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Speechcraft Textbook (t)
G-2 Lesson 2
p. 8, English Consonant Sounds, Listening, Repetition
p. 9, English Vowel Sounds, Listening, Repetition
● Extra
practice:
Vowels of the Vowel Chart
p. 10, Symbol Practice, Words to circle, Listening
G-3 Model Dialog
p. 11, Dialog, Listening, Repetition
p. 20, ex. 1, Syllables to count, Listening, Repetition
p. 21, ex. 3
pt. 1 - Unstressed syllables to mark,
Listening
pt. 2 - Stressed syllables to mark,
Listening
pt. 3 - Mark stressed syllables,
Listening
pt. 4 - Repeat stressed words
G-4 Beyond Words: Overview of the Discourse Level
p. 33, ex. 7, Dialog, Listening, Gesturing the intonation, Repetition
p. 34, ex. 8, Dialog to mark
D-1 Message Units
p. 39,
Model dialog, Listening
pt. 1, Listening to pauses
pt. 2, Listening to primary stresses
pt. 3, Listening to intonation
p. 40,
Model dialog, Listening
pt. 1, Listening to linking
pt. 2, Listening to rhythmic alternations
D-2 Rhythm--Alternations
p. 43, ex. 1, Maxims to mark for peaks and valleys,
Listening
p. 44, ex. 2, Maxims, Listening, Repetition
p. 45, ex. 4, Buildups, Repetition
D-3 Rhythm--Linking
p. 48, Listening to C-to-V linking
p. 49, Listening to V-to-V linking
p. 50, Listening to C-to-same-C linking
p. 51a, Listening to C(stop)-to-C(stop) linking
p. 51b, Listening to C-to-similar-C linking
● Extra
practice:
Oral practice with linking
D-4 Rhythm--Trimming
p. 57, ex. 1, Repetition of examples (pp. 55-57)
Speechcraft Workbook (wb)
D-8 Comparing and Contrasting
p. 8, ex. 1, Passage to mark, Listening
p. 10, ex. 2, Example of Either...or contrast,
Listening
p. 12, ex. 4, Example of [x, not y] contrast, Listening
p. 16, ex. 6, Example of contradiction of negative verb,
Listening
p. 17, ex. 8, Example of contrasts in parallel phrases,
Listening
D-9 Lists and Series
p. 22, ex. 1, Passage to listen to, then to mark
D-10 Choice Questions and Answers
p. 28, ex. 1, Dialog to mark, Listening
D-11Yes/No Questions and Answers
p. 35, ex. 1, Dialog to mark, Listening
p. 37, ex. 2, Example of Yes/No question, Listening
p. 39, ex. 3, Examples 1, 2 of Yes/No questions,
Listening
D-12 Tag Questions and Answers
p. 46, ex. 1, Dialog to mark, then to identify melody,
Listening
p. 50, ex. 3, Examples 1, 2 of tag questions, Listening
D-13 Information Questions and Answers
p. 53, ex. 1, Dialog to mark, Listening
p. 55, ex. 2, Example of information questions, Listening
p. 56, ex. 3, Example of information question, Listening
p. 58, ex. 4, Example of information questions, Listening
p. 59, ex. 5, Example of information question, Listening
D-14 Narrowed Questions and Answers
p. 64, ex. 1, Dialog to mark, Listening
p. 68, ex. 3, Example of narrowed questions, Listening
D-15 Repetition Questions and Answers
p. 73, ex. 1, Dialog to mark, Listening
p. 76, ex. 2, Examples 1, 2 of repetition questions,
Listening
W- 9A Compound Nouns I
p. 128, ex. 1, Words to circle, Listening
p. 129, ex. 2, Words (from p. 128) to repeat
W- 9D Compound Numbers
p. 154, ex. 8, Dialog to mark, Listening
W-9E Phrasal Verbs
p. 159, ex. 1, Dialog to mark, Listening
p. 163, ex. 5, Example of phrasal verbs, Listening