Unit 1 Basic Concepts:Syllables,Stress Rhythm Purpose: The students will leam some basic concepts in English pronunciation.We are going to learn something about syllables,stress and rhythm in English.At the same time,they will learn to say greetings and farewell with appropriate pronunciation and intonation in English. Objectives:Students will be able to: L.Define-in their own words a definition for“syllable”and“stressed syllable'”, then a definition for"“rhythm”and“rhythmic pattern', 2.Compare-based on the understanding of the basic concept compare the degrees md thme ptte in lih 3. Resources/Materials: 1 Textbook Wang.Guizhen An english pronunciation Course.Higher education 2. Handouts: ustration of stress pattems and rhythmic patter; Activities and Procedures: 1.Ask the class to find out how much the students know about English Pronunciation and intonation. 2. Playing the recording of the native speakers showing the typical pronunciation in English to the students. 3.Explain to them what do the basic concepts syllable,stress and rhythm mean. 4.Ask the students to listen to the MP3 to finish the listening exercises in unit. 5.Have the students imitate the sound in focus. students practice the guided conversation.Ask them to pay special attention to the sounds in focus in speech. 7.Have several pairs of the students present their conversation in the class. 8.Comment on the students'performance by highlighting the achievement of the students and the efforts they need for the improvement Ask the students to do more practice after class and get ready for presentation during the next session Details of the teaching plan:Basic concepts:Syllables,Stress &Rhythm In this unit,we are going to leamn some basic concepts:syllables,stress and rhythm in English pronunciation Asyllable is a word part and the basic unit of English rhythm.English words can have one,two,three or even more syllables.In the word 'driveway',there are two syllables.In the sentence'Drive him away',there are four. What is a stressed syllable? In English words with more than one syllable,one of them will receive more Unit 1 Basic Concepts: Syllables, Stress & Rhythm Purpose: The students will learn some basic concepts in English pronunciation. We are going to learn something about syllables, stress and rhythm in English. At the same time, they will learn to say greetings and farewell with appropriate pronunciation and intonation in English. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Define - in their own words a definition for “syllable” and “stressed syllable”, then a definition for “rhythm” and “rhythmic pattern”; 2. Compare – based on the understanding of the basic concept, compare the degrees of stress and different rhythmic patterns; 3. Practice – imitate the typical stress patterns and rhythmic patterns in English. Resources/Materials: 1. Textbook: Wang, Guizhen, An English Pronunciation Course, Higher Education Press, Beijing, 2002; 2. Handouts: illustration of stress patterns and rhythmic pattern; Activities and Procedures: 1. Ask the class to find out how much the students know about English Pronunciation and intonation. 2. Playing the recording of the native speakers showing the typical pronunciation in English to the students. 3. Explain to them what do the basic concepts syllable, stress and rhythm mean. 4. Ask the students to listen to the MP3 to finish the listening exercises in unit. 5. Have the students imitate the sound in focus. 6. Have the students practice the guided conversation. Ask them to pay special attention to the sounds in focus in speech. 7. Have several pairs of the students present their conversation in the class. 8. Comment on the students’ performance by highlighting the achievement of the students and the efforts they need for the improvement. 9. Ask the students to do more practice after class and get ready for presentation during the next session. Details of the teaching plan: Basic concepts: Syllables, Stress & Rhythm In this unit, we are going to learn some basic concepts: syllables, stress and rhythm in English pronunciation. A syllable is a word part and the basic unit of English rhythm. English words can have one, two, three or even more syllables. In the word ‘driveway’, there are two syllables. In the sentence ‘Drive him away’, there are four. What is a stressed syllable? In English words with more than one syllable, one of them will receive more