Agendas

April 24, 2012
 * 1) Unit 8 Choosing the focus word Google Presentation

April 19, 2012 HW
 * 1) Sentence Focus-Content Words- I drove my car to Chicago Game.
 * 2) p. 44-45 Focus words
 * 3) p. 46- D Music of English
 * 4) p. 46 Focus and Content Words-part of speech
 * 5) p. 46 F Look at your scenes and add words to the chart with your partner.
 * 6) G p. 47 Listening for focus words.
 * 7) p. 47 H Add a focus word. Practice saying the sentences.
 * 8) p. 48 Pair work with dialogue.
 * 9) J p. 48 Linking vowels with off-glides.
 * 10) K Dictation p. 49
 * 1) Review for Quiz on Chapter 6
 * 2) Underline all the content words in your scene. Which word in each sentence do you think should be the focus word? Why?
 * 3) Read p. 59-61 A-C How to choose the focus word.

April 10, 2012 HW
 * 1) Vowels ow-know, aw-cow, uw-new p.41-42
 * 2) P. p. 42 linking vowels with the off-glide- w
 * 3) Dictation p. 43
 * 4) Listen to VT's
 * 5) Sentence Focus p. 44-45 A-C
 * 6) Choose three of your lines. What is the focus word? Why?
 * 1) p. 46-47 D-H
 * 2) Next scene- syllable stress, focus words?

April 3, 2012 HW
 * 1) Check Google Doc with a partner. Any different ideas?
 * 2) F p. 37 Pronouncing two clear vowels bIOlogy two vowel next to each other, but in different syllables, second vowel is clear
 * 3) Stress in Two-Syllable nouns and verbs p. 37 record, record
 * 4) H p. 38 Which do you hear?
 * 5) Stress in two-word verbs p. 38
 * 6) Music of English J p. 39
 * 7) Pair work p. 39-40
 * 8) Compound Nous p. 40
 * 9) Dialogue p. 40-41 practice with a partner
 * 10) Movie Scene-Do you know where the stress falls on each multi-syllable word?
 * 11) Voicethread Accounts- Choose 5 lines from your scene, record them in VT with the correct stress.
 * 1) VT recording from scene
 * 2) Study Unit 5 Quiz-Listen to words and underline the stressed syllable
 * 3) Read pages 41-42 N, O, P
 * 4) Practice scene pronunciation

March 29, 2012 HW March 27, 2012
 * 1) Google Presentation on Word Stress
 * 2) Stress Monsters Practice
 * 3) Check scene for words with these stress patterns
 * 4) F p. 37 Pronouncing two clear vowels bIOlogy second vowel is clear
 * 5) Stress in Two-Syllable nouns and verbs p. 37 record, record
 * 6) H p. 38 Which do you hear?
 * 7) Stress in two-word verbs p. 38
 * 8) Pair work p. 39-40
 * 1) Mark Stress in words in scene
 * 2) Practice with stress monster games
 * 3) Add examples to Google doc

HW Enjoy Spring Break! Word Stress Rules and Practice Word Stress Predictability Stress Monsters 1 Stress Monsters 2 Stress Monsters 3 Stress Monsters 4 Work on your first scene
 * 1) Quiz Unit 4
 * 2) Unit 5 p. 34 A, B,
 * 3) C p. 34-35 -except for verbs most two syllable words are stressed on the first syllable
 * 4) D- words that end in -tion, sion, -cian p. 35-36
 * 5) E Stress in Words that end in -ic, ical p. 36-37
 * 6) F p. 37 Two vowels together, but in separate syllables, second clear vowel has the stress- biOlogy
 * 7) G p. 37 Noun-Verb two syllable pairs-verb stressed on second syllable p. 38
 * 8) H listen for noun-verb pairs p. 38
 * 9) Stress in Two word Verbs p. 38

March 13, 2012 HW
 * 1) F p. 27 Identifying and saying Schwa work in pairs
 * 2) G p. 27 Stress Rules for Vowel Length and Vowel Clarity- one syllable is stressed with a long clear vowel, one is reduced to schwa, one is unstressed and is short but clear-Concentrate
 * 3) H Identifying stress in multi-syllable words p. 28
 * 4) I Limerick p. 28
 * 5) J p. 29 can, can't- can't is stressed, can is reduced
 * 6) K p. 29-30 in pairs
 * 7) L p. 30
 * 8) M p. 30 Stressed Syllables
 * 9) Letters -y and -w as vowel sounds p. 31-32
 * 10) Linking Vowels p. 32-33 link iy, ay, ey with following vowel
 * 11) P p. 33 Dictation
 * 1) Check out vowel resources on Class Topics
 * 2) Quiz Unit 4 media type="file" key="04 Track 04.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * 3) Unit 5 Word Stress Patterns Read and Listen p. 34-35 A, B, C
 * 4) D p. 35-36
 * 5) E p. 36-37

March 6,2012 HW
 * 1) Unit 4 Word Stress and Vowel Clarity p. 25
 * 2) Schwa- Schwa most common vowel found in English. p. 25 C listening practice.
 * 3) D page 26 Underline the vowel in the stressed syllable of each word.
 * 4) Page 20 6 E pair work: contrasting clear and reduced vowels.
 * 5) F p. 27 Identifying and saying Schwa work in pairs
 * 6) G p. 27 Stress Rules for Vowel Length and Vowel Clarity- one syllable is stressed with a long clear vowel, one is reduced to schwa, one is unstressed and is short but clear-Concentrate
 * 7) H Identifying stress in multi-syllable words p. 28
 * 8) I Limerick p. 28
 * 9) Check pronunciation of vowels in scene and stressed and reduced syllables.
 * 1) Practice for scene shoot

March 1, 2012 HW 2/28/12 HW
 * 1) Review alphabet and relative vowel sound rules.Fill in the chart. Two Vowel rule–If there are two vowel letters in a one-syllable word, the 1st vowel letter is pronounced with its alphabet vowel sound, the 2nd vowel letter is silent.p.12 The One Vowel rule: if there is only one vowel letter in a short word, it is pronounced with its relative vowel sound.p.14 The 2 vowel rule for multi-syllable words: if there are 2 vowel letters in the stressed syllable of the word: the 1st vowel is pronounced with the alphabet found, the 2nd bow is silent.p. 20 The one vowel rule with multi syllable words: if there is only one vowel letter in the stressed syllable of a word, it is pronounced with its relative vowel sounds.p. 22
 * 2) Look at the names of the streets on the map on p. 23. Which names use alphabet vowel sounds and which use relative vowel sounds? Which rule applies?
 * 3) Unit 3 Quiz
 * 4) Unit 4 Word Stress and Vowel Clarity p. 25
 * 5) Schwa- Schwa most common vowel found in English. p. 25 C listening practice.
 * 6) D page 26 Underline the vowel in the stressed syllable of each word.
 * 7) Page 20 6 E pair work: contrasting clear and reduced vowels.
 * 8) Pronounce the words in your scene-Which are alphabet vowel sounds, which are relative vowel sounds, which syllables are stressed?
 * 1) Review pages 25-26.
 * 2) Read and Listen to pages 27-28 F,G, H, I
 * 3) Find five more examples of words for each of the chart columns.
 * 1) Return unit 2 quiz.
 * 2) Unit 3 p. 18-19 Word Stress and Vowel Length ABC,D,E say stressed syllables in words out loud.
 * 3) page 19-20 F pair work
 * 4) page 20 G the 2 vowel rule with multi syllable words- if there are 2 vowel letters in the stressed syllable of a word the 1st vowel is pronounced with its alphabet sound. The 2nd vowel is silent. Example–remain, practice words bottom of page 20.
 * 5) Page 20 1H the one vowel rule with multi syllable words. If there is only one vowel letter in the stressed syllable of the word, it is pronounced with its relative vowel sound. Example attract.
 * 6) Practice words page 21.
 * 7) Page 21 I music of English. Excuse me. Where's the bank? It's on the corner of Oater road and Selling street.
 * 8) J page 22 pair work: map game
 * 9) K page 22. Dictation.
 * 1) Study for Unit 3 quiz.
 * A,B,C page 25, D page 26.

2/23/12 HW
 * 1) Dictation words symbols p. 13 with relative/alphabet vowel sounds plan change pose red rude shop sleep his fumes lunch
 * 2) R Pair Work p. 16-17 in large group
 * 3) S p. 16-17 practice sentences in pairs
 * 4) T p. 17 Dictation
 * 5) Check vowel sounds in Open Scene 3 today's page.
 * 6) Unit 2 quiz media type="file" key="02 Track 02.mp3" width="240" height="20"
 * 7) Unit 3 p. 18-19 Word Stress and Vowel Length ABC
 * 1) Practice words p. 19 C, D, E and F
 * 2) Mark the stress in the words of your open scene.

2/21/12 HW 1. Study for quiz Chapter 2 2. Mark all the alphabet and relative vowel sounds in new scenes
 * 1) Review the alphabet vowel sounds p. 13 H. Have students choose one word to say other students write the vowel sound.
 * 2) Relative vowel sounds I and J page 13.
 * 3) Sounds of American English
 * 4) The one vowel rule for relative vowel sounds K page 14. If there is only one vowel letter in a short word, it is pronounced with its relative vowel sound.
 * 5) L page 14 practice
 * 6) M page 14 contrasting alphabet vowel sounds and relative vowel sounds in pairs.
 * 7) N p. 15 which vowel sound?
 * 8) O page 15 Which vowel do you hear?
 * 9) P page 15 music of English
 * 10) Q p. 16 pair work
 * 11) R p. 16-17 pairs, Draw the intonation patterns before doing the exercise.
 * 12) S page 17 practice sentences in pairs.
 * 13) T p. 17 Dictation

2/14/12 HW
 * 1) Giveback syllable quiz.
 * 2) Chapter 2 Vowels p. 10 Alphabet Vowels A-C, p. 11 D
 * 3) Sounds of American English
 * 4) E p. 12-1, 2 with partners
 * 5) F p. 12 Which word had the same vowel sound?
 * 6) G p. 12
 * 7) H p. 13
 * 8) Relative Vowel Sounds H, I, J p. 13
 * 9) Look at your open scene. Which words have alphabet vowel sounds? Which words have a relative vowel sounds? Practice saying them.
 * 10) Other resources-See links Class Topics
 * 1) p. 14 K, L, M
 * 2) Practice saying the vowel sounds in your open scene words.
 * 3) Explore the vowel resource links in Class Topics

2/9/12 HW >
 * 1) Pair Work N p. 8 What does easy mean? Easy means not hard.
 * 2) Counting Syllables p. 9 O
 * 3) P p. 9 Syllable Game
 * 4) Syllable Pyramid-clothing, animals, the beach, classroom objects, the movies
 * 5) Syllable Quiz 1
 * 6) Chapter 2 Vowels p. 10 Alphabet Vowels A-C, p. 11 D
 * 7) Sounds of American English
 * 8) E p. 12
 * 9) Other resources-See links Class Topics
 * 1) Explore the resource links
 * F,G p. 12, H p. 13
 * 1) Write the alphabet vowel sounds and syllables in your open scene.

2/7/12 HW
 * 1) p. 5-6 H Pair Work Past or Present?
 * 2) I p 6 Silent Letters
 * 3) J Dictation
 * 4) K Music of English p. 7, repeat
 * 5) L p. 7 Pairwork How do you spell support?
 * 6) M p. 8
 * 7) N Pair work What does ease mean?
 * 8) O Counting syllables p. 9
 * 9) P p. 9 Syllable Number Game
 * 1) Study Unit 1 for Quiz-number of syllables and listen for past and present
 * 2) Next open scene-write the number of syllables, silent letters

2/2/12 HW 1. Listen to K p. 7 2. Practice L p. 7 3. Listen to M p. 8 4. Practice N p. 8
 * 1) Take turns saying the words from your syllable practice website, others write the number of syllables.
 * 2) p. 4 Extra Syllable Past Tense Verbs F
 * 3) p. 4 F What's the rule?
 * 4) G p. 5 past and present
 * 5) p. 5-6 Pair Work Past or Present?
 * 6) I p 6 Silent Letters
 * 7) J Dictation
 * 8) Mark Syllables and silent letters in your scene

1/31/12 HW 1. K p. 7 2. Syllable Practice link. Choose one category, choose ten words and write the number of syllables, practice saying the words, so you can say them for us and we can write the number of syllables.
 * 1) Go over Clear Listening Test, Voicethread Clear Speaking Test
 * 2) p. 2 B which is different?
 * 3) Listen and repeat C p. 2
 * 4) D p. 3 Which word do you hear?
 * 5) Pair work p. 3 E
 * 6) p. 4 Extra Syllable Past Tense Verbs F
 * 7) p. 4 F What's the rule?
 * 8) p. 5-6 Pair Work Past or Present?
 * 9) I p 6 Silent Letters
 * 10) J Dictation
 * 11) Mark Syllables and silent letters in your scene

1/26/12 > /ɛ/ > Sounds of American English HW
 * 1) Voicethread Accounts
 * 2) Clear Speaking Test
 * 3) Vowels Sounds p. vviii first 5 /ey/ /æ/ /iy/ /ay/
 * 1) Syllables p. 2-3 ABCDE
 * 1) Voicethread record Clear Speaking Test
 * 2) Practice first five vowels-Sounds of American English
 * 3) Work on open scene-find any of the five vowel sounds, mark number of syllables

/24/12


 * 1) Welcome- explain how the two classes work, books-Clear Speech, Syllabus
 * 2) Warm Up
 * 3) Circle-three things about yourself-two true, one false, goals for improving English?
 * 4) Class Wiki
 * 5) Clear Listening Test

HW
 * 1) Get book
 * 2) Study p. xvii Clear Speaking Test to record later