Listen Up! Basic - Session 12

Listen Up! Basic - Session 12

Practicing word linking;

Talking about favourite music/song/musicians;

Word linking

• Linking is a way of joining the pronunciation of two words so that they are easy to say and flow together smoothly. In English there are different ways that this happens. How would you pronounce the sentence below?

• "My favourite kind of music is POP."

Listen to the speaker saying the sentence in two different ways. Which one sounds more natural for you?

The second version sounds more natural because of word linking:

The words in red represent

Read this sentence aloud. Then, go to the next slide.

Read the same sentence aloud considering the rules of word linking. Then, go to the next slide and listen to the speaker.

I think this song is about the singer's black cat

Read the sentences below aloud and record them using you mobile. Can you find the links in the sentences?

• I want two apples and one big grapefruit.

• Both the windows are broken.

• My friend isn’t going to be on time.

• I can’t tell when Neil’s joking.

• These are the best tomatoes I’ve ever had.