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Introduction
• Pre assessment of the
participants ‘Entry Level’
• Post Assessment &
Feedback and Action
plan
• Analyze the data
• Ice breaker
• Epectations of the
trainin! pro!ram
• P"rpose
#lassroom $
• Establish pro!ram ob%ectives
• #onsonant & o'el (o"nds
• Pron"nciation
• Intonation
• Listenin! (kills
Voice and Accent - A Comprehensive Toolkit Voice and Accent - A Comprehensive Toolkit
Pre assessment
Evaluation
Review
Implementation
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INTRODUCTION
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)he day the trainin! be!ins is "s"ally the
*nd day for them+ )hey need to break o"t
of their shell and start interactin! 'itheach other to help b"ild rapport+
,o'
,o'P"rpose- .hy
P"rpose- .hy
)he ice breakers need to be "sed 'ith the
class per the instr"ctions in the
attachment+
Process )emplate$
Ice /reakers
Unit 1
Sample
.hat
.hat
Ice /reakers
Voice and Accent
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(,A0E A (E#0E)
)his is a !ood ice breaker for 1ay * in a session 'here theparticipants hardly kno' each other+.o"ld 'ork very 'ell 'ith a 2e'
,ire !ro"p+
I2()03#)I42($
5+ Pass aro"nd a plate f"ll of pean"ts or #andy mid 'ay thro"!h the session and enco"ra!e them to pick "pas many as they 'ant++ 6ake s"re yo" pick "p a fe' as 'ell+
Ice breakers 'ith
instr"ctions
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)o disc"ss the ob%ectives of the pro!ram
and the !ame plan for the trainin!
sessions+ )o enco"ra!e the participants to
participate and improve their speech
pattern+ )o motivate to learn
,o'
,o'P"rpose- .hy
P"rpose- .hy
#heckin! their epectations+ #apt"rin! them
on a Flip chart+
)akin! them thro"!h a #omm"nication1issection-/reakdo'n
#omm"nication )ree
Linkin! the above to their Epectations+ 1esensitization$ Identity #risis+ (tr"ct"re of trainin!$ 6I1 Path
1efinin! Accent and 7lobal En!lish+ An overvie' of 'hat 'e 'ill cover in the
trainin!+ Layin! !ro"nd r"les for the trainin!+ Assessin! the recordin!s8 Pre9)rainin!+
Process )emplate$
4b%ectives
Unit 1
.hat
.hat
Introd"ction
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Word
Document
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Introduction – Our Training is based on the following structure:
MOTIVATION … ou can lead a horse to water !"T…(peech patterns are old8 old habits 'e have en!raved in o"r biolo!ical and psycholo!ical systems+ )o chan!e
these patterns re:"ires effort and dedication and skill+ ,o'ever the !reatest factor infl"encin! this chan!e8 is an
inner motivation from the individ"al to really make it happen+
.itho"t this motivation8 a trainer can !ive a million techni:"es8 b"t they 'ill not 'ork+ )he individ"al is
responsible for .A2)I27 his-her speech to improve8 only then 'ill the attention and effort follo'8 leadin! to
mastery of the skill+
(tr"ct"re of trainin!$ 6I1 Path
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Document
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)o "nderstand the improvement areas for
the trainees so that trainin! inp"ts are
tailored to their individ"al needs+
,o'
,o'P"rpose- .hy
P"rpose- .hy
0ecordin! of ;a< Free (peech 0eadin! the passa!e (hrill 7irls
Assess the readin! & recordin! on theparameters in the assessment sheet+
Process )emplate$
)he En!lish Lan!"a!e
Assessment (heet
Unit 1
Sample
.hat
.hat Pre Assessment
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Word
Document
S#No# $A%AM&T&%S 'it 'or 'loor 'it 'or Training Not 'it for 'loor
5+ )he specialist says correct consonant so"nds
*+ )he specialist "ses correct lon! and short vo'el so"nds
Parameters
0atin!
Microsoft Excel
Works heet
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In order to incorporate chan!es in o"r
pattern of speech 'e 'ork on the smaller
m"scles of the mo"th like the lip8 ton!"eetc++ )his also means that 'e need to let
!o of the stress in the lar!er m"scles+ 0elaation also foc"ses on !ettin! rid of
the mental stress that 'e carry 'ith "s8 so
that 'e !ain confidence 'ith the ne'
thin!s 'e learn+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
)ake everyone thro"!h the 0elaation
Eercise in a :"iet room 'ith the li!hts
dimmed+
Process )emplate$
0elaation Eercise
Unit
Sample
.hat.hat
0elaation
Voice and Accent
I2()03#)I42($
5+ 3nfold yo"r arms and le!s+ 1o not slo"ch or be too stiff+
*+ (it back in yo"r chair= ad%"st the hei!ht of the chair to yo"r re:"irement+
Microsoft Word
Document
(tep by step
proced"re for the
0elaation Eercise+
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)o ac:"aint o"rselves 'ith the scientific
process of the formation of so"nd and
oice+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
.hat is a (o"nd> .hat is oice>
Eplain the difference bet'een (o"nd andoice+
Eplain the biolo!ical process+ oice is formed on the o"t breath8 eplain
"sin! eamples+
Unit
.hat.hat
Formation of (peech
Voice and Accent
)he En!lish lan!"a!e 'orks on a 5? beat
rhythm as opposed to the @ beat rhythm all
the Indian lan!"a!es follo'+ )his makes the En!lish sentences lon!er 8
and beca"se 'e are "sed to a @ beat8 'etend to pa"se at the 'ron! places leadin!
the listener to believe that they are not
speakin! to a native En!lish speaker+ (ince
'e kno' that the oice is formed on the o"t
breath it is important that 'e are able to
control it+
Practicin! ehalin! 'ith an open mo"th+ Practicin! the so"nd ‘f ’ on the o"t breath+ (tretchin! the so"nd from @ to a
maim"m of *? seconds-co"nts+
/reath #ontrol
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CON!ONANT!
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#larity in the consonant so"nds drives
clarity in speech+
)he p"rpose of this doc"ment is tointrod"ce the consonant so"nds "sed in
7lobal En!lish and remove 6)I from the
speech+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
1efinition of consonants+ ,o' are they
formed+
Importance of st"dyin! #onsonants+ (o"nds vs+ Letters+ )ypes of consonants8 oiced and
3nvoiced9 definition+
Process )emplate$
#onsonant (o"nds
Unit
Sample
.hat.hat
#onsonant (o"nds+
Voice and Accent
Microsoft WordDocument
3nvoiced oiced
p b
f v
s z
t d
sh zh
)ypes of #onsonants 'ith eamples
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Empo'erment$
3nderstandin! the techni:"e of creatin! a
so"nd empo'ers the trainee to create thesame so"nd in ne' 'ords8 independent of
the trainer+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
)he techni:"e for prod"cin! individ"al
consonant so"nds+
Practicin! individ"al so"nds 'ith eachtrainee+ Practicin! the techni:"e 'ith Eamples+ #onsonant 1rill )ar!et (o"nd Practice+
Application in passa!es+
Process )emplate$ )echni:"e
to the formation of so"nds
Unit
Sample
.hat.hat
Places of artic"lation of consonants
Voice and Accent
Microsoft
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Target Sound $racticeTarget Sound $ractice
5+ )ake the so"nd yo" 'ant to 'ork on+ For e!+ .
*+ 4nce yo" have eplained the techni:"e of creatin! the so"nd8 have them
create the so"nd in slo' motion+ E!+ 0o"nd the lips8 create an ‘oooo’ and
(L4.L move to ‘a’+
B+ 6ake them implement the so"nd in isolation repeatedly+
Microsoft Word
Document
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s and .s are so"nds that are "s"ally
conf"sed by an avera!e Indian speaker+
)o move to'ards !lobal comprehensibility itis important that 'e "nderstand this
difference and incorporate it in o"r speech+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
)echni:"e of the formation of the so"nd+ Individ"al so"nd practice+
Eamples 'ith ’s and .’s in differentposition in a 'ord+ .ord practice+ (entences for practice+ Application in passa!es )ar!et so"nd Practice as home'ork+
Process )emplate$
.’s ’s Passa!es
Unit
Sample
.hat.hat
Foc"s on s and .s
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Excel
Worksheet
Microsoft Word
Document
T(& %IV&% VA))&
)he river valley has al'ays been home to an "nrivaled variety and 'onderf"l diversity of 'ildlife8
incl"din! voles and viens+
T(& !OO*S(O$
Every .ednesday8 .illiam 'orks at the villa!e bookshop+ ,e 'aits on c"stomers8 collects orders8
records p"rchase details and operates the comp"ter+
Practice so"nd ‘ ’ Practice so"nd ‘.’
accine 1ivide #ave .addle /re'ery /re'
al"able 1river #onnive .afer #o'ard #o'
al"e Environment #ove .affle #o'er 6eado'
alve Envision 1ive .a! 1'ell (e'
Practice 'ords 'ith
and . ‘s in
Primary8 6iddle andFinal position
Passa!es for ‘’
so"nd practice
Passa!es for ‘.’so"nd practice
Microsoft Excel
Worksheet
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)he 7lobal ‘L’ and ‘0’ differ from the Indian
‘L’ and ‘0’ so"nds in terms of artic"lation+
3nderstandin! this difference and seein!ho' it is translated in speech8 'ill assist "s
in "nderstandin! the American client better+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
Introd"ction to the American 0 and
formation+
Introd"ction to the American L and itsformation Introd"ction to the sch'a so"nd and its’
effect on speech+ Practicin! 'ords 'ith ‘L’ in the tertiary
position+ 1isc"ssin! ho' ‘0’ is spoken differently in
/ritish and American accents+ Practicin!
'ords "sin! ‘0’$
In American it is al'ays c"rled+
In /ritish it is c"rled only in the be!innin!
and sometimes in the middle of the 'ord+;0aise8 praise8 b"t not in pardon< It is
eliminated in the tertiary position ;.ater<
In the Indian accent8 it is al'ays rolled like a
r"nnin! rrrr+
Process )emplate$
L’s 0’s
Unit
Sample
.hat.hat
Foc"s on Ls and 0s
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Excel
Works heet
Microsoft Excel
Works heet
Initial Medial 'inal
Liar 6ilk Fill
Land (lip F"ll
Initial Medial 'inal
0ay 7ro' ,ere
0ifle .ord (hare
Practice ‘L’ so"nds
Application at the be!innin!8
middle and at the end ofeach 'ord+
Practice ‘0’ so"nds
Application at the be!innin!8
middle and at the end of
each 'ord+
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4nce 'e are familiar 'ith the correct
so"nds 'e sho"ld be able to apply them in
o"r spoken En!lish+ .e be!in 'ith the application in simple
sentences8 movin! on to passa!es
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
A passa!e is read o"t by each trainee+ It
can also be !iven as home'ork+
In both cases8 the tar!et so"nd as 'ell asthe other so"nds are checked by the
trainer for correction+ #heckin! for /reath #ontrol and pa"ses
'ill also assess the rhythm in 'hich they
speak $ @ beat or 5? beat+ Pron"nciation is checked and the trainee
is provided 'ith corrective feedback+
Process )emplate$
Patter Eercises Passa!es
Unit
Sample
.hat.hat
Passa!es for practice
Voice and Accent
4n dark ni!hts8 I sometimes dream of little d'arfs 'ho like
to ride thro"!h the 'oods and alon! co"ntry roads on tiny
donkeys+ 4n cold stabbin! ni!hts they try to invert riddles
to the so"nd of the 'ind+
Microsoft Word
Document
Microsoft Excel
Worksheet
#heck consonant
so"nds ‘t’8 ‘d’ and 'ord
ends+
5+ A /i! bl"e badly bleedin! blister+
*+ (top to"chin! )ed’s toes+
B+ )he dainty dancers danced in the dark+
@+ (even slick slimy snakes slo'ly slidin! so"th'ards+
0ead o"t each sentencekeepin! in mind the
correct consonant
so"nd+
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VO"#$!
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o'els are 'hat convey emotion in o"r
speech+ As En!lish is a secondary
lan!"a!e for "s8 'e are "nable to conveyemotions in En!lish+ 4penness of so"nds adds clarity to o"r
speech+ )his opens doors of
comm"nication+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
1efinition of vo'els+ Importance of vo'els
(o"nds vs+ Letters )ypes of o'els+
Process )emplate$
o'els
Unit %
Sample
.hat.hat
o'el (o"nds
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Word
Document
4.EL($o'el so"nds are prod"ced by the "ninterr"pted flo' of breath+ )hese so"nds
carry emotion and !ive d"e 'ei!ht to a 'ord+
o'els $
LIP 4.EL( are those vo'el so"nds that are crafted by the shapin! of the
lips+
Aa a' oh oo
)ypes
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(ho'in! trainees ho' to create the varyin!
shades of vo'els8 enables them to
incorporate this skill into their speech+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
Practice the formation of the Lip o'els+ Listen individ"ally+
("pport 'ith Eamples+ Practice the formation of )on!"e o'els+ Listen individ"ally+ ("pport 'ith eamples+ o'el #hant+ )ransitionin! Lip o'els and
then the )on!"e o'els in one breath+ Application of this eercise in lan!"a!e+ 7ro"p practice+ (tretchin! each so"nd to a maim"m of 5*
seconds+ Application in poem C)he Po'ersD
Process )emplate$
)he Po'ers Application
Unit %
Sample
.hat.hat
)ypes of o'els
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Word
Document
),E Po'ers 'hose name and shape no livin! creat"re kno's
,ave p"lled the Immortal 0ose=
#heck on the
openness of vo'els
Microsoft Excel
Worksheet
Ae o' a' I ay e oo oh
At 4"t 4"!ht I’d Ate Eat 4oze 4'n
Application of
o'el so"nds
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It !ives "s a comprehensive "nderstandin!
of the varyin! vo'el so"nds "sed in 7lobal
En!lish+ Apart from the basic so"nds there are *
shades eistent in the En!lish lan!"a!e+
)hey are nothin! b"t the shorter versions
of the basic so"nds+ )his addresses and
checks the Lon! and (hort o'el
problem+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
.hat are (hades of o'els+ Practice each so"nd8 s"pported 'ith
eamples+ 7ro"p practice+ Eercise$ )ake them thro"!h the CeD and
CaeD sentences+ Eercise$ )ake them thro"!h the CID and
CeeD sentences+
Process )emplate$
(hades of o'els
Unit %
Sample
.hat.hat
(hades of o'els
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Excel
Worksheet
Microsoft Excel
Worksheet
Look Lord Lo"t
6y )ord8 loo+ at this lout+
oo ay ee
6oon 6ane 6ean
Pool Pain Peep
Microsoft Word
Document
LE1 LA1 ,e led the lad home+
(E) (A) Anna sat do'n after losin! the first set+
I) EA) I eat it+
1I1 1EE1 ,e did the deed
#ombination of vario"s
#onsonants 'ith different
shades of vo'els in 'ords
and sentences+
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A 'ord is formed by combinin! vo'els and
consonants in vario"s 'ays+
4nce 'e kno' ho' consonants and vo'elsare formed and have 'orked on them in
isolation8 'e are ready to combine these
and practice them leadin! "s closer to
effective speakin!+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
#ombine all vo'els 'ith a sin!le
consonant+ /"ild 'ords 'ith that to
s"pport the "se of this eercise+ Practice the consonant cl"sters 'ith the
trainees+ 7ive eamples of the consonant cl"sters
from the poem$ C)he Po'ersD+ eep checkin! individ"ally as 'ell+ 7ro"p Eercise$ )hey can form 'ords
"sin! the consonant cl"sters and !ive yo"
a list by the net day+ )he poem$ CFear 2o 6oreD foc"ses on
/reath #ontrol+ /e!in by readin! one line
in one breath !rad"ally movin! to astanza in breath ens"rin! the correct
consonant and vo'el so"nds8 apart from
breath control+
Process )emplate$
#onsonant #l"sters
Unit %
Sample
.hat.hat
#onsonant 9 o'els combinations
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Excel
Works heet
4o oh a' ah ay ee o' i
I m I & I d I 4461 4,61 A.61 A,61 A61 EE61 4.61 I61
I k I & I t I 44) 4,) A.) A,) A) EE) 4.) I)
4o oh a' ah ay ee o' i
I t I 44) 4,) A.) A,) A) EE) 4.) I)E
I m I 446 4,6 A.6 A,6 A6 EE6 4.6 I6E
4o oh a' ah ay ee o' i
I d I 144 14, 1A. 1A, 1A 1EE 14. 1I
I t I )44 )4, )A. )A, )A )EE )4. )I
Placement of consonants after the
vo'els so"nd+
Placement of the o'els after the
#onsonants so"nd+
#ombination of * "nvoiced or *
voiced consonants after the vo'el
so"nd+
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In En!lish8 sometimes one vo'el letter may
denote * different vo'el so"nds to!ether+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
Listin! the basic diphthon!s+ #heck for "nderstandin!+
.ords for Practice+ 3sin! them in (entences + )he CeiD and CaeiD difference+ Eplain
"sin! the /erlin .all eercise+ G"iz individ"ally to check for
"nderstandin! of the so"nds+Process )emplate$
1iphthon!s /erlin .all
Unit %
Sample
.hat.hat
1iphthon!s
Voice and Accent
Air Ear
I b I /are8 /ear8 /lare /ear
I p I Pare8 Pair8 Pear Peer8 Pier
Microsoft Excel
Works heet
#ombinin! the consonants
'ith the t'o so"nds to check
the difference in meanin!+
Microsoft Word
Document
-ay- as in Cei!htD H -e- -i-
-oi- as in CoilD H -a'- H-i-
A combination of * vo'els
formin! a diphthon!
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4ften 'e conf"se the pron"nciation in
basic 'ords that are either spelt the same
or prono"nced alike+ )his eercise also helps b"ild vocab"lary+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
#reate a 'ord list on the board "sin! the
so"nds CooD and Ce'D+
Add on the col"mns for Do'D and CoDso"nds+ Practice 'ith the class+ G"iz the trainees on the so"nds of the
'ords+ 0ead o"t the poem CFear no 6oreD + /e!in 'ith each trainee readin! o"t one
line at a time follo'ed by * lines in 5
breath++ and so on8 movin! to maim"m
n"mber of stanzas in each breath+
Process )emplate$
0hymin! o'els Fear 2o 6ore
Unit %
Sample
.hat.hat
0hymin! o'els
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Excel
Worksheet
o'el (o"nds $ oo e' o' o
/l"e8 /le' #"e8 1e' /o'8 o'8 /o'8 (o8
Je'8 (le' ie'8 2e' ,o'8 (o' (o'8 (e'
List the 'ords and
sort o"t the different
pron"nciation
Fear no more the heat oK thK ("n8
2or the f"rio"s .inters ra!es8
)ho" thy 'orldly task hast don8
,ome art !on8 and taken thy 'a!es+
7olden Lads8 and 7irls all m"st8
As #himney9('eepers come to d"st+
0eadin! o"t the
entire stanza in a
sin!le breath+
Microsoft Word
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2o' that 'e have !one thro"!h all the
consonant so"nds as 'ell as the vo'el
so"nds and practiced them8 it’s time toapply them in a passa!e and practice the
crispness of the consonants alon! 'ith the
openness of the vo'els+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
3se the passa!e C 3nder 6ilk 'oodD+ (tep 5$ .hisper the passa!e to!ether to
emphasize the crispness of theconsonants (tep *$ #hant the passa!e to!ether to
emphasize the openness of the vo'els+ (tep B$ (tand at the corner of the room8
leanin! there8 c"p yo"r mo"th and read
o"t the passa!e as lo"d as possible8
'itho"t screamin! and keepin! in mind
the correct so"nds and breath control+
Process )emplate$
3nder 6ilk 'ood Eercise
#heck for consonant
so"nds+
Unit %
Sample:
.hat.hat
#ombination of Learned (o"nds in (peech
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Word
Document
"N,&% MI)*-OO,
And the shrill !irls !i!!le and master aro"nd him and s:"eal as they cl"tch and thrash8
and he bl"bbers a'ay do'nhill 'ith his patched pants fallin! and his tear splashedbl"sh b"rns all the 'ay as the tri"mphant bird like sisters scream 'ith b"ttons in their
cla's and the b"lly brothers hoot after him his little nickname and his motherKs shame
and his fatherKs 'ickedness 'ith the loose and 'ild barefoot 'omen of the hovels of
the hills+
#heck for o'el so"nds+
#heck for .ord
endin!s+
#heck for /reath #ontrol+
Microsoft Word
Document
.e 'ondered 'hy 'e 'ere made to vent in their van 'ith chairs one co"ld barely sit on+
#heck for correct so"nds8
vo'els and consonants+
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&RONOUNCIATION
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3nderstandin! syllables is the first step
to'ards correct pron"nciation+ Pron"nciation in t"rn leads "s to
comprehensibility and effective speech +
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
.hy are syllables important+ .hat are syllables+ Learnin! to co"nt syllables+ 6akin! 'ords 'ith 58*8B8@88M & N
syllables+
Process )emplate$
(yllables
Unit '
Sample
.hat.hat
(yllables
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Word
Document
A syllable has a vo'el so"nd+ 3s"ally there is a consonant so"nd bet'een it and the net syllable+
Look at the n"mber of syllables in the follo'in! 'ords$
7reat Pa"la /ea"tif"l
.hat are syllables8
#o"ntin! them+
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Empo'erment$
In the En!lish lan!"a!e there are a 5?5
eceptions to 5?? r"les that eistO .hat 'e
offer are !"idelines+ )hese !"idelines 'ill
help trainees tackle ne' 'ords even in the
absence of the trainer+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
)he Past tense r"le Practice )he Pl"ral r"le+ Practice )he #ompo"nd 2o"n r"le+ Practice )he Acronym r"le+ Practice+Process )emplate$
)he /asic 0"les
Unit '
Sample
.hat.hat
)he /asic 0"les
Voice and Accent
Microsoft WordDocument
Please remember that ‘es’ becomes an etra syllable only 'hen added to 'ords endin! 'ith a hissin!so"nd+ .hen the ori!inal 'ord 'itho"t the ‘es’ endin!8 ends 'ith a hissin! so"nd8 only then does the
added ‘es’ become an etra syllable+
4ffice-offices Promise-Promises /each-/eaches
Pl"ral 0"le
A combination of t'o 'ords is called a compo"nd no"n8 like soft-'are+ In En!lish8 the stress "s"ally falls on the first
part of the compo"nd no"n
Soft 'are (ard 'are .arpool
#ompo"nd 2o"n
Acronyms ;'ords that are made from the first letters of a !ro"p of 'ords< are very common in American En!lish+ )he stress in
acronyms is almost al'ays on the last letter+
3#LA 3(A 6)V
Acronyms
Please remember the fact that ‘ed’ becomes an etra syllable only 'hen added to 'ords
endin! 'ith ‘t’ or ‘d’+ )his is the onl/ time the past tense has an etra syllable+
Pro%ected Protected Pleaded
Past )ense 0"le
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)his is the net step to'ards correct
pron"nciation+ #omprehensibility problems mostly occ"r
d"e to the misplaced stress in a 'ord
rather than the incorrect so"nds of the
letters+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
.hat is (yllable (tress ,o' can it be sho'n+ 0"le 5$ 4nly 5 stressed syllable in one
'ord+ ("pport 'ith eamples+ 0"le *$ As the 'ord epands ++ )he stress
moves for'ards+ ("pport 'ith eamples+ 0"le B$ If 'e stress on 5 syllable more
than the others8 then the precedin! vo'el
so"nd red"ces+ ("pport 'ith eamples+
Process )emplate$
(tress 0"les
Unit '
Sample
.hat.hat
(yllable (tress
Voice and Accent
Or!anize Ind"stry )echnolo!y
4r!ani0a tion Industrial )echnolo!ical
Ind"striali0a tion
Eamples for
(yllable stress
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ST%&SS
.hen 'e learn to break a 'ord into syllables8 the idea is to keep in mind that there is only one syllable in a 'ord
that !ets stressed+
(yllable stress
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Pron"nciation is the key to 7lobal
#omprehensibility+ A ma%ority of the comm"nication lapses are
d"e to to incorrect pron"nciation A !"ide to
easy pron"nciation that lists a fe' r"les
helps "s find o"r 'ay aro"nd 'ith ne'
'ords+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
0"le 5$ C9olo!yD 0"le *$ C9 shnD 0"le B$ C9 ityD 0"le @$ C9 ic- icsD 0"le $ C9 icalD 0"le M$ C9icallyD 0"le N$ C9 ialD 0"le $ C9 iallyD 0"le $ C9 io"sD 0"le 5?$C9 meterD Practice the r"les "sin! 'ords+ Eercise$ ,ave the trainees co"nt the
n"mber of syllables and find the stressed
syllables+
Process )emplate$
Pron"nciation 0"les Eercise
Unit '
Sample
.hat.hat
Pron"nciation
24)E($
)he trainer need not take the trainees thro"!h theentire list+
)hey sho"ld be ta"!ht thro"!h eamples only+
Voice and Accent
1olog/ 1tion 1lit/ 1ic21ics 1ical
/iolo!y Sta tion Ability $h/sics $ractical
1icall/ 1ial 1iall/ 1ious 1meter
/a sically 4fficial Financially $io"s ilometer
#ommon 'ord ends
Eamples off 'ords
'ith the common
'ord ends+
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A-bi2li-ty #ha-ri-ty E-me-rald In-te-rest Pro-ba-bly
A2cci-dent #he-mi-cal En-!i-neer In-ves-ti-!a-tion Pro-cess
#o"ntin! syllables
and (yllable (tress
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4nce 'e kno' 'hat the r"les are8 it is
easier for "s to apply them in the 'ords
that 'e "se on a day to day basis+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
List of (tate 2ames + List of #iti )erms List of the ma%or city names+ )op American names for /oys )op American names for 7irls+ Process specific pron"nciation !"ide to
the fre:"ently "sed 'ords+ A"to Loans #ar makes+
Process )emplate$
(tate 2ames #I)I terms #ity 2ames
Am+ First 2ames ;6< Am+ First 2ames;F<
Unit '
Sample
.hat.hat
Application of (yllable (tress
Voice and Accent
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Worksheet
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Works heet
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Amanda a96A29daa 1anielle 1an9ee9ELL La"ra LA.9raa
(tate 2ames and
Pron"nciation
()A)E Pron"nciation
Alabama Al9a9/A69aa
Alaska a9LA((9kaa
American 2ames
for 7irls
Aaron 9 AE09rn ;like aren< 1amion 9 1A9mee9yn Jeremy JE09rm9mee 0aymond 0A9mndAmerican 2ames
for /oys
State Name : Important .it/ Names and $ronunciation
A)A!AMA : /irmin!ham ;!&%9min!9ham
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INTONATION
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)he Indian lan!"a!es follo' a @ beat
rhythm that does not !ive m"ch room for
intonation+ En!lish on the other hand
provides ample opport"nity for this8
especially since it a lan!"a!e based on a
5? beat rhythm+ It is imperative that 'e "nderstand ho' the
tone of o"r voice effects comm"nication+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
.hat is pitch+ .hat is Intonation+
Process )emplate$
Intonation
Unit (
Sample
.hat.hat
Intonation
Voice and Accent
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Document
INTONATION:
(peech8 like m"sic8 has pitch chan!es that create a melody+
-(AT IS $IT.(4
Pitch is the fre:"ency at 'hich 'e speak+
)erms
1efinition
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)he same 'ord may at times be "sed as a
no"n and at others as a verb+ In both these
cases the pron"nciation 'ill differ+ )his may
lead to comprehensibility problems+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
)he stress pattern in a no"n and a verb+ Practice readin! o"t the 'ords and the
sentences in the class+ Ens"re each trainee practices this
individ"ally+
Process )emplate$
2o"n9erb chan!e
Unit (
Sample
.hat.hat
2o"n9verb chan!e
Voice and Accent
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an accent to accent ,is (cottish accent8 accented his En!lish+
a convict to con5ict )he convict 'as con5icted for 5* years of hard labor+
a desert to desert (am deserted 1enise in the desert 'here she ate her dessert+
an envelope to en5elope (he took the envelope from his hands and en5eloped him in a bear h"!+
0ead o"t the 2o"n and the
erb form8 application in sentences+
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(tressin! on a partic"lar 'ord in a
sentence also conveys a meanin!+ E+!+$
C I have tooD8 CI have toD and CI have t'oD
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
6ethodolo!y$ ,o' do 'e stress on a
'ord more than the others+ ("pport 'ith eamples+ Practice the Eercises+ In :"estions 'hich 'ord do 'e stress on+ (tress in stron! A!reements+
Process )emplate$
Emphasis
Unit (
Sample
.hat.hat
Emphasis $ .ord (tress8 G"estions and
(tron! A!reement+
Voice and Accent
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Document
&M$(ASIS
Emphasis is "sed to sho' etra emotion in o"r speech+ /y !ivin! etra stress to different 'ords in an En!lish sentence8
'e can act"ally change the meaning of the sentence+
-O%, ST%&SS:
In every 'ord in En!lish8 there is one main emphasized syllable+ )he vo'el so"nd in this syllable so"nds hi!her in pitch8
lon!er8 and lo"der8 and this is called stress+
Practice$
6# I’m !oin! to the store+ ;I am8 2ot yo"<
*+ I am !oin! to the store+ ;Are yo" !oin!> es8 I am<
Emphasis$
6eanin! &
Importance
.ord (tress
Practice
.ord (tress
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Apart from its !rammatical str"ct"re8 a
statement differentiates from a :"estion by
the intonation pattern as 'ell+ In case a statement is read o"t like a
:"estion8 the listener !ets conf"sed abo"t
the meanin!8 or thinks that the speaker is
"ncertain8 or that the speaker so"nds
condescendin!+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
)he pitch at the end of the statement+ Pitch at the end of a :"estion+ )he absol"te no9no’s of intonation$ (in!
sin!8 rocket climb+ 1ifferent 'ays of intonatin! :"estions+ Practice on the :"estions and statements+ 0ole Plays$ Enact o"t 0ole play 5 to the
class+ ,ave them prepare the remainin!
role plays in pairs and present them to the
class+
Process )emplate$
#onto"rs G"estions 0ole Plays
Unit (
Sample
.hat.hat
G"estion and (tatements
Voice and Accent
Microsoft
erPoint Presenta
G3E()I42( 40 ()A)E6E2)(+
.henever o"r statements end 'ith a rise in the vol"me8 it conf"ses the listener and they spend time tryin! to
fi!"re o"t 'hether the last sentence 'as a :"estion or a statement and more often than not theyass"me it to be a confirmatory :"estion to 'hich they reply a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ 'hich may s"rprise "s as 'e
never epected a replyO
Eercise A$
5+ ("re I can help yo" 'ith that+
*+ )he t"rn aro"nd time 'o"ld be * b"siness days+
Eercise /$
5+ #an yo" see>
*+ 1oes he play !olf>
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1ifference in
Intonation+
Practice 'ith
1ifferent
Intonation+
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An American’s life revolves aro"nd
n"mbers+ /e it a social sec"rity n"mber8
phone n"mber or acco"nt n"mber+ 2"mbers may be as lon! as 5?95* di!its at
times+ 0eadin! them o"t in one !o
conf"ses the listener+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
1isc"ss 'hy 'e break the n"mbers in
smaller !ro"ps+ ,o' do 'e do that "sin! Intonation+ Practice+
Process )emplate$
Intonation 'ith 2"mbers$
Unit (
Sample
.hat.hat
2"mbers
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Word
Document
INTONATION -IT( N"M!&%S:
.hen 'e take calls 'e often come across !ro"ps of di!its 'hich may be as m"ch as * to a maim"m of 5* di!its+
)hey may be Apartment n"mbers8 Acco"nt n"mbers8 transit ro"tin! n"mbers8 Qip codes8 (ocial sec"rity n"mbers
or )elephone n"mbers+
Telephone Numbers: B5?9*M9@M
59??9B@9M5
Social Securit/ Numbers: BM9M9M
*N9@9@@N
,o' can 'e
Intonate 2"mbers
effectively+
Eamples
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.e often have not one sol"tion8 b"t many
options+ ,o' sho"ld 'e p"t them across to
the c"stomer>
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
0elate to the intonation pattern+ Practice 'ith :"estions+
Process )emplate$
#hoices
Unit (
Sample
.hat.hat
#hoices
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Word
Document
INTONATION -IT( .(OI.&S:
I2)42A)I42 .I), #,4I#E(+
5+ 1o yo" 'ant )ea or #offee>
*+ 1o yo" 'ant /lack or bro'n>
Practice
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)he role of pa"ses is very important in o"r
speech since a pa"se defines 'hen a
certain tho"!ht has ended and a ne'
tho"!ht has be!"n+ In addition8 it aids the mana!ement of
breath as 'ell+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
Eplain the importance of pa"ses+ Practice "sin! the sentences+
Process )emplate$
0ole of Pa"ses
Unit (
Sample
.hat.hat
Pa"ses
Voice and Accent
%O)& O' $A"S&S#
In written &nglish7 we use punctuation to show where the pausesin the sentences should be#
(i!nificance
&8ample:
'inall/722 each time /ou prepare a solution22 /ou should ta+e into
account 2 the temperature of the li9uids#22 ,ont mi8 these two
li9uids together 2 unless the/ ha5e the same temperature:22%oom
Temperature#
Application
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6any of "s need to break o"t of a shell that
restricts "s from eperimentin! 'ith the
pitch chan!es+ )hese eercises foc"s on
breakin! o"t of old habits and establishin!
ne' ones+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
Lead by eample "sin! the B short stories
in 'hich the places of inflection have been
marked o"t+ 3se Archie comics hand o"ts to !ro"ps of
Bs and @s8 have them act o"t the story in
front of the class+ )he passa!e C1ark )rench #oatD can be
"sed to practice Intonation+ Practice "sin! the passa!e C 1eep do'n
hereR 7oll"mD+
Process )emplate$
(tories )rench #oat 7oll"m
Unit (
Assessment Sample
.hat.hat
Practice
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Word
Document
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Document
),0EE LI))LE PI7(
4nce "pon a time there 'ere three little pigs+ )hey lived 'ith their kind old mother near a
large, dark )orest + 4ne day8 they decided to b"ild their own houses+ )he )irst little pig "sed stra'+ ,e took his stra* 9c"ttin! tools and his ne' la*nmo'er8 and b"ilt a little stra'
house+ )he second little pig "sed sticks+ ,e took his *ood cutting tools and some old
paint brushes and b"ilt a small *ooden house+ )he third little pig8 'ho 'as a ver+ hard
*orker 8 "sed bricks+
Words that need
To be stressed
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UND#R!TANDIN,
A#RICAN #N,$I!.
U i /
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(ince 'e are dealin! 'ith the American
c"stomer it is important that 'e "nderstand
ho' the accent differs+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
Eplain the American so"nd shifts+ ("pport 'ith eamples+ Play a"dio file$ CArth"r )he 0atD+ Fill in the
blanks+ 1isc"ss the vario"s accents in 3($
(o"thern8 #alifornian8 Eastern
Process )emplate$
)he American (o"nds
Unit /
Sample
.hat.hat
American Accent
Voice and Accent
Accents occ"r in the mo"th8 b"t have to be breathed o"t+ )here are three factors that make theAmerican En!lish different to the 7lobal En!lish+
5+ )he CA.C chan!e$
)he /ritish A. so"nd chan!es to the AA so"nd in the American En!lish
Eamples$ /ob8 1o!8 1octor etc+
)he American
(o"nd (hifts$
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0$U#NC
U it 2
i d
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4nce a person learns the correct so"nds
and pron"nciation8 he-she needs to be able
to translate it to speech+ )his translation of tho"!hts into speech
"sin! the correct so"nds is Fl"ency 'ith
the speech+
,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy
Introd"cin! vario"s topics to the class ,ave each trainee epress their tho"!hts
in * min"tes+ 7ive constr"ctive feedback+
Process )emplate$
Free (peech )opics
Unit 2
Sample
.hat.hat
Fl"ency
Voice and Accent
Microsoft Word
Document
5+ .indo' Eercise
*+ (ell the 4b%ectB+ ,ot (eat
@+ 6y favorite acation (pot
Free speech
topics