- •Contents
- •Preface
- •Key to phonemic and other symbols
- •Introductory Corrective Course Academic Thematic Syllabus
- •Notes on english phonetics
- •The organs of speech
- •Articulation Basis of English
- •The English Vowel System
- •The Chart of English Vowel Phonemes
- •English Monophthongs
- •English Diphthongs
- •The English Consonant System
- •Chart of English Consonant Phonemes
- •Vowel Reduction
- •Full and Reduced Forms
- •List of Full and Reduced Forms
- •Assimilation
- •Directions of Assimilation
- •Degrees of Assimilation
- •Types of Partial Assimilation
- •Word Stress
- •Accented types of words
- •English Intonation. Its Components.
- •Communicative Types of Sentences
- •The Segments of Intonation Group
- •Types of Pre-Heads
- •The System of Scales
- •Scales in Detail The Stepping Scale
- •The Sliding Scale
- •The Scandent Scale
- •The Level Scale
- •Terminal Tones
- •The Low Fall
- •The Low Rise
- •The Fall-Rise
- •Sentence Stress
- •Variations in Sentence Stress
- •Logical Stress
- •Some Rules of Syntagmatic Division
- •Complex and Compound Sentences
- •Direct Address
- •Parentheses
- •Author’s Words
- •Graphical rules
- •Vowel № 1/I:/
- •Vowel № 2 //
- •Vowel № 3 /e/
- •Vowel № 4 //
- •Vowel № 5 //
- •Vowel № 6 //
- •Vowel № 7 //
- •Vowel № 8 //
- •Vowel № 9 //
- •Vowel № 10 //
- •Vowel № 11 //
- •Vowel № 12 //
- •Tongue twisters
- •Practical assignments Stress
- •Linking of words in connected speech
- •Assimilation
- •Rhythm and Rhythmic Groups
- •Scales and Terminal Tones
- •Word Phonetic Analysis Model
- •Sentence Phonetic Analysis Model
- •Preparatory Tests Preparatory Test 1
- •Preparatory test 2
- •Preparatory Test 3
- •Preparatory test 4
- •Pedagogical classification of pronunciation errors and problems
- •Phonetic and grammar terms
- •Recommended literature
Rhythm and Rhythmic Groups
To acquire correct reading habits it is advisable to attach the unstressed syllables to the preceding stressed word rather than to the following one.
Task 1.
John’s away on business.
Thank you for the letter.
What a delightful surprise.
Somebody called when you were out.
Will it be a nuisance if I leave it here?
They went for a walk in the park.
I’m going to the theatre to night.
I sent them a photo of the children.
You can get there by bus from Liverpool Street.
I think it would be better to wait till to morrow.
Perhaps we might go to the theatre together for once.
I don’t think they will have come back from their trip to Paris by then.
I would have tried to see his point of view.
Task 2.
As we felt hot and dusty after our trip we bathed and rested a while. By that time it was five thirty, and we decided to stroll down to the dining-room and see what was on the menu for dinner. We decided not to eat until six o’clock. So since there was half an hour to kill we went into the lounge to watch the television for a while.
Task 3.
A bad tempered dog one day found his way into a manger, and found it ↑so nice and comfortable that he made up his mind to stop there. When ever the cattle came near to eat their hay he growled and barked at them to frighten them off. “What a very selfish dog,” exclaimed one of the oxen. “He can’t eat the hay himself and he won’t let us eat who can.
Scales and Terminal Tones
Practice reading these sentences.
Thats good. Thats good. That’s good. That’s good?
Don’tleave. Don’t leave. Don’t leave. Don’t leave?
Ask John. Ask John. Ask John. Ask John?
Not now. Not now. Not now. Not now?
Who’s that? Who’s that? Who’s that? Who’s that?
Why not? Why not? Why not? Why not?
What for? What for? What for? What for?
How strange. How strange How strange. How strange?
Next week. Next week. Next week. Next week?
Come here. Come here. Come here. Come here?
Who did you go with?
Who did you go with?
Who did you go with?
Who did you go with?
I think you’d better ask the others.
I think you’d better ask the others.
I think you’d better ask the others.
You think I’d better ask the others?
I’ll finish it now.
I’ll finish it now.
I’ll finish it now.
You’ll finish it now?
You can easily catch the last train.
You can easily catch the last train.
You can easily catch the last train.
You can easily catch the last train?
Does she know the way?
Does she know the way?
Does she know the way?
Does she know the way?
It’s always better to wait.
It’s always better to wait.
It’s always better to wait.
It’s always better to wait?
How long do you want to keep it?
How long do you want to keep it?
How long do you want to keep it?
How long do I want to keep it?
Nobody told me what to do about it.
Nobody told me what to do about it.
Nobody told me what to do about it.
Nobody told me what to do about it?
John told me not to come.
John told me not to come.
John told me not to come.
John told me not to come?
Henry said he’d wait for us at home.
Henry said he’d wait for us at home.
Henry said he’d wait for us at home.
Henry said he’d wait for us at home?
Why does he refuse to listen?
Why does he refuse to listen?
Why does he refuse to listen?
Why does he refuse to listen?
Who’s going to support him?
Who’s going to support him?
Who’s going to support him?
Who’s going to support him?
I don’t think I’IIfollow your advice.
I’m afraid I’ve made a mistake.
Don’t take it too much to heart.
Why don’t I write to the secretary?
Could anything have been simpler than that?
Are you travelling on your own?
My message didn’t reach him in time?
I don’t believe it’s possible.
It doesn’t matter, dear.
I thought it was going to rain.
It’s much too late to have any regrets now.
When did I see him?
From which station?
You saw him when?
What time do you want me?
I saw him a few moments ago.