Speech An English PPT 2-2
Speech An English PPT 2-2
Speech An English PPT 2-2
Sounds of English
Accent
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SOUNDS OF ENGLISH: CONSONANTS
/p/ pair, cup /b/ bad, crab /h/ her, ahead
/t/ tall, hit /d/ dark, head /m/ man, team /n/ nail,
/k/ cab, lack /g/ good, tag tan
/tʃ/ cherry, match /dʒ/ judge, /ŋ/ ring, singer /l/ let, tall
raj /r/ right, scary
/f/ fine, wife /v/ very, above
/w/ wet, away
/θ/ thing, both /ð/ this, father
/j/ you, soya
/s/ saw, house /z/ zap, goes
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EXERCISE-1: FORM TWO WORDS WITH
EACH SOUND
/p/ /b/, /h/, /w/, /n/, /m/, /r/, /j/,
/t/ /d/, /ŋ/, /l/.
/k/ /g/,
/f/ /v/,
/s/ /z/,
/θ/ /ð/,
/ʃ/ /ʒ/,
/ʈʃ/ /dʒ/
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SOUNDS OF ENGLISH: PURE VOWELS
Front Vowels: Back Vowels:
/i:/ week /wi:k/, /ɪ/ – /u:/ boot /bu:t/,
fit group /gru:p/
/e/ – pet /pet/, /æ/ – pat /ʊ/ – put /pʊt/, book
word /wɜ:d/
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VOWEL GLIDES - DIPHTHONGS
/eɪ/ place /pleɪs/, late /leɪt/, dangerous /ˈdeɪn.dʒə.rəs/
/oʊ/ home /hoʊm/, phone /foʊn/, global /ˈɡloʊ.bəl/
/aʊ/ mouse /maʊs/, brown /braʊn/, accountant /ə
ˈkaʊn.t̬ ənt/
/ɪə/ clear /klɪə/, fear /fɪə/, career /kəˈrɪə/
/eə/ care /keə/, wear /weə/, declare /dɪˈkleə/
/ɔɪ/ boy /bɔɪ/, toy /tɔɪ/, enjoyable /ɪnˈdʒɔɪ.jə.bəl/
/aɪ/ find /faɪnd/, bite /baɪt/, tiger /ˈtaɪ.ɡə/
/ʊə/ tour /tʊə/, pure /pʊə/, mature /məˈtʃʊə/
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EXERCISE
Apt, often, school, pet, democrat, republic, repay,
restore, success, suffer, suffrage, rest, recourse, south,
north, nest, tanning, tannery, tension, truant, friend,
follies, fancy, funny, frantic
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SPEAKING TECHNIQUES
Word Stress
Developing Voice Quality
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STRESS
Words are divided into different parts
Syllables
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STRESS AND PART OF SPEECH
Present (n)- present (v)
Desert (n) – desert (v)
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VOICE QUALITY
Pitch (high and low sounds)
Volume (loudness)
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VOICE PRACTICE
Practice in a relaxed atmosphere
Read different kinds of materials
Record yourself
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RHYTHM IN CONNECTED SPEECH
Ups-downs in speech
Some words are stressed; some are unstressed
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