Pronunciation

1.Vowel & Consonant

   a. Vowels

   b. Consonants

   c. Alphabet

   d. Online Diagnosis

     1) Diagnosis Reading

        a) Diagnostic Passage

     2) Sample Recording: Student 1 / Student 2

     3) Student Recording (55 recordings)

2. Reduction & Linking

   a. Common Reduction

     1) Wanna / Gonna / Hafda / Hasda / Oughda

     2) And / Or / For

     3) Reducing "H"

     4) Reduction of Consonants at the End of Words

     5) Weakening Vowels

     6) Reduction of Syllables

     7) Reduction of Plural Forms

   b. Linking

     1) Consonants Linking with Vowels

     2) Linking Identical Consonants

     3) "Of" Linking with Consonants

     4) "Of" Linking with Vowels

     5)  Linking Tests—1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

4. Stress & Rhythm

   a. Stress

     1) Word Stress in 2 Syllables & Practice

     2) Word Stress in 3 Syllables & Practice

     3) Sentence Stress & Practice

   b. Rhythm

     1) Grouping of Words

     2) Understanding the Grouping of Words

     3) Practices of the Grouping of Words

5. Practices

   a. Conversations

     1) Elementary

        a) C1: Did You Have a Good Weekend?

        b) C2: Keeping up with the Joneses

        c) C3: School Is Almost over

        d) C4: Shopping for a Christmas Gift

        e) C5: Talking about Interests

        f) C6: It's a Bargain!

        g) C7: Sorry to Take You away

        h) C8: I Didn't Expect You Until Later.

        i) C9: An Invitation

        j) C10: My Teeth Hurts

     2) Intermediate

        a) C1: Lunch

        b) C2: The Chinese New Year

        c) C3: The Last Resort

        d) C4: Learning a Foreign Language

        e) C5: Watching TV

        f) C6: Flight UA755

        g) C7: Hong Kong

        h) C8: Greener World

         i) C9

         j) C10

   b. Reading Passages

1) 1.1 / 1.2 / 1.3

2) 2.1 / 2.2

3) 3.1 / 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.4 / 3.5

4) 4.1 / 4.2 / 4.3 / 4.4 / 4.5 / 4.6

5) 5.1 / 5.2 / 5.3 / 5.4 / 5.5 / 5.6

6) 6.1 / 6.2 / 6.3 / 6.4 / 6.5 / 6.6 / 6.7 / 6.8

7) 7.1 / 7.2 / 7.3 / 7.4 / 7.5 / 7.6 / 7.7

8) 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3 / 8.4

9) 9.1 / 9.2 / 9.3 / 9.4 / 9.5

10) 10.1 / 10.2 / 10.3 / 10.4 / 10.5

11) 11.1 / 11.2 / 11.3

12) 12.1 / 12.2 / 12.3 / 12.4 / 12.5 / 12.6

6. ICRT News

  a. Basic

1) New Way to Pay College Fees.

2) Mercury Battery Sales.

3) Quitting Smoking.

4) IC ATM Cards

5) Computer Hackers

6) Robbery in Taizhong

7) Attempts to Help Depression Students

8) Valentine Gifts

9) Zhang Hui-mei’s Concert

10) Breast Cancer Age Down

11) Sexual Harassment

  b. Intermediate

1) Asian Premiere for A Wayward Cloud

2) Quarantine in Wanhua

3) Air Quality at Information Technology Shows

4) Possible Flights and Tourism with China

5) ETC Problem

6) U.S. Policy on Taiwan's Referendum

7) China Bird Flu Report

  c. Advanced

1) Submarine Contract

2) U.S. Advice toward Taiwan's Development

3) Criticism of Bush's War on Terrorism

4) Tropical Storm

5) Biological and Chemical Weapons in Iraq

6) Americans Urged to Oust Bush

7) New National ID Cards

7. Fun English

   a. Acronym

   b. Tongue Twisters

1) Tongue Twisters 01 ~ 10

2) Tongue Twisters 11 ~ 20

3) Tongue Twisters 21 ~ 30

4) Tongue Twisters 31 ~ 40

5) Tongue Twisters 41 ~ 50

c. Tips for Pronunciation Correction

8. FAQ

(1~8 From English Pronunciation)

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