BetterEnglishPronunciationforCommunicationAPracticalCourseforStudentsofEnglishByWangGuizhenFacultyofEnglishLanguage CultureGuangdongUniversityofForeignStudies ReadingPractice Ishallhavetotryandgetsomecashfromourbankatlunchtime Thenwecanletthemhavethemoneythattheywantassoonastheylike Whataretheyaskingustopaythem ObjectivesoftheCourse ThiscourseisintendedtohelpthestudentstoimprovetheirEnglishpronunciation includingsuchelementsas1 thecorrectpronunciationofindividualphonemesandwordsinEnglish2 therhythmicpatternsoftheEnglishlanguage3 patternsandfunctionsofEnglishintonation TocommunicatemoreeffectivelywithEnglishpronunciation intonation WhyEnglishPronunciation Thereisaneed Toimproveintelligibility ToenhancelisteningcomprehensionThereisadream TospeaklikeanativespeakerThereisamust Tobecomemoreeffectiveinoralcommunication Coursecontent 1 Englishphonemes correctdiscriminationandpronunciation2 StressofEnglishwordsandsentences basicrulesandfunctions3 Englishrhythmicpatterns basicfeaturesandfunctions4 Englishintonation structures functionsanduse Textbook 英语语音教程 EnglishPronunciation IntonationForCommunication王桂珍编著高等教育出版社2005 ReferencebooksCruttenden A Gimson sPronunciationofEnglish EdwardArnoldLimited ForeignLanguageTeachingandResearchPress 20012 Gimson A C AnIntroductiontoPronunciationofEnglish London Arhold 1970 3 O Connor J D BetterEnglishPronunciation CambridgeUniversityPress 1967 AssessmentClasswork 50 Exam 50 1 WrittenExam 30 Discriminationofphonemesandthemeaningofsentences markingoftheprominenceandintonationofsentences 2 OralExam 70 Readingofshortpassagesanddialogues oralinterview etc English WestGermaniclanguageAbout325millionnativespeakers Britain 56milliontheUSA 232millionCanada 24millionAustralia NewZealand17millionThesoleofficiallanguagein20 countriesThemostimportantlanguageofcommerceThemostwidelylearnedsecondlanguage GeneralBritish GeneralAmerican GBGA kit ship bridge milk myth busy dress step neck edge shelf friend trap tap back badge hand cancel lot stop sock possible quality truck cup suck budge pulse trunk foot put bush full good look wolf bath staff brass ask dance calf cloth cough broth cross long rnurse hurt lurk burst jerk term i ifleece speak leave feel key people GBGAe e face tape cake raid veil steak day palm psalm father bra spa larger thought taught sauce jaw broad o goat soap joke home know so u ugoose loop shoot tomb huge view a a price ripe write arrive try buy choice avoid noise join toy royal a a mouth out house loud crowd cow rnear beer sincere fear beard e e rsquare care fair pear scarce vary rstart far bark carve farm heart rnorth for short scorch born warm o rforce four sport porch borne story rcure poor tourist pure plural jury BritishPrimeMinister BlairreportsonhisvisittoUS2004 04 19 rmWithpermissionMrSpeakerIshouldliketomakeastatementonmyvisittotheUnitedStatesfrom15to16April InNewYorkImettheUNSecretaryGeneralKofiAnnan andinWashingtonPresidentBush Withthemboth thetwomainpointsofdiscussionwereIraqandtheMiddleEastPeaceProcess OnIraq thereisnodoubtthepresentsituationisverydifficult SincemidMarchtheUShavesuffered123militaryfatalities ofwhich112werekilledinhostileaction OneUkrainiansoldierwasalsokilledinAlKutduringrecentdisturbances AnumberofcontractorshavebeentargetedsincethemiddleofMarch InadditiontoanumberofUScivi lianskilled oneBritish oneItalianandoneCanadiansecurityguard twoFinnishbusinessmen threeGermansandoneDutchcontractorhavebeenkilled Mostsecurityincidentscontinuetooccurinthe SunniTriangle northwestofBaghdad ThisincludesthetownofFallujahwheretheUSMarineshavesetupacordonagainstSunniinsurgents USforcesarealsodeployedaroundNajaf whereMuqtadralSadr ssupportersarestillensconced ThereiscurrentlyapauseinmilitaryactivityinFallujahandNajaftoallowdiscussionwiththoseinvolved FormerUSPresident TheformerUSpresidentBillClinton rmThankyouverymuch thankyou ThankyouverymuchtoExecutiveTung Mrs Tung membersofyourgovernmentandcitizensofHongKong HillaryandIandourdelegationincludingseveralmembersoftheUnitedStatesCongress andmembersofourcabinetandotherAmericansarealldelightedtobeheretonight HongKongisaworldsymboloftrade enterprise freedomandglobalinterdependence Visitorscomehereforfashionandfood Theworldconsumesyourelectronicsproductsandyourmovies AndeveryAmerican whohaseverwantedtotravelanywhere haswantedtocometoHongKong Thisis itistrue thefirstvisittoHongKongofaPresidentandafortuitousoneformethatIcancomeandwishallofyouahappyanniversary ButitisnotmyfirsttriptoHongKong MywifeandIhavebothbeenhereinourpreviouslives oraswesaywhenwearebackhome backwhenwehadalife IwantyoutoknowthattheUnitedStatesconsidersHongKongvitaltothefuturenotonlyofChinaandAsia butoftheUnitedStatesandtheworldaswell Ourtiesmustgrowstrongerandtheywill Andthispresentfinancialcrisistoo willpass ifweworktogetherwithdisciplineandvisiontoliftthefortunesofourneighbors BelievemethereisnooneinAmericawhoisnoteagerlyawaitingtheresumptionofrealgrowthandstabilityintheAsianeconomyandwearepreparedtodowhateverwecantosupportit WealsoappreciatewhatChina