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Pronunciation and Vocabulary. Towards Improving Spoken English. English Pronunciation for Malaysians. What. is. the. difference?. English Consonants. B M Consonants. English Vowels and Diphthongs. BM Vowels and Diphthongs. Stress and Intonation. Speak clearly to be understood.
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Pronunciation and Vocabulary Towards Improving Spoken English
English Pronunciation for Malaysians What is the difference?
Speak clearly to be understood Incorrect stress can cause misunderstanding just as much as incorrect sounds.
Stress and Unstress What does STRESS sound like? Louder Longer Higher
What does UNSTRESS sound like? ure ar o e a or er i u doctor teacher collar measure /ə/ garden circus zebra fossil lion
Intonation Sentence Stress Word Stress Phonemes English Pronunciation
So what’s the difference? Does BM have stress and intonation?
OK! Let’s learn some words! Quoll Quokka Australian native animals
Marsupial snout pouch joey spotted tail
grasses and sedges tuft Mallee shrublands succulents Jarrah forest vegetation
Diet carnivorous vegetarian meat vegetables and fruit water moisture
North … Northern West… Western East… Eastern South … Southern
reddish red tinges of red round roundish
Recipe for Banana Fritters popular fried crispy golden perfect porous
Ingredients baking powder Paper towel batter self-raising flour deep-fry a pinch
Let’s play BINGO!
Do not write on your card Use sunflower seeds as markers