SESSION 6

MISCOMMUNICATION

SESSION 6MISCOMMUNICATION (IPA)

ACT 1: Simon says…• To introduce the Phonemic Chart as an

aid to correct pronunciationACT 2: Yes, we can do it• To practise the sounds through drills and

tongue twistersACT 3: Dictionary quiz• To raise awareness about the usefulness

of the dictionary

English Incorrect pronunciations

the, this, that

father, mother, brother

station

driver

pump

hold, hold it

desks

tests

climbing, plumber, bomber

fish and chips, difficult

de, dis, dat

fader, mader, brader

setation

deriver

pum

hol, holit

des

tesclim-bing, plum-ber, bom-ber

feesh and cheeps, deefeecult

Common pronunciation problems in Malaysia

Activity 1: Simon says…….

Key

Chalk

Quick

Church

Cascade

Quake

Facade

Mosque

Chalet

Quay

Awry

Chauffeur

Differentiate the group of words into 2 categories.

spelling = pronunciation spelling ≠ pronunciation

How do you pronounce ‘oo’ in:

moon , spoon

blood, flood

‘oo’ sound

‘uh’ sound

The letters of the alphabet is not a good guide to pronunciation.

Phonemic symbols are a good guide, because each symbol represents one sound consistently.

THE INTERNTIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET (IPA)

CHART

sheep 

pool 

heart

saw

girl

Long vowels

ship 

pull 

hut 

got 

cat 

about

pen

Short vowels

DIPHTHONG - A double vowel (two vowels together) pronounced as a single sound.

day 

tour boy 

hair 

here

my

cow

go 

Diphthong

p en

t ime 

ch in

b ed

d id 

j ump

k ilo go

Unvoicedconsonant

s

Voicedconsonant

s

f ive v ery

s ick z oo

sh oe vis ion

th ink th e

Unvoicedconsonant

s

Voicedconsonant

s

Activity 1_HO 21. Identify the vowel and diphthong sounds.

2. Identify and read aloud the words.

Long vowels

tree

bath

/tri:/

/bɑ:θ /

boot /bu:t /

third

boar

/θɜ:rd/

Short vowels

cat

eastern

insect

egg

dog

hut

foot

/kӕt/

/i:stərn/

/ɪnsekt/

/eg/

/dɒg/

/hʌt/

/fʊt/

Dipthongs

ear

snake

tourist

boy

postman

pear

bicycle

cow

/ɪər/

/tʊərist/

/bɔɪ/

/pəʊstmən/

/peər/

/baɪsɪkəl/

/kaʊ/

/sneɪk/

/b ɔ: r /

Activity 2: Yes, we can do it….In groups, read aloud the tongue twisters….

i.very softly

ii.very slowly

iii.very quickly

In groups, read aloud the tongue twisters….

i.very softly

ii.very slowly

iii.very quickly

In groups,

i.transcribe the underlined words.

ii.read aloud the rhyme entitled Hints on Pronunciation with correct stress, rhythm and intonation.

In groups,

i.transcribe the underlined words.

ii.read aloud the rhyme entitled Hints on Pronunciation with correct stress, rhythm and intonation.

tough /tʌf/ dead /ded/

bough /baʊ/ bead /bi: d/

cough /kɒf/ deed /di: d/

dough /doʊ/ suite /swi:t/

hiccough /hɪkɒf/ debt /det/

thorough /θʌrə/ moth /mɔ:θ/

laugh /laɪf/ broth /brɒθ/

through /θru:/ pear /peər/

heard /hɜ:rd/ sword /sɔ: rd/

beard /bɪərd / thwart / θwtɔ: r/

Activity 3: Dictionary QuizIn pairs, find the answers to the following questions using the dictionary.In pairs, find the answers to the following questions using the dictionary.

1 rough /rʌtf

2 bloke Informal British English

3 house A building people live in

4 Furniture, news, information

Uncountable nouns (seen as N-uncount)

5 read read /red/

6 walk, speak, talk, wait, drink, eat

A walk , a talk, the two-hour wait, a drink,

7 democratic /deməkrӕtɪk/

8 put but /p ʊt/ /bət/

9 ___ mistake make a mistake

10 married ____ married to

ði: /end/