牛津广州英语七上《Unit 5 Encyclopaedias》（Speaking）课件ppt.pptVIP

Unit 5 Encyclopaedias What is a syllable? A syllable is defined as one of the units you can divide a word into. It usually contains of a vowel sound with one or more than one consonant sounds before or after it. eg: apple Can you read the following words? How many syllables are there in each word? Nine Ninety Happy Unhappy International Important communicate When we make some nouns plural, we add extra syllables to them (ie., those ending in –s, -ss, -sh, -x) bus----buses brush----brushes box----boxes watch-----watches glass----glasses Read and guess how many syllables are there in each word: Activities for speak up: Students can work in pairs or groups, to decide the answers to these questions. They should be encouraged to ask the speaker questions, like: What is your reason for…? Try to get students to produce their own ideas and share in class. Here is an example: I want to keep three things. These are my pet snake, my photo album and my tennis racket. I want to keep my pet snake because it is my best friend. I want to keep my photo album because it has many memories for me. I want to keep my tennis racket because I want to be a tennis star, and I need my racket to practice. * [ ?p?l ] 2 attractive [?tr?ktiv ] 3 1 2 2 3 5 3 4 1.teacher 2. bookcase 3. decreases 4. unusually 5. Disneyland 6.grandparents 2.[ bukkeis ] 3.[ di:kri:siz ] 3 4 4.[ ?nju:??li ] 1.[ ti:t?? ] 2 2 5.[ disnil?nd ] 3 6.[ gr?n.p??r?nts ] 3