The document provides examples of contracted and full forms of common verbs like "am", "are", and "is" in English. It also lists words containing the sound /ɜː/, such as "bird", "birthday", and "work". The purpose is to teach pronunciation of contractions and the /ɜː/ sound to English language learners.
This is the presentation I gave at the TESOL France 2016 Colloquium. It centred around the use of multiple techniques including games and mimicry for improving ESL learners' pro.
This is the presentation I gave at the TESOL France 2016 Colloquium. It centred around the use of multiple techniques including games and mimicry for improving ESL learners' pro.
1. First year BASIC LEVEL October 2012
Student: What does “SHARE” mean? Teacher: Compartir
Compare the pronunciation of the full and the contracted forms:
I am /aɪ æm/ I’m /aɪm/
You are /juː ɑː/ You’re /jʊə/
He is /hiː ɪz/ He’s /hiːz/
She is /ʃiː ɪz/ She’s /ʃiːz/
It is /ɪt ɪz/ It’s /ɪts/
We are /wiː ɑː/ We’re /wɪə/
You are /juː ɑː/ You’re /jʊə/
They are /ðeɪ ɑː/ They’re /ðeə/
We have already seen several words which are pronounced with the sound /ɜː/ :
BIRD
BIRTHDAY
WORD
WORK
CIRCLE
EARLY
