2. Aspect of connected speech Weak forms are pronounced more
quickly and at lowervolume in comparison to the stressed
syllables.went hotelbooked room twonightsfather best friend.I went
to the hotel and booked a room for two nights formy father and his
best friend./a went h n ttelbkt ru:m f tu: natsf ma f:r n hz best
frend/ 3. Assimilation How sounds modify each other when theymeet
4. What is this? I wanted you to know thatI love the way you laughI
wanna hold you high and steal your painaway... (Broken - Amy Lee
and Seether) 5.
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6. Identify rules of assimilation Hes a rather fat boy. Hes a very
good boy. Can you see that girl over there? Shes a very good girl.
Hes bringing his own car. I really love this shiny one over here.
We found this little cheese shop in Paris. You went to France last
year, didnt you? Would you like a cup of tea? 7. Letter Silent in
Letter Silent inbSubtle, doubt, climbnAutumn, columncScissors,
scene, muscle PPsychology, pneumonia,dWednesday, sandwich,
cupboard, receipt handkerchiefrCar, more, core, bother, (ingGnaw,
ought, longnon-rhotic accents)hHour, what, ought sIsland,
aislekKnow, kneetListen, whistle, often(thoughlTalk, half,
couldsome speakers pronounce it inoften) wWrite, wrong, two,
answer,yellow 8. These words all contain silent letters. Cross out
the silent letters like this: E.g. Ghost Island knowwho Castle
combwrist Daughter might fruit Operacupboardbought Listen foreigner
friend Designer handsomesuit Whalelambwhite Couldnight wrong
Scissors chequetwo Answer champagne yoghurt 9. t and d when appear
in consonant clusters We arrived the next day When we reached Paris
we stopped for lunch Complex consonant clusters She acts like she
owns the place George the Sixths throne Shwa can disappear in
unstressed syllables I think we should call the police Thats an
interesting idea 10. 1) Alveolar consonants /t/ and /d/ when
sandwiched between twoconsonants (CONS t/d CONS), e.g. 11. LINKING
AND INTRUSION When two vowels meet, speakers link them invarious
ways 12. Speakers with non-rothic accents will introduce /r/ to
ease thetransition. Intrusive Princess Diana was a victim of media
explotation The media are to blame Its a question of law and order
I saw it happen 13. Linking /j/ and /w/ I agree, wholeheartedly I
think, therefore I am I am, therefore I ought to be Go on! Go in!
Are you inside? Who is that? You are 14. Juncture I scream Ice
cream The clock keeps ticking The kids keep sticking things on the
wall Thats my train It might rain Can I have some more ice? Can I
have some more rice? 15. Contractions Two words combine to the
extent theybecome one word Im Cant Wouldve Couldve 16. Im tired of
being what you want me to beFeeling so faithless, lost under the
surfaceI dont know what youre expecting of mePut under the pressure
of walking in yourshoes (Numb Linking Park) 17. /fmli p:trt//m:m
pli:z st:p kra, a kn nt stnd sand/ /jr pen z penfl nd ts tr mi:
dan/ /a hr glsz brek z a st p n ma bed//a tould dd ju: did nt mi:n
those n:sti z ju: sed/ 18. /ju: fat bat mni , bat mi: nd ma brr//nd
s a km hm tu: s z ma eltr//t ent i:zi gr p n w:ld w:r ri: nevrn wt
lv kd bi: ju:l si://a dount wnt lv tu: dstr mi: lak t hz dnma fmli/
19. /kn wi: w:rk t at kn wi: bi: fmli //a pr:ms al bi: betr, m:mi
al du: eni//kn wi: w:rk t at kn wi: bi: fmli //a pr:ms al bi: betr,
dd pli:z dnt li:v /
