Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Possible answers:
This activity provides a longer context for students to connect intonation patterns with meaning.
This activity explores the relationship between intonation patterns (i.e. rising/falling tone and pauses) and certain meanings. It also raises students’ awareness of the links between punctuation and oral speech.
Activity 2 Common causes of confusion
Objective: to raise Ss’ awareness of possible areas of confusion in pronunciation.
Time: 15 min
Materials: handout 1, board
►Procedure: Say that one of the most important tasks in teaching pronunciation is to enable students to convey proper meaning with the help of intonation and the correct pronunciation of certain words and phrases.
Say that another important dimension of teaching pronunciation is the relationship between sounds, meaning and a broader context. Teacher should form pairs. Student A should read the text A and Student B should listen. Then student B should read text B and student A should listen. After reading and listening they should find confusing words.