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SPEAKING
Chapter 2 Read Aloud
Lesson 5 Liaison
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What is this lesson all about?

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Individual
Liaison
Practice

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ONE
Suggested time: 15 minutes

Liaison
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Liaison 3 minutes

How to read with liaison?

What is liaison?

Liaison is the linking of sounds or words. It

makes you sound more fluent and natural.

Example: So, when should we

come ̮in work ̮out good ̮idea read ̮it ̮again use liaison?

* “ ”̮ indicates that a liaison is used.

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Liaison 2 minutes

How to read with liaison?

Three Types of Liaisons

1. Consonant + Vowel

Tip 1
e.g.: an a̮ pple in A
̮ pril at E̮ aster
When the first word ends
with a consonant and the
second word begins with
/ǝ’næpl/ /ɪ’neɪprǝl/ /ǝ’ti:stǝ/
a vowel, you can link
them together.

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Liaison 2 minutes

How to read with liaison?

Three Types of Liaisons

2. R-linking (a type of ‘Consonant + Vowel’)

Tip 2
e.g.: for e̮ ver more a̮ nd more your o
̮ ther pen
When the first word ends
with the consonant /r/
and the second word
/fɔ’revǝ/ /’mɔ:rǝnd’ mɔ:/ /jɔ:’r^ðǝ ’pen/
begins with a vowel, you
can link them together.

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Liaison 2 minutes

How to read with liaison?

Three Types of Liaisons

3. Vowel + Vowel
(1) Linking sound /j/
Tip 3
/i:/, /ɪ/, /eɪ/, /aɪ/, /ɔɪ/ + Vowel When the first word ends
with the vowel /i:/, /ɪ/,
or /eɪ, aɪ, ɔɪ/, and the
e.g.: the o
̮ ld rry a̮ gain second word begins with
/ðɪ ’jǝuld/ /traɪ jǝ’geɪn/ a vowel, you can link
them together with /j/.

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Liaison 2 minutes

How to read with liaison?

Three Types of Liaisons

3. Vowel + Vowel
(2) Linking sound /w/
Tip 3
/u:/, /u/, /ǝu/, /au/ + Vowel
When the first word ends
with the vowel /u:/, /u/,
/ǝu/, /au/, and the
e.g.: do i̮ t how o
̮ ld
second word begins with
/’dju: wɪt/ /hau ’wǝuld/ a vowel, you can link
them together with /w/.

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Liaison 3 minutes

How to read with liaison?

Attention!
Not every word can be linked with another word even if they are in
line with the rules! Only when the words belong to the same sense
group can they be read with liaison.

‘Forest’ and ‘and’

Which liaison is wrong? belong to two different
sense groups, so they
Woodsmen go i̮ nto the forest a̮ nd cut down the trees. shouldn’t be linked
together.

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 Individual
Practice
PART Suggested time: 10 minutes

TWO

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Individual Practice 1 minute

Vocabulary

Ireland n. [‘aɪrlənd] 爱尔兰

difficult adj. [ˈdɪfɪˌkʌlt] 困难的
conquer v. [ˈkɑŋkə(r)] 征服
independence n. [ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəns] 独立

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Individual Practice 4 minutes

Now, let’s read. You will have one minute to go over the sentences. Try
to use liaison.

Don’t forget
• Ireland has had a very difficult history. rhe problems started in the to pause
16th century when English rulers tried to conquer Ireland. according to
sense groups.

• For hundreds of years, the Irish people fought against the English.
Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give
independence to the south of Ireland.

The answer and the recording are on the next page.

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Individual Practice 5 minutes

Now, listen to the recording and see if you’re right.

• Ireland has had a̮ very difficult history. rhe problems started i̮ n the
16th century when ̮English rulers tried to conquer ̮Ireland.

• For hundreds o ̮ f years, the I̮ rish people fought a̮ gainst the E̮ nglish.
Finally, in 1921, the British government was forced to give
independence to the south o ̮ f I̮ reland.

This answer is for reference. Other answers may be acceptable. Check with your tutor.

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and
Good Luck
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