Exercise 2-4: Consonant / Vowel Liaiso n Practice CD 2 Track 39 Pause the CD and reconnect the following words. On personal pronouns, it is common to drop theH. See Answer Key, beginning on page 193. Repeat. 图片1 图片2...
Exercise 2-3: Spelling and Number Connect ions CD 2 Track 38 You also use liaisons in spelling and numbers: 图片1 What's the Difference Between a Vowel and a Consonant? In pronunciation, a consonant touches at some point in th e mouth. Try saying [...
Liaison Rule 1 : Consonant / Vowel Words are connected when a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with avowel sound, including the semivowels W, Y, and R. Exercise 2-2: Word Connections CD 2 Track 37 图片1 In the preceding examp...
Exercise 2-1 : Spelling an d Pronunciation CD 2 Track 36 Read the following sentences. The last two sentences should be pronounced exactly the same, nomatter how they are written. It is the sound that is important, not the spelling. The dime. The dim...
Chapter 2. Word Connections CD 2 Track 35 As mentioned in the previous chapter, in American Englis h, words are not pronounced one byone. Usually, the end of one word attaches to the beginni ng of the next word. This is also true forinitials, numbers...
Exercise 1-59: Practicing Word Groups CD 2 Track33 When I read the paragraph this time, I will exaggerate the pauses. Although we're working on wordgroups here, remember, I don't want you to lose your intonation. Repeat each sentence group afterme. H...
Exercise 1-58: Creating Word Groups CD 2 Track32 Break the paragraph into natural word groups. Mark every place where you think a pause is neededwith a slash. Hello, my name is_______________. I'm taking American Accent Training. There's a lot to lea...
Exercise 1-57: Phrasing CD Track 31 Repeat after me. 图片1 For clarity, break your sentences with pauses between natural word grou ps of related thoughts orideas. Of course, you will have to break at every comma and every period, but besides thoseb...
Word Groups and Phrasing CD2 Track 30 Pauses for Related Thoughts, Ideas, or for Breathing By now you've begun developing a strong intonation, with clea r peaks and reduced valleys, soyou're ready for the next step. Y ou may find yourself reading the...
Exercise 1-56; Reading Reduced Sounds CD 2 Track 29 Repeat the paragraph after me. Although you're get ting rid of the vowel sounds, you want tomaintain a strong intonation and let the sounds flow together. For the first reading of thisparagraph, it...
