E-02.09 Practice the Regular Rhythm of Speech with Pitch & Intonation

Accent Activities: Pronunciation Supplement to Speaking. Part Two: Syllables Made Simple (Syllables & Syllable-Stress Patterns), pages 21-30 (+ pages 81-82 of Answer Key for Text Exercises)   16 pages   Who It’s For: American-English (Self-)Teachers & Helpers of (High) Beginners & Beyond Approaching “Accent Credibility” by Polishing Their Rhythm, Pitch, & Intonation    Why It’s Useful: Want to “simulate authenticity” in your / your students’ (acquired) American-English accents or characteristic ways of verbalizing?  Start by developing a Regular Rhythm based on numbers of and distances between emphasized Focal Points in word groupings.  If you / they learn to pronounce (alternating) stressed vs. unstressed syllables in stress-timed rhythm, adding Pitch & Intonation effectively, your / their talk will “sound native”—even if not all sounds are “perfect.”  This E-02.09 Download incorporates these concepts with the routine of Asking for & Giving Directions.