Intermediate

Pronunciation

of American English


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Tentative Schedule and Homework
Summer 2000

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[June]


May 2000

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

22

Pages vii - ix, "Guide to Symbols and Figures" and Lesson 1, pages 1 and 2

Homework: Study and practice the pages above and learn the symbol equivalents of the sounds we practiced in class

23

Lesson 1, pages 1 - 4

Homework: Study and practice the pages we covered in class

25

Review; Lesson 1, pages 4 - 6; pronunciation sites on the Internet

Homework: Study and practice what we have learned since Monday; spend at least one hour on Friday with these two Internet sites

26

No class today.

Homework: Study and practice what we have learned since Monday; spend at least one hour on Friday with these two Internet sites

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June 2000

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

29

No class - Memorial Day

30

Lessons 1 (Unstressed vowels) and 2 (Word stress and unstress)

Homework: review and practice pages vii through 11

1

Lesson 2 (Word stress and unstress)

Homework: review and practice pages vii through 14

2
Lesson/Chapter 2 (Word stress and unstress) and 3 (Word Stress and Spelling Patterns)

Homework: review and practice pages vii through the middle of page 20 (test Tuesday)

5

Using dictionaries

Review

Practice test

Homework: Study for the test tomorrow (pages vii through the middle of 20)

6

Small test on everything so far (pages vii through the middle of 20)

Finish Lesson 3 (Word Stress and Spelling Patterns)

8

Go over the test

Preparation for plays

Homework: Prepare the play

9

Individual conferences

During class time, meet with groups for play preparation

Homework: Prepare the play

12

Plays in the auditorium

Finish lesson 3 (Word Stress and Spelling Patterns)

13

Finish lesson 3 (Word Stress and Spelling Patterns)

15

Lesson 4 (Predictable Word Stress with Suffixes)

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Lesson 4 (Predictable Word Stress with Suffixes)

Homework: study for the test on Monday!

19

Test 2 (pages vii - 31)

Lesson 5 (Predictable Word Stress: Compound Nouns and Phrasal Verbs)

20

Lesson 5 (Predictable Word Stress: Compound Nouns and Phrasal Verbs)

22

Lesson 5 (Predictable Word Stress: Compound Nouns and Phrasal Verbs)

Homework:

  • Study and practice Chapter 5!

23

Lesson 6 (Sentence Stress)

Homework:

  • Study for the final

26

Final exam - written/listening

Homework:

Study for the final

27

Final exam part II - oral

Homework:

Study for the final

29

Final exam part II - oral

30

Evaluations and celebration

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