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Pronunciation workshop
UNIT6
 Objective
To read words using correct stresses.

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 Some words are both nouns and verbs.
What you should have in mind is the
correct pronunciation when using it.
NOUNS VERBS
Conflict Conflict
Object Object
Permit Permit They are not present today.
Present Present
They present their friends to the family.
Progress Progress
Project Project
Suspect Suspect
Update Update

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 Stress in two-syllable nouns and verbs
Noun • Verb
• record • record
• permit • permit
• suspect • suspect
• import • import
• present • present
• conflict • conflict
• insult • insult
• project • project
• contrast • contrast
• produce • produce

https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/word-stress-rules.htm
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 Noun or verb?

I suspect he´s a suspect.

We object to that object.

Can you record your records?

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 Pair work
1. a. object What´s this little object?
b. object We object to that!

2. a. record Our team has the record for most wins.

b. record We record every victory.

3. a. present We give her a present.

b. present They plan to present her with the team.

4. a. contract They want to see the contract.

b. contract They will contract many people.

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 Pair work
1. a. object What did you say?
2. b. object What did you say?

3. a. record What did you say?

4. b. record What did you say?

5. a. present What did you say?

b. present What did you say?

4. a. contract What did you say?

b. contract What did you say?

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 Pair work

a. Progress Did you say Progress or Progress ?

b. Progress

a. Transport Did you say Transport or Transport?

b. Transport

a. Permit Did you say Permit or permit?

b. permit

a. Project Did you say Project or Project ?

b. Project

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 Did you hear a noun or a verb?

Noun • Verb
• contract • contract
• export • export
• progress • progress
• transport • transport
• present • present
• permit • permit
• project • project

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 Say the sentences

We proJECT that the final PROject will be excellent .

She will preSENT you with a big PREsent.
Please reCORD the Record today.
He obJECTS to the ugly Objects you always buy.

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 Stress in Compound Nouns
bathroom passport
bathtub notebook
workbook baseball
highway basketball
airline shoebox
airplane lunchbox
raincoat underline

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 Check yourself: Dialogue

1. Practice the dialogue.

A: This dress doesn't fit correctly.

B: No problem. Shop around until you find something you like.
A: What's on sale today?
B: If you can wait until next weekend, you can save some money.
A: Do you know what's going to be on sale?
B: You'll be happy to know that everything in the store will be on sale.
A: I won't miss that. I'll wait until next weekend.
B: Great. Bring lots of cash so you can buy lots of things.

http://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/shop/1shop14.htm
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 Check yourself: Dialogue
1. Look at the underlined words in the following dialogue. The stressed syllables are in bold.
2. Practice the dialogue, making the vowels in the stressed syllables extra long and clear.

A: This dress doesn't fit correctly.

B: No problem. Shop around until you find something you like.
A: What's on sale today?
B: If you can wait until next weekend, you can save some money.
A: Do you know what's going to be on sale?
B: You'll be happy to know that everything in the store will be on sale.
A: I won't miss that. I'll wait until next weekend.
B: Great. Bring lots of cash so you can buy lots of things.

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Reading number 4
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Objectives
To identify and produce schwa sound.
 Word stress and vowel clarity

Clear vowels

Listen to the word: ban ana

a
Only the stressed syllable - - is said with a clear sound. When is stressed,
the vowel in it is extra clear as well as extra long.

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STAY PRAY
 When the letter –y- follows the letter –a- in a word, it
often acts like a second vowel.

say today

pay stay

may way

always play

pray pay

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 /ai/ /i/

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 When the letter –w- follows the letter –o- in a word, it often
acts like a second vowel.

Listen and repeat:

know show grow

grow slow bow n tow

snow blow

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 Identifying and saying schwa classwork

• number • semester
• minute • season
• humid • answers
• soccer • expensive
• reader • personal
• different • hundred
• listening • several
• practice • culture
• culture

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 Identifying and saying schwa classwork

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Dictation number 1 second partial