Practice Lab · Unit 5 Pronunciation

First Impressions, Clear Words

Describe what you see, explain your first impression and offer support with clear pronunciation.

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Try: seems, must, might, tired, tiring, heart of gold.

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Describe a first impression, section by section

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Make your first impression clear

looks · seemsKeep final /ks/ and /mz/ audible: looks_worried, seems_calm.

must · might · can’tKeep the final sounds clear so the listener hears your level of certainty.

TIRED · TIR-ingTired describes the feeling; tiring describes its cause. Listen to the different endings.

I THINK · I GUESS · per-HAPSStress the main idea; perhaps has stress on its second syllable.

cheer_him_up · calm_downPhrasal verbs: link each expression smoothly. Make UP and DOWN strong.

a_heart_of_GOLDIdiom: a very kind person. Join the small words and stress GOLD.

Teacher listening guide

What the teacher will notice

Clear appearancesThe listener hears looks, seems and looks like.

Different levels of certaintyMust, might and can’t remain clearly different.

Feeling and causeTired and tiring have distinct endings.

Connected expressionsCheer him up, calm down and a heart of gold form meaningful groups.

One complete descriptionUse short pauses between observations, deductions, feelings and support.