I. Letters and Sounds

1. Introducing letters and sounds. Sound classification. Typical listening and pronunciation problems of Czech students studying English. Minimal sound pair [æ]-[e].

2. Short and long vowels. Minimal sound pairs [ɑ:]-[ʌ], [ɔ:]-[ɒ], [æ]-[ɜ:].

3. Schwa [ə]. Its role, influence and importance in English.

4. Consonants. Minimal sound pairs [v]-[w], [n]-[ŋ]. Consonants at the end of words [p]-[b], [t]-[d], [s]-[z].

5. Diphthongs. [eə], [ɪə], [ʊə], [oʊ].

II. Syllables, Words and Sentences

6. Introducing syllables. Consonants at the start of syllables.

7. Consonants at the end of syllables. Pronouns and contracted forms.

8. Verb to be, auxiliary verbs, pronouncing short words (a, of, or).

9.Joining words.

III. Conversation

10. Understanding conversation. Grouping words. Rhythm. Tones.

11. Introduction to emphatic stress. Tones in new and old information.

12. Asking and checking tones. Continuing and finishing tones.

13. Agreeing and disagreeing tones. High tones.

The course materials:

1. Baker, A. (2006). Ship or Sheep? Book and Audio CD Pack: An Intermediate Pronunciation Course (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

2. Hancock, M. (2017). English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.

3. Hewings, M. (2004). Pronunciation Practice Activities with Audio CD: A Resource Book for Teaching English Pronunciation (Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers) (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press.

4. Hewings, M. (2017). English Pronunciation in Use Advanced (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press.

5. Marks, J. (2017). English Pronunciation in Use Elementary Book with Answers and Downloadable Audio (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press.

6. O’Connor, J. D. (1998). Better English Pronunciation (Cambridge English Language Learning) (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press.