V6 - intonation and pronunciation tips

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo lwoo, vwo
• Leerjaar 6

Intonation

Voice down

Voice up

Emphasize nouns/adjectives/adverbs

Don't emphasize articles (the/a/an), verbs, relative pronouns

Long/short vowel 

(lenient consonants b/d/g/m/n/v/w/z create a long vowel)

nope - nob (rope - rob)

hat - had (not -  nod)

if - I've  (life - lives)

duck - dug

bets / beds

bus/buzz

• vowel before final consonant b/d/v/g/m/n = 
• consonant b/d/v/g/m/n before "s" = 

Initial P/K/T before stressed syllable

Initial consonant sounds  P / K / T before a stressed syllable:

Police

Kitchen

Tea

 Parts

Caring

Total

Linking consonant sound /vowel

An apple

Come over

Done eating

Brad Pitt and George Clooney can act well. 

The / W / Tj

The - 

W -

Tj (chart/ change / chimney )

Present in groups 

Present in groups

5 min. per pair

The other pairs gives feedback:

Vocabulary/grammar/pronuncation/fluency/coherency

Intonation / Contact

Presentations

- Your PWS subject

- An argumentation on a current and controversial subject

- Scientific innovation

- The Victorian Novel you read in V5

Persuasive Presentation

Problem & why of common concern

- argument 1 - PEE

-argument 2 - PEE

-argument 3 - PEE

Conclusion - why society should opt for this solution/argument & mention common goal therefore served

Scientific innovation Presentation

Problem & why of common concern 

- original solution 

- developments leading up to scientific innovation 

- scientific innovation

Why is this a good solution

Victorian novel Presentation

Novel: title/author/time period/summary

- setting/characters - protagonist & antagonist - climax - resolution

- themes - why relevant; why a classic novel 

- comparison to other novels in time period; 

- literary devices & themes: why is this a novel a classic