1. Roll call: bad habits
2. Check homework:
Congo rebels refuse to quit captured city of Goma
| ˈkɒŋɡəʊ rɪˈbelz rɪˈfjuːz tə kwɪt ˈkæptʃəd ˈsɪti əv ˈɡomə |
Defiant rebel forces remained in control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday
| dɪˈfaɪənt rɪˈbel ˈfɔːsɪz rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn kənˈtrəʊl əv ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈɡomə ɪn ðə ˌdeməˈkrætɪk rɪˈpʌblɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋɡəʊ ɒn ˈtjuːzdaɪ |
hours after a deadline set by regional leaders and the African Union for them to leave had passed
| ˈaʊəz ˈɑːftər ə ˈdedlaɪn set baɪ ˈriːdʒənl̩ ˈliːdəz ənd ði ˈæfrɪkən ˈjuːnɪən fə ðəm tə liːv həd pɑːst |
The rebels want to talk with the Congolese president about breaches of a 2009 peace treaty
| ðə rɪˈbelz wɒnt tə ˈtɔːk wɪð ðə ˌkɒŋɡəˈliːz ˈprezɪdənt əˈbaʊt ˈbriːtʃɪz əv ə tuː ˈθaʊzn̩d naɪn piːs ˈtriːti |
3. Continued lesson: Write down each syllable that receives grammatical stress in the following extract from cnn.com:
4. Can you spot any words that might receive prosodic stress?
2. Check homework:
Congo rebels refuse to quit captured city of Goma
| ˈkɒŋɡəʊ rɪˈbelz rɪˈfjuːz tə kwɪt ˈkæptʃəd ˈsɪti əv ˈɡomə |
Defiant rebel forces remained in control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday
| dɪˈfaɪənt rɪˈbel ˈfɔːsɪz rɪˈmeɪnd ɪn kənˈtrəʊl əv ðə ˈsɪti əv ˈɡomə ɪn ðə ˌdeməˈkrætɪk rɪˈpʌblɪk əv ðə ˈkɒŋɡəʊ ɒn ˈtjuːzdaɪ |
hours after a deadline set by regional leaders and the African Union for them to leave had passed
| ˈaʊəz ˈɑːftər ə ˈdedlaɪn set baɪ ˈriːdʒənl̩ ˈliːdəz ənd ði ˈæfrɪkən ˈjuːnɪən fə ðəm tə liːv həd pɑːst |
The rebels want to talk with the Congolese president about breaches of a 2009 peace treaty
| ðə rɪˈbelz wɒnt tə ˈtɔːk wɪð ðə ˌkɒŋɡəˈliːz ˈprezɪdənt əˈbaʊt ˈbriːtʃɪz əv ə tuː ˈθaʊzn̩d naɪn piːs ˈtriːti |
3. Continued lesson: Write down each syllable that receives grammatical stress in the following extract from cnn.com:
4. Can you spot any words that might receive prosodic stress?
Sometimes Jaria Faraj Ali is so hungry that she ties a scarf tight around her waist to make her feel more comfortable.
The Yemeni mother of six told the international aid group Oxfam that she has now resorted to begging because food prices are so high and she doesn't have an income.
And in Pakistan, 28-year-old Asif Masih says he has to work at two jobs to buy enough food. "I drive a taxi part time as well as work in an office because otherwise me and my family won't be able to eat," he told CNN.
Their stories of hardship are echoed across the globe from Tajikistan to Peru where a recent spike in world food prices has hit the most vulnerable, and particularly in countries that rely on imported food.
Rising food prices have been blamed on a number of factors -- for example, rising energy costs, changing land use for biofuel production, local conflicts, and an increasing demand for meat and dairy products.
5. The final exam will take place during the next class period: December 12. Vote: as a class, can you EITHER come 15 minutes early on this day or stay 15 minutes late? If so, we will finish the exams on that day and change the final class (December 19) to corrections only, shortening the final class by at least 30 minutes.
6. Homework for tonight: complete the following transcriptions in preparation for your final exam:
- America is a country with a diverse collection of religious beliefs.
- At my last job, I was ridiculously underpaid.
- Americans waste forty percent of their food. In the future, that should decrease.
- NATO foreign ministers have approved Turkey's request for Patriot missiles to defend its borders, a statement of "solidarity" with its fellow alliance member
