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ACCENT
TRAINING
No.of Days : 8

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Day 1

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AMERICAN
CULTURE
Knowing More About
America

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Salient Points On America

The United States is a varied land – of


forests, deserts, mountains, high flat
lands and fertile plains.

A jet plane crosses the continental


United States from east to west in
about five to six hours.

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Salient Points On America
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The US has long been known as a
“melting pot”
because many of its people are
descendents of settlers who came
from all over the world.

The American people are always on


the move – from one part of the
country to another, from one city to
another.

Today three out of four Americans live


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Salient Points On
America……
New York City is America’s largest
city.
Each city has a downtown and
suburbs.

Downtown is where the largely


affluent and yuppie crowd stays. It is
more expensive than living in the
suburbs though the suburbs have
large bungalows.

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Salient Points On
America……

New York City is America’s largest


city.

Chicago is the second largest city, Los


Angeles is third, and Philadelphia is
the fourth largest.

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Salient Points On America
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The nations capital, Washington


D.C is seventeenth in
population. Specially planned
and built as a national capital,
Washington was laid out by a
French architect in the 18th
century.
A city of great beauty and a
center of world affairs, it is
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Salient Points On America
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Living Standards :

Americans spend money freely and


make purchases on credit when
necessary to buy things they want.
Most pay off these debts on a regular
monthly basis.
The buying habits of Americans have
changed in recent years. Since World
War II, the demand for household
goods has slowed down. More money
is being spent on education, medical
care, services, travel and recreation
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Salient Points On
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Living Standards :

The majority of Americans live in


apartments or individual houses that
have electric lights, central heating,
hot and cold running water and inside
toilets.

Because of the general rise in family


incomes, factory workers, owners of
small businesses, school teachers and
sales personnel can be found in the
same suburban communities, in
homes very much alike.
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Salient Points On America
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Education :
Americans take great pride in their
schools and want their children to
have the best possible education.
Only one percent of the population
cannot read or write.
New methods of instruction that
encourage children to develop their
creative abilities are being devised
and tested in schools.
Today, there is a strong emphasis on
science, mathematics and foreign
languages and an effort is being
made to broaden the students’
knowledge of other people and
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Salient Points On America
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Education :

Today, about half of the young people


who graduate from secondary school
go to colleges or universities.

The Americans popularly refer to even


colleges as Schools. And instead of
class or division they call it Level or
Grade.

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Salient Points On
America……
Youth :

Young people in America have a wide


variety of interests apart from their
school curriculum.

Schools offer a wide range of


activities. Apart from that most
houses at least have a basket ball
court.

Also, most parks have


tennis/squash/golf facilites and
taking-up a sport in US is very easy.

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Salient Points on America
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Youth :

Majority of young Americans at the


age of 18 get a car to drive which
could be second hand.

The loan systems are very


comfortable for people to buy homes
and cars at an early age.

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National Celebrations

Americans share three national holidays with many


countries: Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, and New
Year’s Day.

Easter, which falls on a spring Sunday that varies


from year to year, celebrates the Christian belief in
the resurrection of Jesus Christ. For Christians,
Easter is a day of religious services and a family
gathering. Many Americans follow old traditions of
coloring hard-boiled eggs and giving children
baskets of candy. On the next day, Easter Monday,
the president of United States holds an annual
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National Celebrations ……

Christmas Day, December 25, is another christian


holiday; it marks the birth of Christ. Decorating
houses and yards with lights, putting up Christmas
trees, giving gifts, and sending greeting cards have
become traditions even for many non-Christian
Americans.

New Year’s Day, of course, is January 1. The


celebration of this holiday begins the night before
when Americans gather to wish each other a happy
and prosperous new year.

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Political Parties And Elections …

Americans regularly exercise their democratic
rights by voting in elections and by participation in
political parties and election campaigns. Today,
there are two major political parties in the United
States, the Democratic and the Republican. The
Democratic Party evolved from the party of Thomas
Jefferson, formed before 1800. The Republican
Party was established in the 1850s by Abraham
Lincoln and others who opposed the expansion of
salary into new states then being admitted to the
Union.

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Political Parties And Elections …

The Democratic Party is considered to be the


more conservative of the two. Democrats
generally believe that government has an
obligation to provide social and economic
programs for those who need them.

Republicans are not necessarily opposed to


such programs but
believe they are too costly to taxpayers.
Republicans put more
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The American Economic System

The United States declared its independence in the


year 1776, the same year that Scottish economist
Adam Smith wrote The Wealth Of Nations, a book
that has had an enormous influence on American
economic development. Like many other thinkers,
Smith believed that in a capitalist system people
are naturally selfish and are moved to engage in
manufacturing and trade in order to gain wealth
and power. Smith’s originality was to argue that
such activity is beneficial because it leads to
increased production and sharpens competition.

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Political Parties And Elections ……

As a result, goods circulate more widely and at


lower prices, jobs are created, and wealth is
spread. Though people may act from the narrow
desire to enrich themselves, Smith argued, “an
invisible hand” guides them to enrich and improve
whole of society.

Most Americans believe that the rise of their nation


as a great economic power could not have occurred
under any other system except capitalism, also
known as free enterprise after a corollary to
Smith’s thinking: that government should interfere
in commerce as little as possible.
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The Stock Market
Very early in American history, people saw
that they could make money by lending it to those
who wanted to start or expand a business. To this
day, small American entrepreneurs usually borrow
the money they need from friends, relatives, or
banks.
Larger businesses, however, are more likely to
acquire cash by selling stocks or bonds to
unrelated parties. These transactions usually take
place through a stock exchange, or stock market.
Europeans established the first stock exchange
in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1531. Brought to the
United States in 1792, the institution of the stock
market flourished, especially at the New York Stock
Exchange, located in the Wall Street area of New
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Newspapers

The top five daily newspapers by circulation in


1995 were the Wall Street Journal(1,823,207),
USA Today (1,570,624), the New York
Times(1,170,869), the Los Angeles Times
(1,053,498), and the Washington Post (840,232).
The youngest of the top five, USA Today, was
launched as a national newspaper in 1982 after
exhaustive research by the Gannett chain. It
relies on bold graphic design, color photos, and
brief articles to capture an audience of urban
readers interested in news”bites” rather than
traditional, long stories.

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Magazines

Magazines on virtually any topic imaginable have


appeared, including Tennis, Trailer Life, and Model
Railroading, Other magazines have targeted
segments within their audience for special
attention. TV Guide, Time , and Newsweek, for
example, publish regional editions. Several
magazines are attempting to personalize the
contents of each issue according to an individual
reader’s interests.

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Television: Beyond The Big
Three
Three privately owned networks that offered free
programming financed by commercials - NBC, CBS,
and ABC - controlled 90 percent of the TV market
from the 1950s to the 1970s. In the 1980s the rapid
spread of pay cable TV transmitted by satellite
undermined that privileged position. By 1994,
almost 60 percent of American households had
subscribed to cable TV, and non-network
programming was drawing more than 30 percent of
viewers. Among the new cable channels were
several that show movies 24 hours a day; Cable
News Network, the creation of Ted Turner, which
broadcasts news around the clock, and MTV, which
shows music videos.
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Television: Beyond The Big Three
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In the meantime, a fourth major commercial
network, Fox, has come into being and challenged
the big three networks; several local TV stations
have switched their affiliation from one of the big
three to the newcomer. Two more national network
- WB and UPN - have also come along, and the
number of cable television channels continues to
expand.

There are 335 public television stations across the


United States, each of which is independent and
serves its community’s interests. But the stations
are united by such national entities as the Public
Broadcasting Service, which supplies programming.
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Alabama - Montgomery Louisiana - Baton Rouge
Alaska - Juneau Maine - Augusta
Arizona - Phoenix Maryland - Annapolis
Arkansas - Little Rock Massachusetts - Boston
California - Sacramento
Michigan - Lansing
Colorado - Denver
Florida - Tallahassee Minnesota - St. Paul
Georgia - Atlanta Mississippi - Jackson
Hawaii - Honolulu Missouri - Jefferson City
Idaho - Boise Montana - Helena
Illinois - Springfield Nebraska - Lincoln
Indiana - Indianapolis Nevada - Carson City
Lowa - Des Moines New Hampshire - Concord
Kansas - Topeka New Jersey - Trenton
Kentucky - Frankfort New Mexico - Santa Fe
New York - Albany

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STATE CAPITALS
New Carolina - Tennessee - Nashville
Raleigh Texas - Austin
North Dakota - Utah - Salt Lake City
Bismarck Vermont - Montpelier
Ohio - Columbus Virginia - Richmond
Oklahoma - Washington -
Oklahoma City Olympia
Oregon - Salem West Virginia -
Pennsylvania - Charleston
Harrisburg Wisconsin - Madison
Rhode Island - Wyoming - Cheyenne
Providence
South Carolina -
Columbia
South Dakota - Pierre
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PRONUNCIATIONS

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ACCENTS

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Learning Accents ……………

What is Accent ?

Accent is a combination of three main


components : intonation (speech
music – how it sounds), liaisons (word
connections) and pronunciation (the
spoken sounds of vowels, consonants
and combinations)

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Learning Accents ……………

Difference between Grammar and
Accent

Grammar and vocabulary are


systematic and structured.

Accent on the other hand is free form,


intuitive and creative.

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So thinking of music, feeling


and flow, let your mouth
relax into your American
Accent.

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Learning Accents ……………

Many people equate accent with
pronunciation.
This is not true at all.

America is a big country and while the


pronunciation varies from the East
Coast to the West Coast, from the
southern to the northern states, two
components that are uniquely
American stay basically the same –
the speech music or intonation and
the word connections or liaisons.

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Learning Accents ……………

In the next eight days, you will be
given the following tools to learn
accents better :

-- Audio tape/CD as a support


-- Video cassettes / VCD : Relevant
English movies
to watch to recognize accents and
get familiar
with the most commonly spoken
words and
phrases.
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Learning Accents ……………

The main objective is to get


familiar with accents and
recognize key words , sentences
and conversations.

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Learning Accents ……………

FOR THE TRAINERS

Audio :
-- after each Audio Piece, please make
each student repeat the audio exactly
the way its said.

Video :
-- after watching every movie : each
team will fill-up the questionnaire for
that day in the workbook.

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Learning Accents ……………

FOR THE TRAINERS

Video :
-- Except 1American movie & 1 British
movie which will be watched in full in
the first two days, on all the other
days, the group will watch only a part
of the movie (say the first half hour)
-- Collect all the words and phrases
from each team and make a
comprehensive list at the end of the
Accent Training module.

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Brief for the Trainers …………
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A c c e n t T ra in in g M o d u le
C o n s is ts o f :

A u d io T a p e s V id e o C a s s e tte s H o m e A s s ig n m e n ts
-2 - 10

A u d io T a p e 1 A u d io T a p e 2 7 A m e ric a n A c c e n t 3 B ritis h A c c e n t S tu d e n ts to w a tc h 2 H o m e A s s ig n m e n ts
- S id e A a n d B - S id e A b a s e d m o v ie s b a s e d m o v ie s p ro g ra m s o n T V to b e
o n a re g u la r b a s is d is c u s s e d in c la s s

A u d io G u id e W h e n to w a tc h s c h e d u le P ro g ra m G u id e D e ta ils in th e
in th e F a c u lty W o rk b o o k in th e P o w e r P o in t s lid e s in th e S tu d e n ts W o rk b o o k P o w e r P o in t s lid e s
a n d F a c u lty W o rk b o o k and A ssessm ent S heet
in th e S tu d e n ts W o rk b o o k

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Video --- Watching a


Movie

One Movie - American


- in full

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Day 2

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Each team will be informed at


the outset that they will need
to choose a part of the movie
of their choice for a skit that
will take place on Day 8

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PRONUNCIATIONS

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NOUNS AND
PRONOUNS

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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SYLLABLE PATTERNS

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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Video --- Watching a


Movie

One Movie - British


- in full

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Home Assignment

DO IT YOURSELF
Going through the program guide :
1.1 Following a list of all the
programs that need to be watched
1.2 Getting familiar with words
used in the programs

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Day 3

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Open-house Discussion

The programs the students have


watched

Few basic words and phrases the


students have identified

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PRONUNCIATIONS

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STAIRCASE
INTONATION

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Not present in the Workbook

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STAIRCASE
Vs QUESTION
INTONATION

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Not present in the Workbook

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Video --- Watching a


Movie

Parts of two Movies


-1 American Movie
-1 British Movie

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Filling-up The
Questionnaire

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Home Assignment

Watching CNN and noting down key


words on two levels :
1.1 the most commonly used words
1.2 differently pronounced words

Each student must write at least 5


words of each type and watch CNN
for a minimum of one hour

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Day 4

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Discussion of Home
Assignment

Completed on Day 3

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SPEAKING SKILLS

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PRONUNCIATIONS

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Intonation

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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Nouns and Verbs

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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Adjectives and Verbs

Words

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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Adjectives and Verbs

Sentences

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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Reduced Sounds

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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Tenses

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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Intonations

Paragraphs

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Not present in the Workbook

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Video --- Watching a


Movie

Parts of two Movies


- 2 American Movies

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Filling-up The
Questionnaire

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Home Assignment

1.1 Tape your voice with a few


key words discussed in class
using the American Accent

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Day 5

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CONTINUING WITH
PRONUNCIATIONS

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The Sounds

Sounds of “A” and “E”

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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The Sounds

The American “T”

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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The Sounds

The American “EL”

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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The Sounds

The American “R”

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Role-Play --- Audio

Four consecutive pieces


LISTEN AND REPEAT
Present in the Workbook

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The American and British


Pronunciation of the most
commonly used words and
phrases

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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Understanding the difference


between American and British
spoken English
In terms of recognition

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Video --- Watching a


Movie
Parts of two Movies
-1 American Movie
-1 British Movie

Compare the British Film to the


American film

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Role-Play --- Video


After watching the movie, each
team should note down at least ten
differences in words and phrases
noticed between the two movies
and the two accents

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Discussion and Collation of


All Words and Phrases From
All Teams

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Day 6

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CONTINUING WITH
PRONUNCIATIONS
Role-Play --- Audio
Not present in the Workbook

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The Sounds

Some more on the American “T”

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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The Sounds

The Middle “I”

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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Intonation and Attitude

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Not present in the Workbook

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The Sounds

Sounds of “V”

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Present in the Workbook

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The Sounds

Sounds of “S or Z”

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Role-Play --- Audio


LISTEN AND REPEAT
Words
Present in the Workbook

Paragraphs
Not present in the Workbook

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Pronunciations -
General

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Role-Play --- Audio

LISTEN AND REPEAT


Not present in the Workbook

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Role-Play --- Live

Details in the Faculty Work Book


- Practice through conversations
Mock Session

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Video --- Watching a


Movie

Parts of two Movies


-2 American Movies

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Filling-up The
Questionnaire

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Home Assignment

Watching BBC and noting down key


words on two levels :
1.1 The most commonly used words
1.2 Differently pronounced words

Each student must write at least 5


words of each type and watch CNN
for a minimum of one hour.

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Home Assignment

Reminder on the Skit: home


assignment
A Question and Answer Session

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Day 7

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LEARNING TO
PRONOUNCE THE STATES
OF AMERICA

Role-Play - Audio
Listen and Repeat
Present in the Workbook
- Please refer to the map of
America while doing this role-play

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Role-Play - Live

The Trainer asks 5 -8 students at


random to tell any 3 States of
America
- Practicing pronunciation through
mocks

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Getting Better at Written


Skills!!!!

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Written Skills …………………

On the e-mail :

--- Important to be crisp and short

--- The message and content should


not change

--- Presentation should be simple

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Written Skills …………………

On the e-mail :
Steps involved :

1. Subject : should be very clear, and


concise
2. Name of the person : as Dear
Patrick
3. Introduction : one sentence, should
be
appealing
4. Message/Content : this should not
be more than
4-5 sentences with
appropriate
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On the e-mail :
Steps involved :

5. Closing : should be positive, with a


reconfirmation of the next
steps and a
nice verbiage.

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Written Skills …………………

On the e-mail :

There should be an effort to include a


few of the most commonly used
words.

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Discussion of Home
Assignment

Given on Day 6

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Day 8

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Video --- Watching a


Movie
Parts of two Movies
-2 American Movies

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Filling-up The
Questionnaire

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Preparation Time for Two


Role-Plays

Role-Play 1 : To write an e-mail to a


friend in the US
Role-Play 2 : Preparing for a skit

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Role-Play 1 --- Live


An e-mail should contain the kind
of words a friend from the US
would understand right from the
greeting to closing.

-- Each team can select their own


topic for the e-mail

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Time Taken
Total : 1 Hour
To write : 25 minutes
To evaluate each : 25
minutes
team (this will be
done verbally)

Each team will choose one


person from the team to speak
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Role-Play 2 --- Live

Each team will choose a part of any


movie watched by them during the
course of the week.
They will spend one hour preparing
for the skit.

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Time Taken
Total : 2 Hours

To write : 25 minutes
To perform : 50 minutes
(for each team)
To evaluate each : 25 minutes
team (this will be (5 minutes each
team)
done verbally)
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A Quick Recap of All The


Days

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