Us de la Llengua: Expressió Oral Avançada UAB - J.C.

Ear training homework based on the exercises in the textbook by Estebas (2009)
Teach Yourself English Pronunciation

Stress, Rhythm and weak forms

 Stress: Tips 38 to 41
 Rhythm and weak forms: Tips 42 to 46

Record your scores for the exercises indicated in the table below. Then indicate what
exercises and particular examples you had most trouble with by listing the actual errors
you made (the words or examples, not the number). 86/139

Example:
Tip Ear training exercise Your score Indicate the errors you made
38 2 18/20 criti*cise --> *criticise, nowa*days -->
*nowadays
39 1 19/20 mis*interpre*tation -->
*misin*terpre*tation

Tip Ear training exercise Your score Indicate the errors you made
38 2 19/20 Criti*cise *criticise

38 3 10/10

39 1 18/20 Unde*sira*bility *unde*sira*bility

Incompre*hensi*bility
*Incompre*hensi*bility

39 2 10/10

40 1 10/10

41 1 10/10

41 2 5/6 *Milk tooth *Milk *pudding

42 2 6/8 4. up *up

8. *You You

42 3 8/8

42 4 9/10 5. *He He

43 2 6/8 2. favourite *piece *favourite piece

6. quickly *sold *quickly sold

44 1 10/10

45 1 8/8

46 1 10/10
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46 3 7/8 Some *some

Accent placement and intonation

 Accent placement and new information: Tips 47 to 51
 Intonation: Tips 52 to 62

Record your scores for the exercises indicated in the table below. Then indicate what
exercises and particular examples you had most trouble with by listing the actual errors
you made (the words or examples, not the number).

Example:
Tip Ear training exercise Your score Indicate the errors you made
47 3 8/10 error: She studied Law at the University
of Kent --> correct answer: She studied
Law at the University of Kent

Tip Ear training exercise Your score Indicate the errors you made
47 3 8/10 6. non-neutral
7. non-neutral
47 4 10/10

48 2 10/10

49 1 10/10

50 1 8/10 3. non-event
9. non-event

51 1 9/10 5. *worn out worn *out

53 2 10/10

56 2 10/10

57 1 10/10

58 1 9/10 4. repetition typical question