Wednesday, May 18, 2011

What is the rule for pronouncing 's' as a verb ending in regular verbs in the 3rd person present simple?

No need to get into the hassle of what's voiceless, what's voiced or what a sibilant/hissing sound is. Just illustrate using example letters/sounds from the list below.

Default Re: /s/ /z/ /iz/

- /s/ after voiceless sounds { p, f , th, t , k , h } except for [s, sh, ch] which are voiceless but they belong to another category called 'hissing sounds'

-/iz/ after the hissing sounds [s , z, sh , ch, 3 , d3]

-/z/ after all sounds other than the above.

Source: http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/pronunciation-phonetics/38858-s-z-iz.html

Also: http://netgrammar.altec.org/Support/a101b4_101000.html
Also: http://www.project-read.com/pronouncing-s-endings/
Also: http://www.scribd.com/doc/4523097/HOW-TO-PRONOUNCES

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Placement of returning students (old system/new system)

Which levels do students who have finished levels 203 and 204 are admitted to in the new system?

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Interactive Phonetic charts

How can I use the phonetic chart in the book or on the Student CD-ROM to teach pronunciation?

Interactive Phonemic Chart | Onestopenglish

Download chart or view online: http://www.onestopenglish.com/5411.file (file --> save as)

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Quizzes

Do we have to create quizzes?

Photocopiable materials in Teacher's Book

What about the photocopiable material (games and communicative activities) assigned from the Teacher's Book?