Unit 1.3 Four actions

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#1. The four actions we use to get good connections are:
#2. look at >> loo kat. This is an example of:
#3. The consonant sounds we usually delete are:
#4. We can add one of these consonant sounds in a VV connection:
#5. We change a ________ consonant sound into an ________ consonant sound when it moves forward in a CC connection.
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#1. The four actions we use to get good connections are:

#2. look at >> loo kat. This is an example of:

#3. The consonant sounds we usually delete are:

#4. We can add one of these consonant sounds in a VV connection:

#5. We change a ________ consonant sound into an ________ consonant sound when it moves forward in a CC connection.

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  1. How aware were you that we use four actions in connected speech? Do you do anything similar in your L1?
  2. Do you think that connected speech is necessary to be understood in English, or is it enough to pronounce each word clearly?
  3. How aware were you of the concepts introduced in this unit before taking this course? Is connected speech taught where you go/went to school? If not, why not?

Practice

  1. Practice saying the phrases on slides 7 and 8 – first the bad connection then the good connection. How do they feel to you? Are the VC connections easier to pronounce?
  2. Practice the bad and then good connection on slide 9. Which one is easier for you to pronounce?
  3. Practice the bad and then good connection on slide 10. What is the difference between them?
  4. Practice the VV connections on slide 11. Write down at least three more phrases which connect with w, y, r and practice saying them.
  5. Practice moving forward and changing the consonant sound on slide 12. Do you think it makes a big difference, whether we say ‘ha vtime’ or ‘ha ftime’?

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