students and the efforts they need for the improvement 11. Ask the students to do more practice after class and get ready for presentation during the next session Notes for Teachers Strong forms and weak forms In this unit, we will learn strong forms weak forms- two different ways of d pronouncing the wore In unstressed syllables, we often come across the short, unclear vowel />/ which is the most common of all sounds in English. This same sound also occurs in many of the function words when they are unstressed Strong forms and weak forms As we all know, many function words in English have two pronunciations:a stressed form(or strong form) and an unstressed form(or reduced form, weak form) The unstressed form is thus an alternate pronunciation of a word which is so reduced frequently used vowel in the unstressed form and next comes/es. // is the most in its articulation that it consists of a different set of phoner The importance of learning unstressed forms Two reasons are said to be most important in learn ing to use the unstressed forms in English. Firstly, most native speakers of English find an "all-strong form pronunciation very unpleasant. Secondly, learners who are not familiar with the use of weak forms are likely to have difficulty understand ing native speakers 强读式和弱读式 本单元介绍的是英语的强读式与弱读式。在英语单词和句子的弱读音节中, 我们最经常听到的元音是://。这是在所有英语音素中出现频率最高的音素, 也是英语功能词在非重读时最常用的元音。 强读式与弱读式 英语语音的一个显著特点是许多功能词具有两种不同的发音:一种是在重读 时的发音,称强读式;另一种是在非重读时的发音,称弱读式。 强读式是指一个单词单独念的时候所采取的读音形式。在连贯发言中,当这 些词接受句子重音时多用强读式,不具句子重音的词则多用弱读式。由于这些词 多为虚词,在句中一般不重读,因此,它们通常以弱读式的形式出现。 对于我国学生来说,要学会单词弱读式的发音是轻而易举的事,但要做到能 够运用就不容易了。最常见的读法是将应该读成弱读式的单词读作强读式,并以 为那才是标准的发音。用这种方法说英语,不仅影响语流,还使听者感到别扭, 甚至可能产生误会。 以单词and为例。and的发音有以下几种可能性:1)/nd/,2)/nd,3)/wn, 4)h,其中以3)最为常见。短语 in and out通常读作/inτn'aut/,短语 horse and cat通常读作/ ho s onk&: t/。1)与2)常用于句首。如果将句中的and都读作nd/students and the efforts they need for the improvement. 11. Ask the students to do more practice after class and get ready for presentation during the next session. Notes for Teachers Strong Forms and Weak Forms In this unit, we will learn strong forms & weak forms - two different ways of pronouncing the word. In unstressed syllables, we often come across the short, unclear vowel //, which is the most common of all sounds in English. This same sound also occurs in many of the function words when they are unstressed. Strong forms and weak forms As we all know, many function words in English have two pronunciations: a stressed form (or strong form) and an unstressed form (or reduced form, weak form). The unstressed form is thus an alternate pronunciation of a word which is so reduced in its articulation that it consists of a different set of phonemes. // is the most frequently used vowel in the unstressed form and next comes //. The importance of learning unstressed forms Two reasons are said to be most important in learning to use the unstressed forms in English. Firstly, most native speakers of English find an "all-strong form" pronunciation very unpleasant. Secondly, learners who are not familiar with the use of weak forms are likely to have difficulty understanding native speakers. 强读式和弱读式 本单元介绍的是英语的强读式与弱读式。在英语单词和句子的弱读音节中， 我们最经常听到的元音是：//。这是在所有英语音素中出现频率最高的音素, 也是英语功能词在非重读时最常用的元音。 强读式与弱读式 英语语音的一个显著特点是,许多功能词具有两种不同的发音：一种是在重读 时的发音，称强读式;另一种是在非重读时的发音，称弱读式。 强读式是指一个单词单独念的时候所采取的读音形式。在连贯发言中，当这 些词接受句子重音时多用强读式，不具句子重音的词则多用弱读式。由于这些词 多为虚词，在句中一般不重读，因此，它们通常以弱读式的形式出现。 对于我国学生来说，要学会单词弱读式的发音是轻而易举的事，但要做到能 够运用就不容易了。最常见的读法是将应该读成弱读式的单词读作强读式，并以 为那才是标准的发音。用这种方法说英语，不仅影响语流，还使听者感到别扭， 甚至可能产生误会。 以单词 and 为例。and 的发音有以下几种可能性：1）/nd/, 2）/nd/, 3）/n/, 4）/n/, 其中以 3）最为常见。短语 in and out 通常读作/'in n `aut/, 短语 horse and cart 通常读作/'h:s nk:t/。1）与 2）常用于句首。如果将句中的 and 都读作/nd/