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Connected Speech Worksheet

This document discusses connected speech in English. It explains that in English, the last sound of one word can link to or blend with the first sound of the next word. As an example, it notes that in the phrase "The world is big," the "d" sound at the end of "world" links to the "is" sound to make the sound "/dis/." The document provides examples of phrases where linking occurs like "come in" and "safe flight." It instructs learners to choose phrases to practice, find examples of them being used in connected speech on YouGlish, and then record themselves saying the examples.

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Connected Speech Worksheet

This document discusses connected speech in English. It explains that in English, the last sound of one word can link to or blend with the first sound of the next word. As an example, it notes that in the phrase "The world is big," the "d" sound at the end of "world" links to the "is" sound to make the sound "/dis/." The document provides examples of phrases where linking occurs like "come in" and "safe flight." It instructs learners to choose phrases to practice, find examples of them being used in connected speech on YouGlish, and then record themselves saying the examples.

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Connected Speech Worksheet

If you don’t watch a video yet, watch a video first! It will give you the basic information about linking!

What is Connected Speech?


• Connected Speech is the shortcut to produce one sound to the next sound!
• There are three types of common patterns, but we focus on LINKING in this
practice.

Let’s compare the sound system in Japanese and English!

When you speak Japanese, you pronounce each sound of words separately.
In a sentence “世界は大きいです,” you will say “Sekai • wa • ookii • desu” like below;

世界 は 大きい です。
Sekai wa Ookii Desu.

Next, let’s look at a sentence in English “The world is big.”


If you apply the Japanese sounds system, you would say;

The World Is Big.

Each sound has the same length of time and emphasis.


In contrast to the Japanese sounds system, the last sound of one word tends to link to or
blended with the first sound of the next word in English.

The W o r l d Big.
i s

Comparing to the Japanese sounds system, English has sentence stress and linking.
In this case, “d” is linked to “is” and make /dis/ sound.

Connected speech is everywhere!!!


In this section, you will explore how people connected words when they speak English!
Connected Speech Activity Instruction

1. Find the phrases or sentences you want to practice.


(examples are available on these worksheets)
2. Choose three phrases or sentences you want to explore.
3. Type those phrases or sentences on YouGlish and explore how people connected them
in English.
4. Pick up one example from each phrase or sentence.
5. Listen to your example a couple of times, then record your voice (Link)!

Connected Speech Examples

Lots of We’re ready to… See us


Are in Car wreck They always
Come in Safe flight Enjoy it
It’s easy to do I will listen to Do all
Told us Weather report Go out on
Laughed at Could you… How are you?
Why are you…

Example
• Three phrases or sentences I want to explore
1. Come in 2. Safe Flight 3. Do all

• One example for each from YouGlish.


1. “but he noticed that at night these trains would come in,”
2. “Look forward to seeing you next year have safe flight home”
3. “What do all these red dots mean next to paintings?”
• Listen to those examples again, and record them!

Three phrases or sentences you choose:

1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________

Choose one example for each phrase or sentence from YouGlish.

Example 1: ___________________________________________________

Example 2: ___________________________________________________

Example 3: ___________________________________________________

Finally, listen to your examples and record your voice! (link)

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