E-02.10 Perceive & Produce the Regular Rhythm of American English

Accent Activities: Pronunciation Supplement to Speaking. Part Three: Focusing on Focus (Regular Rhythm of American English), pages 31-38 (+ pages 83-84 of Answer Key for Text Exercises) 8 + 2 (10) pages   Who It’s For: Intermediate & Above English (as a Second Language) Teachers, Helpers,  & Learners Wanting to Pay Reinforcing Attention to Speech Rhythm Why It’s Useful: Sequences of Stressed (longer, clearer, higher, louder) vs. Unstressed (shorter, lower in pitch, softer) Syllables produce “the Regular Rhythm of American English.” Illustrated with musical dots (l) over spaced-out print, here are Proverbs (sayings) & Verses (rhymes) that illustrate the concept. There’s also directed practice in the minimization of “Reduced Forms” in the Rhythm of Relaxed, Natural Speech. What You’ll Do:  [1]  Using easily comprehensible talk to present, practice, and assess ability to use an American-English accent, learn “How Stressed & Unstressed Syllables Produce Regular Rhyth