JJ_Recitation_C1

PART A_1

We will read aloud the words below. Please repeat after me. I will check your pronunciation.
(Students will practice for a speech content. Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART A_2

poor
material
once
beginning
naturally
pray
co-workers
difficult

PART A_3

Now, let’s review some words from part A_2.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part A_2.)

PART A_4

PART B_1

We will read aloud the words below to practice liaisons. Please repeat after me. I will check your pronunciation.
(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART B_2

you must /ju mʌst/
but I think /bʌt’aɪ θɪŋk/
all look /ɔl lʊk/
our own /ˈaʊər oʊn/
find it /faɪnd ɪt/
with a smile /wɪð ə smaɪl/
each other /iʧ ˈʌðər/
to do /tu du/
for our /fɔr ˈaʊər/
PART B_3

Now, let’s review some words from part B_2.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part B_2.)

PART B_4

PART C_1

We’ll read aloud the sentences individually. Please repeat after me. I will check your intonation.
(This is a speech by Mother Theresa on December 10, 1979 when she received the Nobel Peace Prize.)

PART C_2

1. You must come to know the poor.
2. Maybe our people here have material things, everything, but I think that if we all look into our own homes, how difficult we find it sometimes to smile at each other, and that the smile is the beginning of love.
3. And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something.
4. So you pray for our sisters and for me and for our brothers, and for our co-workers that are around the world.

PART C_3

Now, let’s review some words from part C_4.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part C_4.)

PART C_4

PART D_1

We’ll read aloud the sentences to practice proper pauses. Please repeat after me. I will check your intonation.

PART D_2

1. You must come to know the poor.
2. Maybe __ our people here have material things,__ everything, __ but I think __ that if we all look into our own homes,__ how difficult we find it sometimes to smile at each other, __and that the smile __ is the beginning of love.
3. And so __ let us always meet each other with a smile,__ for the smile is the beginning of love,__ and once we begin to love each other __ naturally __ we want to do something.
4. So__ you pray for our sisters __ and for me __and for our brothers, __ and for our co-workers __ that are around the world.
PART D_3

Now, let’s review some words from part D_4.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part D_4.)

PART D_4

PART E_1

Please listen carefully as I read aloud the passage. After that, please it read aloud with the proper liaisons and pauses. I will check your intonation.

PART E_2

You must come to know the poor. Maybe __ our people here have material things, __ everything, __ but I think that if we all look into our own homes, __ how difficult we find it sometimes to smile at each other, __ and that the smile __ is the beginning of love.
And so __ let us always meet each other with a smile, __ for the smile is the beginning of love, __ and once we begin to love each other __ naturally we want to do something. So __ you pray for our sisters __ and for me __ and for our brothers, __ and for our co-workers __ that are around the world.

PART E_3

Now, you’ll read aloud the passage. Then, please try to read with liaisons and pauses you learned. I will check your intonation.

PART E_4

You must come to know the poor. Maybe our people here have material things, everything, but I think that if we all look into our own homes, how difficult we find it sometimes to smile at each other, and that the smile is the beginning of love.
And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally we want to do something. So you pray for our sisters and for me and for our brothers, and for our co-workers that are around the world.

PART E_5

Now, let’s review some words from part B_4.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part B_4.)

PART E_6