Homographs & Polyphones
Trigraph Sounds
The International Spelling Alphabet
UK & US Speech Sounds
Vietnamese Speech Sounds
Sight Words

3. Measurable Goals
After Part 1, student can understand and spell sight words with 90% (or higher) automaticity and accuracy.
After Part 2, students can understand and spell confusing words with 90% (or higher) automaticity and accuracy.
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4. Materials, Mastery & Motivation
Material 1: Student Workbook with exercises and quizzes for each lesson, and testing of cumulative knowledge and skills after every three lessons.
Material 2: Student Celeration Chart visualizes the self-recording of correct and wrong answers in each lesson’s test.
Mastery: Each student must score 100% on each test in order to proceed to the next lesson.
Motivation: A large wall chart summarizing the Student Celeration Charts, shows the progress of each student. This can decrease tardiness & absenteeism but increase focus and self-motivation.
Differentiation: Students work according to individual learning speed.
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5. RECOGNIZING & DIFFERENTIATING SPEECH SOUNDS01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
PART 1:
RECOGNIZING & DIFFERENTIATING SPEECH SOUNDS
Midterm Exam
Students can correctly identify at leat 90% of pauses, tones, stress, and pronunciation in spoken English.
Final Exam
Students can use correct/meaningful pauses, tones, and pronunciation of the 1,000 Fry Sight Words.
Note
Students are encouraged to keep a vocabulary notebook and translate unfamiliar terms after each lesson.
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6. 01
Pauses 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials
VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to mark short, medium, and long pauses on a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of understanding when long pauses are used in English speech.
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of understanding when medium pauses are used in English speech.
Outcome 4
The student should show proof of understanding when short pauses are used in English speech.
Requisite
Correctly understand the meaning of speech, transcript, mark, symbol, write, pause, stop, short, long, medium and very
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing/marking the four pause marks
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/marking the four pause marks
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing/marking the four tones in speech
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/marking the four tones used in speech
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7. 02
Tones: High, Low 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials
VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to recognize the symbols for high and low tones.
Outcome 2
The student should be able to mark high and low tones above each vowel on a speech transcript.
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of understanding when low tones are used in English speech.
Outcome 4
The student should show proof of understanding when high tones are used in English speech.
Requisite
Correctly understand the meaning of symbol, high, low, tone, seconds, automaticity,and accuracy
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing/writing the symbols for high and for low tones
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/writing the symbols for high and for low tones
Test 3
Test 4
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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8. 03
Tones: Rising, Falling 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials
VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to recognize the symbols for rising and falling tones.
The student should be able to mark rising and falling tones above each vowel on a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of understanding when rising and falling tones are used in English speech.
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of understanding when high and low tones are used in English speech.
Requisite
Correctly understand the meaning of symbol, rising, falling, tone, seconds, automaticity,and accuracy
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing/writing the symbols for rising and for falling tones
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/writing the symbols for rising and for falling tones
Test 3
Test 4
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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9. 04
Single-Vowel Sounds 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials 1
VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of each vowel on a speech transcript.
Requisite 1
Correctly understand the meaning of vowel, vowel sound, alphabetic spelling, phonetic spelling, and symbol
Requisite 2
Recognize and write the spelling (letter symbols) of all vowels
Requisite 3
Recognize and write all the phonetic symbols for single-vowel sounds
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing the spelling of all single-vowel sounds
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing the spelling of all single-vowel sounds
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing/writingof phonetic symbols of all single-vowel sounds
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/writing phonetic symbols all single-vowel sounds
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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10. Single-Consonant Sounds05
Single-Consonant Sounds 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials 1
VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of each consonant on a speech transcript.
Requisite 1
Correctly understand the meaning of consonant, consonant sound, letterand symbol
Requisite 2
Recognize and write the spelling (letter symbols) of all consonants
Requisite 3
Recognize and write all the phonetic symbols for single-consonant sounds
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing the spelling of all single-consonant sounds
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing the spelling of all single-consonant sounds
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing/writing the phonetic symbols of all single-consonant sounds
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/writing the phonetic symbols of all single-consonantof sounds
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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11. 06
The Schwa Sound 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials 1
VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to recognize and identify the schwa sound.
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to recognize and produce the schwa sound in phonetic writing
Outcome 3
The student may be asked to show proof of ability to produce the schwa sound in speech.
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and identifying the schwa sound
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and identifying the schwa sound
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and producing the schwa sound in phonetic writing
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and producing the schwa sound in phonetic writing
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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12. Double-Vowel (Diphthong) Sounds07
Double-Vowel (Diphthong) Sounds 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials 1
VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of initial diphthongs on a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of medial diphthongs on a speech transcript.
Outcome 3
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of final diphthongs on a speech transcript.
Requisite 1
Correctly understand the meaning of diphthong, double-vowel; reinforce the meaning of letter and symbol
Requisite 2
Recognize and write the spelling (letter symbols) of diphthongs
Requisite 3
Recognize and write all the phonetic symbols for diphthongs
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing the spelling of random diphthongs
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing the spelling of random diphthongs
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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13. Double-Consonant (Digraph) Sounds08
Double-Consonant (Digraph) Sounds 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials 1
VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of initial digraphs on a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of medial digraphs on a speech transcript.
Outcome 3
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of final digraphs on a speech transcript.
Requisite 1
Correctly understand the meaning of diphthong, double-vowel; reinforce the meanings of letter and symbol
Requisite 2
Recognize and write the spelling (letter symbols) of diphthongs
Requisite 3
Recognize and write all the phonetic symbols for diphthongs
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing the spelling of random diphthongs
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing the spelling of random diphthongs
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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14. Vowel Sounds: Long & Short09
Vowel Sounds: Long & Short 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials 1
VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to write the long-sound symbol below each long-sound vowel on a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
The student should be able to write the short-sound symbol below each short-sound vowel on the transcript.
Test 1
Accuracy of differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling of short-vowel sounds
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling of short-vowel sounds
Test 3
Accuracy of differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling of long- vowel sounds
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling of long- vowel sounds
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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15. 10
Trigraph Sounds 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials 1
VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to identify and spell out trigraphs on a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
Using phonetic symbols, the student should be able to write trigraphs on a transcript.
Test 1
Accuracy of reading trigraphs
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) reading trigraphs
Test 3
Accuracy of differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling of trigraphs
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling of trigraphs
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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16. International Spelling Alphabet11
International Spelling Alphabet 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials
Spelling Alphabet video; Spelling Alphabet Flascards
Equipment
Video player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to recite from memory the International Spelling Alphabet
Outcome 2
The student should be able to spell out words using the International Spelling Alphabet
Test 1
Accuracy of recall of the International Spelling Alphabet
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recall of the International Spelling Alphabet
Test 3
Accuracy of spelling out random words using the International Spelling Alphabet
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) spelling out random words using the International Spelling Alphabet
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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17. 12
The 1,000 Fry Sight Words 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials 1
Fry Sight Words List, Interactive IPA Chart, IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Materials 2
Fry Sight Words Flashcards, Workbook, and Stories
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to spell out all Fry Sight Words in the International Spelling Alphabet
Outcome 2
The student should be able to correctly spell out all Fry Sight Words in phonetic symbols
Test 1
Accuracy of reading the Fry Sight Words
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) reading the Fry Sight Words
Test 3
Accuracy of differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling of the Fry Sight Words
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling of the Fry Sight Words
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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18. Alliterations (Recurring Sounds)13
Alliterations (Recurring Sounds) 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials
To be completed
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to identify and spell out alliterations using the International Spelling Alphabet
Outcome 2
The student should be able to read and write alliterations using a phonetic alphabet.
Test 1
Accuracy of identifying and spelling of alliterations using the International Spelling Alphabet.
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in identifying and spelling of alliterations using the International Spelling Alphabet.
Test 3
Accuracy of reading and writing of alliterations in a phonetic alphabet
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in reading and writing of alliterations in a phonetic alphabet
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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19. Basic Classroom Sentences14
Basic Classroom Sentences 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials
To be completed
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to identify and spell out sentences using the International Spelling Alphabet
Outcome 2
The student should be able to write the phonetics, pauses, tones, and stresses of classroom sentences.
Test 1
Accuracy of identifying and spelling of basic classroom sentences using the International Spelling Alphabet (IPA).
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in identifying and spelling of basic classroom sentences using the IPA.
Test 3
Accuracy of writing the phonetics, pauses, tones, and stresses of basic classroom sentences.
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in writing the phonetics, pauses, tones, and stresses of basic classroom sentences.
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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20. 15
Homophones & Rhymes 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Materials
To be completed
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to identify homophones / rhymes in English speech.
Outcome 2
The student should be able to spell homophones & rhymes using the International Spelling Alphabet
Outcome 3
The student should be able to read and write homophones / rhymes using the phonetic alphabet.
Test 1
Accuracy of identifying homophones / rhymes in selected text.
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) identifying homophones / rhymes in selected text.
Test 3
Accuracy of spelling homophones / rhymes in phonetic or spelling alphabet
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in spelling homophones / rhymes in phonetic or spelling alphabet
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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21. RECOGNIZING & DIFFERENTIATING meaning in SPEECH SOUNDS01 02 03 04 05 06
PART 2:
RECOGNIZING & DIFFERENTIATING meaning in SPEECH SOUNDS
Midterm Exam
Students can identify the correct spelling of selected eliisions, homonyms, homographs, and minimal pairs.
Final Exam
Students can differentiate the phonetic spelling, pauses, and tones of selected sentences in UK, US, and Vietnamese speech patterns.
Note
Students are encouraged to keep a vocabulary notebook and translate unfamiliar terms after each lesson.
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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22. Elisions (Omitted Sounds)01
Elisions (Omitted Sounds) 01 02 03 04 05 06
Materials
To be completed
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to recognize and identify elisions in speech
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to recognize and produce elisions in phonetic writing
Outcome 3
The student may be asked to show proof of ability to produce elisions in speech
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and identifying elisions in speech
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and identifying elisions in speech
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and producing elisions in phonetic writing
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and producing elisions in phonetic writing
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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23. 02 Homonyms 01 02 03 04 05 06 Materials To be completed Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and identify homonyms in speech
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and produce homonyms in phonetic writing
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate homonyms in speech
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating homonyms in speech
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and differentiating homonyms in speech
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating homonyms in phonetic writing
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and differentiating homonyms in phonetic writing
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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24. 03 Minimal Pairs 01 02 03 04 05 06 Materials To be completed Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and identify minimal pairs in speech
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and produce minimal pairs in phonetic writing
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate minimal pairs in speech
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating minimal pairs in speech
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and differentiating minimal pairs in speech
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating minimal pairs in phonetic writing
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and differentiating minimal pairs in phonetic writing
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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25. Homographs & Polyphones04
Homographs & Polyphones 01 02 03 04 05 06
Materials
To be completed
Equipment
Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and identify homographs in speech
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and produce homographs in phonetic writing
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate homographs in speech
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating homographs in speech
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and differentiating homographs in speech
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating homographs in phonetic writing
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and differentiating homographs in phonetic writing
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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26. 05 UK and US Sounds 01 02 03 04 05 06 Main Menu Materials
To be completed
Equipment
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and produce US and UK vowels.
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and produce US and UK consonants.
Outcome 3
The student may be expected to show proof of ability to mimic US and UK speech patterns.
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US and UK vowels in speech
Test 2
Automaticity of recognizing and differentiating US and UK vowels in speech
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US and UK consonants in speech
Test 4
Automaticity of recognizing and differentiating US and UK consonants in speech
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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27. Vietnamese Speech Sounds06
Vietnamese Speech Sounds 01 02 03 04 05 06
Materials
To be completed
Equipment
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and produce US or UK and Vietnamese Pronunciation
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and produce US/UK and Vietnamese Pauses and Stresses.
Outcome 3
The student may be expected to show proof of ability to mimic US/ UK and Vietnamese speech patterns.
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US/UK and Vietnamese pronunciation of vowels and consonants.
Test 2
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US/UK and Vietnamese pronunciation of dipthongs and digraphs.
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US/UK and Vietnamese stresses in speech.
Test 4
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US/UK and Vietnamese pauses in speech.
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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28. BASIC SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE FOR A SELF-STUDY COURSE IN LISTENING
END OF PRESENTATION
A VOCABULARY & LISTENING PROGRAM FOR VIETNAMESE SPEAKERS (Pre-Elementary)
BASIC SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE FOR A SELF-STUDY COURSE IN LISTENING
by Jaime Alfredo Cabrera