Home > Lesson 1: Introduction > Unit 1.3 Four actions
Presentation
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Quiz
Discussion
- How aware were you that we use four actions in connected speech? Do you do anything similar in your L1?
- Do you think that connected speech is necessary to be understood in English, or is it enough to pronounce each word clearly?
- 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
- 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?
- Practice the bad and then good connection on slide 9. Which one is easier for you to pronounce?
- Practice the bad and then good connection on slide 10. What is the difference between them?
- Practice the VV connections on slide 11. Write down at least three more phrases which connect with w, y, r and practice saying them.
- 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’?
Further Study
- How to move forward consonant sounds
- How to delete consonant sounds
- How to add consonant sounds
- How to change consonant sounds