Pronpack 4 - Pronunciation Poems

Pronpack 4: Pronunciation Poems Are Rhymes, Chants, Limericks, Raps And Song Lyrics All Written Specifically To Contain Multiple Examples Of The Target Pronunciation Features. The Activities Usually Begin With An Exercise Completing Or Correcting The Text And Culminate In Practising Saying Or Chanting The Text Out Loud. The Poems Can Benefit Learners By Making Specific Features Of English Pronunciation Very Noticeable To Them Because They Occur So Frequently In A Short Sample Of Language. They Also Provide Concentrated Practice In Producing The Target Feature Through The Chant. A Further Benefit Is That They Tend To Be Very Memorable The Chant Or Lyric Will Often Play-On-repeat' In The Student's Head Afterwards, Providing Extra Silent Practice. The Poems In The Greater Part Of The Book Focus On Individual Sounds. Later In The Book There Are Poems Focussing On Consonant Clusters, Grammatical Ed And S Endings And Weak Forms. However, The Poems All Have A Further Focus Which Is Equally If Not More Important: They Provide Intensive Exemplification And Practice Of Connected Speech. This Printed Book Contains Worksheets For The Students And Teacher's Notes For You. The Teacher's Notes Give A Short Background To The Pronunciation Point Plus Step-By-step Guidelines For Using The Activity In Class. They Also Highlight The Teaching Focus, The Minimum Student Level And Indicate Printing Requirements. Additional Materials Including Audio And Printable Resources To Accompany Pronunciation . Other Books In The Pronpack Series Are: Book 1: Pronunciation Workouts Extended Choral Drill Activities Activities. Book 2: Pronunciation Puzzles Puzzles And Game-Like Activities. Book 3: Pronunciation Pairworks Communication Activities.