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Thoughts on Use of Materials

This textbook was designed to support a pronunciation class; however, it could be used in any intermediate-level speaking and listening class. As you can see outlined in the table below, each unit of this book is centered around a model or mentor text and a corresponding project. There are at least two possible ways you can use these materials.

Option 1: Follow the book in order, starting with the mentor text, progressing through pronunciation features and finishing each unit with the final project.
Option 2: Start with the mentor text, then move directly to introduce the end of module project. Students can submit the final project and then the teacher could assign specific pronunciation feature tasks in order to support students who struggle in specific areas (for a "just-in-time" approach).

Outline

Module	Theme/Mentor Text	Pronunciation Features	Vocabulary and Functional Language	Assessment/ End of Module Project
1	Theme: People and Places Mentor Text: "25 Things to do in Berlin" (video tour of Berlin)	counting syllables syllable stress vowel sounds and consonant sounds linking consonants to vowels	language for describing a place language for giving a tour	Project 1: Students create a virtual tour of a place they know well. They provide pictures or video of at least 3 sites of interest within one tourist destination and provide commentary about each location.
2	Theme: Getting to Know You Mentor Texts: Interview and Personal Profile	questions and intonation voiced and unvoiced consonant endings -s Endings	asking questions personal information life story	Project 2a: Students make a video of themselves interviewing a friend, family member, or stranger. Project 2b: Students write a summary of the video using 3rd person 's' and plurals. Students record themselves reading the summary.
3	Theme: Changing Planet Mentor Text: How to video - "How to make Zero Waste Toothpaste"	rhythm reduced words in sentences content words in sentences	language for explaining and ordering a process environment, climate change and zero waste	Project 3: Students create a "how to" video (something they think the class would like to learn)
4	Theme: Education and Creativity Mentor Text: Anecdote from TED Talk "Do schools kill creativity?" by Sir Ken Robinson	-ed endings thought groups	storytelling language educational experiences	Project 4: Students share an anecdote. They talk about a memorable experience in which they learned something.