Exercise 1-57: Phrasing CD Track 31 Repeat after me. 图片1 For clarity, break your sentences with pauses between natural word grou ps of related thoughts orideas. Of course, you will have to break at every comma and every period, but besides thoseb...
Exercise 1-58: Creating Word Groups CD 2 Track32 Break the paragraph into natural word groups. Mark every place where you think a pause is neededwith a slash. Hello, my name is_______________. I'm taking American Accent Training. There's a lot to lea...
Exercise 1-59: Practicing Word Groups CD 2 Track33 When I read the paragraph this time, I will exaggerate the pauses. Although we're working on wordgroups here, remember, I don't want you to lose your intonation. Repeat each sentence group afterme. H...
Exercise 1-60: Tag Endings CD 2 Track 34 Pause the CD and complete each sentence with a tag ending. Use the same verb, but with theopposite polarity positive becomes negative, and negative beco mes positive. Then, repeat after me.Check Answer Key, be...
Chapter 2. Word Connections CD 2 Track 35 As mentioned in the previous chapter, in American Englis h, words are not pronounced one byone. Usually, the end of one word attaches to the beginni ng of the next word. This is also true forinitials, numbers...
Exercise 2-1 : Spelling an d Pronunciation CD 2 Track 36 Read the following sentences. The last two sentences should be pronounced exactly the same, nomatter how they are written. It is the sound that is important, not the spelling. The dime. The dim...
Liaison Rule 1 : Consonant / Vowel Words are connected when a word ends in a consonant sound and the next word starts with avowel sound, including the semivowels W, Y, and R. Exercise 2-2: Word Connections CD 2 Track 37 图片1 In the preceding examp...
Exercise 2-3: Spelling and Number Connect ions CD 2 Track 38 You also use liaisons in spelling and numbers: 图片1 What's the Difference Between a Vowel and a Consonant? In pronunciation, a consonant touches at some point in th e mouth. Try saying [...
Exercise 2-4: Consonant / Vowel Liaiso n Practice CD 2 Track 39 Pause the CD and reconnect the following words. On personal pronouns, it is common to drop theH. See Answer Key, beginning on page 193. Repeat. 图片1 图片2...
Exercise 2-5: Consonant /Consonant Liaisons CD 2 Track 40 Say the sound of each group of lett ers out loud (the sound of the letter, not the name: [b] is [buh] not[bee]). There are three general locations the lips, behind the teeth, or in the throat....
Exercise 2-6: Consonant / Consonant Liai sons CD 2 Track 41 I just didn't get the chance . [Ijusdidn'tge(t)thechance.] I've been late twice. [I'vbinla(t)twice.] In the preceding examples you can see that because the ending [st] of just and the beginn...
Exercise 2-7: Liaisons with TH Combination CD 2 Track 42 When the TH combination connects with certain sounds, the two sounds ble nd together to form acomposite sound. In the following examples, see how the TH moves back a nd the L moves forward,to m...
Exercise 2-8: Consonant / Consonant Liaison Practice CD 2 Track 43 Pause the CD and reconnect the following words as shown in the models. Check Answer Key,beginning on page 193. Repeat. hard times [hardtimes] with luck [withluck] 1. business deal ___...
Exercise 2-9: Vowel / Vowel Liaison Practice CD 2 Track44 Pause the CD and reconnect the following words as shown in the models. Add a (y) glide after an [e]sound, and a (w) glide after an [u] sound. Don't forget that the sound of th e American O is...
Exercise 2-10; T, D, S, or Z + Y Liaisons CD 2 Track 45 Repeat the following. T + Y = CH What's your name? [wəcher name] Can't you do it? [k nt chew do(w)it] Actually [kchully] Don't you like it? [dont chew lye kit] Wouldn't you? [wooden chew] Haven...
