LINKING SOUNDS

There are 3 main types of linking sounds:

1. Consonant with vowel 2. Consonant with consonant. 3. Vowel with vowel

PART A: Consonant with vowel

Task 1: Listen and repeat these poems.
1. English 3. Busy
Speak it Work all day
Write iy Run away
Read it Boss and me
You know Can’t agree
You really Fill a cup
need it Drink it up
Wait a while
2. Don’t forget Walk a mile
First you close Meet at eight
it Then you Don’t be late!
lock it
And put the key back in your pocket.

Task 2: Listen and write down what you hear.

1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9.
5. 10.

PART B: Consonant with consonant

Task 1: Practice with a partner. Student A says a sentence on the left, Student B respond with a sentence
from the right.
A B
Let’s sit in the sun. Let’s sleep outside instead.
Let’s stay in a hotel. Let’s swim in the pool instead.
Let’s spend all the money. Let’s sit in the shade instead.
Let’s swim in the ocean. Let’s speak English instead.
Let’s see a movie on Sunday. Let’s save some money instead.
Let’s speak Spanish. Let’s study on Sunday instead.

Task 2: Linking between a pair and /p, b, t, d, k, g/

1. Hot dog 6. Need luck
2. Credit check 7. Make game
3. Top file 8. Stop beating
4. Don’t know 9. Had the
5. Sit down 10. Nice zip
 Task 2: Listen and repeat.
English sheets /ʃ/ + /ʃ/ These shirts /z/ + /ʃ/
This shirt /s/ + /ʃ/ These shirts always shrink. /z/ + /ʃ/
Conclusion:
§ /ʃ/ + /ʃ/: say a long /ʃ/ sound.
§ /s/ or /z/ + /ʃ/: say as one long /ʃ/ sound.

Task 3: Ask and answer the question.

Example: A: What do you call ships made in Denmark?
B: Danish ships.
1. Ships made in Denmark? 5. Sugar from Turkey?
2. Shoes made in Spain? 6. Shirts from China?
3. Shells found in Japan? 7. Sheep from Poland?
4. Shampoo from Sweden? 8. Shops in Switzerland?

Danish Spanish Japanese Swedish Turkish Chinese Polish Swiss

NOTE : T, D, S or Z + Y

/d/ + /j/ = /dʒ/ /t/ + /j/ = /tʃ/

Did you call about the job? Why didn’t you tell me?
What did you find out? Didn’t you major in management?
Would you arrange travel? Don’t you speak Japanese?

/s/ + /j/ = /ʃ/ /z/ + /j/ = /ʒ/

Bless you! Who’s your friend?
Press your hands together. Where’s your mom?

PART C: Vowel with vowel

Task 1: Listen and repeat
The first word ends sound like /iː/ or /ɪ/ The first word ends sound like /ʊ/ or /u:/.
Use /j/ to link the words. Use /w/ to link the words.
Me and you You and me
Three or four Two or three
The end Go outside

Task 2: Listen and repeat the poems.

Ø Asking the way
Go up the hill.
Yes.
Take the eight street on your left.
Go out of the building.
And the eleventh on your right.
Go along the street.
Go over the bridge. Then …
Go across the street. … I’m not sure –
You’ll have to ask again.