CONSONANT H

Can be silent or sound:

CO-ORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS: Strong/ Weak forms

SINATRA'S SONG SPELLING&PHONETICS

IS YOUR PRONUNCIATION RIGHT?

PRONUNCIATION FRIENDLY and ENJOYABLY

I can see your level  is high, yet you feel the need to improve PRONUNCIATION.  I’ll facilitate the process  smoothly  with brain-friendly  activities addressed to both left and right hemispheres, catering for conscious and unconscious learning. 

WRITE THE SPELLING OF SINATRA'S SONG

Audio hint

SILENT LETTERS:

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LOVE PROVERBS: SOLUTION

UNDERSTAND SPOKEN ENGLISH

61 Common English words, grammar words, have strong / weak forms.

The weak forms are used most often.

Strong forms at the beginning and end of a sentence or word group are frequently used, but not always. When pronounced in isolation or for emphasis.

Teachers tend to teach strong forms; this is one of the reasons why many people do not understand spoken English.

Foreigners often do not understand native speakers connected speech because they do not hear the strong forms they have been taught.

WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND SPOKEN ENGLISH?

Correct Pronunciation of isolated words is an asset, but it is not enough. The pronunciation of many grammar words ( 61 ) varies in the spoken language.

It is a common experience; many people after studying English for years, understand nothing or very little in conversation with native speakers.

The main reason is the unexpected changes that occur in connected speech.

That is why we undertake to deal with these changes. We shall do it gradually  and interchange it with other items.

WRITE THE SPELLING OF THESE: CORRECTION

CONSONANTS AUDIO

I recommend the following link to produce and the English sounds:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBhrpu-3fIE

I have been using a simplified phonetic code as I am aware phonetics puts people off, even teachers, so I reduced them to a minimum acceptable and that practically works.

I have already pointed out there is a slight difference between them:

LOVE PROVERBS

 Love proverbs

Write the Spelling:

tru: lVv ‘nevE grsEuz Euld

E ‘mVDE’z  lVv nevE  ‘eiJiz

lVv meiks o:l hA:d hA:ts Jentl

wen lVv  z greitist wE:dz E fiuist

WRITE THE SPELLING OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS:

   
     Read aloud the phonetics while writing the spelling. Then from the spelling

MILLIONS SPEAKERS NEED IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION.

MILLIONS NEED TO IMPROVE PRONUNCIATION

English is spoken and studied worldwide. But many having studied English for years yet they are unable to speak it. A large majority, even native speakers speak so badly  that it is difficult, sometimes impossible, to understand them.

I met at a Conference of the EU in Amsterdam an Irish Greenpeace activist. She said:

-The Meetings are chaotic. They speak English so badly that they do not communicate. I advocate Esperanto as it is impossible to learn English.

-Yes, it is possible to learn English, if taught well - I said convinced.

Nouns, verbs, and adverbs can express basic needs, provided they are well pronounced. But grammar is necessary to communicate at a higher level.

 The oral aspect of English is difficult: sounds, rhythmic accent, and intonation. Difficulty enhanced by various spellings of the same sound.

Many teachers, obsessed with a simple, almost nonexistent grammar, neglect the oral aspect, paramount because grammatical rules derive from it.

If English changes in contact with so many languages, it can eventually develop into many vernaculars and cease to be the lingua franca.

I believe in the value of communication. It was my desire to be useful why I created two blogs to improve pronunciation, one for Spanish speakers and another for speakers of other languages.

Mind Map #20

The target sound is in the center of the image.

 Branches with various spellings irradiate.

MAP READING

Read clockwise. This means exception.

More Mind Maps here:

Sound CH

Write in phonetics SOLUTION