Practice Beyond the Class

 

WINTER 2007 Syllabus

 

Week 2 – Page 32 of Well Said

Week 3 – Pages 34-35 of Well Said

·      Hear it slow

·      Hear it fast

Week 4 – Page 195 of Well Said

·      Hear it slow

·      Hear it fast

Week 4 – Past Tense Conversation

Week 5 Readings

Week 6 Reading

Week 7 Readings

Week 8 Reading – Articles and Intonation

Week 9

·      Vowel Reading Page 208

·      Vowel Reading Page 212

·      Dialogues Pages 100-101

Week 11

·      Well Said Page 146 – Reading of Unchanged Schedule

·      Well Said TH Reading Page 164

·      Sample Presentation for Schedule

Week 12

·      Interview Questions for Upcoming Interviews

·      Well Said Page 217 – Videophones

·      Well Said Page 218 - Shyness

 

Week 13

·      Syllabic N Conversation

·      Conversation with /r/ /l/ /v/ and /w/

·      The Flap

 

 

Practice with Numbers

 

 

TONGUE TWISTERS – Read and Listen

 

Idioms:

Ø     What is an idiom?

Ø      List 1

Ø     List 2

Ø      List 3

Ø      List 4

Ø     List 5

Ø     List 6

 

PHRASAL VERBS

 

Web Activities:

 

Featured Web Pages:

http://www.tutorpal.com/slideshow/index.html

A visual look at pronunciation using an animated model of the mouth.

 

http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/frameset.html                                                                   

 A visual look at pronouncing the sounds in English using both a real model and an animated one. 

         

Listening to Different Dialects

General Listening Exercises

More Listening of isolated sounds in English

Pronunciation:  Reductions

Pronunciation:  Reduction Practice                                                         

Pronunciation:  Working with and listening to sounds                                                        

IPA Symbols:  Consonants and their pronunciation                                                             

IPA Symbols:  Vowels and their pronunciation

Word Stress

Sentence Stress

Linking practice

More Linking Practice

How to pronounce “-ed”

How to pronounce final “s”

Is it “thuh” or “thee”?

Homophones

Word Stress Quiz

Glossary of pronunciation terms

Minimal pairs and tongue twisters

Sound-Spelling Patterns – Words with silent letters

Common First Names

Common Pronunciation Mistakes based on Language Background

ESL Books and Resources to purchase

OTHER LINKS

 

Grammar:

Articles

·        ESL Gold Article Chart

·        ESL Gold Article Explanation

·        Charles Kelley’s Article Quiz

·        Webster Articles and Determiners Explanation with Quizzes

 

 

Nouns

·        Dave’s ESL Café Countable and Uncountable Nouns Quiz

·        Webster’s Identifying Count and Non-count Nouns Explanation and Quizzes

 

 

Verbs

·        Verb Tenses:  Explanations, Listening, and Practice

·        Dave’s ESL Café Verb Tense Review Quiz

·        Webster Verbs and Verbals Handout with Quizzes

·        Verb Form Quiz – Simple, Past, Present Participle, Past Participle

 

Prepositions

·        Phrasal Verbs:  Verb + Preposition combinations

 

Sentence Punctuation

·        Dave’s ESL Café Punctuation Quiz

·        Webster’s Explanation of Comma Usage with Quizzes

·        Webster’s Explanation of Semicolons with Quizzes

 

Clauses

·        Webster’s Recognizing Clauses with Quizzes

 

Fragments and Run-ons

·        Webster’s Fragments Quiz

·        EPCC Fragments Quiz

·        EPCC Run-ons Quiz

·        EPCC Fragments Explanation Handout

·        EPCC Run-ons and Comma Splice Explanation Handout

·        EPCC Kinds of Sentences Handout

·        EPCC Kinds of Sentences Quiz

·        EPCC Compound Sentences Handout

·        EPCC Compound Sentences Quiz

·        EPCC Complex Sentences Handout

·        EPCC Complex Sentences Quiz

 

Active vs. Passive Voice

·        EPCC Explanation Handout on Active and Passive Voice

·        EPCC Quiz on Active and Passive Voice

·        Webster Active/Passive Explanation with Quizzes

 

Making Ideas Parallel

·        Webster’s Handout on Parallel Form with Quizzes

 

Transitions and Coherence

·        Webster Transitions Handout with Quizzes

 

Word Order and General Construction

·        Sentence Scrambles

 

Miscellaneous

·        Voice of America – News spoken at a slower rate for English learners

 

READING LINKS

 

 

 

 

Fall 2006 Syllabus

Week 15 Readings

Week 14 Readings

Week 12 Readings

Week 11 Readings

Week 10 Conversations

Week 9 – Reading with Consonant Clusters

Week 8 Listening Activities

Week 7 – Hear “Cultural Differences”

Week 6 – Life on the Space Station Mir

Week 5 Reading Passage Listening

Week 5 Reading Passage:  View Intonation Patterns

Homework Reading for Week 4

Page A-22 – Beatlemania

Page A-23 – Pets Are Big Business

 

 

 

Week 14 Listening and Intonation Patterns

 

Week 13 Listening and Intonation Patterns

 

Week 11 Listening and Intonation Patterns

 

Week 9 Listening and Intonation Patterns

 

Week 7 Listening and Intonation Patterns

 

Week 6 Reading Passage Listening

Week 6 Reading Passage:  View Intonation Patterns

 

American Pronunciation and Accent Reduction Syllabus