The students will learn the consonants: nasals, approximants & lateral(s) in English. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Define - in their own words a definition for Nasals, Approximants & Lateral(s); 2. Compare – based on the understanding of the basic concept, compare them with other consonants;

Subject: English Pronunciation for Communication Purpose: The students will learn the stop consonants in English. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Define - in their own words a definition for “stops”; 2. Compare – based on the understanding of the basic concept, compare stops and other consonants;

A Practical Course for Students of English By Wang Guizhen Faculty of English Language & Culture Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Types of English Intonation Intonation: Why? Falling Tone Rising Tone Fall-rise Tone

Linking Vowel to Vowel If our lips are round at the end of the first word, we insert a / / sound: We write it like this: too often who is so I do all We say it like this: toowoften whowis sowI dowall

Stressed Words & Unstressed Words in a Sentence What is a syllable? A word part and the basic unit of English rhythm What is a stressed syllable? ba NAAAA na

In addition to the 'pure vowels' (ones where the tongue positioning is fairly static) shown above there is also the set of vowel diphthongs. These are effectively long vowels during which the tongue moves to produce a definite change of quality during the sound. In phonetic transcription we usually use a pair of linked symbols for each diphthong - one indicating the quality of the sound at the start of the vowel, and the other indicating its quality as it ends. Examples of diphthongs are found in words like 'boy', 'hear', 'may', 'my

English vowels & vowel classification The English pure vowels can be classified according to the height of the raised part of the tongue the part of the tongue raised the position of the lips

Unit Two: Stops What are stop consonants? How to discriminate and pronounce stop consonants correctly? Introducing yourself Learning Objectives

Objectives of the CourseThis course is intended to help the students toimprove their English pronunciation, includingsuch elements as （1) the correct pronunciation of individualphonemes and words in English （2) the rhythmic patterns of the English language （3) patterns and functions of English intonation,so that the students will be able to communicate moreeffectively with good pronunciation and intonation