Pronunciation involves far more than individual sounds. Word stress, sentence stress, intonation, and word linking all influence the sound of spoken English, not to mention the way we often slur words and phrases together in casual speech. 'What are you going to do?' becomes 'Whaddaya gonna do?' English pronunciation involves too many complexities for learners to strive for a complete elimination of accent, but improving pronunciation will boost self esteem, facilitate communication, and possibly lead to a better job or a least more respect in the workplace | TEACHING LANGUAGE TO YOUNG LEARNERS Language: Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar General Principle sounds words structures TEACHING PRONUNCIATION The scope of pronunciation Individual sounds Sounds in connected speech Stress and rhythm Intonation Individual sounds Sounds in connected speech Coffee, coffee Milk and sugar, milk and sugar Strawberries and cream, strawberries and cream Chocolate cake and chocolate biscuits Fish and chips Fish and chips Soup S-O-O-O-U-P Stress and Rhythm COffee, COffee MILK and SUGAR, MILK and SUGAR STRAWberries and CREAM, STRAWberries and CREAM CHOcolate CAKE and CHOcolate BIScuits FISH and CHIPS FISH and CHIPS SOUP S-O-O-O-U-P More Practice One two three four One and two and three and four One and a two and a three and a four One and then a two and then a three and then a four More Practice One two three four One and two and three and four One and a two and a three and a four One and then a two and then a three and then a four Intonation My name’s Peter. | TEACHING LANGUAGE TO YOUNG LEARNERS Language: Pronunciation Vocabulary Grammar General Principle sounds words structures TEACHING PRONUNCIATION The scope of pronunciation Individual sounds Sounds in connected speech Stress and rhythm Intonation Individual sounds Sounds in connected speech Coffee, coffee Milk and sugar, milk and sugar Strawberries and cream, strawberries and cream Chocolate cake and chocolate biscuits Fish and chips Fish and chips Soup S-O-O-O-U-P Stress and Rhythm COffee, COffee MILK and SUGAR, MILK and SUGAR STRAWberries and CREAM, STRAWberries and CREAM CHOcolate CAKE and CHOcolate BIScuits FISH and CHIPS FISH and CHIPS SOUP S-O-O-O-U-P More Practice One two three four One and two and three and four One and a two and a three and a four One and then a two and then a three and then a four More Practice One two three four One and two and three and four One and a two and a three and a four One and then a two and then a three and then a four Intonation My name’s Peter. Where’s my bag? Can I open the window? Stick it on here What a beautiful shirt! Would you like a lift? Which shirt do you like, the red one or the blue one? What there is left we’ll put it in the pot. Techniques and Activities Game Purpose Stress Snap Stress Domino To practise recognizing the word stress within 2 syllable words Sound Bingo To practise recognizing similarities and differences between sounds / discriminating sounds Happy Sound Families To practise recognizing similarities and differences between sounds / discriminating sounds Odd one out To practise recognizing similarities and differences between sounds / discriminating sounds TEACHING VOCABULARY What is vocabulary? Lexical sets . shop, fruit, room in a house Rhyming sets . bat, rat, hat, mat Color sets . things that are green Grammatical sets . adjectives, verbs, nouns, prepositions Partners / collocations . play the piano, ride a bike, easy class, loud noise Opposites or male and female . hot / .
