DROPPED SYLLABLE

REVIEW (1ST COURSE)

The number of vowels = the number of syllables
To : /te/ 1v = 1s
Today: /tede/ 2v = 2s

Vanity: /vnti/ 3v = 3s
BUT SOMETIMES VOWELS DISSAPEAR
Giving as a consequence a reduction in the number of syllables.
EXAMPLE:
Basic: /besk/
Basically: /besk1/
Practice: /prkts/
Practically: /prktkli/
Dramatic: /drmtk/
Dramatically: /drmtkli/
Difference: /dItent/
Interest: /ntrst/
Family: /fmli/
Operate: /:pret /
Several: /sevrl/
Aspirin: /sprn /


HOMEWORK: 1
FIND 20 WORDS WITH DROPPED SYLLABLE:
Wednesday: /wenzde/
Different: /dfrns/
Incidentally: /nsdentli/

Business: /bzns /
Evening: /i:vn/

Every: /evri/
General: /denrl/
Enterprise: /entrpraz /
Explanatory: /ksplnt:ri/
Familiarly: /fmlli/
Formidable: /f:mdbl/
Everyplace: /evriples/
Secretary: /sekrtri/
Secondary: /sekndri/
Separate: /seprt/
Extremely: /kstri:mli/
Margaret: /ma:get/
Library: /labrri/
Mystery: /mstri/
Hereditary: /hredtri/
Military: /mltri/
HOMEWORK: 2
TRANSLATE TO CONVENTIONAL ENGLISH:
a) Whadda you doing tonight?
What are you doing tonight?

b) I dunno yet. I think Im gonna just stay home.
I dont know yet. I think Im going to just stay home.

a) Wanna go to a movie?
Do you want to go to a movie?

b) Im kind a tired. I gotta get up early tomorrow.
Im kind a tired. I go to get up early tomorrow.

a) Joo go out last night?
You go out last night?

b) Yeak , I shouldna gone to bed so late.
Yeak, I should not gone to bed so late.


a) Why doncha just take it easy.
Why dont you just take it easy.

b) Ok lemme know when youre free again.
Ok let me know when youre free again. See you





INTONATION
Its the name given to the different levels of pitch
LEVELS OF PITCH:
It refers to the level of voice
Level 1 = low
Level 2= standard
Level 3= high
THE COMBINATION OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS:
Gives a result Rising
Falling intonation
Non-final
1) Rising intonation:
2= standard(in initial position)
It has levels
3= High
Questions with auxiliaries
Its usually found in Yes/ No question
Initial Position

Rising intonation:
Yes / No question
3 3
2 Do you work? 2 Does she smoke?

3 3
2Are you a student? 2 Is she happy?

3
2 Can you swim?




Verbs
Adjectives
The level 3: Receives stress Nouns Key words
Adjectives Content words
Demonstratives
Negative Form

PRACTICE 1:
3 3
2 Are you writing? 2 Is it good?

3 3
2 Did you good? 2 Have you seen her?

3
2 would you like desert?


PRACTICE 2:
3
1. 2 Did he work yesterday? 5. 2 Can you call me at five?
3 3
2. 2 Does he know about it? 6. 2 Is it good?

3 3
3. 2 Is that it? 7. 2 Ex cuseme?

3 3
4. Really? 8. Right?

2. Falling Intonation:

2 standard
It has levels 3 high
1 low


Its usually found in Questions with wh
In initial position
a) Short wh / questions:

Whats your name?

Where do you wo rk?

Why are you ha ppy?

Nouns
Level 3 is stressed (high) adjectives
Verbs adverbs
Adverbs
Demostrative
Negative forms

Practice 1

Who is

Who is

How is your fa ther?

How are you do ing?

When are you go ing?

Ivo nne
Mar cia
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
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2
3
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3
1
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