English Pronunciation and Intonation
Basic Concepts of Vowels 1.音素（phoneme）：发音的最小单位。英语中有48个音素。 2.元音（vowel）：构成音节的主要音素。发音时口腔中气流不受阻碍，声带振动。英语中总共有20个元音。 3.单元音（monophthong）：发音时，舌位、唇形、开口度始终不变的元音。
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ I’m a big big girl， in a big big world， it’s not a big big thing， if you leave me， but I do do feel， that I do do will， miss you much, miss you much.
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ Tips: / i: / ：上下齿间距为一根火柴棍。嘴角尽量往两边延伸，像微笑的样子，“cheese”。 /Ⅰ/:上下齿间距为一个小指尖。 发音时收小腹。
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ bit beat wit wheat fit feet pill peel hit heat dip deep tin teen mill meal ill eel knit neat
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ A: Is it difficult? B: No, it’s unbelievably easy. A: This is completely different. B: But it is interesting, isn’t it? A: I feel ill. B: Drink some green tea. A: Please meet me for dinner. B: I will be there at six. A: Is it expensive? B: No, it isn’t. It’s really cheap. A: I need a refill of these pills. B: Speak with your physician. A: Is he still really sick? B: No, he’s just feeling a little weak.
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ Tips:
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ bet bat lend land dead dad men man merry marry guess gas beck back then than
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ I guess I need gas. This bed is bad. /e/ /æ/ /e/ /æ/ Dan is in the den. They laughed after he left. /æ/ /e/ /æ/ /e/ She said that she was sad. I bet that’s a bat. /e/ /æ/ /e/ /æ/
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ Tips:
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ won bunch ton fun bud cult shut fuss
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ Your younger brother doesn’t trust us. What country does he come from? I had another fun summer in London. I don’t have much stuff in the trunk of my truck. I love the sunny summer months.
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ heart cart farce partner dark guard star laugh
/Ⅰ/ /i:/ /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ It’s an arm. They’re stars. It’s a car. He’s very smart. They’re baskets.
/Ⅰ/ it this little sister / i: / meet three key tree Summary /Ⅰ/ it this little sister / i: / meet three key tree / e / egg bed eleven well / æ / apple fast match am / ʌ / up bus bug cup / a: / farm market art
Homework /Ⅰ/ / i: / /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ Guilty or Innocent? Let’s be realistic. It’s not that difficult to see that he’s guilty. He steals, drinks, and cheats. He has cheated his victims, and he needs to be in prison. He did these terrible things, yet he insists that he’s innocent. Who is he kidding? In the beginning, many people did believe that he was innocent. /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ 1. Every member of my family is left handed. 2. My best friend Frank is a successful dentist. 3. Kenny’s bad headache lasted several days. 4. Glen drank ten glasses of fresh lemonade. 5. Everyone was happy that he was elected president. 1.Master Carl asks his class not to go to the parks to play cards. 2.The drummers drummed and the strummers strummed.
Practice /Ⅰ/ / i: / /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ Guilty or Innocent? Let’s be realistic. It’s not that difficult to see that he’s guilty. He steals, drinks, and cheats. He has cheated his victims, and he needs to be in prison. He did these terrible things, yet he insists that he’s innocent. Who is he kidding? In the beginning, many people did believe that he was innocent. /e/ /æ/ /ʌ/ /a:/ 1. Every member of my family is left handed. 2. My best friend Frank is a successful dentist. 3. Kenny’s bad headache lasted several days. 4. Glen drank ten glasses of fresh lemonade. 5. Everyone was happy that he was elected president. 1.Master Carl asks his class not to go to the parks to play cards. 2.The drummers drummed and the strummers strummed.