Basic Vocabulary & Listening skills program for Vietnamese speakers

1. A VOCABULARY & LISTENING
PROGRAM FOR VIETNAMESE
SPEAKERS (Pre-Elementary)
BASIC SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE FOR A
SELF-STUDY COURSE IN LISTENING
by Jaime Alfredo Cabrera
mr.jaime.aiu@gmail.com

2. After Part 1, student can understand and spell
sight words with 90% (or higher) automaticity
and accuracy.
After Part 2, students can understand and spell
confusing words with 90% (or higher)
automaticity and accuracy.

3. PART 1:
RECOGNIZING & DIFFERENTIATING
SPEECH SOUNDS
Midterm
Exam
Students can correctly identify at leat 90% of pauses,
tones, stress, and pronunciation in spoken English.
Final
Exam
Students can use correct/meaningful pauses, tones, and
pronunciation of the 1,000 Fry Sight Words.
Note
Students are encouraged to keep a vocabulary
notebook and translate unfamiliar terms after each
lesson.
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4. Pauses
Materials VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to mark short, medium, and long pauses on
a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of understanding when long pauses are
used in English speech.
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of understanding when medium pauses
are used in English speech.
Outcome 4
The student should show proof of understanding when short pauses
are used in English speech.
Requisite
Correctly understand the meaning of speech, transcript, mark, symbol,
write, pause, stop, short, long, mediumand very
Test 1 Accuracy of recognizing/marking the four pause marks
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/marking the four
pause marks
Test 3 Accuracy of recognizing/marking the four tones in speech
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/marking the four
tones used in speech
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5. Tones: High, Low
Materials VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to recognize the symbols for high and low
tones.
Outcome 2
The student should be able to mark high and low tones above each
vowel on a speech transcript.
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of understanding when low tones are
used in English speech.
Outcome 4
The student should show proof of understanding when high tones are
used in English speech.
Requisite
Correctly understand the meaning of symbol, high, low, tone, seconds,
automaticity,and accuracy
Test 1 Accuracy of recognizing/writing the symbols for high and for low tones
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/writing the symbols
for high and for low tones
Test 3 Accuracy of recognizing/writing the symbols for high and for low tones
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/writing the symbols
for high and for low tones
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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6. Tones: Rising, Falling
Materials VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to recognize the symbols for rising and falling
tones.
Outcome 1
The student should be able to mark rising and falling tones above each
vowel on a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of understanding when rising and falling
tones are used in English speech.
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of understanding when high and low tones
are used in English speech.
Requisite
Correctly understand the meaning of symbol, rising, falling, tone, seconds,
automaticity,and accuracy
Test 1 Accuracy of recognizing/writing the symbols for rising and for falling tones
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/writing the symbols for
rising and for falling tones
Test 3 Accuracy of recognizing/writing the symbols for rising and for falling tones
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/writing the symbols for
rising and for falling tones
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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7. Single-Vowel Sounds
Materials 1 VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA
Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of each
vowel on a speech transcript.
Requisite 1
Correctly understand the meaning of vowel, vowel sound, alphabetic
spelling, phonetic spelling, and symbol
Requisite 2 Recognize and write the spelling (letter symbols) of all vowels
Requisite 3 Recognize and write all the phonetic symbols for single-vowel sounds
Test 1 Accuracy of recognizing the spelling of all single-vowel sounds
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing the spelling of all
single-vowel sounds
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing/writingof phonetic symbols of all single-vowel
sounds
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/writing phonetic
symbols all single-vowel sounds
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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8. Single-Consonant Sounds
Materials 1 VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA
Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of each
consonant on a speech transcript.
Requisite 1
Correctly understand the meaning of consonant, consonant sound,
letterand symbol
Requisite 2 Recognize and write the spelling (letter symbols) of all consonants
Requisite 3
Recognize and write all the phonetic symbols for single-consonant
sounds
Test 1 Accuracy of recognizing the spelling of all single-consonant sounds
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing the spelling of all
single-consonant sounds
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing/writing the phonetic symbols of all single-consonant
sounds
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing/writing the phonetic
symbols of all single-consonantof sounds
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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9. The Schwa Sound
Materials 1 VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA
Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to recognize and identify the
schwa sound.
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to recognize and produce the
schwa sound in phonetic writing
Outcome 3
The student may be asked to show proof of ability to produce the schwa
sound in speech.
Test 1 Accuracy of recognizing and identifying the schwa sound
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and identifying the schwa
sound
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and producing the schwa sound in phonetic
writing
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and producing the schwa
sound in phonetic writing
Materials 1 VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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10. Double-Vowel (Diphthong) Sounds
Materials 1 VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA
Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of initial
diphthongs on a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of medial
diphthongs on a speech transcript.
Outcome 3
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of final
diphthongs on a speech transcript.
Requisite 1
Correctly understand the meaning of diphthong, double-vowel; reinforce
the meaning of letter and symbol
Requisite 2 Recognize and write the spelling (letter symbols) of diphthongs
Requisite 3 Recognize and write all the phonetic symbols for diphthongs
Test 1 Accuracy of recognizing the spelling of random diphthongs
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing the spelling of random
diphthongs
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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11. Double-Consonant (Digraph) Sounds
Materials 1 VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA
Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of initial
diphthongs on a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of medial
diphthongs on a speech transcript.
Outcome 3
The student should be able to write the phonetic spelling of final
diphthongs on a speech transcript.
Requisite 1
Correctly understand the meaning of diphthong, double-vowel; reinforce
the meaning of letter and symbol
Requisite 2 Recognize and write the spelling (letter symbols) of diphthongs
Requisite 3 Recognize and write all the phonetic symbols for diphthongs
Test 1 Accuracy of recognizing the spelling of random diphthongs
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in recognizing the spelling of random
diphthongs
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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12. Vowel Sounds: Long & Short
Materials 1 VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA Chart
for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to write the long-sound symbol below each
long-sound vowel on a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
The student should be able to write the short-sound symbol below each
short-sound vowel on the transcript.
Test 1
Accuracy of differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling of short-vowel
sounds
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in differentiating the alphabetic or
phonetic spelling of short-vowel sounds
Test 3
Accuracy of differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling of long- vowel
sounds
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in differentiating the alphabetic or
phonetic spelling of long- vowel sounds
Materials 1 VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart; IPA Chart
for Vietnamese Speakers
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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13. Trigraph Sounds
Materials 1
VOA Listening Pack (US English) (a) Printed Transcript (b) Voice
Tape
Materials 2
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA
Chart; IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to identify and spell out trigraphs
on a speech transcript.
Outcome 2
Using phonetic symbols, the student should be able to write
trigraphs on a transcript.
Test 1 Accuracy of reading trigraphs
Test 2 Automaticity (ten seconds or less) reading trigraphs
Test 3
Accuracy of differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling
of trigraphs
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) differentiating the alphabetic
or phonetic spelling of trigraphs
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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14. International Spelling Alphabet
Materials Spelling Alphabet video; Spelling Alphabet Flascards
Equipment Video player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to recite from memory the
International Spelling Alphabet
Outcome 2
The student should be able to spell out words using the
International Spelling Alphabet
Test 1 Accuracy of recall of the International Spelling Alphabet
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recall of the International
Spelling Alphabet
Test 3
Accuracy of spelling out random words using the International
Spelling Alphabet
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) spelling out random words
using the International Spelling Alphabet
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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15. The 1,000 Fry Sight Words
Materials 1
Fry Sight Words List, Interactive IPA Chart, IPA Chart for
Vietnamese Speakers
Materials 2 Fry Sight Words Flashcards, Workbook, and Stories
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to spell out all Fry Sight Words in
the International Spelling Alphabet
Outcome 2
The student should be able to correctly spell out all Fry Sight
Words in phonetic symbols
Test 1 Accuracy of reading the Fry Sight Words
Test 2 Automaticity (ten seconds or less) reading the Fry Sight Words
Test 3
Accuracy of differentiating the alphabetic or phonetic spelling
of the Fry Sight Words
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) differentiating the alphabetic
or phonetic spelling of the Fry Sight Words
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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16. Alliterations (Recurring Sounds)
Materials To be completed
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to identify and spell out
alliterations using the International Spelling Alphabet
Outcome 2
The student should be able to read and write alliterations
using a phonetic alphabet.
Test 1
Accuracy of identifying and spelling of alliterations using the
International Spelling Alphabet.
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in identifying and spelling of
alliterations using the International Spelling Alphabet.
Test 3
Accuracy of reading and writing of alliterations in a phonetic
alphabet
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in reading and writing of
alliterations in a phonetic alphabet
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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17. Basic Classroom Sentences
Materials To be completed
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should be able to identify and spell out sentences
using the International Spelling Alphabet
Outcome 2
The student should be able to write the phonetics, pauses,
tones, and stresses of classroom sentences.
Test 1
Accuracy of identifying and spelling of basic classroom
sentences using the International Spelling Alphabet (IPA).
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in identifying and spelling of
basic classroom sentences using the IPA.
Test 3
Accuracy of writing the phonetics, pauses, tones, and stresses
of basic classroom sentences.
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in writing the phonetics,
pauses, tones, and stresses of basic classroom sentences.
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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18. Homophones & Rhymes
Materials To be completed
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to identify
homophones / rhymes in English speech.
Outcome 2
The student should be able to spell homophones & rhymes
using the International Spelling Alphabet
Outcome 3
The student should be able to read and write homophones /
rhymes using the phonetic alphabet.
Test 1 Accuracy of identifying homophones / rhymes in selected text.
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) identifying homophones /
rhymes in selected text.
Test 3
Accuracy of spelling homophones / rhymes in phonetic or
spelling alphabet
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) in spelling homophones /
rhymes in phonetic or spelling alphabet
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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19. PART 2:
RECOGNIZING & DIFFERENTIATING
MEANING IN SPEECH SOUNDS
Midterm
Exam
Students can identify the correct spelling of selected
eliisions, homonyms, homographs, and minimal pairs.
Final
Exam
Students can differentiate the phonetic spelling, pauses, and
tones of selected sentences in UK, US, and Vietnamese
speech patterns.
Note
Students are encouraged to keep a vocabulary notebook and
translate unfamiliar terms after each lesson.
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20. Elisions (Omitted Sounds)
Materials To be completed
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to recognize and
identify elisions in speech
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to recognize and
produce elisions in phonetic writing
Outcome 3
The student may be asked to show proof of ability to produce
elisions in speech
Test 1 Accuracy of recognizing and identifying elisions in speech
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and identifying
elisions in speech
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and producing elisions in phonetic
writing
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and producing
elisions in phonetic writing
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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21. Homonyms
Materials To be completed
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and
identify homonyms in speech
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and
produce homonyms in phonetic writing
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate
homonyms in speech
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating homonyms in
speech
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and
differentiating homonyms in speech
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating homonyms in
phonetic writing
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and
differentiating homonyms in phonetic writing
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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22. Minimal Pairs
Materials To be completed
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and
identify minimal pairs in speech
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and
produce minimal pairs in phonetic writing
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate
minimal pairs in speech
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating minimal pairs in
speech
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and
differentiating minimal pairs in speech
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating minimal pairs in
phonetic writing
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and
differentiating minimal pairs in phonetic writing
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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23. Homographs & Polyphones
Materials To be completed
Equipment Videotape or sound tape player, amplifier (for large classes)
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and
identify homographs in speech
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and
produce homographs in phonetic writing
Outcome 3
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate
homographs in speech
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating homographs in
speech
Test 2
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and
differentiating homographs in speech
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating homographs in
phonetic writing
Test 4
Automaticity (ten seconds or less) recognizing and
differentiating homographs in phonetic writing
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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24. UK and US Sounds
Materials To be completed
Equipment
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart;
IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and
produce US and UK vowels.
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and
produce US and UK consonants.
Outcome 3
The student may be expected to show proof of ability to mimic US
and UK speech patterns.
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US and UK vowels in
speech
Test 2
Automaticity of recognizing and differentiating US and UK vowels in
speech
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US and UK consonants
in speech
Test 4
Automaticity of recognizing and differentiating US and UK
consonants in speech
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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25. Vietnamese Speech Sounds
Materials To be completed
Equipment
International Phonetic Alphabet Workbook; Interactive IPA Chart;
IPA Chart for Vietnamese Speakers
Outcome 1
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and
produce US or UK and Vietnamese Pronunciation
Outcome 2
The student should show proof of ability to differentiate and
produce US/UK and Vietnamese Pauses and Stresses.
Outcome 3
The student may be expected to show proof of ability to mimic US/
UK and Vietnamese speech patterns.
Test 1
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US/UK and Vietnamese
pronunciation of vowels and consonants.
Test 2
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US/UK and Vietnamese
pronunciation of dipthongs and digraphs.
Test 3
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US/UK and Vietnamese
stresses in speech.
Test 4
Accuracy of recognizing and differentiating US/UK and Vietnamese
pauses in speech.
This chapter is reinforced in the Reading & Speaking Course.
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26. END OF PRESENTATION
A VOCABULARY & LISTENING
PROGRAM FOR VIETNAMESE
SPEAKERS (Pre-Elementary)
BASIC SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE FOR A
SELF-STUDY COURSE IN LISTENING
by Jaime Alfredo Cabrera
mr.jaime.aiu@gmail.com