Listen and repeat

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 501.

Tape Unit 8. Consonant clusters

Exercise 5. j and w

Exercise 4. r

Listen and repeat, concentrating on not allowing the tongue to make contact with the roof of the mouth in pronouncing this consonant:

[eəriŋ] airing [reərə] rarer

[ri:rait] rewrite [heriŋ] herring

[terərist] terrorist [mirə] mirror

[ærəu] arrow [ro:riŋ] roaring

Listen and repeat:
[ju:] you [wei] way

[jo:n] yawn [wo:] war
[jiə] year [win] win

[juə] your [weə] wear

Exercise 6. Dictation of words.

When you hear the word, write it down using phonemic symbols. Each word will be said three times; you should stop your tape if you need more time for writing. (1... 12)

Exercise 1. Devoicing of l, r, w, j.

When l, r, w, j follow p, t or k in syllable-initial position they are produced as voiceless, slightly fricative sounds. Listen and repeat:

[plei] play

[trei] tray

[kliə] clear

[prei] pray

[twin] twin

[krai] cry

[pju:] pew

[tju:n] tune

[kju:] queue

Exercise 2. Repetition of initial clusters.

Two consonants

[spot] spot

[stəun] stone

[skeit] skate

[sfiə] sphere

[smail] smile

[snəu] snow

[slæm] slam

[swit∫] switch

[plau] plough

[twist] twist

[kri:m] cream

[pjuə] pure

[fleim] flame

[∫riŋk] shrink

[vju:] view

[θwo:t] thwart

Three consonants

Listen and repeat:

[splei] splay

[strei] stray

[skru:] screw

[sprei] spray [stju:] stew [skwo∫] squash

[spju:] spew [skju:] skew

Exercise 3. Final plosive-plus-plosive clusters.

a) When one plosive is followed by another at the end of a syllable, the second plosive is usually the only one that can be clearly heard. In this exercise, take care not to make an audible release of the first plosive.

Listen and repeat:

[pækt] packed

[bægd] bagged

[dropt] dropped

[robd] robbed

[rigd] rigged

[d/\kt] duct

[lept] leapt

[græbd] grabbed

b) It is difficult to hear the difference between, for example, 'dropped back' and 'drop back', since in the normal pronunciation only the last plosive of the cluster the b of bask is audibly released. The main difference is that the three consonant cluster is longer.

Listen and repeat:

Exercise 4. Recognition.

Look at the items of Exercise 3(b) above. When you hear one of them, say "A" if you hear an item from the left-hand column, or "B" if you hear one from the right-hand column. You will then hear the correct answer and the item will be said again for you to repeat. (1...6)

Exercise 5. Final clusters of three and four consonants.

Listen and repeat:

[help]s helps

[siksθ] sixth

[θæŋkt] thanked

[edзd] edged

[twelfθs] twelfths

[nekst] next

[reindзd] ranged

[risks] risks

[ri:t∫t] reached

[teksts] texts

Exercise6. Pronouncing consonant clusters.

When you hear the number, say the word. You will then hear the correct pronunciation which you should repeat.

1. [skreipt]

2. [gr/\dзd]

3. [kləuðz]

4. [scripts]

5. [kr/\nt∫]

6. [θrəunz]

7. [pl/\ndзd]

8. [kwent∫]

Tape Unit 9. Weak syllables.

Exercise 1. "Schwa" ə

TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS WITH WEAK FIRST SYLLABLE AND STRESS ON THE SECOND SYLLABLE

Listen and repeat:

Weak syllable spelt [ə]

about [ə'baut]

ahead [ə'hed]

again [ə'gen]

Spelt 'o'

obtuse [əb'tju:s]

oppose [ə'pəuz]

offend [ə'fend]

Spelt ‘u'

suppose [sə'pəuz]

support [sə'po:t]

suggest [sə'dзest]

Spelt ‘or'

forget [fə'get]

forsake [fə'seik]

forbid [fə'bid]

Spelt 'er'

perhaps [pə'hæps]

percent [pə'sent ]

perceive [pə'si:v]

Spelt ‘ur'

survive [sə'vaiv]

surprise [sə'praiz]

survey (verb) [sə'vei]

TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS WITH WEAK SECOND SYLLABLE AND STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

Listen and repeat:

Weak syllable spelt 'a'

ballad ['bæləd]

Alan ['ælən]

necklace ['nekləs]

Spelt 'o'

melon ['melən]

paddock ['pædək]

purpose ['pə:pəs]

Spelt 'e'

hundred ['h/\ndrəd]

sullen ['s/\lən]

open ['əupən]

Spelt 'u'

circus ['sə:kəs]

autumn [‘o:təm]

album ['ælbəm]

Spelt 'ar'

tankard ['tæŋkəd]

custard ['k/\stəd]

standard ['stændəd]

Spelt 'or'

juror ['dзuərə]

major ['meidзə]

manor ['mænə]

Spelt 'er'

longer ['loŋgə]

eastern ['i:stən]

mother ['m/\ðə]

Spelt 'ure'

nature ['neit∫ə]

posture ['post∫ə]

creature ['kri:t∫ə]

Spelt 'ous'

ferrous ['ferəs]

vicious ['vi∫əs]

gracious ['grei∫əs]

Spelt 'ough'

thorough ['θ/\rə]

borough ['b/\rə]

Spelt 'our'

savior ['seivjə]

succour ['s/\kə]

colour ['k/\lə]

THREE-SYLLABLE WORDS WITH WEAK SECOND SYLLABLE AND STRESS ON THE FIRST SYLLABLE

Listen and repeat:

Weak syllable spelt 'a'

workaday ['wə:kədei]

roundabout ['raundəbaut]

Spelt 'o'

customer ['k/\stəmə]

pantomime ['pæntəmaim]

Spelt 'ar'

perjury ['pə:dзəri]

venturer ['vent∫ərə]

Spelt 'ar'

standardise ['stændədaiz]

jeopardy ['dзepədi]

Spelt 'er'

wonderland ['w/\ndəlænd]

yesterday ['jestədei]

Exercise 2. Close front vowels.

Exercise 3. Syllabic [l].

Listen and repeat:

bottle ['botl]

bottled ['botld]

bottling ['botliŋ]

muddle ['m/\dl]

muddled ['m/\dld]

muddling ['m/\dliŋ]

tunnel ['t/\nl]

tunnelled ['t/\nld]

tunnelling ['t/\nliŋ]

wrestle ['resl]

wrestled ['resld]

wrestling ['resliŋ]

Exercise 4. Syllabic [n].

Listen and repeat:

burden ['bə:dn]

burdened ['bə:dnd]

burdening ['bə:dniŋ]

frighten ['fraitn]

frightened ['fraitnd]

frightening ['fraitniŋ]

listen ['lisn]

listened ['lisnd]

listening ['lisniŋ]

Exercise 5. Transcription.

Transcribe the following words when you hear them, giving particular attention to the weak syllables. Each word will be said twice. If you need more time for writing, stop your tape and restart it when you are ready for the next word. (1...10)