English Language Unit 1English Language Unit 1
Assassin(n)n. Murderer, generally somewhat professional; esp. one who murders a prominent figure.
During the time of the Crusades the members of a certain secret Muslim sect engaged people to terrorise their Christian enemies by performing murders as a religious duty. These acts were carried out under the influence of hashish, and so the killers became known as hashshashin, meaning eaters or smokers of hashish. Hashshashin evolved into the word assassin.
Learning Intention:Exploring phonology, phonemes and prosody
Success criteria:Able to explain:what phonology iswhat phonemes arewhat the IPA is and what it is used forwhat the prosodic features of speech are
PhonologyPhonologythe study of sound systems and patterns
of sound in languagemany sounds are language specificsome sounds are voiced and some are
voiceless
PhonemesPhonemesare individual units of sound that can be
pronounced on their own and considered ‘one sound’ (the smallest unit of sound)e.g.: boo [bu], book [bƱk], blood [blɅd]
PhonemesPhonemesthere can be differences in pronunciation
within a language e.g.: NSW – dance [d ns] VIC – [/dæns/]ɑːthere are 44 phonemes in Englisha complete list of can be found athttp://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/curriculum/litera
cy/lit_site/lit_sites/phonemes_001/
IPA ChartIPA ChartThe IPA chart is a tool for transcribing the
sounds of speech independent of any particular language and applicable to all languages.
The IPA is used in dictionaries to indicate the pronunciation of words.
The IPA has often been used as a basis for creating new writing systems for previously unwritten languages.
IPA Chart – Learning the symbolsIPA Chart – Learning the symbols
There are plenty of You Tube clips with an interactive IPA chart, sound and word examples.
Try Interactive Phonetic Chart British Male Voice With Examples at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Cjec_Rk7A
IPA ChartIPA Chart
Or
The Phonetics Symbols Coursewhich can be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWbmOuq4eVs
Listening Listening the sound of a word is worked out in
phonetics but can change when spoken as part of a phrase
do not think about how the word is spelt
listen for the sounds
StressStressemphasis on a particular syllableplacing emphasis during an utterance is
used to convey meaning
Pitch and IntonationPitch and IntonationPitch - the high, medium and low sounds
of our voice as we speak
Intonation – the pattern of the changes in pitch
Intonation PractiseIntonation PractiseRead a sentence aloud, then hum it. Let your classmates comment on your intonation.
1.Yes, let’s go have a cuppa.2. I’m not sure I want to agree to this.3. Keep going, I’m listening.4. I’m not really sure about this.5. I’m telling my cricket teammate to run.
ReviewReviewGo to Infuse Learning, Log in as studentRoom no. 93646Complete the short quiz
OR
Complete the written quiz