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1、Better English Pronunciation for CommunicationA Practical Course for Students of EnglishByWang GuizhenFaculty of English Language & CultureGuangdong University of Foreign StudiesObjectives of the CourseThiscourseisintendedtohelpthestudentstoimprovetheirEnglishpronunciation,includingsuchelementsas1)t
2、hecorrectpronunciationofindividualphonemesandwordsinEnglish2)therhythmicpatternsoftheEnglishlanguage3)patternsandfunctionsofEnglishintonation,To communicate more effectively with English pronunciation & intonationWhyEnglishPronunciation?nThereisaneed-Toimproveintelligibility-Toenhancelisteningcompre
3、hensionnThereisadream-TospeaklikeanativespeakernThereisamust-TobecomemoreeffectiveinoralcommunicationListening:LearningEnglishpronunciationLearninganewwayoflisteningandspeakingWhenwelearntospeakEnglish,wearelearninganewwayoflisteningandspeaking.Thepurposeofthistextbookistotrytomakeyourearssharperfor
4、thesoundsofEnglishandthewaythesoundsareorganized;tohelpyougetfamiliarwithpitchmovementsofEnglishutterancesandthemessageitconveys;andtohelpyouimproveyourEnglishpronunciationandintonation.WhenyoucanhearEnglishproperlyyouwillbeabletoimproveyourspokenEnglish.ReadingAloudn“2005中国无锡世界城市服务业大会”开幕式n.专业口译04-0
5、6Week1倾听世界的声音谋划无锡新发展.rmn正是在这样的背景下，由中国市长协会、中国国际贸易促进委员会、无锡市人民政府以及美国服务业联盟联合主办的2005世界城市服务业大会，今年十一月在太湖之滨的无锡市举行。n来自联合国、亚太经合组织、欧洲服务业论坛等国际机构的高级官员，中国国家有关部委领导、国内外城市近百位市长，以及国际著名服务业企业代表近500人出席了会议。声调声调汉语的灵魂汉语的灵魂汉语区别于其他许多语言：汉语是公认的声调语言同音词现象音节相同的词占汉语词汇的21%左右区分同音词的方式主要靠声调，可区分的同音词占汉语词汇总数的18%n静态统计n1声约占20%n2声约占23%n3声约占
6、20%n4声约占35%n轻声约占5%n现实动态语流统计n1声约占20%n2声约占23%n3声约占5%n4声约占35%n轻声约占20%变读轻声后词义发生变化孙子snz（名词）孙子在当时很有名气。（指战国时一军事家)孙子snzi（名词）他的孙子都有好几个了。（指儿子的儿子。）兄弟xingd（名词）他们兄弟俩可好多了。(指哥哥和弟弟。）兄弟xingdi（名词）他有两个兄弟。（指有两个弟弟。）报仇bochu（动词）他发誓要报仇雪恨。报酬bochou（名词）他们主动上街为民服务，不求报酬。文字wnz（名词）：他是搞文字工作的。蚊子wnzi（名词）：夏天蚊子可多了。A SyllablebaNAAAA na
7、 (short) (long) (short)Stressedsyllables:arelonghaveapitchchangehavefullvowelsounds.Unstressedsyllables:areshortoftenhaveareducedvowelsound.FarFartherPhonePhotoListening:Correctstressisimportant.InwordswithtwoormoresyllablesinEnglish,oneofthe syllables will receive more stress than the others.Lookup
8、thesewordsinthedictionaryandyouwillseeamark indicating stress in front of this syllable. Peopleoften have difficulty understanding these words if thestress is wrong because a word is consideredmispronounced if the wrong syllable stress is used.Correctstressis,therefore,asimportantascorrectsounds.Wor
9、dsNumberofsyllables1.receive()2.dictionary()3.understanding()4.because()5.considered()6.mispronounced()7.correct()8.important()Underlinetheprimarystressofeachword.1.blueprint2.driveway3.motorboat4.textbook5.beefsteak6.notebook7.greenhouse8.forestfire9.Football10.paperback1. receive()2.dictionary()3.
10、understand()4. because()5. considered()6. mispronounced()7. correct()8.important()9.timetable()10.textbook()Decidehowmanysyllablesthereareineachsentence.Example:Theyworkedallnight(4)1.Theywereinthelivingroom.()2.Didyouneedamap?()3.ThelibrarysopenfromMondaytoFriday.()4.Theywalkedveryfast.()5.Allthest
11、udentsworkedhard.()6.Hesgoingtostartanewbusiness.()7.Gorgecamefirstinthecompetition.()8.Didyouseeourwatches?()9.Donttellmethathesasleep.()10.Theydrenteditbeforewegotthere.()Listenandrepeat1.HOSpital2.HANdicap3.iMAgine4.CHAllenge5.exHAUSMITment7.MAnager8.eMOtional9.NEWSpaper10.COMpaniesListenforthest
12、resspattern1potatoes_2bananas_3computer_4oranges_5monitor_6customer_7understand _8remember _9another_10devotion_Ifvoweldurationshighlyvariable:languagesoundsstress-timed:Languageswithvowelreduction:English,Dutch,GermanIfvoweldurationssimilar:languagesoundssyllable-timed:LanguagessuchasFrenchandSpani
13、shwhichdonothavevowelreductionPronunciationisimportant.发发 音音 很很 重重 要要Therhythmofalanguageischaracterizedbythetimingpatternofsuccessivesyllables.Insomelanguages,everysyllableisgivenaboutthesamelength,whileinothers,syllablesvaryinlength.Listentothedialogue:D:Hello.L:Hello.D:MynamesDavid.DavidWhite.L:M
14、ynamesLiPing.D:Areyouastudentofthisuniversity?L:No,Imateacher.D:Oh,Isee.ShallIcallyouMissPing?L:Actually,thefamilynamesLi,notPing.D:Ohyes,theytoldmethat.Ijustforgot.MissLithen.Listentothedialogue:G:Hi,LiPing.L: Hi,Gloria.WelcomebacktoGuangzhou.Howwaseverythingbackhome?G:Just fine. My parents are fine and my sister had her wedding lastweek.L: Oh,hownice.Areyourparentscomingtoseeyouagainsoon?G:Well,theydonthaveanyplanyet,butIdohopetheyllbeabletocome.L: Good.Well,Imafraidclasswillbeginsoon.Illhavetogonow.G:Mm,Iminahurrytoo.L: Goodtoseeyou.Bye.G:Bye.S
