美式英语正音训练第92期:第8章 练习3

Exercise 8-3: Bit or Beat? We've discussed intonation in terms of new information, contrast, opinion, and negatives. As you heard on p. 3, Americans tend to stretch out certain one-syllable words but which ones? The answer is simple when a single syl

美式英语正音训练第96期:第8章 练习7

Exercise 8-7: Reduction options In the following example, you will see how you can fully sound out a word ( such as 'to' ) , reduce it slightly, or do away with it altogether. 1. ... easier t(w)nderstand. 2. ... easier t(w)nderstand. 3. ... easier t

美式英语正音训练第95期:第8章 练习6

Exercise 8-6: The middle l list The letter l in the unstressed position devolves consistently into a schwa. Repeat. Ability Accident Accountability Activity Adversity American Analytical Animal Applicant Application Article Astronomical Audible Audit

美式英语正音训练第94期:第8章 练习5

Exercise 8-5: tense and lax vowel exercise Let's practice tense and lax vowels in context. The intonation is marked for you. When in doubt, try to leave out the lax vowel rather than run the risk of overpronouncing it: lip instead of lip, so it doesn

美式英语正音训练第93期:第8章 练习4

Exercise 8-4: Bit or Beat? Bid or Bead? Read each column down. Next, contrast the single and double tense vowels with each other; and the single and double lax vowels with each other. Finally read all four across. Tense Vowels beat seat heat Pete fee

美式英语正音训练第91期:第8章 练习2

Exercise 8-2: Lax Vowels The lax vowels areproduced in the throat and are actually quite similarto each other. Let's practice some lax vowels. See also Chapter 11 to contrast with tense vowels. Remember to double the vowel when the word endsin a voic

美式英语正音训练第90期:第8章 练习1

Exercise 8-1 : Comparing and Look at the chart that follows and repeat each word. We are contrasting the sound first column a strong, nonreducible sound, ooh, that is made far forward in the mouth, with the lips fully rounded with the reduced sound i

美式英语正音训练第89期:第8章 更多弱读音

Chapter 8 More Reduced Sounds There are two sounds that look similar, but sound quite different. One is the tense vowel , pronounced ooh, and the other is the soft vowel , whose pronunciation is a combination of ih and uh. The sound is located far fo

美式英语正音训练第88期:第7章 练习3

Exercise 7-3: Tongue Twisters Feeling confident? Good! Try the following tongue twisters and have some fun. 1. The sixth sick Sheik's sixth thick sheep. 2. This is a zither. Is this a zither? 3. I thought a thought. But the thought I thought wasn't t

美式英语正音训练第87期:第7章 练习2

Exercise 7-2: Targeting The TH Sound In order to target the TH sound, first, hold a mirror in front of you and read our familiar paragraph silently, moving only your tongue. It should be visible in the mirror each time you come to a TH. Second, find