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#1. What is the aim of this course?
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#2. This course will also improve your ________ skills.
#3. Native speakers of English speak by connecting ________.
#4. Spoken English is ________ written English.
#5. The four sound connections are:
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Discussion
- What do the words ‘connected speech’ mean to you?
- What do you know about connected speech? Have you ever learned about connected speech during an English course? What do you remember? If not, why not?
- How important is connected speech to you in terms of being able to communicate in English?
- Why have you decided to do this course? What are your aims/goals? What would you like to achieve by the end of the course?
- How would you rate your speaking and listening skills in English at the moment?
- In what ways are spoken English and written English different?
- Is your L1 a phonetic language? Is it easier to learn a phonetic language than a non-phonetic language?
Practice
- Write ten words which are phonetic in English [spoken as they are spelled], e.g. ‘pan’ and ‘long’.