Day 1

DAY 1: READ A TEXT A LOUD
A. PRONUNCIATION:
1. The teacher will highlight all the content words (noun, main verb, adjective and adverb) and read the each word.
2. The student will listen and repeat after the teacher.
3. The teacher would need to take note of the words that the student is having a hard time pronouncing and ask the student to repeat reciting those words.
Sample 1: You have reached / the office of Smith,/ Wesson and Gatling,/→ Certified Public Accountants.// Thank you for calling / but we are unable/ to answer the phone/ at this moment.// Our normal business hours are/ Monday through Friday,/ 9 am to 5 pm.// Appointments are required for most meetings. // In case of emergency,/ after working hours or / on weekends, / you may call 478-8212/ and we will try to get back to you / as soon as possible.//
Sample 2:Thank you for coming/ to the Grandview Theater.// We appreciate your patronage. // Before the start of our feature presentation,/ may I direct your attention to the lobby /whereyou can findour concession stand// There / youcan find your favorite movie viewing snacks/ such as popcorn,/ pretzels,/ nachos,/ soda and candy. // Today’s sale combo/ is our extra-large/ “Grand” tub of popcorn/ with a large soft drink/ for only $6.99! //
B. PAUSING:
1. The teacher will read the given paragraph with proper pausing.
2. The student will listen first to the teacher then he/she will repeat what the teachers read.
Sample 1: You have reached / the office of Smith,/ Wesson and Gatling,/→ Certified Public Accountants.// Thank you for calling / but we are unable/ to answer the phone/ at this moment.// Our normal business hours are/ Monday through Friday,/ 9 am to 5 pm.// Appointments are required for most meetings. // In case of emergency,/ after working hours or / on weekends, / you may call 478-8212/ and we will try to get back to you / as soon as possible.//
Sample 2:Thank you for coming/ to the Grandview Theater.// We appreciate your patronage. // Before the start of our feature presentation,/ may I direct your attention to the lobby /where you can find our concession stand?// There / you can find your favorite movie viewing snacks/ such as popcorn,/ pretzels,/ nachos,/ soda and candy. // Today’s sale / combo is our extra-large/ “Grand” tub of popcorn/ with a large soft drink/ for only $6.99! //C. STRESS (ACCENT):
1. The teacher will read the words that are highlighted. These words are the ones that needs more accent or stress. (Last name of a person, location, time, anything with numbers, website, combined words)
2. The student will listen and repeat after the teacher.
Sample 1: You have reached the office of Smith, Wesson and Gatling, Certified Public Accountants. Thank you for calling but we are unable to answer the phone at this moment. Our normal business hours are Monday through Friday,9 am to 5 pm. Appointments are required for most meetings. In case of emergency, after working hours or on weekends, you may call 478-8212 and we will try to get back to you as soon as possible.
Sample 2:Thank you for coming to the Grandview Theater. We appreciate your patronage. Before the start of our feature presentation, may I direct your attention to the lobby where you can find our concession stand. There you can find your favorite movie viewing snacks such as popcorn, pretzels, nachos, soda and candy. Today’s sale combo is our extra-large “Grand” tub of popcorn with a large soft drink for only $6.99!
D. STRESS:
1. The teacher will assign sentences from the paragraph.(what ever is applicable from the paragraph)a. subject pronoun + verb :b. verb + object pronoun:c. auxiliary verb + main verb:d. adjective+noun:e. possessive adjective + noun:f. article + noun: g. preposition + object:h. verb +adverb : i. to-infinitive + verb :j. compound nouns:k. two word verbs/ phrasal verbs:l. negative words:m. Interrogative sentence:
[This is the guide for proper stressing of certain words in a sentence]
2. The teacher will read the sentences and the student will need to listen to the teacher first then repeat.
3. The teacher will take note where the student had lapses then will ask the student to repeat again.
4. The student will need to read the whole paragraph with the proper pronunciation, accent and stress.
Sample 1: You have reached the office of Smith, Wesson and Gatling, Certified Public Accountants. Thank you for calling but we are unable to answer the phone at this moment. Our normal business hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. Appointments are required for most meetings. In case of emergency, after working hours or on weekends, you may call 478-8212 and we will try to get back to you as soon as possible.
Sample 2:Thank you for coming to the Grandview Theater. We appreciate your patronage. Before the start of our feature presentation, may I direct your attention to the lobby where you can find our concession stand? There you can find your favorite movie viewing snacks such as popcorn, pretzels, nachos, soda and candy. Today’s sale combo is our extra-large “Grand” tub of popcorn with a large soft drink for only $6.99!
E. STRESS AND INTONATION:
1. The teacher will assign sentences from the paragraph. (what ever is applicable from the paragraph)a. Affirmative Sentences / Declarative Sentences:b. Exclamatory:c. Interrogative Sentences:2. The teacher will read the sentences and the student will need to listen to the teacher first then repeat.
3. The student will need to read the whole paragraph with the proper pronunciation, accent, stress and intonation.
Sample 1: You have reached / the office of Smith,/ Wesson and Gatling,/→ Certified Public Accountants.// Thank you for calling / but we are unable/ to answer the phone/ at this moment.// Our normal business hours are/ Monday through Friday,/ 9 am to 5 pm.// Appointments are required for most meetings. // In case of emergency,/ after working hours or / on weekends, / you may call 478-8212/ and we will try to get back to you / as soon as possible.//
Sample 2:Thank you for coming/ to the Grandview Theater.// We appreciate your patronage. // Before the start of our feature presentation,/ may I direct your attention to the lobby /whereyou can findour concession stand// There / youcan find your favorite movie viewing snacks/ such as popcorn,/ pretzels,/ nachos,/ soda and candy. // Today’s sale combo/ is our extra-large/ “Grand” tub of popcorn/ with a large soft drink/ for only $6.99! //