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L3
Content Overview

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Content Outline
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L3 – CONTENT OVERVIEW

L3 – CONTENT OVERVIEW

MODULE 1: T1: Speech Sounds

RULES OF THE
LANGUAGE S1: Consonant Sounds
S2: Vowel Sounds
S3: The Schwa
S4. India Specific Speech Sounds
S5: Jaw Exercises
S6: Summary of Speech Sounds

T2: Pronunciation

S1: Syllable stress

S2: Differences in noun – verb pronunciation
S3: Word Stress
S4: Sentence and question endings

T3: Grammar and Idea Formation

S1: Thinking in Native Language

S2: Pauses, Thought Groups and pace/rate of
speech
S3: Summary

T4: Listening

S1: Difference between Listening and Hearing

S2: Active and Passive Listening
S3: Summary

MODULE 2: Scenario I – Antarctic Ice Sheet

APPLY THE RULES
IN REAL-LIFE Scenario II – Food Allergies
SCENARIOS
Scenario III – Chinese Honey Banned
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MODULE 3: List of BBC News Scenarios
PRACTICE
SCENARIOS 1. UK Asian Organ donation
2. UK Refuse Problem
3. South Down’s Ponies
4. Are Mobile Phones Safe to Use?
5. Storms Batter Britain
6. Salmon Farming in Scotland

Practice Scenario
• Explore the Scenario
• Grammar
• Exercise and Assessment
o Listening
o Pronunciation
o Speech Fluency
o Grammar and Vocabulary
o Writing Skills

TOOLS Pronunciation Workshop

My Dictionary
Vocabulary Cards
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L3 – CONTENT OUTLINE

MODULE 1: RULES OF THE LANGUAGE

T1: Speech Sounds

S1: Consonant Sounds

o “P” sound - Record-compare and Practice
o “C” sound - Record-compare and Practice
o “T” sound - Record-compare and Practice
o “D” sound - Record-compare and Practice
o Consonant Sounds – Check Your Understanding

S2: Vowel Sounds

o Long Vowels - Record-compare and Practice
o Short Vowels - Record-compare and Practice
o Vowel Sounds – Check Your Understanding

S3: The Schwa

o Record-compare and Practice
o Schwa – Check Your Understanding

S4. India Specific Speech Sounds

o “V” sound
o “W” sound
o “Th” sound
o “Sh” sound
o “S” sound
o “is” sound
o Words ending in an “ed” sound
o Region-specific Speech Sounds
o Record-compare and Practice of India Specific Speech
Sounds
o Check Your Understanding

S5: Jaw Exercises

S6: Summary of Speech Sounds

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T2: Pronunciation

S1: Syllable stress

Practice and Check Your Understanding

S2: Differences in noun – verb pronunciation

Practice and Check Your Understanding

S3: Word Stress

Practice and Check Your Understanding

S4: Sentence and question endings

Practice and Check Your Understanding

T3: Grammar and Idea Formation

S1: Thinking in Native Language

Idea formation and translating directly from Mother Tongue

S2: Pauses, Thought Groups and pace/rate of speech

Check your Rate of Speech

S3: Summary

T4: Listening

S1: Difference between Listening and Hearing

S2: Active and Passive Listening

S3: Summary
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MODULE 2: APPLY THE RULES IN REAL-LIFE SCENARIOS

Scenario I – Antarctic Ice Sheet

o Video Scenario
o Pronunciation
o Speech Fluency
o Grammar and Vocabulary
o Listening

Scenario II – Food Allergies

o Audio Scenario
o Pronunciation
o Speech Fluency
o Grammar and Vocabulary
o Listening

Scenario III – Chinese Honey Banned

o Audio Scenario
o Pronunciation
o Speech Fluency
o Grammar and Vocabulary
o Listening
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MODULE 3: PRACTICE EXERCISES

Self Learning based on 16 BBC News stories

Practice Scenario
• Explore the Scenario
• Grammar
• Exercise and Assessment

Listening
o Hearing
o Fill in Blanks
o Identify words used in transcript
o Rhyming words
o Comprehension
o True/False and Multiple Choice
o Paraphrasing the article
o Definitions

Pronunciation
o Syllable Stress
o Noun/verb differences

Speech Fluency
o Word Stress
o Thought groups
o Identify Pauses
o Identify stress on key words
o Identify sentence stress and question stress

Grammar and Vocabulary

o Word meanings
o Synonyms and Antonyms
o Key expressions, idioms and phrases

Writing Skills – work done at home, discussed in contact class

o Answers to open ended questions
o Paraphrasing of articles
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List of BBC Audio Video Scenarios

1. UK Asian Organ donation

2. Bowel Cancer
3. UK Refuse Problem
4. Asthma in Children
5. The Benefits of Gardening
6. Italy’s Pollution Problem
7. GM Crops
8. South Down’s Ponies
9. Vitamins against Crime
10. Are Mobile Phones Safe to Use?
11. Skin Cancer
12. Botox on the High Street
13. Storms Batter Britain
14. UK Energy Sources
15. Salmon Farming in Scotland
16. Breast Cancer Treatment Delays

TOOLS
Pronunciation Workshop
My Dictionary
Vocabulary Cards