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UNIT 6UNIT 6Streets Streets Full of Heroes Full of Heroes

• Joe talks to Janet about Joe talks to Janet about

his London herohis London hero

• Cycle challengeCycle challenge

• A pilot’s act of braveryA pilot’s act of bravery

• My hero is …My hero is …

Read the following quotes and sayings about “Courage and Bravery”. And then share your understandings with your partner.

"A man with outward courage dares to die. A man with inward courage dares to live.”

--Lao-Tzu

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"Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others." --Winston Churchill

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“Life shrinks or expands in proportion toone's courage.”

-- Anais Nin (1903-1977, Writer and Diarist)

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“Bravery without intelligence is not bravery.”

“True bravery is without witness.”

"A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

“To fight once shows bravery, but to fight all the time is stupid.”

Work in pairs and define “Courage and Bravery”.Volunteers are welcome to share your definitions with the class.

Work in pairs and discuss the questions.

1 Who is the bravest?(a) A 12-year-old boy who throws himself

over his younger sister to protect her

from a dangerous dog.(b) A woman who attacks a burglar who

is pointing a knife at her husband.(c) A husband who donates a kidney to

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2 Which statement do you most agree with?(a) Men are braver than women.(b) Women are braver than men.(c) Both men and women are

equally brave.

3 Which statement do you most agree with?(a) Some people are born braver than others.(b) Brave people lack imagination.(c) Courage depends on circumstances.>>

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4 Which of these people do you admire most?(a) Mountain rescue teams.(b) Firemen.(c) Nurses.

5 Which quality do you value most in people?(a) Courage.(b) Honesty.(c) Loyalty.

There’s a heroIf you look inside your heartYou don't have to be afraidOf what you areThere's an answerIf you reach into your soulAnd the sorrow that you knowWill melt away >>>

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And then a hero comes along With the strength to carry onAnd you cast your fears asideAnd you know you can surviveSo when you feel like hope is goneLook inside you and be strongAnd you'll finally see the truthThat a hero lies in you

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It's a long roadWhen you face the world aloneNo one reaches out a handFor you to holdYou can find loveIf you search within yourselfAnd the emptiness you feltWill disappear 　

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And then a hero comes alongWith the strength to carry onAnd you cast your fears asideAnd you know you can surviveSo when you feel like hope is goneLook inside you and be strongAnd you'll finally see the truth

That a hero lies in you

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Oh ooohLord knowsDreams are hard to followBut don't let anyoneTear them away, hey yeahHold onThere will be tomorrowIn timeYou'll find the way

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And then a hero comes alongWith the strength to carry onAnd you cast your fears asideAnd you know you can surviveSo when you feel like hope is goneLook inside you and be strongAnd you'll finally see the truthThat a hero lies in you　　That a hero lies in youMhhhThat a hero lies inYou

Brainstorm everything you know about him.

Brief introduction >>>

Language and Culture (1)

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Do the exercise on the next page to check how much you remember. >>>

( )Shakespeare got married to Ann 8 years his senior.

( )His father was a rich glovemaker in Stratford.( ) Shakespeare wrote many plays and poems.

( ) He was away for 20 years.

( ) In 1599 his theatre was opened.

( ) Shakespeare went back to Stradford and died in 1616.( ) They had three children.

( ) Shakespeare was born in 1564.

( ) But life got hard in London, a plague hit the city and the theater was closed.

( ) Shakespeare left his family and went to London.

Rearrange the events of Shakespeare’s lifetime.

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Top ViewEntrance

The Original Theaters


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The New Theaters rebuilt on September 19, 1999.

The New Globe Theater

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The GlobeAn example of an Elizabethan

black and white building. (The main wooden beams are painted black and the areas in between painted white.)

The roof of the Globe is made from thatch consisting of dried straw and reeds.

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Shakespeare’s plays are still done in globe theaters around the world.Shakespeare’s plays are still done in globe theaters around the world.

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Vocabulary learning (1)

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roof tile

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Irish playwright Oscar Wilde

British playwright George Bernald Shaw

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Verona’s ( 意大利北部城市罗维纳 ) Statue of Juliet draws for tourists who love William Shakespeare's play about star-crossed lovers.

Can you name some of Shakespeare’s plays? What are they about?


the story of events on a magic island where past wrongs are put right.

the story of the Prince of Denmark’s efforts towards and worries about revenging the murder of his father by his uncle.

the story of a strange agreement to give a pound’s weight of flesh if a debt is not paid on time, and the love story of Bassanio and Portia.

The Merchant of Venice

The Tempest

Hamlet

Match the names of Shakespeare’s works with their stories.

Read the short summaries of three of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. Which is a comedy, which is a history and which is a tragedy?

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This play takes place in Venice where a young man of 18 falls in love with a girl of 14. But, there is a problem - their families are enemies. The man is not allowed to meet the girl, but he does in secret. Then he sees the girl on the ground and he thinks she is dead. He is so upset that he kills himself. When the girl wakes up and seeshim dead, she kills herself.

Tragedy: Romeo and Juliet>>>

A brother (Sebastian) and sister (Viola) are shipwrecked, but they both think the other one has died. Viola arrives at the palace of Count Orsino dressed as a boy. The Count is in love with Olivia, the daughter of a local lord, but she doesn’t love him. He asks Viola to take a letter to Olivia telling her how much he loves her. When Viola arrives Olivia falls in love with her because she looks like a man (she is still dressedin boy’s clothes). Then Sebastian is found alive and in the end Olivia marries Viola’s brother, Sebastian, and the Count marries Viola!

Comedy: Twelfth Night >>>

This play takes place in ancient Rome. A group of men decide to kill the Emperor.They kill him on March 15th. Then the Emperor’s nephew comes to Rome to try and find the men who killed his uncle and kill them. One of these men – Brutus – is sounhappy about what he has done that he wants to kill himself.

History: Julius Caesar

Shakespeare wrote it. It's a love story. The main characters are very

young. There is a family feud. It ends tragically. The language is hard to

understand.

What comes into your mind when hearing about it?


Activity 1

Who said the quotes?• “O, speak again, bright angel for

thou art as glorious to this night, being o’er my head, as is a winged messenger of heaven… When he bestrides the lazy puffing clouds and sails upon the bosom of the air.”

Romeo Juliet The Nurse

Answer: Romeo

Activity 2

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• “O,　Romeo,　Romeo!　Wherefore　art　thou　Romeo?　Deny　thy　father　and　refuse　thy　name;　Or,　if　thou　wilt　not,　be　but　sworn　my　love,　and　I’ll　no　longer　be　a　Capulet.”

Answer: Juliet

Romeo

Juliet

Romeo’s mum

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• “Let me be ta’en, let me be put to death. I am content so thou wilt have it so…I have more care to stay than will to go. Come, death, and welcome!... Let’s talk; it is not day.”

Romeo Juliet The Nurse

Answer: Romeo

Vocabulary learning (2)

Do you know Liu Qian, the magician from Taiwan? I love

him.

He’s one of my favorite magicians.

You reckon you could

answer a few questions?

Gladly,

Sir!

8 Work in pairs and answer the questions about Everyday English.

Everyday English So they get soaking wet. (It) blows me away. I sure do. at one time or another>>

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Use Everyday English to finish the sentences.

1.A: Do you wanna go hang out with me and my friends? B: ___________!

2.On a rainy and blustery day it is not unusual to ________________ when wrestling with a troublesome brolly ( 伞 ).

3. I am really _______________ by Yaoming’s three pointers.

4.Do all men cheat _______________________ whilst being in a relationship?

I sure do

get soaking wet

blown away

at one time or another

9 Work in pairs and act out the conversation.

Student A Ask Student B to tell you about their personal heroes.Student B Tell Student A one or two people who you really admire.Student A Express surprise and ask a question

about one of the heroes.Student B Reply and tell Student A another

interesting fact about your hero.Student A Express surprise. Ask why Student B

sees this person as a hero.Student B Reply.Student A Make a comment and ask about the hero’s popularity.Student B Speculate about your hero’s popularity.

Top 10 List of Favorite Shakespeare Quotations:

Quotation No. 2

If you can look into the seeds of time, and say which grain will grow and which will not, speak then unto me.

Quotation No. 1

All the world's a stage. And all the men and women merely players.

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Quotation No. 3

No profit grows where there is no pleasure ta'en.

Quotation No. 4

The evil that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their bones.

Quotation No. 5

The little foolery that wise men have makes a great show. >>>

Quotation No. 6

Come what come may, Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.

Quotation No. 7

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Quotation No. 8

The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. >>>

Quotation No. 9

Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.

Quotation No. 10

There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.

Predict the content of the video clip with the help of the above pictures and the below words. Complete the table on the next page.

trek n. 艰苦漫长旅程trio n. 三人一组prosthetic a. 假肢的 limb n. 肢；臂；腿diversity n. 多样性disability n. 残疾 couch n. 长沙发spectacular a. 惊人的

sunburnt a. 晒伤的 marvellous a. 使人极其快乐 ( 或激动 ) 的fabulous a. 极好的Greece 希腊Glasgow 格拉斯哥 ( 英格兰中南部港市 )Athens 雅典

Outside viewOutside view

when

where

who

what

why

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Otto Bock US

Language and Culture (1): Otto Bock

Otto Bock is a German prosthetics company. It was founded in 1919 by its namesake prosthetist, Otto Bock. It was created in reaction to the large number of injured veterans from World War I.

Otto Bock Germany


Language and Culture (2): Scotland

Scotland as a consequence of its northerly position on the edge of the Atlantic has a very wet, windy and at times cold climate.


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“I work in astronomy and study black holes in space. Over the years I have been voted the second-most intelligent person in Britainand was amused to be listed among the world’s 10 sexiest men. I’m honored to be an inspiring role model.”

Stephen William Hawking.

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Ever heard To Alice? Well I wrote the music. Unmarried, I did not lack passion for love.

I was Born in Bonn, Germany, but moved to Vienna, Austria, where I gained my world wide fame as an accomplished pianist, conductor, violinist and composer.

Click to enjoy my music to Alice.

Ludwig van Beethoven.

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Helen Keller.

I was blind and deaf. Still I could talk, write, read, and make friends. In fact, I went to college, wrote nearly a dozen books, traveled all over the world, met 12 US presidents, and lived an age of 87.

Click to learn more about me.


“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.” - Scott Hamilton

"I was slightly brain damaged at birth, and I want

people like me to see that they shouldn't let a disability get in the way. I want to raise awareness - I want to turn my disability into ability." - Susan Boyle


Fun time:Click to enjoy Susan Boyle’s performance in Britain’s Got Talent.


Language and Culture (1) US Airways, Inc. (US Airways) is engaged in the operation of a network air carrier. The Company provides air transportation for passengers and cargo. US Airways is a whollyowned subsidiary of US Airways Group, Inc. (US Airways Group).

Listening inListening in

Language and Culture (2) La Guardia Airport – a waterfront airport,one of several in New York – is named after a mayor of the city and is used mostly for flightsaround the USA or to Canada.



The Hudson River is a major waterway running to New York from the north, namedafter an English explorer of the time of Shakespeare.


What an _______ weather!

Use the new words on page 68 to describe the following pictures.

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An airplane flies into _____________ birds, not vice versa.

a flock of

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He ______________ survived against all the

odds and learned to walk again. What a____________!

miraculously

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These amazing images of war were presented by a war ___________________.corresponden

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Metropolitan Seoul is among the world’s most _____________ cities, with approximately 20.7 million people.

populated


The fishermen are trying to pull a boat ___________.ashor

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Talk Show with Chesley Sullenberger

Suppose you are a host(ess) of a talk show program. Chesley Sullenberger and his passagers on board 1549 are with you today to talk about their unforgetable experiences.

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Work in groups of four. Student A —host(ess)

Student B—Chesley SullenbergerStudent C/D—passagers

Checking: Volunteer groups are welcome to role play your talk show. The rest of the class can act as audience and ask the pilot and passagers questions.


Talking about National Heroes

Procedures

Listen to a news report Fisherman hero swims 10 hours to shore and fill in the missing information.

Discuss whether you think the fisherman a national hero. Why or why not?

Click for listening comprehension ex.

Click for script and answers.

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Decide who the national heroes are in your country? Change partners and share opinions.

Why he/she is

a hero

Is he/she a hero to

all?

a. from history

b. in government now

c. a sports figure

d. a music artist

e. a religious figure

f. an environmentalist

g. an average person


5 Work in pairs and say what you know or can guess about the following organizations:

•Save the Children•The Red Cross•Greenpeace


Save the Children is an organization dedicated to helping children around the world in all ways: health care, schooling, prevention of abuse and so on.

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The Red Cross helps deal with emergencies and aims to lessen human suffering; it tries to protect civilians and prisoners at times of war, and responds to natural disasters.

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Greenpeace seeks to protect the environment and preserve nature.


Language and Culture (1) Al Gore served in the US House of Representat

ives and Senate, and was VicePresident under Bill Clinton. Having lostthe presidency to George W Bush Jr in the very close election of 2000, he took upenvironmental work and made a huge impact on public opinion with his film and book An Inconvenient Truth. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. >>

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Language and Culture (2) Melinda Gates, wife of Bill Gates, thecomputer software billionaire. The couple run a charitable foundation with assets of $30 billion, much of it from their personal wealth. The aim is to improve the quality

of human life. Their projects cover such areas as child immunization, African agriculture, malaria eradication, libraries and education scholarships for the disadvantaged.


Use the words to complete the sentences.inspiration n. 鼓舞人心的人 /

物co-found v. 共同创办foundation n. 基金会donate v. 捐，赠1.As a writer, he primarily drew __________

from British and American authors.2.They give a concert and __________ the

proceeds to charity. 3.Bill and Melinda Gates ____________, as its

name suggests, is ____________ by Bill and Melinda Gates together.

inspiration

donate

foundationco-founded


Conduct a survey to find out what your classmates think of heroes and heroism.

You may refer to the question list in designing your own questionaire. Click here.

Tips:Design your questionaire to focus on one

point and reach a conclusion.You should ask at least 5 classmates.


Procedures

Brainstorm your knowledge and ideas about global warming.

Have you ever seen the documentary “An Inconvenient Truth”? If yes, talk about your opinion about it. If not, what do you know about it?

An Inconvenient Truth

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Review 1

It’s an enduring irony of movies that one guy talking can be more compelling than a million dollars in locations, extras and effects.

Paul Arendt -- BBC

Which of the following review excerpts below do you find the most effective? Which one motivates you to watch the movie?

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Review 2

If you see only one movie this year, make it “An Inconvenient Truth”. It may not be the year’s best movie, or its most entertaining, but it’s certainly the most terrifying crucial.

Jeffrey M. Anderson – Combustible Celluloid

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Review 3

It’s a mind-boggling disaster epic that draws its speical power from the fact that we are both the villians and victims of the story.

William Arnold – Seattle Post-Intelligencer


I need to wake up:

The Oscar winning theme song from the documentary An Inconvenient Truth by Melissa Etheridge

Fun time: Enjoy a song

Have I been sleeping?I’ve been so stillAfraid of crumblingHave I been careless?Dismissing all the distant rumblingsTake me where I am supposed to beTo comprehend the things that I can’t see >>>


Cause I need to moveI need to wake upI need to changeI need to shake upI need to speak outSomething’s got to break upI’ve been asleepAnd I need to wake upNow

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And as a childI danced like it was 1999My dreams were wildThe promise of this new worldWould be mineNow I am throwing off the carelessness of youthTo listen to an inconvenient truth >>>


I am not an islandI am not aloneI am my intentionsTrapped here in this flesh and bone

And I need to moveI need to wake upI need to changeI need to shake upI need to speak outSomething’s got to break upI’ve been asleepAnd I need to wake upNow

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I want to changeI need to shake upI need to speak outOh, Something’s got to break upI’ve been asleepAnd I need to wake upNow


a. “It’s difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”

Upton Sinclair

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1 Work in pairs. Think of someone who has performed a heroic act. Here are some ideas:

A story about a person who:• rescues someone from a burning

building• jumps into a river to save someone who is drowning or swept away by a current• saves a man from being knifed by muggers• rescues an animal

Presentation skillsPresentation skills

2 Work in pairs and make notes about:

• the hero’s name, age and occupation• when and where the event took place• who was in danger and why• what the hero was doing at the time and how they knew about the situation

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• what actions the hero took to save the victim(s)

• how the victim(s) responded• whether other people were involved in th

e rescue• whether anyone was hurt and / or taken t

o hospital• what the situation is now


3 Take turns to present the news bulletin and correct each other’s mistakes.

Note: Remember to use the functional expressions in the box on page 70.

4 Work with the whole class and deliver your news bulletin.

5 Have a class vote on:

• the most interesting news bulletin

• the best presented

news bulletin


The techniques for transitioning from word to word are called linking. Click these items for more.

Linking consonants and vowelsLinking the Linking Continuous Consonants (What is Continuous Consonants? Click)　Linking Discontinuous Consonants/Stops and Affricates (What is Discontinuous Consonants? Click)

Linking vowels

Pronunciation Pronunciation

Sentence stress simply means saying the most important words of a sentence a little bit louder, or for a little bit longer than the others.

The speaker alternates between stressed and unstressed syllables in regular intervals, with the stresses falling within content words. This is called the Rhythm Rule. The stressed syllables of the sentence create beats.


Stressed words in sentences: Nouns and main verbs Descriptive words (adjectives and adver

bs) The first word of open compounds Preposition of phrasal verbs

(eg: take in) Contractions with not, when possible (eg:

I can’t tell the truth.)


Unstressed words in sentences

Use schwa ( 弱读 ) to reduce function words Common contractions with auxiliary verbs Reduce pronouns Use informal contractions in informal situations


Answers to Task 4

Interviewer You’re referring to the film, An

Inconvenient Truth, I take it?Paul That’s right. That film proved to

people – with statistics and graphs, that kind of thing – that climate change was happening and that it’s man-made. Before that, most people believed it

was just a few crazy scientists who thought it was happening.

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Interviewer You work with animals. Do you worry about the effect of the

climate on animals?Paul Sure, I do. All these species are going to become extinct. It’s terrible.


Answers to task 5

Interviewer We’re asking people who their

personal hero is and if they’ve inspired them in any way.

Clare That’s an easy one. Melinda Gates, she’s my hero.

Interviewer Why’s that?

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Clare Well, she’s Bill Gates’ wife, one of the richest people in the world. You know, she could so easily do

nothing, just enjoy her money. And instead, she co-founded the um … Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, I think it’s called – and it’s one of the

biggest private charity organizations

in the world.


Linking consonants and vowels

To link a consonant sound to a vowel sound, the consonant sound is shared by both words. It sounds like the consonant is both the last sound of the first word and as the first sound of the following word.

e.g. wake_up (sound the same as “way_cup”) mice_eat (sound the same as “my_seat”)

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Now check your reading

Practice reading the dialogue with your partner and note the consonant/vowel links.

A: I_had_an_apple_and_a_cup_of_orange juice.

B: I_know.A: My_cup_is_empty.B: Henry_drank_it.A: Henry_stole_it.B: That's_a_matter_of_opinion.

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Linking the

The vowel at the end of the word “the” has

three different pronunciations dependingon the first sound of the word that follows

it:

1. the + consonant 2. the + vowel (except long e) 3. the + long e >>>


Rule# 1: the + consonant

Linking the to a word that begins with a consonant sound requires saying the vowel as a very quick schwa( 弱读 ) and linking it with the next word. Say the word the with almost no vowel sound at all.

e.g. The_dog ate the_biscuit.

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Rule# 2: the + vowel

Linking the to a word that begins with a vowel sound (except long e) requires pronouncing the final sound of the word the as a long e (the vowel sound in the word keep), then linking it with a y sound to the following word.

e.g. the_y_afternoon

The_y_optometrist took the_y_afternoon off.

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Rule# 3: the + long eLinking the to a word that begins with a long e requires pronouncing the final sound in the word the as a schwa ( 弱读 ) , then linking it smoothly to the following word. This is very similar to linking the + consonant.

e.g. the emotions

The_emotions of the_enormous catastrophe were strong.

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Linking Continuous Consonants

1. Linking the same continuous consonant

If one word ends with the same continuous consonant sound as the next word begins with, the sound is only said one time and shared with both words. There should be no break or pause between the words.

e.g. enough_foodwants_some_more

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Practice the dialogue with your partner. Link the same continuous consonant.

A: Do we have enough_food for the party?B: Yeah, but Henry wants_some_more ice. There's only enough_for each glass to be half_full.

Now check your reading

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2. Linking Different Continuous Consonants

When linking different continuous consonant sounds, one sound should blend into the next with no break between words and without accidentally adding an extra vowel sound between the words.

e.g. because_shefresh_fruit

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A: It's_still_snowing, isn't it?B: No, it's_raining_now. A: Ahh. I_was_thinking about_walking_to

the store. I’ve_really_been_graving_for _some_fresh_fruits.

B: Well, wear warm_clothes and a raincoat.

Practice the dialogue with your partner. Link the different continuous consonant.

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Linking Discontinuous Consonants

To link to a stop or affricate from a continuous consonant sound or vowel sound, simply blend the first sound into the beginning of the stop or affricate. No pause should be added between the sounds.

e.g. can't_ache (sound the same as can take)

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1. Linking to a discontinuous consonant


When a word that ends in a stop or affricate is linked to another word, the stop or affricate is often not fully said.

e.g. keep_thinkinglast_Sunday

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2. Linking from a discontinuous consonant


There are two pronunciation options for when a stop or affricate is linked to the same sound; (1) the sound is may only said one time, and shared with both words or (2) the first sound may be said very quickly with only a tiny release of air between words.

e.g. take_care (linked stops)orange_juice (linked affricates)

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3. Linking discontinuous consonants to the same sound


Americans link vowels by adding a y sound or a w sound between the words.

e.g. linking vowels with a y sound I_y_admire

e.g. linking vowels with a w sound do_w_it

Linking Vowels

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A: My_y_ice skates are very_y_old. I think I'd like some new_w_ones.B: But you never go_w_ice skating.A: I used to, but now my_y_ice skates are too_w_old!

Practice with your partner. Link the vowels. I_y_admire

very_y_oldhe_y_asked

do_w_itnow_w_onnew__w_ice skates

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When thinking about sentence stress, nouns and main verbs are the most important words in neutral stress patterns.

e.g. I took the bus to the park.

If the pronoun I is changed to a noun, Wilma, we simply add another beat to the sentence.

e.g. Wilma took the bus to the park.

Nouns and Main Verbs

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When we have two stressed syllables next to each other, we need to expand the length of the first syllable to keep the beat.

e.g Squid took the bus to the park.

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Descriptive Words

The adjectives are content words, and are stressed when they are not next to another content word, especially a noun.

e.g. The morning was warmer than usual.

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If the descriptive word is used in a phrase with a noun or verb, the descriptive word may be given less stress in order to let the nouns and verbs stand out.

e.g She asked her new boss for a big raise.(In this example, new and big are not stressed.)

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Repeat

She never asked her obnoxious boss for a humongous raise.

Practice:

She never asked her obnoxious boss for a humongous raise.

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Compound nouns is the term for two words that are separated by a space, yet they function as a single term. When saying an open compound noun in a neutral stress pattern, the first word, not the second word, becomes a stressed word.

e.g Conrad made some orange juice.

Open Compound Nouns

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Practice:

We're going to the coffee shop on Friday.

Repeat

We're going to the coffee shop on Friday.

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1 Work in pairs and talk about ideas for a radio programme called Everyday Heroes. Think about:

• which stories you want to feature in theprogramme (You can use stories in this unit or any other stories about heroes you know.)

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• how many stories there will be and how long each story will last

• how you will present each story, eg through interviews, narrating the stories

• what the tone of the programme will be, eg serious, light-hearted, dramatic

Now make notes of your programme plan.

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2 Plan how you will present your ideas for the programme.

• Summarize your ideas in one or two sentences.

• Describe the plan in more detail.

• Make your ideas sound as interesting as possible.

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3 Work with the whole class. Present your ideas for the radio programme.

4 Have a class vote on the best idea for the radio programme.

No idea how to do it? Click to see an example from This I Believe.

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This I Believe was a five-minute Radio program. The show encouraged both famous and ordinary people to write short essays about their own personal motivation in life and then read them on the air. This I Believe became a cultural phenomenon that stressed individual belief rather than religious dogma.

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Unit taskUnit task

Click to hear how John McCain tells what he thinks as “the Virtues of the Quiet Hero”

Click to see the script Back

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Documents

UNIT 6 Streets Full of Heroes Joe talks to Janet aboutJoe talks to Janet about his London hero his London hero Cycle challengeCycle challenge A pilot’s