ESL 1021

 

ESL 1021 Syllabus

 

Presentations:

·      Presentation 1 Information and Grading Sheet

·      Presentation 2 Information and Grading Sheet

1.   Sample Speech with Audio

·      Presentation 3 Information and Grading Sheet

1.   Interpreting Your Survey Results handout

·      Presentation 4 Information and Grading Sheet

1.   Sample Demonstration Speech

 

PHONE PASS TEST PRACTICE

 

 

Homework: 

 

 

 

INDEX FOR CONSONANT READINGS

 

Adding Glides                                                       Page 1

 

“B” and “V” Comparison Reading                         Page 3

 

Conversation with r/l/v/w                                       Page 4

 

“R” and “L” consonant clusters                             Page 5

 

“S” and “SH” Reading                                          Page 9

 

S/Z/SH/CH./J Practice                                           Page 10

 

Words beginning with “s”                                      Page 11

 

 “th” reading                                                          Page 13

 

SPEECH SOUNDS NEWSCAST                         Page 14

 

Nasal Sounds                                                        Page 15

 

j vs. y                                                                    Page 16

 

Consonant Clusters Practice                                  Page 17

 

The Flap                                                               Page 18

 

Syllabic “N”                                                           Page 19

 

TONGUE TWISTERS – Read and Listen      Page 20

 

 

 

Word Forms Practice 1

 

 

 

Idioms:

Ψ     What is an idiom?

Ψ      List 1

Ψ     List 2

Ψ      List 3

Ψ      List 4

Ψ     List 5

Ψ     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:

 

·        Overall Grammar – A great site with lots of practice for a variety of grammar points

·        Angelfire.com – Tons of grammar links

 

Articles

·        Charles Kelley’s Article Quiz

·        Explanation and Self-graded exercise

·        Explanation of Articles from Purdue University

 

Verbs

·        Verb Tenses:  Explanations, Listening, and Practice

·        Verb Tense Review

 

  TOEFL

·        Free Structure Sample Tests!!

 

Noun Clauses

·        Noun Clause Quizzes

·        Noun Clause Quiz

·        Noun Clause Quiz

·        Noun Clause Quiz

·        Noun Clause Explanation and Quizzes

·        Changing quotations to indirect speech

·        Page with tons more links for noun clauses

 

Adjective Clauses

·        Explanation and Exercises

·        Explanation and Quizzes

·        Explanation and Exercises

·        Explanation and Graded Quiz

·        More Quizzes

 

Prepositions

·        Phrasal Verbs:  Verb + Preposition combinations

 

Active vs. Passive Voice

·        esl.about.com -- Explanation and Quizzes

·        a4esl.org -- Active or Passive quiz

·        Passive explanation and quizzes

·        Passives with modals quiz

·        Angelfire.com – Passive with Modals 1

·        Angelfire.com - -Passive with Modals 2

·        Angelfire.com – Passive or active quiz

·        eflnet.com – Passive voice explanation with TOEFL-like test

 

Word Order and General Construction

·        angelfire.com – Adverbs of frequency 1

·        angelfire.com – Adverbs of frequency 2

·        Sentence Scrambles

 

Miscellaneous

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

 

READING LINKS