《名人幽默故事》PPT课件.ppt

Better English Pronunciation for Communication A Practical Course for Students of English Wang Guizhen Faculty of English Language & Culture Guangdong University of Foreign Studies,Listening Exercise the reduced vowels in unstressed syllables,1. fort comfort 2. lace necklace 3. romance Roman 4. localit localism 5. rite favourite 6. table comfortable 7. ward forward 8. fort effort 9. cable educable 10 late chocolate,11 progress production 12 profit pronounce 13 necessity necessary 14 protest (n.) protest (v.) 15 valid validity 16 label profitable 17 man Englishman 18 prefer preference 19 photo photography 20 full handful,Listening Exercise the stress in compound nouns,bathroom daylight baseball classroom popcorn drugstore notebook airport flashlight chalkboard,bookcase toothpaste bus stop newspaper sun glasses grandfather teenager tennis court traffic light basketball,The stress in compound proper nouns,Good Friday Easter Sunday Long Island New Jersey United States Atlantic Ocean New York New York City United Nations Forest Road Third Avenue Beach Hotel,Reading aloud Pay special attention to the word stress.,Rainforests Wonders of Nature Tropical rainforests are one of the earths richest and most fascinating areas. They are found in eighty-five countries in the world. These damp, dense forests thrive in Central and South America, Australia, and Southeast Asia. Although these areas cover just about ten percent of the earths surface, over forty percent of the worlds plant and animal species are found in the rainforests. Many of them are found nowhere else on earth. The rainforest are very important to the world. It actually contributes to the climate of the areas in which they live, helping to sustain rainfall. The thick trees also help turn carbon dioxide into oxygen, which is necessary for humans to live. It is believed that the rainforests contain important plants that will cure the serious and deadly diseases of today. Because of its vital contribution to the environment, and its limitless possibilities for scientific discovery, preservation of the rainforest should be a priority for people worldwide.,Stress patterns of words and word groups,rainforests richest fascinating areas countries in the world Central and South America Southeast Asia the earths surface plant and animals animal species contribute,climate of the areas sustain rainfall carbon dioxide oxygen contain the serious and deadly diseases contribution to the environment scientific discovery preservation of the rainforest a priority for people worldwide,Stress patterns of words and word groups U08分练习录音09.mp3,rainforests richest fascinating areas countries in the world Central and South America Southeast Asia the earths surface plant and animals animal species contribute,Stress patterns of words and word groups,climate of the areas sustain rainfall carbon dioxide oxygen contain the serious and deadly diseases contribution to the environment scientific discovery preservation of the rainforest a priority for people worldwide,Listen & Imitate (1),G: I hear that your team won last Saturdays football match. J: Oh yes, we did. 3-1. G: Oh, I cant believe it. Congratulations! J: Thank you. G: A pity I didnt manage to come and see it. I had intended to, you know. J: Yes, I know. G: It was a good game, wasnt it? J: Well, not bad, I think. We were in pretty good form.,Listen & Imitate (2),G: Hello, John. When did you get back? J: Last night. G: Where did you go? J: We went all over the place. G: What do you mean “all over the place“? J: I mean Guilin, Xishuanbanna, Zhangjiajie, Huangshan and Huashan. G: You people sure covered a lot of places. J: Youre not kidding. Five provinces in fifteen days. G: How many miles did you travel? J: Almost four thousand miles. G: You must be exhausted. J: No. Were fit as a fiddle and ready to go back to work.,Pronunciation in communication: Expressing excitement & surprise,Route 1 Fujian Zhejiang Jiangxi Hunan Hubei,Route 2 Jiangsu Anhui Shandong Henan Shanxi,Route 3 Guangxi Yunnan Guizhou Sichuan Qinghai,Route 4 Heilongjiang Jilin Liaoning Inner Mongolia Gansu,Student A = a Chinese student; Student B = a teacher who is from England Situation: Take turns to be Student A. Student B is playing the role of a teacher who is just back from a trip to quite a few places. Possible steps: Student A greets the teacher. Student A asks about the trip. Student B talks about the excitement of the trip. ,Unit 9,English Sentence Stress Stressed Words & Unstressed Words In a Sentence,Do the following exercises online, paying special attention to the word stress in a sentence.,Schwa (2) Information/words Information/stress Listen for stress Get stress right Get stress right (2) Watch your stress,Stressed syllables vs. unstressed syllables,Stressed syllables: long, have a pitch change and have full vowel sounds Unstressed syllables: short and often have a reduced vowel sound. eg. banana A reduced vowel: a short, unclear vowel sound, very often the sound / / Any English vowel letter can be pronounced with the schwa /,A Syllable,ba NAAAA na (short) (long) (short),Stressed words vs. unstressed words,Stressed words give information to the listener. Unstressed words join the information words together.,Information words vs. function words,Information words: nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs giving information about who, what, when, where, why, how expressing the main idea or content of the phrase or sentence Function words: articles, pronouns, possessives, prepositions, auxiliary verbs, and conjunctions connecting the information words to form grammatical sentences.,Information words,Function words,Function words: Connecting the information words to form grammatical sentences,A blue print or a blueprint?,a. Im interested in the blue print. b. Im interested in the blueprint. What is the difference between them? the blue print: a print which is blue (the colour) the blueprint: an architects plan for a building; a plan or idea e.g. a blueprint for a better world,A bluebottle is not a bottle!,A blue bell A blue bird A blue bottle A blue cap A blue coat,A bluebell (圆叶风铃草) A bluebird (蓝色鸣鸟) A bluebottle （反吐丽蝇） A bluecap（青山雀） A blue coat（警察）,a. What is he doing in the darkroom? b. What is he doing in the dark room? a. He is developing films. b. He is sleeping.,Identify the information words in the following: U09分练习录音02.mp3,Would you like tea or coffee? Ill have coffee, please. Milk and sugar? No milk. I have it black, with one sugar. Thanks.,Identify the information words in the following:,Would you like some more salad? Yes, please. Id love some. Is there anything else I can get you? No, thanks. It was delicious, but Ive already eaten too much.,Identify the information words in the following:,Would you care for anything to drink? Ill have tea, please. Do you want hot tea or iced tea? Iced lemon tea, then.,Identify the information words in the following:,Shall I bring you coffee now? Not right now, thank you. Do you care for anything else? Yes, Could you bring me a piece of apple pie?,Reading aloud Identify words that are stressed first. Pay special attention to the sentence stress.,Giving a Man a Fish There is an old saying: “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and you have fed him for a lifetime.” This saying, however, may no longer be true today. The reason is overfishing. The problem of overfishing is spreading. Since anyone can fish, many people do. Around the world, the number of fishermen and fish farmers is growing. The total has more than doubled in the past 25 years. When too many people fish, too many fish are caught. The days of teaching people to fish may be over. New solutions to this problem must be found, before there are no more fish to eat.,Reading aloud Identify words that are stressed first. Pay special attention to the sentence stress.,There is an old saying. Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and you have fed him for a lifetime. This saying may no longer be true today. The reason is overfishing. The problem of overfishing is spreading. Since anyone can fish, many people do. Around the world, the number of fishermen is growing. The number of fish farmers is growing. The total has more than doubled in the past 25 years. Too many people fish. Too many fish are caught. The days of teaching people to fish may be over. New solutions to this problem must be found. There are no more fish to eat.,Reading aloud Identify words that are stressed first. Pay special attention to the sentence stress.,There is an old saying. Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish, and you have fed him for a lifetime. This saying may no longer be true today. The reason is overfishing. The problem of overfishing is spreading. Since anyone can fish, many people do. Around the world, the number of fishermen is growing. The number of fish farmers is growing. The total has more than doubled in the past 25 years. Too many people fish. Too many fish are caught. The days of teaching people to fish may be over. New solutions to this problem must be found. There are no more fish to eat.,Listening for information,从1:10开始,Listen to the following conversations and write the information in the appropriate box.,Reading aloud Identify words that are stressed. Pay special attention to the sentence stress.,Work Work generally refers to regular paid employment. While we still speak of “working“ in the garden, an active woman, running a home and bringing up children, is distinguished from a woman who “works“, that is, takes paid employment. But to add to the confusion, the following conversation is also quite common: “Do you work?” “No, my husband works. Im just a housewife. I do the housework.” Domestic work is often very time-consuming and makes a vital contribution to the working of the economy, but is rarely acknowledged as such.,Reading aloud Identify words that are stressed. Pay special attention to the sentence stress.,Work generally refers to regular paid employment. We still speak of “working“ in the garden. She is running a home and bringing up children. She is distinguished from a woman who “works“. She takes paid employment. The following conversation is also quite common. Do you work? No, my husband works. Im just a housewife. I do the housework. Domestic work is often very time-consuming. It makes a vital contribution to the working of the economy.,Listening for information (1),(G = Gloria S = Stranger) S: Hi, there! You are new in town? G: Uh, yes, I am. S: Can I help you find a hotel or something? G: Thats okay. Ill be staying with my sister. S: Shes picking you up? G: Ill take a bus out to her place. She doesnt know Im here now. S: Oh, really? Well, maybe I can give you some directions. G: Oh, thatd be great. Do you know the city well? S: Do I know the city? Well, I know it like the back of my hand. You got her address? G: Yeah. Shes at the Sixth, Garden Street. S: Oh, yeah! You know, Im just going out that way.