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7 KEYS TO NATIVE New
7 KEYS TO NATIVE New
1-Consonants
I’ve been out of the house since morning I’m tired I’m hungry and I desperately need a shower!
aɪv biːn aʊt əv ðə haʊs sɪns ˈmɔːnɪŋ aɪm ˈtaɪəd aɪm ˈhʌŋgri ənd aɪ ˈdɛspərɪtli niːd ə ˈʃaʊə!
2-Vowels
I’ve been out of the house since morning I’m tired I’m hungry and I desperately need a shower!
aɪv biːn aʊt əv ðə haʊs sɪns ˈmɔːnɪŋ aɪm ˈtaɪəd aɪm ˈhʌŋgri ənd aɪ ˈdɛspərɪtli niːd ə ˈʃaʊə!
I’ve been out of the house since morning I’m tired I’m hungry and I desperately need a shower!
aɪv biːn aʊt əv ðə haʊs sɪns ˈ mɔːnɪŋ aɪm ˈ taɪəd aɪm ˈ hʌŋgri ənd aɪ ˈ dɛspərɪtli niːd ə ˈʃaʊə!
I’ve been out of the house since morning I’m tired I’m hungry and I desperately need a shower!
been out of /natt ə/; morning i'm /ŋə/; tired i'm /tt ə/; and i /naɪ/; need a /tt ə/.
House since (the /s/ in [house] and the first /s/ in [since] are pronounced as ONE slightly longer /s/).
(You've not learnt this yet and we shall cover this later with also assimilation, elision plus aspiration )
hungry and /ijə/ (When vowel /i/ or /iː/ comes before another vowel, it is often succeeded by
consonant /j/. That ensures a smooth transition from vowel /i/ to other vowels).
I’ve been out of the house since morning I’m tired I’m hungry and I desperately need a shower!
Word Stress:
1-syllable words (o): i've (it's technically 2 words but since contracted it's listed as a 1-syllable
word); been; out; of; the; house; since; i'm (x2); and; I; need; a
2-syllable words (Oo or oO): morning (Oo); tired (Oo); hungry (Oo); shower (Oo)
3-syllable words (Ooo or oOo or ooO): desperately (Ooo - the schwa sound between /p/ and /r/
has been omitted )
Sentence Stress:
I've been OUT of the HOUSE since MORning i'm TIred i'm HUNGry and i DESperately need a SHOwer.
Total number of syllables: o o O o o O o Oo o Oo o Oo o o Ooo o o Oo (24 syllables)
NB: The time between one stressed syllable and another should roughly be the same but exceptions do exist.
6 – The English Pitch (intonation)
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