Unit 12 Lesson plan (With Notes for Teachers) Rhythm of English Speech Date: Dec. 2-6 Class: Classes 1.2& 3 grade 2002 Subiect: English Pronunciation for Communication Purpose: The students will learn rhythm of English speech Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Define- in their own words a definition for rhythm of English speech. It is a revision and therefore easy for most of the students 2. Compare based on the understand ing of the basic concept, compare different types of speech rhythm in conned 3. Practice- imitate the stress patterns and do practice Resources/Materials: Textbook: Wang, Guizhen, An English Pronunciation Course, Higher Education Press, Beijing, 2000; 2. Handouts: illustration of stress patterns and rhythmic pattern 3. Recordings of native speakers Activities and procedure 1. Stimulating: Begin by asking the class to find out how much the students know about what they are required to learn. Make sure that it serves the purpose of stimulating the students to think about the issue and have the desire to find out the answers themselves 2. Display examples by playing the recording of the native speakers showing the typical pronunciation in English 3. Ask the students to listen to the tapes to make a good discrimination of rhythmic patterns in connected speech 4. Have the students imitate the speech rhythm in utterances 5. Have the students share what they have learned by reading out the practice materials in pairs 6. Have the students listen to the conversations recorded by native speakers of English and try to get the rhythm correct in their pronunciation 7. Have the students practice the guided conversation. Ask them to pay special attention to the stress in speech 8. Highlight the language function in the conversation in the pract ice 9. Have several pairs of the students present their conversation in the class 10. Comment on the students' performance by highlighting the achievement of theUnit 12 Lesson Plan (With Notes for Teachers) Rhythm of English Speech Date: Dec., 2-6 Class: Classes 1, 2 & 3, Grade 2002 Subject: English Pronunciation for Communication Purpose: The students will learn rhythm of English speech. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Define - in their own words a definition for rhythm of English speech. It is a revision and therefore, easy for most of the students; 2. Compare – based on the understanding of the basic concept, compare different types of speech rhythm in connected speech; 3. Practice – imitate the stress patterns and do practice. Resources/Materials: 1. Textbook: Wang, Guizhen, An English Pronunciation Course, Higher Education Press, Beijing, 2000; 2. Handouts: illustration of stress patterns and rhythmic pattern; 3. Recordings of native speakers Activities and Procedures: 1. Stimulating: Begin by asking the class to find out how much the students know about what they are required to learn. Make sure that it serves the purpose of stimulating the students to think about the issue and have the desire to find out the answers themselves. 2. Display examples by playing the recording of the native speakers showing the typical pronunciation in English. 3. Ask the students to listen to the tapes to make a good discrimination of rhythmic patterns in connected speech. 4. Have the students imitate the speech rhythm in utterances. 5. Have the students share what they have learned by reading out the practice materials in pairs. 6. Have the students listen to the conversations recorded by native speakers of English and try to get the rhythm correct in their pronunciation. 7. Have the students practice the guided conversation. Ask them to pay special attention to the stress in speech. 8. Highlight the language function in the conversation in the practice. 9. Have several pairs of the students present their conversation in the class. 10. Comment on the students’ performance by highlighting the achievement of the