Unit 8 Lesson plan (With Notes for Teachers) Stressed syllables unstressed syllables Date: Nov 4-8 Class: Classes 1.2& 3 grade 2002 Subject: English Pronunciation for Communication Purpose: The students will learn stressed syllables unstressed syllables in English Objectives: Students will be able to 1. Define-in their own words a definition for stressed syllables unstressed 2 Syllables. It is a revision and therefore, easy for most of the students, Compare- based on the understand ing of the basic concept, compare stressed and unstressed syllables in words and sentences 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 ask ing 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 the stress )cUs 4. Have the students imitate the stress patterns in focus 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 stress 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 theUnit 8 Lesson Plan (With Notes for Teachers) Stressed Syllables & Unstressed Syllables Date: Nov.4-8 Class: Classes 1, 2 & 3, Grade 2002 Subject: English Pronunciation for Communication Purpose: The students will learn stressed syllables & unstressed syllables in English. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Define - in their own words a definition for stressed syllables & unstressed syllables. It is a revision and therefore, easy for most of the students; 2. Compare – based on the understanding of the basic concept, compare stressed and unstressed syllables in words and sentences; 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 the stress in focus. 4. Have the students imitate the stress patterns in focus. 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 stress 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