Classification of English Consonant Sounds
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What is the first teaching step according to the text?

  • Creating a list of minimum pairs (correct)
  • Reading a list of words with odd man out
  • Explaining how sounds are produced
  • Drawing the word that they hear

    • What is one of the strategies mentioned for turning repetition into a fun activity?

  • Reading a list of words with odd man out
  • Explaining how sounds are produced
  • Experimenting with volume and pace (correct)
  • Drawing the word that they hear

    • Which activities are divided into categories 'sounds', 'intonation', 'rhythm' and 'stress'?

  • Creating a list of minimum pairs
  • Drawing the word that they hear
  • Reading a list of words with odd man out
  • Exercises to teach and learn suprasegmental features of the language (correct)

    • What should students do in the production of sounds stage, according to the text?

    <p>Listen and replicate the model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does segmental phonology focus on?

    <p>Vowels and consonants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many phonemes can be identified in the English language?

    <p>44</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do vowels in English follow in terms of air stream?

    <p>Pulmonic aggressive air stream</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the distinguishing characteristics examined in segmental phonology?

    <p>Phonemes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following describes the /l/ sound in English?

    <p>A lateral consonant with air flow escaping along one or both sides of the tongue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of suprasegmental phonology in speech?

    <p>How people say what they say, including stress, rhythm, and intonation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the reasons for prominence in spoken English according to the text?

    <p>It is more sonorous, longer, louder, and has a unique pitch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does stress refer to in suprasegmental phonology?

    <p>The degree of emphasis implicit in a word or phrase</p> Signup and view all the answers

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