Accent Reduction Training

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Accent

Reduction

T raining


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Introduction

• Pre assessment of the

participants ‘Entry Level’

• Post Assessment &

Feedback and Action

plan

• Analyze the data

• Ice breaker

• Epectations of the

trainin! pro!ram

• P"rpose

#lassroom $

• Establish pro!ram ob%ectives

• #onsonant & o'el (o"nds

• Pron"nciation

• Intonation

• Listenin! (kills

Voice and Accent - A Comprehensive Toolkit Voice and Accent - A Comprehensive Toolkit

Pre assessment

Evaluation

Review

Implementation


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INTRODUCTION


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)he day the trainin! be!ins is "s"ally the

*nd day for them+ )hey need to break o"t

of their shell and start interactin! 'itheach other to help b"ild rapport+

,o'

,o'P"rpose- .hy

P"rpose- .hy

)he ice breakers need to be "sed 'ith the

class per the instr"ctions in the

attachment+

Process )emplate$

Ice /reakers

Unit 1

Sample

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Ice /reakers

Voice and Accent

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)his is a !ood ice breaker for 1ay * in a session 'here theparticipants hardly kno' each other+.o"ld 'ork very 'ell 'ith a 2e'

,ire !ro"p+

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5+ Pass aro"nd a plate f"ll of pean"ts or #andy mid 'ay thro"!h the session and enco"ra!e them to pick "pas many as they 'ant++ 6ake s"re yo" pick "p a fe' as 'ell+

Ice breakers 'ith

instr"ctions


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)o disc"ss the ob%ectives of the pro!ram

and the !ame plan for the trainin!

sessions+ )o enco"ra!e the participants to

participate and improve their speech

pattern+ )o motivate to learn

,o'

,o'P"rpose- .hy

P"rpose- .hy

#heckin! their epectations+ #apt"rin! them

on a Flip chart+

)akin! them thro"!h a #omm"nication1issection-/reakdo'n

#omm"nication )ree

Linkin! the above to their Epectations+ 1esensitization$ Identity #risis+ (tr"ct"re of trainin!$ 6I1 Path

1efinin! Accent and 7lobal En!lish+ An overvie' of 'hat 'e 'ill cover in the

trainin!+ Layin! !ro"nd r"les for the trainin!+ Assessin! the recordin!s8 Pre9)rainin!+

Process )emplate$

4b%ectives

Unit 1

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Introd"ction

Voice and Accent

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Introduction – Our Training is based on the following structure:

MOTIVATION … ou can lead a horse to water !"T…(peech patterns are old8 old habits 'e have en!raved in o"r biolo!ical and psycholo!ical systems+ )o chan!e

these patterns re:"ires effort and dedication and skill+ ,o'ever the !reatest factor infl"encin! this chan!e8 is an

inner motivation from the individ"al to really make it happen+

.itho"t this motivation8 a trainer can !ive a million techni:"es8 b"t they 'ill not 'ork+ )he individ"al is

responsible for .A2)I27 his-her speech to improve8 only then 'ill the attention and effort follo'8 leadin! to

mastery of the skill+

(tr"ct"re of trainin!$ 6I1 Path

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)o "nderstand the improvement areas for

the trainees so that trainin! inp"ts are

tailored to their individ"al needs+

,o'

,o'P"rpose- .hy

P"rpose- .hy

0ecordin! of ;a< Free (peech 0eadin! the passa!e (hrill 7irls

Assess the readin! & recordin! on theparameters in the assessment sheet+

Process )emplate$

)he En!lish Lan!"a!e

Assessment (heet

Unit 1

Sample

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.hat Pre Assessment

Voice and Accent

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S#No# $A%AM&T&%S 'it 'or 'loor 'it 'or Training Not 'it for 'loor

5+ )he specialist says correct consonant so"nds

*+ )he specialist "ses correct lon! and short vo'el so"nds

Parameters

0atin!

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In order to incorporate chan!es in o"r

pattern of speech 'e 'ork on the smaller

m"scles of the mo"th like the lip8 ton!"eetc++ )his also means that 'e need to let

!o of the stress in the lar!er m"scles+ 0elaation also foc"ses on !ettin! rid of

the mental stress that 'e carry 'ith "s8 so

that 'e !ain confidence 'ith the ne'

thin!s 'e learn+

,o',o'P"rpose- .hyP"rpose- .hy

)ake everyone thro"!h the 0elaation

Eercise in a :"iet room 'ith the li!hts

dimmed+

Process )emplate$

0elaation Eercise

Unit

Sample

.hat.hat

0elaation

Voice and Accent

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5+ 3nfold yo"r arms and le!s+ 1o not slo"ch or be too stiff+

*+ (it back in yo"r chair= ad%"st the hei!ht of the chair to yo"r re:"irement+

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(tep by step

proced"re for the

0elaation Eercise+


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)o ac:"aint o"rselves 'ith the scientific

process of the formation of so"nd and

oice+


.hat is a (o"nd> .hat is oice>

Eplain the difference bet'een (o"nd andoice+

Eplain the biolo!ical process+ oice is formed on the o"t breath8 eplain

"sin! eamples+

Unit

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Formation of (peech

Voice and Accent

)he En!lish lan!"a!e 'orks on a 5? beat

rhythm as opposed to the @ beat rhythm all

the Indian lan!"a!es follo'+ )his makes the En!lish sentences lon!er 8

and beca"se 'e are "sed to a @ beat8 'etend to pa"se at the 'ron! places leadin!

the listener to believe that they are not

speakin! to a native En!lish speaker+ (ince

'e kno' that the oice is formed on the o"t

breath it is important that 'e are able to

control it+

Practicin! ehalin! 'ith an open mo"th+ Practicin! the so"nd ‘f ’ on the o"t breath+ (tretchin! the so"nd from @ to a

maim"m of *? seconds-co"nts+

/reath #ontrol


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CON!ONANT!


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#larity in the consonant so"nds drives

clarity in speech+

)he p"rpose of this doc"ment is tointrod"ce the consonant so"nds "sed in

7lobal En!lish and remove 6)I from the

speech+


1efinition of consonants+ ,o' are they

formed+

Importance of st"dyin! #onsonants+ (o"nds vs+ Letters+ )ypes of consonants8 oiced and

3nvoiced9 definition+

Process )emplate$

#onsonant (o"nds

Unit

Sample

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#onsonant (o"nds+

Voice and Accent

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3nvoiced oiced

p b

f v

s z

t d

sh zh

)ypes of #onsonants 'ith eamples


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Empo'erment$

3nderstandin! the techni:"e of creatin! a

so"nd empo'ers the trainee to create thesame so"nd in ne' 'ords8 independent of

the trainer+


)he techni:"e for prod"cin! individ"al

consonant so"nds+

Practicin! individ"al so"nds 'ith eachtrainee+ Practicin! the techni:"e 'ith Eamples+ #onsonant 1rill )ar!et (o"nd Practice+

Application in passa!es+

Process )emplate$ )echni:"e

to the formation of so"nds

Unit

Sample

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Places of artic"lation of consonants

Voice and Accent

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Target Sound $racticeTarget Sound $ractice

5+ )ake the so"nd yo" 'ant to 'ork on+ For e!+ .

*+ 4nce yo" have eplained the techni:"e of creatin! the so"nd8 have them

create the so"nd in slo' motion+ E!+ 0o"nd the lips8 create an ‘oooo’ and

(L4.L move to ‘a’+

B+ 6ake them implement the so"nd in isolation repeatedly+

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s and .s are so"nds that are "s"ally

conf"sed by an avera!e Indian speaker+

)o move to'ards !lobal comprehensibility itis important that 'e "nderstand this

difference and incorporate it in o"r speech+


)echni:"e of the formation of the so"nd+ Individ"al so"nd practice+

Eamples 'ith ’s and .’s in differentposition in a 'ord+ .ord practice+ (entences for practice+ Application in passa!es )ar!et so"nd Practice as home'ork+

Process )emplate$

.’s ’s Passa!es

Unit

Sample

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Foc"s on s and .s

Voice and Accent

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Worksheet

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T(& %IV&% VA))&

)he river valley has al'ays been home to an "nrivaled variety and 'onderf"l diversity of 'ildlife8

incl"din! voles and viens+

T(& !OO*S(O$

Every .ednesday8 .illiam 'orks at the villa!e bookshop+ ,e 'aits on c"stomers8 collects orders8

records p"rchase details and operates the comp"ter+

Practice so"nd ‘ ’ Practice so"nd ‘.’

accine 1ivide #ave .addle /re'ery /re'

al"able 1river #onnive .afer #o'ard #o'

al"e Environment #ove .affle #o'er 6eado'

alve Envision 1ive .a! 1'ell (e'

Practice 'ords 'ith

and . ‘s in

Primary8 6iddle andFinal position

Passa!es for ‘’

so"nd practice

Passa!es for ‘.’so"nd practice

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)he 7lobal ‘L’ and ‘0’ differ from the Indian

‘L’ and ‘0’ so"nds in terms of artic"lation+

3nderstandin! this difference and seein!ho' it is translated in speech8 'ill assist "s

in "nderstandin! the American client better+


Introd"ction to the American 0 and

formation+

Introd"ction to the American L and itsformation Introd"ction to the sch'a so"nd and its’

effect on speech+ Practicin! 'ords 'ith ‘L’ in the tertiary

position+ 1isc"ssin! ho' ‘0’ is spoken differently in

/ritish and American accents+ Practicin!

'ords "sin! ‘0’$

In American it is al'ays c"rled+

In /ritish it is c"rled only in the be!innin!

and sometimes in the middle of the 'ord+;0aise8 praise8 b"t not in pardon< It is

eliminated in the tertiary position ;.ater<

In the Indian accent8 it is al'ays rolled like a

r"nnin! rrrr+

Process )emplate$

L’s 0’s

Unit

Sample

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Foc"s on Ls and 0s

Voice and Accent

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Initial Medial 'inal

Liar 6ilk Fill

Land (lip F"ll

Initial Medial 'inal

0ay 7ro' ,ere

0ifle .ord (hare

Practice ‘L’ so"nds

Application at the be!innin!8

middle and at the end ofeach 'ord+

Practice ‘0’ so"nds

Application at the be!innin!8

middle and at the end of

each 'ord+


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4nce 'e are familiar 'ith the correct

so"nds 'e sho"ld be able to apply them in

o"r spoken En!lish+ .e be!in 'ith the application in simple

sentences8 movin! on to passa!es


A passa!e is read o"t by each trainee+ It

can also be !iven as home'ork+

In both cases8 the tar!et so"nd as 'ell asthe other so"nds are checked by the

trainer for correction+ #heckin! for /reath #ontrol and pa"ses

'ill also assess the rhythm in 'hich they

speak $ @ beat or 5? beat+ Pron"nciation is checked and the trainee

is provided 'ith corrective feedback+

Process )emplate$

Patter Eercises Passa!es

Unit

Sample

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Passa!es for practice

Voice and Accent

4n dark ni!hts8 I sometimes dream of little d'arfs 'ho like

to ride thro"!h the 'oods and alon! co"ntry roads on tiny

donkeys+ 4n cold stabbin! ni!hts they try to invert riddles

to the so"nd of the 'ind+

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#heck consonant

so"nds ‘t’8 ‘d’ and 'ord

ends+

5+ A /i! bl"e badly bleedin! blister+

*+ (top to"chin! )ed’s toes+

B+ )he dainty dancers danced in the dark+

@+ (even slick slimy snakes slo'ly slidin! so"th'ards+

0ead o"t each sentencekeepin! in mind the

correct consonant

so"nd+


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VO"#$!


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o'els are 'hat convey emotion in o"r

speech+ As En!lish is a secondary

lan!"a!e for "s8 'e are "nable to conveyemotions in En!lish+ 4penness of so"nds adds clarity to o"r

speech+ )his opens doors of

comm"nication+


1efinition of vo'els+ Importance of vo'els

(o"nds vs+ Letters )ypes of o'els+

Process )emplate$

o'els

Unit %

Sample

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o'el (o"nds

Voice and Accent

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4.EL($o'el so"nds are prod"ced by the "ninterr"pted flo' of breath+ )hese so"nds

carry emotion and !ive d"e 'ei!ht to a 'ord+

o'els $

LIP 4.EL( are those vo'el so"nds that are crafted by the shapin! of the

lips+

Aa a' oh oo

)ypes


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(ho'in! trainees ho' to create the varyin!

shades of vo'els8 enables them to

incorporate this skill into their speech+


Practice the formation of the Lip o'els+ Listen individ"ally+

("pport 'ith Eamples+ Practice the formation of )on!"e o'els+ Listen individ"ally+ ("pport 'ith eamples+ o'el #hant+ )ransitionin! Lip o'els and

then the )on!"e o'els in one breath+ Application of this eercise in lan!"a!e+ 7ro"p practice+ (tretchin! each so"nd to a maim"m of 5*

seconds+ Application in poem C)he Po'ersD

Process )emplate$

)he Po'ers Application

Unit %

Sample

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)ypes of o'els

Voice and Accent

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),E Po'ers 'hose name and shape no livin! creat"re kno's

,ave p"lled the Immortal 0ose=

#heck on the

openness of vo'els

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Ae o' a' I ay e oo oh

At 4"t 4"!ht I’d Ate Eat 4oze 4'n

Application of

o'el so"nds


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It !ives "s a comprehensive "nderstandin!

of the varyin! vo'el so"nds "sed in 7lobal

En!lish+ Apart from the basic so"nds there are *

shades eistent in the En!lish lan!"a!e+

)hey are nothin! b"t the shorter versions

of the basic so"nds+ )his addresses and

checks the Lon! and (hort o'el

problem+


.hat are (hades of o'els+ Practice each so"nd8 s"pported 'ith

eamples+ 7ro"p practice+ Eercise$ )ake them thro"!h the CeD and

CaeD sentences+ Eercise$ )ake them thro"!h the CID and

CeeD sentences+

Process )emplate$

(hades of o'els

Unit %

Sample

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(hades of o'els

Voice and Accent

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Look Lord Lo"t

6y )ord8 loo+ at this lout+

oo ay ee

6oon 6ane 6ean

Pool Pain Peep

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LE1 LA1 ,e led the lad home+

(E) (A) Anna sat do'n after losin! the first set+

I) EA) I eat it+

1I1 1EE1 ,e did the deed

#ombination of vario"s

#onsonants 'ith different

shades of vo'els in 'ords

and sentences+


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A 'ord is formed by combinin! vo'els and

consonants in vario"s 'ays+

4nce 'e kno' ho' consonants and vo'elsare formed and have 'orked on them in

isolation8 'e are ready to combine these

and practice them leadin! "s closer to

effective speakin!+


#ombine all vo'els 'ith a sin!le

consonant+ /"ild 'ords 'ith that to

s"pport the "se of this eercise+ Practice the consonant cl"sters 'ith the

trainees+ 7ive eamples of the consonant cl"sters

from the poem$ C)he Po'ersD+ eep checkin! individ"ally as 'ell+ 7ro"p Eercise$ )hey can form 'ords

"sin! the consonant cl"sters and !ive yo"

a list by the net day+ )he poem$ CFear 2o 6oreD foc"ses on

/reath #ontrol+ /e!in by readin! one line

in one breath !rad"ally movin! to astanza in breath ens"rin! the correct

consonant and vo'el so"nds8 apart from

breath control+

Process )emplate$

#onsonant #l"sters

Unit %

Sample

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#onsonant 9 o'els combinations

Voice and Accent

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4o oh a' ah ay ee o' i

I m I & I d I 4461 4,61 A.61 A,61 A61 EE61 4.61 I61

I k I & I t I 44) 4,) A.) A,) A) EE) 4.) I)


I t I 44) 4,) A.) A,) A) EE) 4.) I)E

I m I 446 4,6 A.6 A,6 A6 EE6 4.6 I6E


I d I 144 14, 1A. 1A, 1A 1EE 14. 1I

I t I )44 )4, )A. )A, )A )EE )4. )I

Placement of consonants after the

vo'els so"nd+

Placement of the o'els after the

#onsonants so"nd+

#ombination of * "nvoiced or *

voiced consonants after the vo'el

so"nd+


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In En!lish8 sometimes one vo'el letter may

denote * different vo'el so"nds to!ether+


Listin! the basic diphthon!s+ #heck for "nderstandin!+

.ords for Practice+ 3sin! them in (entences + )he CeiD and CaeiD difference+ Eplain

"sin! the /erlin .all eercise+ G"iz individ"ally to check for

"nderstandin! of the so"nds+Process )emplate$

1iphthon!s /erlin .all

Unit %

Sample

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1iphthon!s

Voice and Accent

Air Ear

I b I /are8 /ear8 /lare /ear

I p I Pare8 Pair8 Pear Peer8 Pier

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#ombinin! the consonants

'ith the t'o so"nds to check

the difference in meanin!+

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-ay- as in Cei!htD H -e- -i-

-oi- as in CoilD H -a'- H-i-

A combination of * vo'els

formin! a diphthon!


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4ften 'e conf"se the pron"nciation in

basic 'ords that are either spelt the same

or prono"nced alike+ )his eercise also helps b"ild vocab"lary+


#reate a 'ord list on the board "sin! the

so"nds CooD and Ce'D+

Add on the col"mns for Do'D and CoDso"nds+ Practice 'ith the class+ G"iz the trainees on the so"nds of the

'ords+ 0ead o"t the poem CFear no 6oreD + /e!in 'ith each trainee readin! o"t one

line at a time follo'ed by * lines in 5

breath++ and so on8 movin! to maim"m

n"mber of stanzas in each breath+

Process )emplate$

0hymin! o'els Fear 2o 6ore

Unit %

Sample

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0hymin! o'els

Voice and Accent

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Worksheet

o'el (o"nds $ oo e' o' o

/l"e8 /le' #"e8 1e' /o'8 o'8 /o'8 (o8

Je'8 (le' ie'8 2e' ,o'8 (o' (o'8 (e'

List the 'ords and

sort o"t the different

pron"nciation

Fear no more the heat oK thK ("n8

2or the f"rio"s .inters ra!es8

)ho" thy 'orldly task hast don8

,ome art !on8 and taken thy 'a!es+

7olden Lads8 and 7irls all m"st8

As #himney9('eepers come to d"st+

0eadin! o"t the

entire stanza in a

sin!le breath+

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2o' that 'e have !one thro"!h all the

consonant so"nds as 'ell as the vo'el

so"nds and practiced them8 it’s time toapply them in a passa!e and practice the

crispness of the consonants alon! 'ith the

openness of the vo'els+


3se the passa!e C 3nder 6ilk 'oodD+ (tep 5$ .hisper the passa!e to!ether to

emphasize the crispness of theconsonants (tep *$ #hant the passa!e to!ether to

emphasize the openness of the vo'els+ (tep B$ (tand at the corner of the room8

leanin! there8 c"p yo"r mo"th and read

o"t the passa!e as lo"d as possible8

'itho"t screamin! and keepin! in mind

the correct so"nds and breath control+

Process )emplate$

3nder 6ilk 'ood Eercise

#heck for consonant

so"nds+

Unit %

Sample:

.hat.hat

#ombination of Learned (o"nds in (peech

Voice and Accent

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"N,&% MI)*-OO,

And the shrill !irls !i!!le and master aro"nd him and s:"eal as they cl"tch and thrash8

and he bl"bbers a'ay do'nhill 'ith his patched pants fallin! and his tear splashedbl"sh b"rns all the 'ay as the tri"mphant bird like sisters scream 'ith b"ttons in their

cla's and the b"lly brothers hoot after him his little nickname and his motherKs shame

and his fatherKs 'ickedness 'ith the loose and 'ild barefoot 'omen of the hovels of

the hills+

#heck for o'el so"nds+

#heck for .ord

endin!s+

#heck for /reath #ontrol+

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.e 'ondered 'hy 'e 'ere made to vent in their van 'ith chairs one co"ld barely sit on+

#heck for correct so"nds8

vo'els and consonants+


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&RONOUNCIATION


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3nderstandin! syllables is the first step

to'ards correct pron"nciation+ Pron"nciation in t"rn leads "s to

comprehensibility and effective speech +


.hy are syllables important+ .hat are syllables+ Learnin! to co"nt syllables+ 6akin! 'ords 'ith 58*8B8@88M & N

syllables+

Process )emplate$

(yllables

Unit '

Sample

.hat.hat

(yllables

Voice and Accent

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A syllable has a vo'el so"nd+ 3s"ally there is a consonant so"nd bet'een it and the net syllable+

Look at the n"mber of syllables in the follo'in! 'ords$

7reat Pa"la /ea"tif"l

.hat are syllables8

#o"ntin! them+


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Empo'erment$

In the En!lish lan!"a!e there are a 5?5

eceptions to 5?? r"les that eistO .hat 'e

offer are !"idelines+ )hese !"idelines 'ill

help trainees tackle ne' 'ords even in the

absence of the trainer+


)he Past tense r"le Practice )he Pl"ral r"le+ Practice )he #ompo"nd 2o"n r"le+ Practice )he Acronym r"le+ Practice+Process )emplate$

)he /asic 0"les

Unit '

Sample

.hat.hat

)he /asic 0"les

Voice and Accent


Please remember that ‘es’ becomes an etra syllable only 'hen added to 'ords endin! 'ith a hissin!so"nd+ .hen the ori!inal 'ord 'itho"t the ‘es’ endin!8 ends 'ith a hissin! so"nd8 only then does the

added ‘es’ become an etra syllable+

4ffice-offices Promise-Promises /each-/eaches

Pl"ral 0"le

A combination of t'o 'ords is called a compo"nd no"n8 like soft-'are+ In En!lish8 the stress "s"ally falls on the first

part of the compo"nd no"n

Soft 'are (ard 'are .arpool

#ompo"nd 2o"n

Acronyms ;'ords that are made from the first letters of a !ro"p of 'ords< are very common in American En!lish+ )he stress in

acronyms is almost al'ays on the last letter+

3#LA 3(A 6)V

Acronyms

Please remember the fact that ‘ed’ becomes an etra syllable only 'hen added to 'ords

endin! 'ith ‘t’ or ‘d’+ )his is the onl/ time the past tense has an etra syllable+

Pro%ected Protected Pleaded

Past )ense 0"le


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)his is the net step to'ards correct

pron"nciation+ #omprehensibility problems mostly occ"r

d"e to the misplaced stress in a 'ord

rather than the incorrect so"nds of the

letters+


.hat is (yllable (tress ,o' can it be sho'n+ 0"le 5$ 4nly 5 stressed syllable in one

'ord+ ("pport 'ith eamples+ 0"le *$ As the 'ord epands ++ )he stress

moves for'ards+ ("pport 'ith eamples+ 0"le B$ If 'e stress on 5 syllable more

than the others8 then the precedin! vo'el

so"nd red"ces+ ("pport 'ith eamples+

Process )emplate$

(tress 0"les

Unit '

Sample

.hat.hat

(yllable (tress

Voice and Accent

Or!anize Ind"stry )echnolo!y

4r!ani0a tion Industrial )echnolo!ical

Ind"striali0a tion

Eamples for

(yllable stress


ST%&SS

.hen 'e learn to break a 'ord into syllables8 the idea is to keep in mind that there is only one syllable in a 'ord

that !ets stressed+

(yllable stress


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Pron"nciation is the key to 7lobal

#omprehensibility+ A ma%ority of the comm"nication lapses are

d"e to to incorrect pron"nciation A !"ide to

easy pron"nciation that lists a fe' r"les

helps "s find o"r 'ay aro"nd 'ith ne'

'ords+


0"le 5$ C9olo!yD 0"le *$ C9 shnD 0"le B$ C9 ityD 0"le @$ C9 ic- icsD 0"le $ C9 icalD 0"le M$ C9icallyD 0"le N$ C9 ialD 0"le $ C9 iallyD 0"le $ C9 io"sD 0"le 5?$C9 meterD Practice the r"les "sin! 'ords+ Eercise$ ,ave the trainees co"nt the

n"mber of syllables and find the stressed

syllables+

Process )emplate$

Pron"nciation 0"les Eercise

Unit '

Sample

.hat.hat

Pron"nciation

24)E($

)he trainer need not take the trainees thro"!h theentire list+

)hey sho"ld be ta"!ht thro"!h eamples only+

Voice and Accent

1olog/ 1tion 1lit/ 1ic21ics 1ical

/iolo!y Sta tion Ability $h/sics $ractical

1icall/ 1ial 1iall/ 1ious 1meter

/a sically 4fficial Financially $io"s ilometer

#ommon 'ord ends

Eamples off 'ords

'ith the common

'ord ends+

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A-bi2li-ty #ha-ri-ty E-me-rald In-te-rest Pro-ba-bly

A2cci-dent #he-mi-cal En-!i-neer In-ves-ti-!a-tion Pro-cess

#o"ntin! syllables

and (yllable (tress

Microsoft Word

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4nce 'e kno' 'hat the r"les are8 it is

easier for "s to apply them in the 'ords

that 'e "se on a day to day basis+


List of (tate 2ames + List of #iti )erms List of the ma%or city names+ )op American names for /oys )op American names for 7irls+ Process specific pron"nciation !"ide to

the fre:"ently "sed 'ords+ A"to Loans #ar makes+

Process )emplate$

(tate 2ames #I)I terms #ity 2ames

Am+ First 2ames ;6< Am+ First 2ames;F<

Unit '

Sample

.hat.hat

Application of (yllable (tress

Voice and Accent

Microsoft Excel

Worksheet

Microsoft Excel

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Amanda a96A29daa 1anielle 1an9ee9ELL La"ra LA.9raa

(tate 2ames and

Pron"nciation

()A)E Pron"nciation

Alabama Al9a9/A69aa

Alaska a9LA((9kaa

American 2ames

for 7irls

Aaron 9 AE09rn ;like aren< 1amion 9 1A9mee9yn Jeremy JE09rm9mee 0aymond 0A9mndAmerican 2ames

for /oys

State Name : Important .it/ Names and $ronunciation

A)A!AMA : /irmin!ham ;!&%9min!9ham


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INTONATION


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)he Indian lan!"a!es follo' a @ beat

rhythm that does not !ive m"ch room for

intonation+ En!lish on the other hand

provides ample opport"nity for this8

especially since it a lan!"a!e based on a

5? beat rhythm+ It is imperative that 'e "nderstand ho' the

tone of o"r voice effects comm"nication+


.hat is pitch+ .hat is Intonation+

Process )emplate$

Intonation

Unit (

Sample

.hat.hat

Intonation

Voice and Accent

Microsoft Word

Document

INTONATION:

(peech8 like m"sic8 has pitch chan!es that create a melody+

-(AT IS $IT.(4

Pitch is the fre:"ency at 'hich 'e speak+

)erms

1efinition


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)he same 'ord may at times be "sed as a

no"n and at others as a verb+ In both these

cases the pron"nciation 'ill differ+ )his may

lead to comprehensibility problems+


)he stress pattern in a no"n and a verb+ Practice readin! o"t the 'ords and the

sentences in the class+ Ens"re each trainee practices this

individ"ally+

Process )emplate$

2o"n9erb chan!e

Unit (

Sample

.hat.hat

2o"n9verb chan!e

Voice and Accent

Microsoft Excel

Works heet

2432 E0/ (E2)E2#E

an accent to accent ,is (cottish accent8 accented his En!lish+

a convict to con5ict )he convict 'as con5icted for 5* years of hard labor+

a desert to desert (am deserted 1enise in the desert 'here she ate her dessert+

an envelope to en5elope (he took the envelope from his hands and en5eloped him in a bear h"!+

0ead o"t the 2o"n and the

erb form8 application in sentences+


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(tressin! on a partic"lar 'ord in a

sentence also conveys a meanin!+ E+!+$

C I have tooD8 CI have toD and CI have t'oD


6ethodolo!y$ ,o' do 'e stress on a

'ord more than the others+ ("pport 'ith eamples+ Practice the Eercises+ In :"estions 'hich 'ord do 'e stress on+ (tress in stron! A!reements+

Process )emplate$

Emphasis

Unit (

Sample

.hat.hat

Emphasis $ .ord (tress8 G"estions and

(tron! A!reement+

Voice and Accent

Microsoft Word

Document

&M$(ASIS

Emphasis is "sed to sho' etra emotion in o"r speech+ /y !ivin! etra stress to different 'ords in an En!lish sentence8

'e can act"ally change the meaning of the sentence+

-O%, ST%&SS:

In every 'ord in En!lish8 there is one main emphasized syllable+ )he vo'el so"nd in this syllable so"nds hi!her in pitch8

lon!er8 and lo"der8 and this is called stress+

Practice$

6# I’m !oin! to the store+ ;I am8 2ot yo"<

*+ I am !oin! to the store+ ;Are yo" !oin!> es8 I am<

Emphasis$

6eanin! &

Importance

.ord (tress

Practice

.ord (tress


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Apart from its !rammatical str"ct"re8 a

statement differentiates from a :"estion by

the intonation pattern as 'ell+ In case a statement is read o"t like a

:"estion8 the listener !ets conf"sed abo"t

the meanin!8 or thinks that the speaker is

"ncertain8 or that the speaker so"nds

condescendin!+


)he pitch at the end of the statement+ Pitch at the end of a :"estion+ )he absol"te no9no’s of intonation$ (in!

sin!8 rocket climb+ 1ifferent 'ays of intonatin! :"estions+ Practice on the :"estions and statements+ 0ole Plays$ Enact o"t 0ole play 5 to the

class+ ,ave them prepare the remainin!

role plays in pairs and present them to the

class+

Process )emplate$

#onto"rs G"estions 0ole Plays

Unit (

Sample

.hat.hat

G"estion and (tatements

Voice and Accent

Microsoft

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.henever o"r statements end 'ith a rise in the vol"me8 it conf"ses the listener and they spend time tryin! to

fi!"re o"t 'hether the last sentence 'as a :"estion or a statement and more often than not theyass"me it to be a confirmatory :"estion to 'hich they reply a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ 'hich may s"rprise "s as 'e

never epected a replyO

Eercise A$

5+ ("re I can help yo" 'ith that+

*+ )he t"rn aro"nd time 'o"ld be * b"siness days+

Eercise /$

5+ #an yo" see>

*+ 1oes he play !olf>

Microsoft Word

Document

1ifference in

Intonation+

Practice 'ith

1ifferent

Intonation+

Microsoft Word

Document


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An American’s life revolves aro"nd

n"mbers+ /e it a social sec"rity n"mber8

phone n"mber or acco"nt n"mber+ 2"mbers may be as lon! as 5?95* di!its at

times+ 0eadin! them o"t in one !o

conf"ses the listener+


1isc"ss 'hy 'e break the n"mbers in

smaller !ro"ps+ ,o' do 'e do that "sin! Intonation+ Practice+

Process )emplate$

Intonation 'ith 2"mbers$

Unit (

Sample

.hat.hat

2"mbers

Voice and Accent

Microsoft Word

Document

INTONATION -IT( N"M!&%S:

.hen 'e take calls 'e often come across !ro"ps of di!its 'hich may be as m"ch as * to a maim"m of 5* di!its+

)hey may be Apartment n"mbers8 Acco"nt n"mbers8 transit ro"tin! n"mbers8 Qip codes8 (ocial sec"rity n"mbers

or )elephone n"mbers+

Telephone Numbers: B5?9*M9@M

59??9B@9M5

Social Securit/ Numbers: BM9M9M

*N9@9@@N

,o' can 'e

Intonate 2"mbers

effectively+

Eamples


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.e often have not one sol"tion8 b"t many

options+ ,o' sho"ld 'e p"t them across to

the c"stomer>


0elate to the intonation pattern+ Practice 'ith :"estions+

Process )emplate$

#hoices

Unit (

Sample

.hat.hat

#hoices

Voice and Accent

Microsoft Word

Document

INTONATION -IT( .(OI.&S:

I2)42A)I42 .I), #,4I#E(+

5+ 1o yo" 'ant )ea or #offee>

*+ 1o yo" 'ant /lack or bro'n>

Practice


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)he role of pa"ses is very important in o"r

speech since a pa"se defines 'hen a

certain tho"!ht has ended and a ne'

tho"!ht has be!"n+ In addition8 it aids the mana!ement of

breath as 'ell+


Eplain the importance of pa"ses+ Practice "sin! the sentences+

Process )emplate$

0ole of Pa"ses

Unit (

Sample

.hat.hat

Pa"ses

Voice and Accent

%O)& O' $A"S&S#

In written &nglish7 we use punctuation to show where the pausesin the sentences should be#

(i!nificance

&8ample:

'inall/722 each time /ou prepare a solution22 /ou should ta+e into

account 2 the temperature of the li9uids#22 ,ont mi8 these two

li9uids together 2 unless the/ ha5e the same temperature:22%oom

Temperature#

Application

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Document


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6any of "s need to break o"t of a shell that

restricts "s from eperimentin! 'ith the

pitch chan!es+ )hese eercises foc"s on

breakin! o"t of old habits and establishin!

ne' ones+


Lead by eample "sin! the B short stories

in 'hich the places of inflection have been

marked o"t+ 3se Archie comics hand o"ts to !ro"ps of

Bs and @s8 have them act o"t the story in

front of the class+ )he passa!e C1ark )rench #oatD can be

"sed to practice Intonation+ Practice "sin! the passa!e C 1eep do'n

hereR 7oll"mD+

Process )emplate$

(tories )rench #oat 7oll"m

Unit (

Assessment Sample

.hat.hat

Practice

Voice and Accent

Microsoft Word

Document

Microsoft Word

Document

Microsoft Word

Document

),0EE LI))LE PI7(

4nce "pon a time there 'ere three little pigs+ )hey lived 'ith their kind old mother near a

large, dark )orest + 4ne day8 they decided to b"ild their own houses+ )he )irst little pig "sed stra'+ ,e took his stra* 9c"ttin! tools and his ne' la*nmo'er8 and b"ilt a little stra'

house+ )he second little pig "sed sticks+ ,e took his *ood cutting tools and some old

paint brushes and b"ilt a small *ooden house+ )he third little pig8 'ho 'as a ver+ hard

*orker 8 "sed bricks+

Words that need

To be stressed


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UND#R!TANDIN,

A#RICAN #N,$I!.

U i /


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(ince 'e are dealin! 'ith the American

c"stomer it is important that 'e "nderstand

ho' the accent differs+


Eplain the American so"nd shifts+ ("pport 'ith eamples+ Play a"dio file$ CArth"r )he 0atD+ Fill in the

blanks+ 1isc"ss the vario"s accents in 3($

(o"thern8 #alifornian8 Eastern

Process )emplate$

)he American (o"nds

Unit /

Sample

.hat.hat

American Accent

Voice and Accent

Accents occ"r in the mo"th8 b"t have to be breathed o"t+ )here are three factors that make theAmerican En!lish different to the 7lobal En!lish+

5+ )he CA.C chan!e$

)he /ritish A. so"nd chan!es to the AA so"nd in the American En!lish

Eamples$ /ob8 1o!8 1octor etc+

)he American

(o"nd (hifts$



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U it 2

i d


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4nce a person learns the correct so"nds

and pron"nciation8 he-she needs to be able

to translate it to speech+ )his translation of tho"!hts into speech

"sin! the correct so"nds is Fl"ency 'ith

the speech+


Introd"cin! vario"s topics to the class ,ave each trainee epress their tho"!hts

in * min"tes+ 7ive constr"ctive feedback+

Process )emplate$

Free (peech )opics

Unit 2

Sample

.hat.hat

Fl"ency

Voice and Accent

Microsoft Word

Document

5+ .indo' Eercise

*+ (ell the 4b%ectB+ ,ot (eat

@+ 6y favorite acation (pot

Free speech

topics

Documents

Accent Reduction Training