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These pronunciation lessons have been developed to help you:
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understand the systematic differences between English and Cantonese pronunciation; |
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monitor your own speech and become aware of ways in which you can improve the intelligibility of your own spoken English; |
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become aware of the rhythm of English in contrast to that of Chinese; |
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use stress (strong and weak syllables) appropriately in both words and sentences; |
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make use of transcription in dictionaries. |
Each lesson introduces an aspect of English pronunciation and many include short tasks for practice. You can expect to finish a lesson in 15 minutes.
Table of contents
| Lesson 1 | A guide to English pronunciation |
| Lesson 2 | Syllables and wordstress |
| Lesson 3 | Weak syllables |
| Lesson 4 | Rhythm |
| Lesson 5 | Syllable structure in English and Chinese |
| Lesson 6 | Consonants and consonant clusters |
| Lesson 7 | Linking words |
| Lesson 8 | Sentence stress |
| Lesson 9 | Intonation: showing feelings |
| Lesson 10 | Intonation: as punctation |
| Lesson 11 | Sound symbols |
| Lesson 12 | Linking words: more ways |
| Lesson 13 | Long vowels ending in voiced consonants |
| Lesson 14 | Sentence stress and intonation to convey a writer's message |
| Lesson 15 | Highlighting keywords |
| Lesson 16 | Using sentence stress to contradict or correct |
| Lesson 17 | Pronunciation and grammar |
| Lesson 18 | The schwa in "that" clauses |
| Lesson 19 | Synthesizing all the pronunciation skills studied so far |
| Lesson 20 | Specific problem sounds for Cantonese speakers: /v/, /z/ and 'th' |
| Further Practice |
Practice 1: /l/ and /n/ |
*Many of the lessons contain audio materials and/or interactive tasks. Please consult the "Technical" section on the menu bar if you have any problem displaying the transcriptions or listening to the sound recording in MP3 format.
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