PAPER ON RHYTHM

Hello ppl!
Please re-read Barrera Pardo´s "The reality of stress-timing" as we shall b discussing it this week
Enjoy the weekend!
Laura

THURSDAY LESSON

Hello!
Today we did the same activities that the other groups did.
Enjoy the weekend!
Best, Laura

MAY 26 LESSON

Hello!
Today we:
* Completed the intonation journal
* Read silently, aloud and recorded The contenders (second part)
* Did a short dictation (10-12)
* Performed "back-channelling" and "interrupting" role-plays (Conversational issues)
Keep in mind that students´comments and questions r more than welcome on this blog
Thank youuuu
Laura

TUESDAY 19

Hello!
Today we
* Did a short dictation
* Read silently, recorded and practiced the first part of "The Contenders"
* Practiced role-plays from the "Conversational Issues" section
Best, Laura

CONVERSATIONAL ISSUES

Hello students!
On Friday I left a new 10-page long handout of photocopies for you (CEH xerox room)
Please get it ASAP
Best, Laura

MAY 15: PETER´S LESSON AT RECTORADO

Hello!
You´re having your usual Friday lesson with Peter AT RECTORADO
Good luck!
Laura

MAY 12

Hello!

Today we:
* Recorded a section from "First day of term" (SWR II). Students applied intonation patterns to the ordinary spelling text (right side of the book), then checked the phonetically trancribed text.
* Had free diction practice (SWR, Pete and Christine´s reading material)
* Did a dictation and corrected it.
Best of luck on Friday!
Laura

MAY 12

Hello!
There will b no classes at 10 because of final examination boards
Best, Laura

ORAL MID-TERM EXAM topics

Hello!
As mentioned in class, Assignments 1,2 and 8 from the "stress" section of the booklet are included, plus the whole of "Frank´s first football match" (SWR II)
Best of luck!
Laura

MAY 5

Hello!!!
Today we:
* Worked out the stress and intonation patterns of FFFM (parts 3 and 4) (which we had already recorded)
* Did a dictation which was corrected on the bb
* Wrote in the journal
* Discussed the assignment on rhythm in pairs (10-12 am) and made some notes on the bb
Best, Laura