The Sound of English Pronunciation (SAMPLE)
[Pages:22]A Practical Course in Standard Modern British (GB) English
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by Joseph Hudson at Pronunciation Studio
How to Use this Ebook
Audio
The entire book is accompanied by audio tracks for listening and repetition practice. There are two ways to access the audio files:
i) Listen online by clicking or touching the audio symbols & . ii) Download the audio at tsoe-sample/
Instructions
2.13 Listen (to recording 2.13)
6.7 Repeat (after recording 6.7)
128 View Answers (p. 128)
These symbols are interactive - by clicking or touching them, you will hear the audio or skip to the relevant page. In the answer key, the symbol will return you to the course.
Chapters
This course contains 9 chapters. All learners should start with the Introduction Chapter (p. 2-12) to become familiar with the key concepts, terms, diagrams and sounds. Chapters 1-4 cover vowel sounds, Chapters 5-8 cover consonant sounds. These can be followed in the order they appear, or in a different order chosen by the learner or teacher.
Diagrams
All sounds have diagrams to show how to shape the mouth correctly:
Vowel Sounds
Consonant Sounds
tongue, lip and jaw positions. arrow shows place of articulation.
Sections
Each chapter contains a combination of these sections:
SOUNDS Spellings
sounds in accents
How to pronounce sounds with examples, IPA symbols and diagrams.
How to choose the correct sounds based on their spellings.
How to join sounds and words together.
Sound selection, collocation, IPA and practice exercises.
Features and variations in regional English accents.
i1
bean many
2
5
tip
sir the
3
6
hair met
fun
a 4
7
pan
card
u 8
moon you
9 shook
10 shore
11 lock
12 dear
e 13 same
a 14 loud
15 go
16 hide
17 curious
18 choice
Sound Chart
IPA symbols for each sound of English.
f19 first
v20 van
21 thick
?22 these
s23 saw
z24 zen
h 25
27
she hard
26
casual
p t 28
30
pick team
b d 29
31
bed dine
k 32
34
code witness
g33
get
t 35 choose
d 36 jet
w r 37
38
watch
rug
j l 39
40
yet look
41 tall
m n 42
43
44
mode
neck
song
Sound Chart Key
See Introduction Chapter (pp. 2-12) for examples of each sound and practical explanations of all terms.
1-19 Vowel Sounds 19-44 Consonant Sounds
Vowel sound with long and short versions. Long vowel sound.
t Voiceless sound.
d Voiced sound. Variation of a sound.
Transctiption Marks
/ / IPA transcription e.g. /pt/ // Main stress in IPA transcription e.g. /ptn/ < > Written English e.g. < partner > [ ] Phonetic transcription (includes sound variations) e.g. []
Version
The IPA symbols we use are the same as those found in the OED (Oxford English Dictionary). Other British English dictionaries may have slight variations. For examples of alternative IPA charts, visit IPA/.
Introduction
Vowel Sounds
are made by shaping air as it leaves the body.
Consonant Sounds
are made by blocking air as it leaves the body.
2-3
Vowel Sounds
4-5 Consonant Sounds
SOUNDS
6-7
Articulation
8-9
Voicing
10-11
sounds in
accents
12
h
1
Vowel Sounds
0.1
Front Vowel Sounds / tongue towards front
1
2
3
4
/i/ bean /i/ many
// tip
// hair // met
/a/ pan
Central Vowel Sounds / tongue relatively flat
5
6
7
// sir // the
// fun
2
// card
8-11. Back Vowel Sounds / tongue towards back
8
9
10
11
/u/ moon /u/ you
// shook // shore // lock
12-18 Diphthong Vowel Sounds / move from one mouth position to another
12 // dear 13 /e/ same 14 /a/ loud 15 // go 16 // hide 17 // curious 18 // choice
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