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Oral Teaching Schedule –Term 1
1.1 Introduction
Initial
Game: Teacher calls out his/her name and throws a light ball to a student.
Student must call out the first letter of the teacher’s name, call out his/her
English name and throw the ball to another student, and so on. Teacher corrects
any mispronunciation of letter names.
Two Types of Letters: Revision of the names and short sounds of the five vowels and twenty-one consonants. Opening question: How many alphabets are there? (Answer: One. There are 26 letters!)
Vowels - three different sounds: short vowel, long vowel, or r-controlled vowel sounds. Focus on short vowel sounds.
Consonants – Focus on the 15 which have one sound. Other 6 discussed if time. Focus on 9 easily confused consonant sounds: F, H, L, R, S, V, W, X and Z.
1.2 Daily
conversation.
Focus on common words and phrases students need. (from Self-Learning CD).
2.1 Short Vowel Sounds
Groups compete to see who can read the word list for each vowel with the fewest mistakes.
For each word list students do a rhyming exercise, either individually or working in groups.
2.2 Consonants
The following groups of consonants are discussed: B, C, D, F / G, H, J, K, L / M, N, P, R
Fun pronunciation exercises are used for B, D, F, G, K, P.
Group exercises on reading word list and
finding rhymes. Emphasis on pronouncing final consonant.
Revision of Short Vowels and Consonants:
Reading sentences.
Spelling Test.
Rhyming exercises.
3.1 More Consonants
The following groups of consonants are discussed: S, T, V, X, Z / J, soft G, W, Y
Fun pronunciation exercises are used for S, T, V, Z. Soft G rule is introduced.
Consonant Endings involving a silent letter are discussed: CK, FF, LL, SS
Group exercises on reading word list and finding rhymes. Emphasis on pronouncing final consonant.
3.2 Long Vowel Sounds
Indications of long vowel: The Magic E, two vowel together,
end of short word (or syllable).
Common ways of spelling long vowel sounds: A (AI, AY, EY, A__E), E (EE, EA),
I ( IE, Y, IGH, I_E), O (OA, OW, OE, O_E), U (EW, U_E)
Group exercises on reading word list and finding rhymes. Emphasis on pronouncing final consonant.
Poem to illustrate long E sound: The East Beast
Using Y as a vowel: Three sounds.
Exercise
on importance of Magic E.
4.1 Consonant Blends
L-Blends and R-Blends: BL, BR, CL, CR, DR, FL, FR, GL, GR, PR, PL, TR
S-Blends: SK, SC, SCR, ST, SP, STR, SPR, SL, SM, SN, SQ, SW
Consonant Endings: NK, MP, ND, FT, LD, LT, LK
Focus on
clear pronunciation.
Group exercises on reading word list and finding rhymes. Emphasis on pronouncing final consonant.
4.2 Revision of Vowel Sounds and Consonant Blends:
Reading sentences.
Find the Odd Word Out.
Spelling Test.
Rhyming exercises.
4.3 Consonant Digraphs: Focus on CH, SH, GH, PH, Voiced and Unvoiced TH.
Diphthongs: Focus on OI, OY, OU, OW
R-Controlled Vowels: Focus on ER, IR, UR, EAR / AR, EAR / OR, OOR, OAR, OUR
Consonants: Focus on soft C, Q / W or Q before A or AR
Group exercises on reading word list and finding rhymes. Emphasis on pronouncing final consonant.
5.2 Revision
Find the Odd Word Out.
Reading sentences.
Spelling Test.
Test on long and short vowel sounds.
Revision of daily conversation. 6.1 / 6.2 CA 1 (Pronunciation and Daily Conversation)
7.1 More Vowel Sounds and Silent Consonants
Long Vowel Sounds: Focus on the following groups: OO, EW, U-E / AW, AL
Short Vowel Sounds: Focus on the group: OO, U, OUL
More Vowel Sounds: Focus on the following: Y (short I)/ A (ar) / I, IE, EI (long E) / EI (long A)
Silent Letters: Focus on words where G, K, R, C, H, B, W, S are silent.
Group exercises on reading word list and finding rhymes. Emphasis on pronouncing final consonant.
7.2 Homophones Exercises on words that sound the same, but are not spelt the same.
Consonant Endings: NG, NGE, DGE
Revision
Rhyming Exercises.
Spelling Test.
8.1 Syllables
Exercises on identifying number of syllables.
Words Ending in ED – With and without an extra syllable.
Effect of voiced and unvoiced sounds on
pronunciation of ED.
8.2
Double Consonants
Adding ER, ED, EST to words ending / not
ending with magic E.
Adding ING, Y, EN to words ending / not
ending with magic E.
Group exercises on reading word list and finding rhymes. Emphasis on pronouncing final consonant.
Revision
test on ED endings:
Identify number of syllables.
Rhyming exercise.
Reading exercise (tongue-twister poems): Betty Botter, The Bittern, Fresh Fish, Tooter Tutor.
9.1 Stress - Using the schwa.
Three ways of stressing syllables: Higher pitch, Extra length, Clearer vowel sound.
Oral and listening exercises.
Unstressed syllables – le, el and al
Group exercises on reading word list and finding rhymes. Emphasis on pronouncing final consonant.
Exercise on reading sentences and poems.
9.2 Intonation Exercises
Saying words, phrases and sentences in different
ways to fit different contexts.
Open and closed questions.
Sentence stress and the rhythm of English.
10.1 – 11.2 Oral Exam 1