Добавил:
Upload Опубликованный материал нарушает ваши авторские права? Сообщите нам.
Вуз: Предмет: Файл:
Practical_English_Phonetics_edited_by_E.Karnevs...doc
Скачиваний:
183
Добавлен:
10.11.2019
Размер:
3.87 Mб
Скачать

Buying gloves

E"'xcuse me, ^ 'how do I -get to the "glove department? 'Over 'there on the "left, madam, | 'just past the "ribbon , counter.

'Is 'this the 'right 'counter for,gloves?

"Yes, ,madam. 'What 'sort of 'gloves do you require? ,Kid, ^

,suede, | 'chamois...?

"Well, I 'let me 'see 'some of "each.

"Certainly, ,madam. What "size do you Даке?

'Six and a '"quarter, J I bewlieve, | but you'd 'better

"measure my ,hand ^to 'make »sure.

I , think a "six is your ,size. ' flow do you 'like these'1 ' I

can -recom"mend them, | they're ""very r^jiable.

' How "much I are they?

'Nineteen and e"leven, , madam.

'Very /Well, j1*11 "take them. And >now ^ how do I 'get to the "shoe department?

'Come ,this-way, -please, | and 'I'll "showyou ... | 'just-over "there I be'yond the "millinery department. 'Wliat^kindof -shoes did you/Want, Madam? 'Calf, I 'glace, ^ 'suede...?

I 'want a 'strong "walking-,shoe | with a 'low "heel. Perhaps "calf would be /best. Plike court ,shoes, | but of "course | 'high -heels aren't "suitable for country ,wear... "As you xsee, 11 have 'rather 'small .feet.

"Here's a ,pair about -your ,size. 'Try them "on... 'How do they ,feel?

They're "fairly ,comfortable, | but they're a 'bit "tight ^ a'cross the "toes."I suppose they'll "give a /little. "Yes, ^ they'll "stretch with /Wearing. 'Very ,well, then ... ,Now, | 'let's vsee, | what ^else did I ^аШ?~ОЬ, vyes, | some 'silk /stockings, | ishoe-/polisb, | a 'pair of ,scissors | and some "safety- ,pins.

(From "Lingaphone Conversational Course")

II. Learn this poem by heart.

GOOD NAME

(an extract from "Othello" by W. Shakespeare) Good name in 'man and .woman, idear my /lord, 'is the im'mediate Jewel | of their 4souls. 'Who steals my vpurse ^ 'steals ^trash. 'Tis 'something, ^ 'nothing 'Twas /mine, | 'tis \his And 'has been 'slave to .thousands But^he that^filehes ' from me ^ My 'good ' name ^

' Robs me of 'that ^ which ^not enriches ' him | And , makes »'me | "poor in.deed.

SECTION VI

  1. Elision in consonant clusters. Elision of [t, d, h].

  2. Three- stress rhythm. Structures with three syllables only.

  3. Intonation of statements.

1. Elision in consonant clusters

Elision of [t, d, h]

Elision means the dropping of a sound or sounds, either within a word or at a junction of words. Elision is a feature of rapid colloquial speech, while forma! speech tends to retain the full form of words under the influence of spelling.

One of the most typical examples of elision is the omission of [t] or[d] between two other consonants', friends [frenz], mostlyfmsush] Another example is the dropping of [h] in pronouns and auxiliaries. Pronouns with the initial [h] and the auxiliaries "have, has, had" commonly lose [h] when they are unstressed within an utterance, [h] is pronounced in these words when they are initial in an utterance or when they are stressed:

The people have gone, [бэ' pi:pl av gon] She gave him his breakfast. [Ji- 'geiv im iz brekfast] It took him half an hour, [it tuk im ha:f an 4 а и a] But: He is going away, [hi- iz 'gauir) a 'wei | It must be remembered that the elision of consonants in consonant clusters is not always permissible. In general, clusters of two identical consonants at a word junction must not be reduced by elision. The two consonants should be run together smoothly without a break, what time ['wot^taimj12 with this [wiö 4öis] a clean knife [a 'kli:n vnaif]

The elision of one of the two consonants (not identical, as a rule) sometimes occurs in very rapid speech but it is usually characterized as a vulgarism.

— he went away [hi- 'wen s'wei] — —

give me a cake ['gi mi э Nkeik] i HO!8U3 ,r

SOUND DRILLS

friends Westminster sounds exactly mostly kindness friendship

Соседние файлы в предмете [НЕСОРТИРОВАННОЕ]