Pronunciation

Lesson

Week 1

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We will learn the followings in week 1.

• Commonly mispronounced words

• What is pronunciation?
• Why is pronunciation important?
• The difference between phoneme and letters
• IPA Symbols Summary
• Consonants: Voiced and Unvoiced Sounds
• Using a dictionary

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 Before we start, let’s read some English words.

• Pronunciation • /prənʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
• ask • /ɑːsk/
• Wednesday • /ˈwɛnzdeɪ/
• factory • /ˈfæktari/
• vegetable • /ˈvedʒtəbl/
• Giraffe • /dʒɪˈrɑːf/
• volcano • /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/
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Before we start, let’s read some English words.

• mosquito • /məsˈkiːtəʊ/
• cuisine • /kwɪˈziːn/
• garage • /gəˈrɑːʒ/
• salmon • /ˈsæmən/
• asthma • /ˈæzmə/
• luxury • /ˈlukʃəri/
• stomach • /ˈstʌmək/
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Before we start, let’s read some English words.

• quay /kiː/
• genre /ʒɑnrə/
• debris /dɛbriː/
• divorce /dɪˈvɔːs/
• facade /fəˈsɑːd/
• ricochet /ˈrɪkəʃeɪ/
• resignation /rɛzɪgˈneɪʃən/
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Before we start, let’s read some English words.

• horizon /həˈraɪzən/
• yacht /jɒt/
• psychiatrist /saɪˈkaɪətrist/
• menu /mɛnjuː/
• determine dɪˈtɜːmɪn/
• suite /swiːt/
• fasten /fɑːsən/
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 What is Pronunciation?

Pronunciation : the way in which we make the sound of a word

Key Terminology :
Vowel Consonant
Diphthong Phoneme
Syllable Stress

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 Why is Pronunciation important?

Incorrect Pronunciation Correct Pronunciation

• Negative impression • Good at listening skills
• Misunderstanding • Avoid misunderstanding
• Ineffective communication • Effective communication

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Letters & Phonemes
tree & /trɪː/

26 & 44 (English)

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 What is a phoneme?

– One of the smallest units of speech that make one

word different from another word
– The sounds of a language
– English → 44 phonemes
– E.g, the difference between lip and lap depends on
the vowel sound.
• lip /lɪp/
• lap /læp/
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 Letters Vs. Phonemes

Mark Six
• 4 letters • 3 letters
• ma r k • s i x

• 3 phonemes • 4 phonemes
• /m/ /ɑː/ /k/ • /s/ /ɪ/ /k/ /s/

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 Ex.1. Write the number of letters and sounds
in the words below.

Letters Sounds
love 4 3
green
knife
next
she
knee
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 Ex.1. Write the number of letters and sounds
in the words below.

Letters Sounds
love 4 3
green 5 4
knife 5 3
next 4 5
she 3 2
knee 4 2
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 Phonemic Chart

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 IPA Symbols summary

Phonemes (44)

Consonants (24) Vowels (12) Diphthongs (8)

Unvoiced (9) Long Vowels (5)

Voiced (15) Short Vowels (7)

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 Read the following IPA and guess the words.

symbols words
/bʊk/ book
/gɜːl/
/eg/
/lɪv/
/bɪg/
/teɪbl/
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 Read the following IPA and guess the words.

symbols words
/bʊk/ book
/gɜːl/ girl
/eg/ egg
/lɪv/ live
/bɪg/ big
/teɪbl/ table
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 Two important applications for Pronunciation Practice
English Pronunciation in Use

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 Two important applications for Pronunciation Practice
Phonemic Chart

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 Conclusion of
Introduction to Phonetics

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