Step1:Watch the videos(I've given the transcript for an easy grasp of the speech.)
First, while you are watching a video, make the consonant sound and pronounce
the words asinstructed by Alex.
Second, play the video again but this time look at the transcript while listening to Alex.
Again, don'tforgetto make the consonant sound and pronounce thewords.
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VoicedandVoiceless Consonants
(Video 1 - Watch in 'Full Screen')
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In English, some consonants are voiced - like /v/ and some are voiceless - like /f/.
So, what is it to mean voiced or voiceless?
Listen to this: /v/ … /f/ : /v/ … /f/ : /v/ … /f/
Now, you can’t see the difference; you might be able to hear the difference but you can definitely feel the difference!
Watch this: /v/ … /f/ : /v/ … /f/ : /v/ … /f/
When I make a voiced sound like /v/, my throat vibrates. But, when I make a voiceless sound like /f/, it’s just air coming through my mouth. Now, you can also hear if you put your hands over your ears like this…(watch Alex)
/v/ … /f/ : /v/ … /f/ : /v/ … /f/
When I make the voiced sound /v/, it vibrates in my ears and my throat. Now, why is it so important? Because in English, sometimes the only difference between a pair of words is when one consonant is voiced and the other consonant is voiceless. For example, ‘van’ /væn/ and ‘fan’ /fæn/.
You can hear it at the beginning of the words ‘pack’ /pæk/ and ‘pan’ /pæn/.
In the middle of the words ‘copy’ /ˈkɒpi/ and ‘happen’ /ˈhæpən/.
And at the end of the word ‘hop’ /hɒp/ and also at the beginning and end of the word ‘pop’ /pɒp/.
Now you try. Listen and repeat after me.
pack ./pæk/
pan /pæn/
copy /ˈkɒpi/
happen ./ˈhæpən/
hop./hɒp/
pop./pɒp/
Similar Sounds: /p/ and /b/
To speakers of some languages, it may be difficult to tell the difference between this voicelesssound /p/ and its voiced partner /b/, which you can hear at the beginning of the word ‘back’ /bæk/.
Listen carefully to hear the difference. For each examples, I’ll say the word with the voiceless sound /p/ first.
pack /pæk/ back /bæk/
punch /pʌnʧ/ ..bunch /bʌnʧ/
pump ./pʌmp/ bump /bʌmp/
pull /pʊl/ bull ./bʊl/
Could you hear the difference? Now, let’s look at the difference. Watch the piece of paper!
Now, you try. Let’s go through the words again. Listen and repeat after me. (refer to the above list)
You can hear it at the beginning of the words ‘back’ /bæk/ and ‘bag’/bæg/.
And, in middle of the words ‘hobby’ /ˈhɒbi/ and ‘habit’ /ˈhæbɪt/.
At the end of the word ‘job’ /ʤɒb/ and at the beginning and end of the word ‘bob’ /bɒb/
Now you try. Listen and repeat after me.
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back ./bæk/
bag /bæg/
hobby /ˈhɒbi/
habit /ˈhæbɪt/
job /ʤɒb/
bob./bɒb/
Similar Sounds: /b/ and /p/
To speakers of some languages, it may be difficult to tell the difference between this voiced sound /b/ and its voiceless partner /p/, the one you can hear at the beginning of the word ‘pack’ /pæk/.
Listen carefully to hear the difference. For each examples, I’ll say the word with the voiced sound /b/ first.
back /bæk/ .pack ./pæk/
bare ./beə/ .pair /peə/
cab /kæb/ .cap /kæp/
symbol /ˈsɪmbl/ simple /ˈsɪmpl/
Could you hear the difference? Now, let’s look at the difference. Watch this!
Now, let’s try the words again. Listen carefully and repeat. (refer to the above list)
I'm very happy to see all your correction. You are really kind dear, How can I say enough thank for you? I'm lucky to join in this virtual class and become your student... I will try my best.
Ya, I remembered all and I will try to practice to revise it then can I record again? and hope to be correct from you.
I’m only too pleased to see you taking part in this pronunciation study session. It was very wise of you to join the rest of the learners! First of all, I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome to the ‘virtual class’.
Now, let’s see how well you’ve fared in your audio assignment. Here we go…
1. Both your voiceless/p/ and voiced/b/consonants sound perfect!
2. (A) Try to make the sound of the letter combination ‘ch’ in peach and beachclear.You pronounced it more like the /t/ sound as in peat and beat
You can listen to the difference in pronunciation using the online OAL Dictionary. Now, you can click on each of the following words to do just that!
You letter ‘s’ in both these words sound like the ‘sh’ in shoe.You could learn to differentiate these sounds by listening to the audio pronunciation of the words below. Just click on them to hear! (You'll be lead to online OALD again!)
Ok! Overall you’ve started very well, Scarlett. You should able you overcome all your pronunciation problems as you go along with the study. This session is only the very beginning. Thus, don’t shun away from the class as making mistakes and correcting them is part and parcel of learning a language! Happy learning!!
I'm grateful for your useful lesson and feedback all of us, I am so sorry for too late for doing lesson due to some problem with my headset. This is my first record for study session 3. there are so much mistakes I think, I hope to receive your correction for it.
I will try again and again and again...till it be good.
One more time, I want to send you my gratitude for all your help us.
We're really glad to greet you here! You've made a right decision! Well, your first audio assignment is really good. Your spoken English is great. You pronounced all the sounds correctly. You even practised a tongue-twister!!! And this is the most challenging part of audio assignment. I see you decided to study phonetics seriously! Good job! Keep it up!
P.S. I'd like to pay attention to the following words. In the word bald we pronounce the sound /ɔ:/ /bɔ:ld/.
In the word peck we pronounce the sound /e/ /pek/.
In the word Piper the first sound is /aɪ/ /ˈpaɪpə/.
Please, try to follow the instructions doing the audio assignments given in my blog. This is the link:
This audio assignment is also very good as your previos ones. All the sounds were pronounced clear and in a proper way. Tawfeeq, why don't you want to try to pronounce a tongue-twister. It's a very good exercise for developing speech. And what about using Text To Speech option in Audiopal? You can copy any text ( e. g. a tongue-twister) and paste it in Audiopal, listen how native speakers pronounce this text and then try to imitate it. Doing it, you'll acquire good English intonation.
Fantastic work! I even didn't expect that you'll try to pronounce the first tongue-twister not three but four times! What great determination! I respect you a lot for being such a hard-working learner. You pronounced the tongue-twistes very good trying to observe all the sounds and really very fast!
I'd like you to pay attention to the word peck: it contains the sound /e/ /pek/. And be careful with the word bit, it's the second form of the word bite. In the word bit we pronounce the sound /ɪ/ /bɪt/.
Comments
Hello to Teachers G & G!
Here's my audio assignment. Please bear with the delay of my participation.
Cheers!
R☺bbie
Dear Teachers,
Excellent program! I love watching this program. Step by step, I will be able to gather everything.
Good Luck to You all!
Bimal
Dear, teacher Gabriel!
I'm very happy to see all your correction. You are really kind dear, How can I say enough thank for you? I'm lucky to join in this virtual class and become your student... I will try my best.
Ya, I remembered all and I will try to practice to revise it then can I record again? and hope to be correct from you.
Wish you have nicest time dear teacher.
Hello, Scarlett!
I’m only too pleased to see you taking part in this pronunciation study session. It was very wise of you to join the rest of the learners! First of all, I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome to the ‘virtual class’.
Now, let’s see how well you’ve fared in your audio assignment. Here we go…
1. Both your voiceless /p/ and voiced /b/ consonants sound perfect!
2. (A) Try to make the sound of the letter combination ‘ch’ in peach and beach clear. You pronounced it more like the /t/ sound as in peat and beat
You can listen to the difference in pronunciation using the online OAL Dictionary. Now, you can click on each of the following words to do just that!
beat – beach
2. (B) ‘person’ and 3. ‘song’
sow – show
4. Tongue-twisters! I should say that they are, basically, quite difficult to say for all of us! But, you did a great job. I'm impressed!
ii) you pronounced bear like beer
Ok! Overall you’ve started very well, Scarlett. You should able you overcome all your pronunciation problems as you go along with the study. This session is only the very beginning. Thus, don’t shun away from the class as making mistakes and correcting them is part and parcel of learning a language! Happy learning!!
~* GS *~
Dear my teachers Gabriel and Ganila.
I'm grateful for your useful lesson and feedback all of us, I am so sorry for too late for doing lesson due to some problem with my headset. This is my first record for study session 3. there are so much mistakes I think, I hope to receive your correction for it.
I will try again and again and again...till it be good.
One more time, I want to send you my gratitude for all your help us.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0pVixXiohjB
Dear Wadarig!
We're really glad to greet you here! You've made a right decision! Well, your first audio assignment is really good. Your spoken English is great. You pronounced all the sounds correctly. You even practised a tongue-twister!!! And this is the most challenging part of audio assignment. I see you decided to study phonetics seriously! Good job! Keep it up!
P.S. I'd like to pay attention to the following words. In the word bald we pronounce the sound /ɔ:/ /bɔ:ld/.
In the word peck we pronounce the sound /e/ /pek/.
In the word Piper the first sound is /aɪ/ /ˈpaɪpə/.
Please, try to follow the instructions doing the audio assignments given in my blog. This is the link:
http://my.englishclub.com/profiles/blogs/some-practical-steps-to-ac...
Tawfeeq!
One more great work!
This audio assignment is also very good as your previos ones. All the sounds were pronounced clear and in a proper way. Tawfeeq, why don't you want to try to pronounce a tongue-twister. It's a very good exercise for developing speech. And what about using Text To Speech option in Audiopal? You can copy any text ( e. g. a tongue-twister) and paste it in Audiopal, listen how native speakers pronounce this text and then try to imitate it. Doing it, you'll acquire good English intonation.
Wow! Dina!
Fantastic work! I even didn't expect that you'll try to pronounce the first tongue-twister not three but four times! What great determination! I respect you a lot for being such a hard-working learner. You pronounced the tongue-twistes very good trying to observe all the sounds and really very fast!
I'd like you to pay attention to the word peck: it contains the sound /e/ /pek/. And be careful with the word bit, it's the second form of the word bite. In the word bit we pronounce the sound /ɪ/ /bɪt/.
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