Sunburst Media for Language Learners

ENGLISH LANGUAGE MATERIALS

Books with Audio CDs, DVDs
English for Child Care
Basic Everyday Spelling
Kiss Your Accent Goodbye
Phrase by Phrase Pronunciation

Practical Everyday Spelling

Software
The Alphabet
Connected Speech

Issues in English 2
Spelling Fusion

Card Games, Board Games
Homophone Cards
Look in the Lake Pronunciation Cards
Phonics Bingo Cards
Rhyming Words Cards

Teacher Training
Pronunciation DOs and DON'Ts
Using Your Hands to Teach Pronunciation

PRICE AND ORDERING INFO

Marsha Chan's Presentations

Connected Speech

Details

Connected Speech screen 3
Connected Speech screen 4

Online demo

Learning activities

  • Listen for pauses
  • Predict pauses
  • Content words
  • Focus words
  • Pitch change and questions
  • Listen for linked words
  • Identify why words are linked
  • Minimal pairs
  • Find the different vowel sound
  • Number of syllables
  • Past tense verbs and syllable number
  • Number groups
  • Structure words
  • Contrastive stress
  • Pitch changes in dialogs
  • Pitch changes in lists
  • Predict linked words
  • Listen for pauses\
  • Predict pauses
  • Content words
  • Focus words
  • Pitch change and questions
  • Listen for linked words
  • Identify why words are linked
  • Minimal pairs
  • Find the different vowel sound

 

  • Number of syllables
  • Past tense verbs and syllable number
  • Number groups
  • Structure words
  • Contrastive stress
  • Pitch changes in dialogs
  • Pitch changes in lists
  • Predict linked words
  • Fast speech
  • Vowels & diphthongs
  • IPA symbols
  • Schwa
  • Number of syllables
  • Stressed syllables
  • Grouping numbers
  • Punctuation and pause groups
  • Content and focus words
  • Lists
  • Compound words
  • New sounds and linking
  • Deleting sounds
  • Dictionary and pronunciation
  • Primary and secondary stress

System requirements:

  • Multimedia computer with Windows® (XP, Vista, 7)
  • Recommended hardware, processor and RAM for your version of Windows®
  • Microphone, speakers/headphones
  • Install program only: 40 MB hard disk space
  • Install program and copy CD-ROM to hard disk (multi-user licenses only): 640 MB

Online demo

Design and Features

Multi-user, network, and online licenses available