Pronunciation for exams

Outcomes By the end of this session we will: bbe familiar with key problems related to pronunciation at exams ssuggest ways to help learners produce phonemes which are difficult for them bbe able to identify techniques for teaching word stress and intonation in the Reading assignment

Phonetic terminology 1.Phoneme /ʃ//ʃ/ 1.Syllables ta/ble 1.Word stress banana 1.Weak form mother / ə / 1.Sentence stress I love you!

Questions to discuss  Pronunciation is important at the exam because…  I teach pronunciation when…  Something my learners find difficult about English pronunciation is…  I think they find it difficult because…

Examination Criteria  Pronunciation of sounds in connected speech  Word stress  Pauses  Sentence stress

Phonetic challenges Twas the night before Christmas When all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse The stockings were hung By the chimney with care In hope that Saint Nicolas soon would be there….

Developing Reading skills Listen to the text, try to identify major problems and suggest some ways to improve reading

Sentence stress I’ve been studying for the test all day!

Action plan QuestionsAnswers Class Which class will I work with? Goal What will I try? How What resources or materials do I need? When When will I try? Result Was it successful? How do I know?

Thanks a lot!