Length of the lesson: 40 minutes
Topic: Jobs and occupations
Tasks: Talk about jobs and occupations
Language focus: jobs and occupations
Review: Talk about your family
Talking about jobs and occupations | ESL/EFL Lesson Plan
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Syllabic n sound in English language
The most important syllabic nasal sound in English language is /n/. Syllabic /n/ is commonly found after alveolar plosives and fricatives, not very often found after non-alveolar consonants, after bilabial consonants, and after velar consonants.
Syllabic consonants m and ŋ
Both /m/ and /ŋ/ occur as syllabic consonants as a result of assimilation or elision. There are not many things to be said about syllabic /m/ and /ŋ/ so few examples are all we need.
Syllabic consonant r
Syllabic consonant /r/ is a very common sound in many accents of English, such as most American accents. However, syllabic /r/ is less common in British English and if it occurs somewhere then for sure there is an alternative pronunciation without the syllabic /r/. A very good word to exemplify what I have just said is the word “particular”. While an American is more likely to pronounce it /pər’tɪk yə’lər/, a British guy would probably say /pə’tɪk yə’lə /.
Syllabic consonant l
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