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2. Before we start: Please don’t take my speech during these lessons as a model of good pronunciation! I’m deliberately speaking more slowly than my normal speed.

3. English Pronunciation Workshop 1.English is not a phonetic language. English spelling doesn’t help you with pronunciation. 2.English is a stress-timed language. 3.There are 48 sounds in English.

4. -n Euld Frend Wen ai went t- th- soop-mark-t yest-dei, ai bumpt intoo -n euld frend -v main korld Jon. Ai had-nt seen him sins wee w- r-t kolij t-geth- for yiez -geu. Hee w-z in th- vegt-b-l ail weiying s-m p-teiteuz. Hee w-z rielii pleezd t- see mee -nd arskt weth- ai stil livd in Brist-l. Ai sed th-t aid moovd t- Plim-tt ttree yiez preevieslii, but th-t ai of-n keim bak t- vizit mai euld frenz -n mai fam-lii, hoo stil liv in thii yairie. Wee -greed t- geu f- r- kwik dringk arft- k-mpleeting au- shoping.

5. Points to Discuss: 99 words Which words look the same or similar? Which words look strange or are difficult to understand? How easy was it to read it without any knowledge of this phonetic alphabet? How easy would it be once you knew this phonetic alphabet? So why not learn the IPA? :o)

6. -n Euld Frend Wen ai went t- th- soop-mark-t yest-dei, ai bumpt intoo -n euld frend -v main korld Jon. Ai had-nt seen him sins wee w- r-t kolij t-geth- for yiez -geu. Hee w-z in th- vegt-b-l ail weiying s-m p-teiteuz. Hee w-z rielii pleezd t- see mee -nd arskt weth- ai stil livd in Brist-l. Ai sed th-t aid moovd t- Plim-tt ttree yiez preevieslii, but th-t ai of-n keim bak t- vizit mai euld frenz -n mai fam-lii, hoo stil liv in thii yairie. Wee -greed t- geu f- r- kwik dringk arft- k-mpleeting au- shoping.

7. -n Euld Frend Wen ai went t- th- soop-mark-t yest-dei, ai bumpt intoo -n euld frend -v main korld Jon. Ai had-nt seen him sins wee w- r-t kolij t-geth- for yiez -geu. Hee w-z in th- vegt-b-l ail weiying s-m p-teiteuz. Hee w-z rielii pleezd t- see mee -nd arskt weth- ai stil livd in Brist-l. Ai sed th-t aid moovd t- Plim-tt ttree yiez preevieslii, but th-t ai of-n keim bak t- vizit mai euld frenz -n mai fam-lii, hoo stil liv in thii yairie. Wee -greed t- geu f- r- kwik dringk arft- k-mpleeting au- shoping.

8. -n Euld Frend Wen ai went t- th- soop-mark-t yest-dei, ai bumpt intoo -n euld frend -v main korld Jon. Ai had-nt seen him sins wee w- r-t kolij t-geth- for yiez -geu. Hee w-z in th- vegt-b-l ail weiying s-m p-teiteuz. Hee w-z rielii pleezd t- see mee -nd arskt weth- ai stil livd in Brist-l. Ai sed th-t aid moovd t- Plim-tt ttree yiez preevieslii, but th-t ai of-n keim bak t- vizit mai euld frenz -n mai fam-lii, hoo stil liv in thii yairie. Wee -greed t- geu f- r- kwik dringk arft- k-mpleeting au- shoping.

9. An Old Friend -n Euld Frend When I went to the supermarket yesterday, I bumped into an old friend of mine Wen ai went t- th- soop-mark-t yest-dei, ai bumpt intoo -n euld frend -v main called John. I hadn’t seen him since we were at college together four years ago. He korld Jon. Ai had-nt seen him sins wee w- r-t kolij t-geth- for yiez -geu. Hee was in the vegetable aisle weighing some potatoes. He was really pleased to see me w-z in th- vegt-b-l ail weiying s-m p-teiteuz. Hee w-z rielii pleezd t- see mee and asked whether I still lived in Bristol. I said that I’d moved to Plymouth three years previously, -nd arskt weth- ai stil livd in Brist-l. Ai sed th-t aid moovd t- Plim-tt ttree yiez preevieslii, but that I often came back to visit my old friends and my family, who still live in the area. We but th-t ai of-n keim bak t- vizit mai euld frenz -n mai fam-lii, hoo stil liv in thii yairie. Wee agreed to go for a quick drink after completing our shopping. -greed t- geu f- r- kwik dringk arft- k-mpleeting au- shoping.

10. DROGERIA NATURA

11. (Sounds and spelling match. Stress is logical.) NATURAL PHARMACY (Sounds and spelling DO NOT match! Stress is NOT logical!)

12. The Schwa sound

13. The Schwa sound in English From Wikipedia: Schwa is a very short neutral vowel sound Schwa is an unstressed and toneless neutral vowel sound in some languages Quite a few languages have a sound similar to schwa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa From BBC Learning English: Schwa is the name for the most common sound in English. It is a weak, unstressed sound and it occurs in many words. It is often the sound in grammar words such as articles and prepositions Getting the schwa sound correct is a good way of making your pronunciation more accurate and natural http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/features/schwa/

14. clothes especially height February jewellery library crisps probably Using a sieve, sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together into a large mixing bowl. Gradually stir in the margarine and eggs. Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon until it is smooth. Pour equal amounts of the mixture into each cake tin. Put the tins into the oven, placing them on the middle shelf. Allow the cakes to bake for approximately 30 minutes. Take the cakes out of the oven. Remove the cakes from the tins using a spatula. http://www.englishbanana.com/reading-skills-how-to-make-a-chocolate-cake-brb73.pdf

15. clothes especially height February jewellery library crisps probably Using a sieve, sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together into a large mixing bowl. Gradually stir in the margarine and eggs. Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon until it is smooth. Pour equal amounts of the mixture into each cake tin. Put the tins into the oven, placing them on the middle shelf. Allow the cakes to bake for approximately 30 minutes. Take the cakes out of the oven. Remove the cakes from the tins using a spatula.

16. clothes especially height February jewellery library crisps probably Using a sieve, sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together into a large mixing bowl. Gradually stir in the margarine and eggs. Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon until it is smooth. Pour equal amounts of the mixture into each cake tin. Put the tins into the oven, placing them on the middle shelf. Allow the cakes to bake for approximately 30 minutes. Take the cakes out of the oven. Remove the cakes from the tins using a spatula.

17. clothes especially height February jewellery library crisps probably Using a sieve, sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together into a large mixing bowl. Gradually stir in the margarine and eggs. Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon until it is smooth. Pour equal amounts of the mixture into each cake tin. Put the tins into the oven, placing them on the middle shelf. Allow the cakes to bake for approximately 30 minutes. Take the cakes out of the oven. Remove the cakes from the tins using a spatula.

18. clothes especially height February jewellery library crisps probably Using a sieve, sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together into a large mixing bowl. Gradually stir in the margarine and eggs. Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon until it is smooth. Pour equal amounts of the mixture into each cake tin. Put the tins into the oven, placing them on the middle shelf. Allow the cakes to bake for approximately 30 minutes. Take the cakes out of the oven. Remove the cakes from the tins using a spatula.

19. clothes especially height February jewellery library crisps probably Using a sieve, sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together into a large mixing bowl. Gradually stir in the margarine and eggs. Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon until it is smooth. Pour equal amounts of the mixture into each cake tin. Put the tins into the oven, placing them on the middle shelf. Allow the cakes to bake for approximately 30 minutes. Take the cakes out of the oven. Remove the cakes from the tins using a spatula.

20. clothes especially height February jewellery library crisps probably Using a sieve, sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together into a large mixing bowl. Gradually stir in the margarine and eggs. Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon until it is smooth. Pour equal amounts of the mixture into each cake tin. Put the tins into the oven, placing them on the middle shelf. Allow the cakes to bake for approximately 30 minutes. Take the cakes out of the oven. Remove the cakes from the tins using a spatula.

21. clothes especially height February jewellery library crisps probably Using a sieve, sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together into a large mixing bowl. Gradually stir in the margarine and eggs. Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon until it is smooth. Pour equal amounts of the mixture into each cake tin. Put the tins into the oven, placing them on the middle shelf. Allow the cakes to bake for approximately 30 minutes. Take the cakes out of the oven. Remove the cakes from the tins using a spatula.

22. clothes especially height February jewellery library crisps probably Using a sieve, sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together into a large mixing bowl. Gradually stir in the margarine and eggs. Beat the mixture with a wooden spoon until it is smooth. Pour equal amounts of the mixture into each cake tin. Put the tins into the oven, placing them on the middle shelf. Allow the cakes to bake for approximately 30 minutes. Take the cakes out of the oven. Remove the cakes from the tins using a spatula. 90 words… 43 schwa sounds

23. Interactive Phonemic Chart (download.swf file) http://www.onestopenglish.com/section_flash.asp?catid=60030 Also: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/activities/phonemic-charthttp://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/activities/phonemic-chart