1. Presented By: Amy E. Lingenfelter
Tackling English Pronunciation
Presented By: Amy E. Lingenfelter

2. Tackling English Pronunciation

3. Overview of Course
Day/Step 1: Overview, warm up, voiced vs. voiceless consonants, phonetic symbols
Day/Step 2: Consonants
Day/Step 3: Consonant Clusters
Day/Step 4: Vowels
Day/Step 5: Vowel Clusters
Day/Step 6: Stress and Rhythm
Day/Step 7: Sounds in Connected Speech
Day/Step 8: Intonation
Day/Step 9: Sounds and Grammar
Day/Step 10: Pronouncing Written Words
Day/Step 11: Informal Speech and Idioms
Day/Step 12: Wrap up/Practice Test/Review

4. Today’s Class Tongue twisters to warm up tongue: #5, 9, 12, 14
(Brief review of “ed” pronunciation)
Introduction to vowels:
“Phonemic/Phonetic Chart”
Review of homework: quiz a partner on writing the words from memory on a piece of paper
How to pronounce long and short vowels
“Vowel Chart Phonics”
Watch introductory videos on vowel physiology
IF TIME: “Pronunciation Plus” exercises: pg. 3-4, #1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 13

5. “ED” Pronunciation
Chart:
Note: “+ED” is pronounced like /ɪd/

6. “ED” Pronunciation Chart:

7. Phonetic Symbols:

8. Please Write the Following Words Using Phonetic Symbols:
Onomatopoeia /ɒnəmɒdəpi:ə/
Oasis- /əʊeɪsɪs/
Mutton- /mʌʔən/ or
/mʌtən/
Analogy- /ənælədʒɪ:/
Purpose- /pɜ:pəs/
Shouldn’t- /ʃʊdənt/
Armaggedon- /ɑ:məɡɛdən/
Furor- /fjɜ:rɔ:/ or /fjɜ:rɜ:/
Pouring- /pɔ:rɪŋ/ or /pɔ:ri:ŋ/
Maiden- /meɪdən/
Alcoholic- /ælkəhɒlɪk/
Matter- /mædɜ:/ or /mætər/
Rastafarian- /rɒstəfɑ:ri:ən/
Rhinoceros- /raɪnɒsərəs/ or
/raɪnɒsɜ:rəs/
Mousehole- /maʊshəʊl/

9. Some General Truths:
Short vowels are called short vowels because they involve more constriction of airflow in the mouth and/or vocal tract
(/æ/…/e/ &/ɛ/…/ɪ/…/ɒ/.../ʌ/)
Long vowels are drawn-out and have less constriction in the mouth and/or vocal tract
The long vowels in English are similar to the Spanish vowels in articulation, except in Spanish the airflow is more constricted.

10. Some General Truths: LONG I- /aɪ/(bite)- like “aaii”
Any vowel that you think is the same in Spanish, like all the long vowels, in English are pronounced with less constriction, with a change or rounding/closing of the vowel at the end of the utterance (sound):
LONG A- /eɪ/ (bate)- like “eeeee-i” AMY
LONG E- /i:/ (beat)- like “iiiiiiiii-y”
LONG I- /aɪ/(bite)- like “aaii”
LONG 0- /əʊ/ (boat)- like “ooo-u”
LONG U- /u:/ (boot)- like “uuuu-w”

11. Some General Truths:
American English vowels tend to be very “lazy,” with a more relaxed tongue, and “softer” than Spanish:
All short vowels: /æ/; /e/ &/ɛ/; /ɪ/; /ɒ/; and /ʌ/
/ʊ/ (good)
/ə/ (America)
Many American English vowels tend to be produced more in the back of the tongue or throat

12. Vowel Sounds
Phonics:

13. Watch these videos: Video: Articulatory Phonetics: Vowels:

14. Watch these videos: Video: Overview of short vowel sounds:

15. Watch these videos: Video: Pronouncing /æ/: (“can”)
Video: Pronouncing /ɛ/: (“Ken”)
Video: Pronouncing /ɪ/: (“kin”)
Video: Pronouncing /ɒ/: (“con”)
Video: Pronouncing /ʌ/: (“cup”)

16. Some General Truths:
Native Spanish speakers seem to have the most difficulty with the following phonemes:
/i:/ as in “leak” vs. /ɪ/ as in “lick”
/ɒ/ as in “cop” vs. /ʌ/ as in “cup”
/æ/ as in “sat” vs. /e/ &/ɛ/ as in “set”
/ʊ/ as in “should” vs. /u:/ as in “shoot”
/ɪ/ as in “pick vs. /e/ &/ɛ/ as in “peck”
/ʔ/ as in “batman” or “glutton”

17. Watch these videos: Videos: /i:/ as in /sheep/ vs. /ɪ/ as in /ship/:
Videos: /i:/ as in /sheep/ vs. /aɪ/ as in /shy/:

18. Voiced vs. Voiceless Consonants: