C O N F I D E N T C O M M U N I C AT O R 2 0 1 8
A C C E N T R E D U C T I O N … J E F F R E Y D AV I S
A G E N D A • Housekeeping • Introduction • Class Structure • Review Class Syllabus
How is speech formed?
Articulators
H O W T O C H A N G E A P R O B L E M S O U N D •Listen! • Which articulators do I use? • Which do I relax? • Repetition for muscle memory • Focus on how it feels, not how it sounds
H O W M A N Y S O U N D S A R E T H E R E I N W E L L S P O K E N E N G L I S H ?
V O W E L S A R E … • Always voiced • Uninterrupted flow of air • Oral
C O N S O N A N T S A R E … • Voiced or voiceless • An interrupted flow of air • Oral OR nasal
W H AT I S T H E S I M P L E S T WAY T O C H A N G E Y O U R A C C E N T ? • Pause slightly at the end of thought groups or at the punctuation • Focus on your consonants
Syllable Stress
W H AT I S A S Y L L A B L E ?
A syllable is a unit of SOUND centered around the VOWEL sound
T Y P E S O F S Y L L A B L E S •Primary - vowel sound is loud and clear •Secondary - vowel sound is loud and clear •Unstressed - vowel sound is soft but clear •Reduced - vowel sound is soft but unclear
Sentence Stress
R U L E S O F S E N T E N C E S T R E S S •Content words are stressed •Structure words are unstressed
Content Words are Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, and Adverbs
Structure Words are Articles, Pronouns, Prepositions and Conjunctions
Linking The Language Together
T I P S F O R L I N K I N G • Vowel to vowel blend • Consonant to consonant hold and connect • Look for same consonant blends • Weak forms of “and” and “the”
L E T ’ S P R A C T I C E • She asked for no ice • Hot dog • Wash shelves, this sample, with those
Tips for Chinese, Indian, and Spanish Speakers of English
The TH, L and V sound are often problematic
Let’s Practice!
T H S O U N D W O R D S •think Smith thunder • with tenth throat • those thing pith • these teeth cloth • thank faith moth • that thin math • the thrill arithmetic • thought other father • through leather mother
L S O U N D W O R D S •lake school sail •love waffle bell •let waddle grill •lamb pencil waddle •solve seal lipstick •lime mail ladybug •leaf thrill lion •nail late animal •sandal line
V S O U N D W O R D S •vail vase vain •vat van vote •vapor vulture voice •detective volcano never •shave vest river •development village giving love vortex moved •shovel glove brave • vampire vacuum wave • cave vine hive
A P P E N D I X Simplified Linking Rules List of Weak Form Words Intonation Great poems to read out loud Shel Silverstein Poems VOA - News in American English
A P P E N D I X Vowel and Consonant Sounds: All the Sounds of American English! Great “Th” Sound Worksheet Past Tense Pronunciation T and D Worksheet "R" Diphthong Sounds
A P P E N D I X Foot and Fool Sounds Vowel Contrast #1 Vowel Contrast #2 Vowel Contrast #3 L and R Consonant Sounds
A P P E N D I X Apps for Grammar and Pronunciation: Text to Speech App Mobile Speech Recognition App Read and Write for Google Chrome Grammar: The Different Tenses of English Article usage Idioms
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