Teaching Plan for English Pronunciation Practice英语语音课程教学教案Unit 1 Basic Concepts: Syllables, Stress & RhythmUnit 2 Consonants: StopsUnit 3 Consonants: Fricatives and AffricatesUnit 4 Consonants: Nasals, Approximants & Literal(s)Unit 5Vowels: Front Vowels & Central VowelsUnit 6Vowels: Back VowelsUnit 7 Vowels: DiphthongsUnit8Stressed Syllables & Unstressed SyllablesUnit 9 Stressed Words & Unstressed Words in a SentenceUnit 10Strong Forms and Weak FormsUnit 11LinkingUnit 12Rhythm of English SpeechUnit 13Types of Intonation in English Unit 14Intonation Units of English Unit 15Functions & Uses of English IntonationUnit 1Lesson PlanBasic Concepts: Syllables, Stress & Rhythm(教案：附要点、重点和难点)Date: Sept.16-20Class:Classes 1, 2 & 3, Grade 2002Subject: English Pronunciation PracticePurpose: The students will learn some basic concepts in English pronunciation. We are going to learn something about syllables, stress and rhythm in English. At the same time, they will learn to say greetings and farewell with appropriate pronunciation and intonation in English.Objectives: Students will be able to : 1. Define - in their own words a definition for “syllable” and “stressed syllable”, then a definition for “rhythm” and “rhythmic pattern”;2. Compare based on the understanding of the basic concept, compare the degrees of stress and different rhythmic patterns;3. Practice imitate the typical stress patterns and rhythmic patterns in English.Resources/Materials: 1. Textbook: Wang, Guizhen, An English Pronunciation Course, Higher Education Press, Beijing, 2000;2. Handouts: illustration of stress patterns and rhythmic pattern;3. Recordings of native speakersActivities and Procedures: 1. Begin by asking the class to find out how much the students know about stress patterns and rhythmic patters in English, make sure that it serves the purpose of stimulating the students to think about the issue and have the desire to find out the answers themselves.2. Display examples by playing the recording of the native speakers showing the typical stress patters and rhythmic patterns in English.3. Ask the students to listen to the tapes to mark out the stressed syllables in words.4. Ask the students to listen to the tapes to mark out the stressed words in sentences.5. Have the students imitate the stress patterns and rhythmic patterns to experience the rhythm in speech.6. Have the students share what they have learned by reading out the practice materials in pairs.7. Have the students listen to the conversations recorded by native speakers of English and try to get the rhythmic patterns in their speech.8. Have the students practice the guided conversation. Ask them to pay special attention to the stress the rhythm in speech. 9. Highlight the language function in the conversation in the practice.10. Have several pairs of the students present their conversation in the class.11. Comment on the students performance by highlighting the achievement of the students and the efforts they need for the improvement.12. Ask the students to do more practice after class and get ready for presentation during the next session.附: 要点、重点和难点Unit 1Basic Concepts: Syllables, Stress & RhythmIn this unit, we are going to learn some basic concepts in English pronunciation. We are going to learn something about syllables, stress and rhythm in English. At the same time, we are going to learn to say greetings and farewell with appropriate pronunciation and intonation in English.First of all, lets look at the syllable in English.Please listen to the following word: driveway.Now, tell me, how many syllables there are in this word? Right. There are two.Please listen to the following sentence: Drive him away.Tell me, how many syllables there are in this sentence? Right. There are four.IntroductionSo. What is a syllable?A syllable is a word part and the basic unit of English rhythm. English words can have one, two, three or even more syllables. In the word driveway, there are two syllables. In the sentence Drive him away, there are four. What is a stressed syllable?In English words with more than one syllable, one of them will receive more stress than the others. Stressed syllables are those that are marked in the dictionary as stressed. For example, in the word driveway, the first syllable is a stressed syllable while the second syllable is not. Stressed syllables in English are usually longer, louder, and higher in pitch.Listen to the following example:baNAAAAna Syllable 1Syllable 2 Syllable 3 (short) (long) (short)The word banana has 3 syllables. Syllable 1 is not stressed and so is short. Syllable 2 is stressed and so is long with a clear vowel sound /B:/. Syllable 3 is not stressed and so is also short.Here is a short summary about the stress