🎧 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!
hint: watch this (100 points)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rvxLpuVlxUPPsMVb1dz19usx8O5dcncw/view?usp=sharing
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 pronunciation feature and why?
Give a couple of examples!
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? Why?
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?
hint: watch this (100 points) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T7NT3Grao9SiKNi-o_npLTPHZD6R1zhT/view?usp=sharing
Linking /w/ → “goWon”
Web based. Speaks Spanish. Next time.
Pronounce these phrases. What do they have in common?
Linking to the same consonant!
What sound do 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
Do these phrases have anything in common?
mouth spray // mouse spray
/θ/ → /s/ before /s/
mouth spray // mouse spray are pronounced exactly the same
Find as many connected speech as possible:
"Jesus, how many of these did you make?"
"You said you wanted to help!"
Watch the video and spot the phenomena:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jAsEVuAdEdhd4FfxDrJ6Pm1pXZ_btMKz/view?usp=sharing
many of - elision
did you - assimilation
wanted to - elision
What is the difference in vowel sounds between MORE and WORK?
hint: watch this (100 points)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1telrThUd9GOwAtf3R0TDkl9KcfHO5kob/view?usp=sharing
/or/ in MORE and /er/ in WORK
What words are stressed? What intonation is better to use?
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 words ↘️
Decipher the sentence:
bədäi dont think thədee will
But I don't think that he will.
What is he saying in the video? How did he say it?
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 frien(d), an(d) we loved i(t)!
A: Awesome! What’dj you think‿about thi: Y ending?
What are all the possible pronunciations of “dentist”?
hint: watch this (100 points)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gWmO5sevzn_6uWPb2Q25lWjc9L2wa0R3/view?usp=sharing
DENTIST - can be pronounced both WITH T and without T
N+T = N
Can you name other words with this feature?
What are the focus words here:
"I hope you're enjoying your chicken, Ted.
What did I do?... What'd I do?"
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JOx4CL9VvAS_63pJyHk9BaLDoZJR8StI/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 /