English Pronunciation Intonation Practice Lecture Four English Vowels

English Pronunciation & Intonation Practice 英语语音语调

Lecture Four English Vowels

Table of Contents Warming-up Discussion English Consonant Listening and Speaking Homework

Warming -up Listening to an English song“Hello”. Hello. How do you do? My name is Tom. What about you? Hello. How do you do? Nice to meet you.

Discussion 1. Why should we study pronunciation? Remember words Develope autonomy study Speak authentic English Develope sense of English language

2. Do you know some strategies to learn pronunciation well? Listen to yourself Practice makes perfect Sing a song Slow down Watch yourself

English Consonants P b t d f v θ ð s z k g r h ʃ ʒ tʃ dʒ m n l w Stops Fricatives Affricates ŋ Nasals Lateral Semivowels

Listening and Speaking Where does the conversation most likely take place ? Does Helen Baker find Chinese history very interesting ?

Assignment Questions: 1. What is syllable(音节)? 2. How can we devide syllables?

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