UNIT 5

ATTENTION,
PLEASE!
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 Learning Overview

Attention, Please!

Pronunciation Essential
Interlude
Center Grammar

Pronouncing -S Making
Announcement Using Active & Passive
& -Es Endings Sentences in
Announcements
Differentiating /R/
Sound in US & British
English
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-S & -Es Pronunciation
–S & -Es Endings
There are four purposes in adding –s or –es to a word:
• To create a plural noun (books)
• To conjugate a verb (she looks)
• To show possession (my brother’s book)
• To create a contraction (brother’s: brother has)
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-S & -Es Pronunciation
Pronouncing –S & -Es Endings
This is how to add –s and –es endings
and how to pronounce them.
Last Letter Adding Pronounced Examples
h/k/p/t/th –s /S/ coughs, attacks, stops,
blasts, unearths
b/d/g/l/m/n/ –s /Z/ grabs, stings, fails,
r/o/the/v comes
c/ch/ge/s/sh –es /IZ/ chances, watches,
/ss/x judges, chooses, wishes,
misses, fixes
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/R/ Sound

The Difference in US & British English

• Americans always pronounce the letter R in very strong way.
• Make sure your tongue doesn’t touch on top of your mouth
(Examples: LaRi, HeRi, putRi).
• In England, the R tends to be silent.
• For example, the words “load” and “lord” would sound very
similar since the R tends to be silent before another consonant.
It’s also silent at the end of a word in British English.
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Announcement
What Is It?
Announcement means a
spoken or written statement
that tells people, whether
public community or limited
to people of certain
institution, about something.

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Announcement
Kinds of Announcement
There are several kinds of announcements:

Commercials Non-Commercials Personal

commercials public service wedding
on radio, announcement, announcement,
television, public event newly-born
newspaper, announcement, announcement,
magazines, or school/educational death
shops. announcement, announcement
business
announcement.
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Announcement
How to Write It?
1. Be direct and concise.
2. Write a short, friendly, and to
the point when you’re sharing
positive news.
3. Motivate your reader to reach
similar goals.
1. Present your information in a
plain and complete way.
2. If announcing bad news, write
it in a direct statement. Add a
message of understanding and
optimism to your
announcement in a respectful
tone.
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Active and Passive Forms

Most announcements are written in Future Tense, either in active or

passive form to tell something that is happening, has happened, or
more likely going to happen.

Active Passive
will + verb (base form) will + be + verb (past participle)
Examples: Examples:
• will provide • will be issued
• will wear will be installed
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