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by the way…

Have you ever been called /‘tiːʃɜː(r)t/

instead of /ˈtiːtʃər/

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Word of Mouth- BBC radio 4• http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qtnz/

episodes/downloads

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• 1. connected speech

• linking R

• assimilation

• 2. some features of intonation

• 3. the 10 commandments of English pronunciation

CONNECTED SPEECH- LINKING R

• Where is this Mercury maid?

• Here, m’lady.

• Thank you, Mrs. Hughes. We mustn’t delay you. Can you send Anna up?

• Of course, milady.

• How dare you?

• I dare more than you dare.

• /r/ is pronounced to join words, in between vowels, but there is no “r” in spelling.

• As Eva is saying…

• As Ignacio is saying…

LINKING R

• This gives you an idea of it /aɪˈdɪər əv ɪt/

• pasta and sauce /ˈpæstər ən sɔːs/

• law and order /lɔːr ən ɔː(r)də(r)/

• I saw a film today /aɪ ‘sɔːr ə fɪlm təˈdeɪ/

• https://pronunciationstudio.com/intrusive-r/

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ASSIMILATION

• TEN BUCKS /‘ten ‘bʌks/ > /‘tem ‘bʌks/

• THIS SHOP /‘ðɪs ‘ʃɒp/> /‘ðɪʃ ‘ʃɒp/

• St. Paul’s /‘seɪmp ‘pɔːlz/

• Good girl. She's a good girl. /‘ɡʊɡ ‘ɡɜː(r)l/

• Good boy. He's a good boy. /‘ɡʊb ‘bɔɪ/

• White paper. I only use white paper. /‘waɪpˈpeɪpə(r)/

• Speed boat. I've never been in speed boat. /‘spiːb ‘bəʊt/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/progs/prog3.shtml

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OTHER FEATURES OF CONNECTED SPEECH

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/features/connected.shtml

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INTONATION

• http://www.pronunciationtips.com/intonation2.htm

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FALLING INTONATION

• STAMENTS:

• I’ve got a dog.

• I haven’t slept a wink.

• WH- QUESTIONS:

• How are you?

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RISING INTONATION• YES / NO QUESTIONS?

• Are you hungry?

• Is that the new doctor?

• SURPRISE:

• Your dog eats chocolate?

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QUESTION TAGS

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• https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/intonation

• https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/how-english-learners-can-improve-intonation

• http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/intonation

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THE COMMANDMENTS OF ENGLISH

PRONUNCIATION

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1. You shall put on your English hat when speaking English (voice, tone…)

2. Stress is thy master, not syllables

3. Schwa shall be your best friend.

4. aspiration: pea, tea, cool

5. pre-fortis clipping (beat vs bead)

6. weak forms (cup of tea)

7. In Spain- Ins-pain

8. games /z/ kites /s/ kisses /iz/

9. asked /t/ played /d/ mended /id/

10.…

What else can I do?

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