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Before we start: Please don¶t take my speech during these lessons as a model of good pronunciation! I¶m deliberately speaking more slowly than my normal speed, so that you can understand me more easily.
Before we start: Please don¶t take my speech during these lessons as a model of good pronunciation! I¶m deliberately speaking more slowly than my normal speed, so that you can understand me more easily.
English Pronunciation Practice Let¶s Write English How We W e Speak Speak It! English English Pronunci Pronunciatio ation n Method Method - Instructio Instructions ns http://www.englishbanana.com/pronunciation-method-instructions.pdf
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New Phonetic Alphabet 2011 http://www.englishbanana.com/new-phonetic-alphabet-2011.pdf
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English spelling is broken broken.. It¶s supposed to represent sounds, but it doesn¶t. When I write words I hear them in my head. What W hat I hear is different from what what I have to write. W Why hy does it have to be? Spelling impedes communication. We write word by word, but we speak syllable by syllable. We use vowel to consonant (vc) sound connections between syllables. Friendly consonant sounds: n, m, ng The old phonetic alphabet cannot be typed on a keyboard. The new phonetic alphabet shows: individual syllables | stressed syllables | schwas | glottal stops Each sound has one character or cluster, which always looks the same,, e.g. /{/ of ³bag´ is represented by ³a´. same Learn about how English native speakers actually speak. speak. Practise listening skills. You hear the authentic voice of the writer as you read their text.
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Let¶s Write English How We Speak It!
Each sound has one character or cluster, which always looks the same, e.g. cake
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bet
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par k
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big
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bike
ai
cheese
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the
th
house
au
cat
a
shop
sh
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wi Nee t Ge_ s mor We need to get some more Wor t bi for t Nai_. water before tonight.
wi Nee t Ge_ s mor We need to get some more Wor t bi for t Nai_. water before tonight.
Practical Tips:
The vowel sounds on the stressed syllables are the most important sounds. Use the same punctuation marks, e.g. full stop and comma, but a capital letter at the start of a syllable indicates that it is stressed. Use the instructions and grid for practical hands-on study of the principles and techniques of connected speech. There is an initial outlay of time in learning the written form of each sound, but learning is intuitive, because the sounds always look the same. http://www.englishbanana.com
If it looks strange and unfamiliar, try reading each syllable slowly, pronouncing all of the sounds fully, then getting faster, and paying attention to the stress.
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Let¶s Write English How We Speak!
Let¶s try it out! Can you identify these everyday words, written using the new phonetic alphabet?
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Froo_
Froo_ fruit
Peech
Peech peach
Laim
Laim lime
b Nar n
b Nar n banana
A pl
A pl apple
Grei pfroo_
Grei pfroo_ grapefruit
O
rinj
O
rinj
orange
Rar
zb rii
Rar
zb rii
raspberry
Me ln
Me ln melon
Pai na pl
Pai na pl pineapple
Stror b rii
Stror b rii strawberry
juh Won_ uh b Nar n?
juh Won_ uh b Nar n? Do you want a banana?
Practice: Write the new phonetic spelling of each word: potato bean salad cabbage pepper lettuce
Answers: Write the new phonetic spelling of each word: potato bean salad cabbage pepper lettuce
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100 Commonly Misspelled Words http://www.englishbanana.com/big-activity-book/bab_page37.pdf
a Ksept
a Ksept accept
b Lee v bl
b Lee v bl believable
Di s plin
Di s plin discipline
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