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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
Review Exercise 1 : To have a friend, be a friend. CD 3 Track 51 Take the repeated phrase in the following application steps. Apply each concept indicated there, oneat a time and in the sequence given. Read the sentence out loud two or three times, c
Exercise 4-6: Rule 4Held T Before N CD 3 Track 18 The held T is, strictly speaking, not really a T atall. Remember [t] and [n] are very close in themouth (see Liaisons, Exercise 2-5). If you have an N immediately after a T, you don't pop the Tthetong
Exercise 5-15: Shifting Your Voice Position CD 3 Track 41 Pinch your nose closed and say. You should feel a high vibration in your nasal passages, as wellas in your fingers. Now, continue holding your nose, and completely relax your throatallow an ah
Exercise 5-12: Thirty Little Turtles In a Bottle of Bottled Water CD 3 Track 37 Repeat the following paragraph, focusing on the consonant +əl combinations. Thrdee Liddəl Terdəl ZinəBddələBddəl Dwder A bottle of bottled water held 30 little tur
Exercise 11-3: Lax Vowels CD 4 Track 40 As we saw in Chapter 8, these are the lax vowels. 图片1
Exercise 8-9: How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck? CD 4 Track 23 How fast can you say: 图片1 In the following two exercises, we will practice the two vowel sounds separately.
Exercise 8-11: A True Fool CD 4 Track 25 Repeat after me. A true fool will choose to drool in a pool to stay cool. Who knew that such fools were in theschools, used tools, and flewballoons? Louknewand now youdo, too. Intonation and Attitude There are
Exercise 8-5: Tense and Lax Vowel Exercise CD 4Track 19 Let's practice tense and lax vowels in context. The intonation is marked for you. When in doubt, tryto leave out the lax vowel rather than run the risk of overpronouncing it: l'p in place of lip
Exercise 8-3; Bit or Beat? CD 4 Track 17 We've discussed intonation in terms of new information, contrast, opinion, and negatives. As youheard on p. 3, Americans tend to stretch out certain one-syllable words ... but which ones? Theanswer is simplewh
Exercise 11-9: Your Compound Nouns and Complex Verbs CD 4 Track 46 Using your compound nouns from Ex. 11-8, choose a verb and putit through all the changes.Remember that it helps to have a verb that startswith a vowel. Add explanatory words to round
Exercise 1-21: Squeezed-Out Syllables CD 1 Track 30 Intonation can also completely get rid of certain entire syllables. Some longer words that arestressed on the first syllable squeeze weak syllabl es right out. Cover up the regular columns andread t
Exercise 1-20; Sound/Meaning Shifts CD 1 Track 29 Intonation is powerful. It can change meaning and pronunciation. Here you will get the chance toplay with the sounds. Remember, in the beginning, the meaning isn't that impo r tantjust work ongetting
Exercise 1-16: Paragraph Intonation Prac tice CD 1 Track 25 V From your color-marked copy, read each sentence of the paragra ph in Exercise 1-15 after me. Use your rubber band, give a clear pitch change to the highlighted word s, and think about the