华南师范大学：《医学分子生物学》课程教学课件（PPT讲稿）第七章 细胞通讯（cell communication）与信号转导（signal transduction）

Subject: English Pronunciation for Communication Purpose: The students will learn the use of intonation in English. Objectives: Students will be able to : 1. Define - in their own words the use of intonation in English. 2. Compare – based on the understanding of the basic concept, compare different functions and use of intonation in speech;

Subject: English Pronunciation for Communication Purpose: The students will learn intonation units of English. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Define - in their own words a definition for intonation units. 2. Compare – based on the understanding of the basic concept, compare different units of intonation in speech;

Subject: English Pronunciation for Communication Purpose: The students will learn stressed words & unstressed words in a sentence in English. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Define - in their own words a definition for stressed words & unstressed words in a sentence. It is a revision and therefore, easy for most of the students;

Subject: English Pronunciation for Communication Purpose: The students will learn the consonants: front vowels & central vowels in English. Objectives: Students will be able to: 1. Define - in their own words a definition for front vowels & central vowels;

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

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

Why use phonemic symbols? The alphabet which we use to write English has 26 letters but (British) English has 44 sounds. Inevitably, English spelling is not a reliable guide to pronunciation because Some letters have more than one sound Sometimes letters are not pronounced at all The same sound may be represented by different letters