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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, so that you can understand me more easily.

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6. Read the following sentences: from Talk a Lot Elementary Book 1 (Unit 2: Food and Drink) The best kind of bread is white sliced bread. Daniel gave himself the largest portion of ice cream. Jenny has just put the cheese in the fridge. We’re going to buy some fruit at the supermarket this afternoon. Potatoes can be boiled, mashed, fried, chipped, roasted, or oven-baked.

7. With Phonetic Spelling: from Talk a Lot Elementary Book 1 (Unit 2: Food and Drink) th Be skain d Vbre di Zwai_ Slai Sbred. Dan yl Gei vhim sel fth Lar js Por sh n Vai Skreem. Je nii Zju Spuu_ th Chee zin th Frij. wi g n Bai sm Froo uh_ th Soo p mar ki_ thi sar ft Noon. p Tei teu zkn bi Boyl, Dma, Shdfrai, Tchi, Pdreu st dor Ru vn Beikt.

8. Main Principles:  English spelling is broken. It’s supposed to represent sounds, but it doesn’t.  When I write words I hear them in my head. What I hear is different from what I have to write. Why does it have to be?  Spelling impedes communication.  We write word by word, but we speak syllable by syllable.  We use vowel to consonant (vc) sound connections between syllables. Friendly consonant sounds: n, m, ng  The old phonetic alphabet cannot be typed on a keyboard.  The new phonetic alphabet shows: individual syllables | stressed syllables | schwas | glottal stops  Each sound has one character or cluster, which always looks the same, e.g. /{/ of “bag” is represented by “a”.  Learn about how English native speakers actually speak.  Good for practising listening skills.  You hear the authentic voice of the writer as you read their text. http://www.englishbanana.com