1、English Pronunciation,Basic Concepts,Basic Concepts:,Rhythm Syllables Stress,1. Rhythm,Rhythm can be found everywhere in life: the sound of a clock, the beating of the heat, the strokes of a swimmer, and of course in poetry and music.,Rhythm in Language,Rhythm in language is less obvious. The rhythm
2、 of a language is characterized by the timing pattern of successive syllables. In some languages, every syllable is given about the same length while in others, syllables vary in length. In English, strong beats are called stressthe heart of the rhythmic pattern.,Rhythm Practice,The librarys open fr
3、om Monday to Friday. All the students worked hard.,2. Syllables,A syllable is a word part and the basic unit of English rhythm. An English word can have one, two, three or even more syllables. How many syllables are there in this word? Living How many syllables are there in this sentence? They were
4、in the living room.,3. Stress,In words of more than one syllable, one of them will receive more stress than the others. love loverstressed syllables & unstressed syllables,Stressed & Unstressed syllables,Stressed syllables are strong syllables. Unstressed syllables are weak syllables.Stressed syllab
5、les: are long have a pitch change have full vowel sounds.Unstressed syllables: are short often have a reduced vowel sound,Stressed & Unstressed syllables,ba na naSyllable 1 Syllable 2 Syllable 3(short) (long) (short) tomatoesarguments,Stress Exercises,P4-Word Stress P4-Stress Patterns P5-Stress in a Sentence,Pronunciation Practice,A Full Vowel A Diphthong,Notes,1. Fill in the name list (including English names+ tel.) 2. Copy the mp3 of the course book 3. Group name list+ group leader (next week) 4. Homework: pp10-11,
