🎧 Connected Speech Detective
Which activity from the course do you find the most useful? Which exercise helps you remember the features best?
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Say: “What time is it?” — naturally!
Wha(t) time (aspiration) iZZi(t)? ↘️
Say: “I have a cup of coffee.” - make the contrast between /æ/ in HAVE, /ʌ/ in CUP and /ɑː/ in COFFEE
Great JOB!
Does your voice go up or down in these sentences?
Are you coming to the party?
Did you finish your homework?
Can we meet tomorrow?
Will it rain today?
There are Yes/No Questions, we use rising intonation at the end ↗️
What’s your favorite new pronunciation feature and why?
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He’s an actor. Pick an apple. Turn off the light. Stand up early.
What do these sentences have in common?
consonant+vowel linking
“Stop talking!” — exaggerate the aspiration in /t/.
Did you aspirate T in STOP? 🙅🏻♀️🙅🏻♀️
Say: "They thought it was worth it.” - 10 times without stopping!
Your TH shines 🤌🏻
What intonation should we use?
Where are you going this weekend?
What did you have for breakfast?
How do you usually spend your evenings?
Wh- Questions! We use falling intonation at the end ↘️
"Did you like it?" → What happens to DID YOU?
Assimilation → “Didja /dɪdʒə/”
“Go on!” → How to connect the two words?
Linking /w/ → “goWon”
Web based. Speaks Spanish. Next time.
What do these phrases have in common?
Linking to the same consonant!
What sound does these words have in common?
fantasy, based, gaslight
the /s/ sound
fantaSy, baSed, gaSlight
Which exercise or activity was the hardest for you? Was there anything that felt confusing or frustrating during the course?
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Find a Three-Consonants Rule 🤔
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bl00gjU0I7nzhJzxIpLZms_0MGhLMJUS/view?usp=sharing
shifts → shiFS
How are these phrases connected:
mouth spray // mouse spray
/θ/ → /s/ before /s/
mouth spray // mouse spray are pronounced exactly the same
Watch the video. How did she pronounce this phrase:
"You said you wanted to help!"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vOzxwlAhuuaZXFjGJmuSt9KxvDhostmF/view?usp=sharing
wanned to help
What is the difference is sounds between MORE and WORK?
Watch this piece → https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UZaoQfzh2vnRMp_7NGEEvT_od540L4nW/view?usp=sharing
/or/ in MORE and /er/ in WORK
What words are stressed? What about intonation?
I wanted the red one, not the blue.
She said yes, but I thought she’d say no.
I’m going to the store, not the library.
These are statements with emphasis. Contrastive stress, falling intonation on key word ↘️
Decipher the sentence:
bədäi dont think thədee will
But I don't think that he will.
What is he saying in the video? https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jr31DUh4Tm12JAmpuPXqqKV2jJNe9Ir7/view?usp=sharing
"Is that it?"
🎭 Mini challenge: Read a mini-dialogue in 10 seconds using 3 pronunciation features you choose!
A: Did you see that new movie?
B: Yeah! I went with my friend, and we loved it!
A: Awesome! What’d you think about the ending?
A: Didja see tha(t) new movie?
B: Yeah! I wen(t) with my friend, an(d) we loved i(t)!
A: Awesome! What’dj you think‿about thi: Y ending?
Why 'winter' in this video is pronounced this way?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_wfanSZ0HreE7U_eWvdOkLUjQ2jzMVZM/view?usp=sharing
N+T = N
Can you name other words with this feature?
What are the key words in the video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cdcd2vshg1MkIKfTCZRcMzBIZKCMCg-8/view?usp=sharing
I hope / you're enjoying your chicken, Ted.
What did I do?
What'd I do?
Schwa sound can be very sneaky 🫥 Can you spot one here:
rotate, botox, robot, transport, cashier
There are no schwas:
Rotate /ˈroʊˌteɪt/
Botox /ˈboʊˌtɑks/
Robot: /ˈroʊˌbɑt/
Transport: /ˈtrænˌspɔrt/
Cashier / kæʃˈɪr /