Linguistics (phonetics)

Linguistics (phonetics)

TODAY'S AGENDA

• Review concepts of the previous class

• Practice phonemes (Consonants)

• Use strategies and tips to pronounce better

• Final product

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What is Linguistics?

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What branches does linguistics have?

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What is phonetics?

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How good are you at pronunciation?

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Do you think phonemes are difficult to pronounce? Why? / Why not?

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Do you remember any phonemes? Which ones?

Let's check how much you remember about the previous class

Multiple Choice

How many letters does the English alphabet have?

• 25

• 24

• 26

• 23

Multiple Choice

How many phonemes does English language have?

• 40

• 42

• 39

• 44

Multiple Choice

Speech sounds are categorized in the IPA

• True

• False

CHALLENGE TIME

Are you ready?

Let's watch two videos to focus on the pronunciation of each phoneme

Vowels and consonants

Look at the paragraph and identify all the words

"aɪ kæn fɪks ɪt!". ðæt wɒz ðə fɜːst θɪŋ

 ˈkʌmɪŋ tuː maɪ maɪnd æt ðæt ˈməʊmənt. 

aɪ wɒz ˈswɛtɪŋ ə lɒt wɛn ˈlʊkɪŋ æt hɜː ˈgɔːʤəs 

aɪz. ʃiː lʊkt æt miː æz ɪf ʃiː njuː wɒt aɪ hæd dʌn. hɜː 

lɪps lʊkt ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl ænd kjuːt. ˈlɔːrə wɒz hɜː neɪm; 

maɪ fɜːst ænd pləˈtɒnɪk lʌv. fɔː ði ˈʌðəz, ʃiː wɒz ʤʌst əˈnʌðə 

ˈkɪdnæpt gɜːl, huːz ˈbɒdi kʊd ˈnɛvər əˈpɪə.

 

"I can fix it!". That was the first thing coming to my mind at that moment. I was sweating a lot when looking at her gorgeous eyes. She looked at me as if she knew what I had done. Her lips looked irresistible and cute. Laura was her name; my first and platonic love. For the others, she was just another kidnapped girl, whose body could never appear.

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TALKING TIME

Identify the words of the following questions and ask them to your partner

wɒt duː juː laɪk tuː duː?

wɒt dɪd juː duː ˈjɛstədeɪ?

wɒt ɪz jɔː ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈmuːvi? waɪ?

wɒt ɪz jɔː ˈbɪgɪst driːm?

huːz jɔː ˈfeɪvərɪt ˈpɜːsn? waɪ?

wɒt hæv juː lɜːnt təˈdeɪ?

TASK

1.Copy the following paragraph on Tophonetics.com

2.Get the British transcription

3.Practice the pronunciation

4.Record a video by reading it

5.Use any strategy or tip to pronounce better.

Baby, I’m sorry I couldn’t bring you home. But you’re with the kids now. That’s home, yeah? I’ll see you all again one day.

Look. Marcus is busy saving the world again so, I gotta be there for him. Sleep tight, sweetheart.

Post them on the facebook group (IPA transcription and video)