Courses Offered:

Accent Reduction

Includes a variety of drills and exercises to improve and practice correct English pronunciation, understanding the rising and falling English intonation, rhythm and stress patterns making the learners sound more natural.

Goals

1. Understand and use rising and falling English intonation.
2. Understand and use English rhythm.
3. Understand and use common English word stress patterns.
4. Understand and use English consonants.
5. Understand and use English vowels.

Objectives

1. Produce and identify meaning change through intonation.
2. Understand and use English rhythm by distinguishing between function and content words.
3. Use reductions, linking and contractions.
4. Recognize and use primary stress, secondary stress and no stress in multi-syllabic words.

Learning Materials per Level

Junior
» Beginner: Accent Reduction Made Easy: Phonetics and Phonemes
» Intermediate: Accent Reduction Made Easy Book 1
» Advanced: Accent Reduction Made Easy Book 1

Senior
» Beginner: Accent Reduction Made Easy Book 2
» Intermediate: Accent Reduction Made Easy Book 3
» Advanced: Accent Reduction Made Easy Book 4

Professionals
» Beginner/ Intermediate/ Advanced: Introduction to Improve American Accent/ Pronunciation Pairs

Curriculum Offered:

Junior Beginner

Pronunciation Pairs
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Month 1

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 1- /iy/ sheep Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 15- /ay/ fine
Day
2
Unit 2- /I/ ship Unit 7- /^/ cup Unit 11- /ow/ no Unit 16- /y/ boy
Day
3
Unit 3- /ε/ yes Unit 8- Part 1 // a banana Unit 12- // book Unit 17- /aw/ house
Day
4
Unit 4- /ey/ train Unit 8- Part 2 /r/ letter Unit 13- /uw/ boot Unit 18- Review
Day
5
Unit 5- /ae/ hat Unit 9- /a/ father Unit 14- Review Unit 19- /&/ Review: a camera

Month 2

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 20- /r/ word Unit 25- /k/ key Unit 30- /Σ/ television Unit 35- /w/ window
Day
2
Unit 21- /p/ pen Unit 26- /g/ girl Unit 31- /t?/ chair Unit 36- /y/ yellow
Day
3
Unit 22- /b/ baby Unit 27- /s/ sun Unit 32- /d?/ joke Unit 37- /h/ hat
Day
4
Unit 23- /t/ tie Unit 28- /z/ zoo Unit 33- /f/ fan Unit 38- /Φ/ think
Day
5
Unit 24- /d/ door Unit 29- // shoe Unit 34- /v/ van Unit 39- /ð/ the feather

Month 3

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 40- /m/ mouth Unit 45- /r/ rain part 1 E Diphthongs and Exercises
Day
2
Unit 41- /n/ nose Unit 46- /r/ here Part 2
Day
3
Unit 42- // ring Diphthongs: A Different Sound
Day
4
Unit 43- /l/ letter Part 1 O Diphthongs and Exercises
Unit 44- /l/ ball Part 2 A Diphthongs and Exercises
Exercises: http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/diphthong_1.html
Junior Intermediate

Pronunciation Pairs
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Month 1

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 1- /iy/ sheep Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 15- /ay/ fine
Day
2
Unit 2- /I/ ship Unit 7- /^/ cup Unit 11- /ow/ no Unit 16- /y/ boy
Day
3
Unit 3- /ε/ yes Unit 8- Part 1 // a banana Unit 12- // book Unit 17- /aw/ house
Day
4
Unit 4- /ey/ train Unit 8- Part 2 /r/ letter Unit 13- /uw/ boot Unit 18- Review
Day
5
Unit 5- /ae/ hat Unit 9- /a/ father Unit 14- Review Unit 19- /&/ Review: a camera

Month 2

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 20- /r/ word Unit 25- /k/ key Unit 30- /Σ/ television Unit 35- /w/ window
Day
2
Unit 21- /p/ pen Unit 26- /g/ girl Unit 31- /t?/ chair Unit 36- /y/ yellow
Day
3
Unit 22- /b/ baby Unit 27- /s/ sun Unit 32- /d?/ joke Unit 37- /h/ hat
Day
4
Unit 23- /t/ tie Unit 28- /z/ zoo Unit 33- /f/ fan Unit 38- /Φ/ think
Day
5
Unit 24- /d/ door Unit 29- // shoe Unit 34- /v/ van Unit 39- /ð/ the feather

Month 3

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 40- /m/ mouth Unit 45- /r/ rain part 1 E Diphthongs and Exercises
Day
2
Unit 41- /n/ nose Unit 46- /r/ here Part 2
Day
3
Unit 42- // ring Diphthongs: A Different Sound
Day
4
Unit 43- /l/ letter Part 1 O Diphthongs and Exercises
Unit 44- /l/ ball Part 2 A Diphthongs and Exercises
Exercises: http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/diphthong_1.html
Junior Advance

Pronunciation Pairs
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Month 1

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 1- /iy/ sheep Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 15- /ay/ fine
Day
2
Unit 2- /I/ ship Unit 7- /^/ cup Unit 11- /ow/ no Unit 16- /y/ boy
Day
3
Unit 3- /ε/ yes Unit 8- Part 1 // a banana Unit 12- // book Unit 17- /aw/ house
Day
4
Unit 4- /ey/ train Unit 8- Part 2 /r/ letter Unit 13- /uw/ boot Unit 18- Review
Day
5
Unit 5- /ae/ hat Unit 9- /a/ father Unit 14- Review Unit 19- /&/ Review: a camera

Month 2

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 20- /r/ word Unit 25- /k/ key Unit 30- /Σ/ television Unit 35- /w/ window
Day
2
Unit 21- /p/ pen Unit 26- /g/ girl Unit 31- /t?/ chair Unit 36- /y/ yellow
Day
3
Unit 22- /b/ baby Unit 27- /s/ sun Unit 32- /d?/ joke Unit 37- /h/ hat
Day
4
Unit 23- /t/ tie Unit 28- /z/ zoo Unit 33- /f/ fan Unit 38- /Φ/ think
Day
5
Unit 24- /d/ door Unit 29- // shoe Unit 34- /v/ van Unit 39- /ð/ the feather

Month 3

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 40- /m/ mouth Unit 45- /r/ rain part 1 E Diphthongs and Exercises
Day
2
Unit 41- /n/ nose Unit 46- /r/ here Part 2
Day
3
Unit 42- // ring Diphthongs: A Different Sound
Day
4
Unit 43- /l/ letter Part 1 O Diphthongs and Exercises
Unit 44- /l/ ball Part 2 A Diphthongs and Exercises
Exercises: http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/diphthong_1.html
Senior Beginner

Pronunciation Pairs
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Month 1

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 1- /iy/ sheep Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 15- /ay/ fine
Day
2
Unit 2- /I/ ship Unit 7- /^/ cup Unit 11- /ow/ no Unit 16- /y/ boy
Day
3
Unit 3- /ε/ yes Unit 8- Part 1 // a banana Unit 12- // book Unit 17- /aw/ house
Day
4
Unit 4- /ey/ train Unit 8- Part 2 /r/ letter Unit 13- /uw/ boot Unit 18- Review
Day
5
Unit 5- /ae/ hat Unit 9- /a/ father Unit 14- Review Unit 19- /&/ Review: a camera

Month 2

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 20- /r/ word Unit 25- /k/ key Unit 30- /Σ/ television Unit 35- /w/ window
Day
2
Unit 21- /p/ pen Unit 26- /g/ girl Unit 31- /t?/ chair Unit 36- /y/ yellow
Day
3
Unit 22- /b/ baby Unit 27- /s/ sun Unit 32- /d?/ joke Unit 37- /h/ hat
Day
4
Unit 23- /t/ tie Unit 28- /z/ zoo Unit 33- /f/ fan Unit 38- /Φ/ think
Day
5
Unit 24- /d/ door Unit 29- // shoe Unit 34- /v/ van Unit 39- /ð/ the feather

Month 3

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 40- /m/ mouth Unit 45- /r/ rain part 1 E Diphthongs and Exercises
Day
2
Unit 41- /n/ nose Unit 46- /r/ here Part 2
Day
3
Unit 42- // ring Diphthongs: A Different Sound
Day
4
Unit 43- /l/ letter Part 1 O Diphthongs and Exercises
Unit 44- /l/ ball Part 2 A Diphthongs and Exercises
Exercises: http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/diphthong_1.html
Senior Intermediate

Pronunciation Pairs
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Month 1

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 1- /iy/ sheep Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 15- /ay/ fine
Day
2
Unit 2- /I/ ship Unit 7- /^/ cup Unit 11- /ow/ no Unit 16- /y/ boy
Day
3
Unit 3- /ε/ yes Unit 8- Part 1 // a banana Unit 12- // book Unit 17- /aw/ house
Day
4
Unit 4- /ey/ train Unit 8- Part 2 /r/ letter Unit 13- /uw/ boot Unit 18- Review
Day
5
Unit 5- /ae/ hat Unit 9- /a/ father Unit 14- Review Unit 19- /&/ Review: a camera

Month 2

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 20- /r/ word Unit 25- /k/ key Unit 30- /Σ/ television Unit 35- /w/ window
Day
2
Unit 21- /p/ pen Unit 26- /g/ girl Unit 31- /t?/ chair Unit 36- /y/ yellow
Day
3
Unit 22- /b/ baby Unit 27- /s/ sun Unit 32- /d?/ joke Unit 37- /h/ hat
Day
4
Unit 23- /t/ tie Unit 28- /z/ zoo Unit 33- /f/ fan Unit 38- /Φ/ think
Day
5
Unit 24- /d/ door Unit 29- // shoe Unit 34- /v/ van Unit 39- /ð/ the feather

Month 3

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 40- /m/ mouth Unit 45- /r/ rain part 1 E Diphthongs and Exercises
Day
2
Unit 41- /n/ nose Unit 46- /r/ here Part 2
Day
3
Unit 42- // ring Diphthongs: A Different Sound
Day
4
Unit 43- /l/ letter Part 1 O Diphthongs and Exercises
Unit 44- /l/ ball Part 2 A Diphthongs and Exercises
Exercises: http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/diphthong_1.html
Senior Advance

Pronunciation Pairs
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Month 1

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 1- /iy/ sheep Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 6: Review /iy/, /I/, /ey/, //, /ey/, /ae/ Unit 15- /ay/ fine
Day
2
Unit 2- /I/ ship Unit 7- /^/ cup Unit 11- /ow/ no Unit 16- /y/ boy
Day
3
Unit 3- /ε/ yes Unit 8- Part 1 // a banana Unit 12- // book Unit 17- /aw/ house
Day
4
Unit 4- /ey/ train Unit 8- Part 2 /r/ letter Unit 13- /uw/ boot Unit 18- Review
Day
5
Unit 5- /ae/ hat Unit 9- /a/ father Unit 14- Review Unit 19- /&/ Review: a camera

Month 2

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 20- /r/ word Unit 25- /k/ key Unit 30- /Σ/ television Unit 35- /w/ window
Day
2
Unit 21- /p/ pen Unit 26- /g/ girl Unit 31- /t?/ chair Unit 36- /y/ yellow
Day
3
Unit 22- /b/ baby Unit 27- /s/ sun Unit 32- /d?/ joke Unit 37- /h/ hat
Day
4
Unit 23- /t/ tie Unit 28- /z/ zoo Unit 33- /f/ fan Unit 38- /Φ/ think
Day
5
Unit 24- /d/ door Unit 29- // shoe Unit 34- /v/ van Unit 39- /ð/ the feather

Month 3

Week
1
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Day
1
Unit 40- /m/ mouth Unit 45- /r/ rain part 1 E Diphthongs and Exercises
Day
2
Unit 41- /n/ nose Unit 46- /r/ here Part 2
Day
3
Unit 42- // ring Diphthongs: A Different Sound
Day
4
Unit 43- /l/ letter Part 1 O Diphthongs and Exercises
Unit 44- /l/ ball Part 2 A Diphthongs and Exercises
Exercises: http://rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/diphthong_1.html

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