Pronunciation CoursePronunciation Course

Class # 2 Class # 2

Basic Concepts - ReviewBasic Concepts - Review PhonemePhoneme Voiced X Voiceless Voiced X Voiceless Minimal PairsMinimal Pairs IPA transcriptionIPA transcription Place of Articulation X Manner of ArticulationPlace of Articulation X Manner of Articulation Labial soundsLabial sounds labio-dental soundslabio-dental sounds Interdental sounds Interdental sounds Alveolar soundsAlveolar sounds Palatal soundsPalatal sounds Velar soundsVelar sounds glottal sounds glottal sounds StopsStops FricativesFricatives AffricatesAffricates NasalsNasals Liquids Liquids GlidesGlides

Homework Homework

a) /a) / / - / - EnglishEnglish b) / b) / / / - Pronunciation- Pronunciation c) / c) / / / - Monkey- Monkey d) / d) / / - / - DifficultDifficult d) / d) / / - / - Approach Approach e) / e) / / / - Change- Change f) / f) / / - / - KneeKnee g) / g) / // - Castle - Castle h) / h) / / - / - MilkMilk i) / i) / / - / - CountryCountry j) / j) / // - Xerox - Xerox k) / k) / / - / - PullPull l) / l) / / - / - ResponsibleResponsible m) / m) / / - / - ThoughtThought n) / n) / / - / - PoolPool o) / o) / / - / - MotherMother

You must be the change you wish to see in the world.You must be the change you wish to see in the world.

Watch your thoughts; They become words.Watch your thoughts; They become words.Watch your words; They become actions.Watch your words; They become actions.Watch your actions; They become habits.Watch your actions; They become habits.Watch your habits; They become character.Watch your habits; They become character.Watch your character; It becomes your destinyWatch your character; It becomes your destiny

Always forgive your enemies; Always forgive your enemies; Nothing annoys them so much.Nothing annoys them so much.

The person who reads too The person who reads too much and uses his brain too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of little will fall into lazy habits of thinking.thinking.

LabialLabial BombBomb

YYTowTow

YYQuickQuick

YYRadioRadio

NNGrapeGrape

YY

Labio-Labio-dentaldental

PhonePhone

YYValidValid

YYCaveCave

YYThoughThough

NNFineFine

YY

InterdeInterdentalntal

LaughLaugh

NNBreathe Breathe Y Y

ThinkThink

YYNinthNinth

YYWithWith

YY

AlveolarAlveolar SorrySorry

YYCallCall

YYTeacher Teacher Y Y

FishFish

NNZeroZero

YY

PalatalPalatal AgeAge

YYYellowYellow

YYZeroZero

NNShoesShoes

YYCheerful Cheerful Y Y

VelarVelar DesignDesign

NNRingRing

YYGroupGroup

YYMonkey Monkey Y Y

GhostGhost

YY

GlottalGlottal HonestHonest

NNHorrible Horrible Y Y

Unhappy Unhappy Y Y

InheritInherit

YYHourHour

NN

StopStop MassMass

YYPassPass

YYThroughThrough

NNFlipFlip

YYLaxLax

YY

FricativeFricative LaughLaugh

YYZipZip

YYRentRent

NNPepperPepper

NNRaftRaft

YY

AffricateAffricate RichRich

YYRush Rush NN

ActionAction

NNJudgeJudge

YYGymGym

YY

NasalNasal SoupSoup

NNMintMint

YYKingKing

YYQuarterQuarter

NNPlacePlace

NN

LiquidLiquid LunchLunch

YYSawSaw

NNWhipWhip

NNReadyReady

YYYellow Yellow YY

GlideGlide wherewhere

YYknotknot

NNuniformuniform

YYyours yours YY

skysky

NN

Vowels - OverviewVowels - Overview

Alphabet vs. Vowel SoundsAlphabet vs. Vowel Sounds

Alphabet Vowel Sounds: sounds Alphabet Vowel Sounds: sounds produced like the alphabet vowel produced like the alphabet vowel letter. Long soundsletter. Long sounds

/// // // /a/ /a/ /o/ /o/ // // /

Relative Vowel Sounds: short soundsRelative Vowel Sounds: short sounds

/// // // // // // // // // /

Alphabet Vowel SoundsAlphabet Vowel Sounds

ChangeChange teach pieteach pie boat boat blueblue

Relative Vowel SoundsRelative Vowel Sounds

BackBack jetjet sipsip clockclock cupcup

Rules for predicting pronunciationRules for predicting pronunciation

Two vowel letters in a one-syllable Two vowel letters in a one-syllable word: word: • First vowel is pronounced with its First vowel is pronounced with its

alphabet vowel sound. Second vowel is alphabet vowel sound. Second vowel is silent. silent.

One vowel letter in a one-syllable One vowel letter in a one-syllable word: word: • The vowel is pronounced with its relative The vowel is pronounced with its relative

vowel sound. vowel sound.

Alphabet or Relative Vowel?Alphabet or Relative Vowel?

ROVE ROVE SPAN SPAN VICE VICE MOAT MOAT SLAIN SLAIN MELD MELD STINT STINT

Listening ExerciseListening ExerciseOh /Oh /// my/my// / god /god // /

me /me /// Move /Move // / emergency /emergency / / Rach / Rach /// / There /There // / are /are // /

how /how // / you /you // / great /great ///happened /happened // Bleeding // Bleeding // / look /look // / enough /enough // // /// About /About // / Orient /Orient ///everything /everything // / I / I / / / Julie /Julie /// country /country // / not /not // / problem /problem // /

stop / stop / / / baggage /baggage // claim // claim // /

Vowel Sounds Vowel Sounds

/i/ vs //i/ vs ///

/i/ is the vowel of feel /i/ is the vowel of feel

/// is the vowel of trip/ is the vowel of trip

Joining the /i/ soundJoining the /i/ sound

/i/ + vowel /i/ + vowel join the /i/ to the next join the /i/ to the next vowel. vowel.

I’ll see an interesting play.I’ll see an interesting play.

Joining the /i/ sound - PracticeJoining the /i/ sound - Practice

MarMaryy and L and Leeee went to s went to seeee a fr a freeee play. play.

The comedThe comedyy lasted for thr lasted for threeee hours. It hours. It

was a parodwas a parodyy about relationships in about relationships in

the twentthe twentyy-first century. It was a ver-first century. It was a veryy

funnfunnyy play. They laughed a lot. play. They laughed a lot.

vsvs

BedBed is the vowel of Badis the vowel of Bad

Joining the /Joining the // sound/ sound

/eI/ + vowel /eI/ + vowel join the /eI/ to the join the /eI/ to the next vowel. next vowel.

I like to play a game day after day.I like to play a game day after day.

Joining the Joining the sound - Practice sound - Practice

In MIn Mayay a beautiful d a beautiful dayay is a common is a common

thing. In summer people plthing. In summer people playay at the at the

beach and lbeach and layay in the rays of the sun. in the rays of the sun.