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 Stressed syllables Unstressed Syllables In this unit, we will learn more about stressed syllables unstressed syllables We now have a general view of the sounds in English. We know how important correct pronunciation is to successful communication. We also learned a little about the fact that we need to master other important aspects of the spoken English in order to achieve successful communication. Stress and rhythm are two essential elements Every time you dance, sing, or clap your hands you emphasize or stress particular beats or sounds. In speech, stress may be defined as the degree of intensity of loudness placed on a sound, that is, the amount of force one puts on a syllable or word to give it importance. Stress is such an important feature of spoke English that it determines not only the rhythmic flow of words, but also the quality of the vowels Correct word and sentence stress in spoken English can mean the difference between good communication and no communication at all Three types of stress can be found in English: primary, secondary, and zero. The term primary stress refers to the strong emphasis a speaker puts on the most important syllable of a particular word. Secondary stress refers to a less strong emphasis on the next most important syllable. Zero stress refers to any syllable that receives no stress and it is also called unstressed syllable. In other words, an unstressed syllable receives no intensity or loudness at all. The frequent occurrence of unstressed syllable is one of the fundamental characteristics of spoken English, and the one that most distinguishes English from chinese A stressed syllable may contain any one of the vowel sounds except the schwa, but any vowel except the diphthongs /a@/ and /ot/ can be reduced to /o/or//.In spoken English, there are many more unstressed syllables than there are stressed syllables. This explains why the two vowels, / o/ and //, are the most frequently used vowel sounds in spoken English 重读音节和非重读音节 在前面几个单元中,我们学习了英语的44个音素。我们非常清楚,正确的 发音是口头交际成功的重要因素。与此同时,我们也非常清楚地认识到,仅有正 确的发音还不够,当音素相连形成音节,进而形成单词与语句的时候,我们需要 用英语所特有的重音模式和节奏规律将这些音素与音节说出来,才能表达出语句 的含义。这一单元我们学习的是英语的重音:英语单词和句子中的重读音节与非 重读音节 我们在听英语语句的时候,有一些单词或音节听起来比其周围的单词或音节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 Stressed Syllables & Unstressed Syllables In this unit, we will learn more about stressed syllables & unstressed syllables. We now have a general view of the sounds in English. We know how important correct pronunciation is to successful communication. We also learned a little about the fact that we need to master other important aspects of the spoken English in order to achieve successful communication. Stress and rhythm are two essential elements. Every time you dance, sing, or clap your hands you emphasize or stress particular beats or sounds. In speech, stress may be defined as the degree of intensity of loudness placed on a sound; that is, the amount of force one puts on a syllable or word to give it importance. Stress is such an important feature of spoke English that it determines not only the rhythmic flow of words, but also the quality of the vowels. Correct word and sentence stress in spoken English can mean the difference between good communication and no communication at all. Three types of stress can be found in English: primary, secondary, and zero. The term primary stress refers to the strong emphasis a speaker puts on the most important syllable of a particular word. Secondary stress refers to a less strong emphasis on the next most important syllable. Zero stress refers to any syllable that receives no stress, and it is also called unstressed syllable. In other words, an unstressed syllable receives no intensity or loudness at all. The frequent occurrence of unstressed syllable is one of the fundamental characteristics of spoken English, and the one that most distinguishes English from Chinese. A stressed syllable may contain any one of the vowel sounds except the schwa, but any vowel except the diphthongs /a☺/ and // can be reduced to // or //. In spoken English, there are many more unstressed syllables than there are stressed syllables. This explains why the two vowels, // and //, are the most frequently used vowel sounds in spoken English. 重读音节和非重读音节 在前面几个单元中，我们学习了英语的 44 个音素。我们非常清楚，正确的 发音是口头交际成功的重要因素。与此同时，我们也非常清楚地认识到，仅有正 确的发音还不够，当音素相连形成音节，进而形成单词与语句的时候，我们需要 用英语所特有的重音模式和节奏规律将这些音素与音节说出来，才能表达出语句 的含义。这一单元我们学习的是英语的重音: 英语单词和句子中的重读音节与非 重读音节。 我们在听英语语句的时候，有一些单词或音节听起来比其周围的单词或音节