Rhythm in English
Stress-timed rhythm and weak forms
A ready-to-teach B1+/B2 pronunciation lesson on the beat of English: stress-timed rhythm and weak forms.
Students clap only on the stressed beats, then see why English sounds like a drumbeat rather than a typewriter. They learn the content/function word rule and the beat rule, with a train-track memory trick, then sort words, mark the beats in sentences and match function words to their weak forms with the help of a word bank. A short rhyme becomes a pair performance, and a team rhythm race finishes the lesson.
What's inside
- 19 colourful slides to project, with answer keys straight after each exercise
- Rule slides, a memory trick and a weak-form word bank
- Four exercises, from sorting words to marking the rhythm of a rhyme
- Pair beat performance, team rhythm race, wrap-up and homework
Level: B1+ / B2 · Time: 45–60 minutes · Prep: none. Project and teach; you model the sounds yourself, so no audio is needed.
Please note: this is a slides-only lesson, without a separate printable worksheet. It is also part of the Pronunciation Toolkit bundle of 16 lessons.
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