Lesson 1.2. Pronunciation, Listening and Speaking

Giới thiệu bài học

Bài giảng Pronunciation, Listening, and Speaking sẽ giúp các em nắm được những kiến thức cơ bản về:

1. Pronunciation
2. Listening: Equally shared parenting
3. Speaking: Expressing likes and dislikes about household chores

Nội dung bài học

Tóm tắt lý thuyết trong bài giảng

1. What is a consonant clusters?

• Consonant cluster is a combination of a consonant and other consonant(s)

E.g. /pl/ in play

       /spr/ in spring

Some common mistakes:

• Mispronunciation of /tr/
• The addition of the sound /ə/ between two consonants in a consonant cluster.

2. Speaking

Expressing likes and dislikes about household chores

You need:

• words and phrases related to household chores
• language expressing likes and dislikes

3. Giải thích một số ví dụ trong sách giáo khoa.

Ví dụ trong bài giảng                       

1. Listen and repeat

2. Listen and underline the words that have the consonant cluster sounds /tr/, /br/, and /kr/

1. After having the ice cream, she brushed her teeth.
2. The car crashed into a tree near the traffic lights.
3. Try this new dish created by your brother.
4. They often have brown bread for breakfast.
5. That brave young man likes travelling by train.
6. Is it true that the crime rate is rising?

3. Exercise 3, page 11, course book.

Match words/phrases with the appropriate meaning

4. Exercise 2, page 11, course book.

Let’s listen to the recording and decide
whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

1. Men’s and women’s roles in the family have become similar.
2. Both men and women now work to contribute to the family finances.
3. According to “equally shared parenting”, both men and women have equal chances for recreation.
4. According to “equally shared parenting”, the husband’s career is less important than the wife’s.
5. Families following “equally shared parenting” are happier.