Introducing
Voice-Setting Phonology by Sarn Rich
- lesson plan 3
materials
1.
Recording ('Opening Strategies' Unit 2) of 5 short extracts
in German, English, French, Japanese and Spanish.
2.
4 questions:
- How do you feel when you hear somebody mispronouncing Spanish?
- Which sounds in Spanish do foreigners mispronounce? Why?
- Which sounds in English do you find difficult to pronounce?
- Can you think of any English words or phrases which sound
typically English?
3. Model for short autobiography (Taylor 1993:20)
My
name is _________ I was born in _________________ and I live
in__________ . I have __________ brothers and __________ sisters.
The things I_________. The things
I like most are _________________________________ . The things
I don't like very much are ____________________________ .
4. Two lists of 'bilingual minimal pairs' (from an
idea in Bowen and Marks 1992:21)
| English |
Spanish |
English |
Spanish |
direction
central cathedral hotel metro patio café bar casino
beige
No |
direccion
central catédral hotel metro patio café
bar casino beige
No
|
menu
asparagus melon cauliflower
kilo indigestion
infection nausea football tennis
golf |
menú
espárragos melón
coliflor
kilo indigestión
infección naúsea fútbol
tenis
golf |
5. Video: 'Secrets and Lies', in English with English
subtitles ('Speak up') - very brief extract, of Maurice arriving
at his sister's door.
6. Emotions written on bits of paper:
bored happy shocked
affectionate
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