
E-02.01 Noting Numbers of Syllables, Get & Use Language for Place Description
Part Two-4 (Describe Spaces & Scenes with Numbers of Syllables) from Talk About Places, from Beginners’ Before Speaking with Pronunciation Principles, pages 51-62 + Suggested Language to Use in Activities on pages 15-19 of Answers to Text Exercises 12+5 (17) pages Who It’s For: American-English Teachers & Helpers of (High) Beginners & Beyond Ready to Improve Their Accents by Discerning & Articulating Syllables Why It’s Useful: As soon as (new) English speakers can say or read aloud (one-syllable) words by clearly differentiating stressed Vowels, they’re ready to be alert to Syllables (units of speech heard as “beats”). First comes Recognition (Counting) of Numbers of Syllables in the “speech music” of Words & Phrases. It’s instructive and engaging to practice these in common-noun phrasing for Places—and then in Conversations—and descriptions of vivid photos: Interior Spaces, Structures, Outdoor Areas. Challenge Activities help text users improve their speech by