LTV Pro_Training_Manual

Table of Contents 01 Introduction Session 1 R and W………………………………………………….. 03 Session 2 Voicing, S and Z ……………………………………… 08 Session 3 TH, Voiced T………………………………………….. 11 Session 4 F and V, Sh and Voiced SH……………………….. 15 Session 5 L………………………………………………………….… 20 Session 6 Word Endings…………………………………………. 24 Session 7 DG and Ch, H………………………………………… 27 Session 8 Vowel Overview, I and EE………………………… 32 Session 9 OW and AE……………………………………………. 35 Session 10 OO, UH, EH………………………………………….. 38 Session 11 AU, AH, A……………………………………………… 41 Session 12 Tongue Twisters………………………………………. 44 Session 13 Phrase Reductions, Intonation…………………... 46 Session 14 Reading Passages……………………………………… 50 Session 15 Reading Passages……………………………………... 52 This manual accompanies the video training program in American English Pronunciation available only at www.PronunciationWorkshop.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this manual may be publicly distributed, presented, duplicated or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the expressed written consent of the publisher. You should further understand that text, images, sounds, video clips, and other multimedia items included in the PronunciationWorkshop.com website, represent valuable intellectual property and redistribution of such material is a violation of federal and international law. You agree to be wholly liable for any dissemination of such materials and realize that your computer and other possessions may be seized by law enforcement officials. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – all rights reserved Pronunciation Pronunciation Workshop Workshop Manual Manual - Introduction - Session 1 I n t r o d u cti o n Welcome! Congratulations! You are about to embark on a very exciting program. Learning to speak English clearly, with proper pronunciation is the single most important skill you must have to communicate effectively in today’s world market. The Pronunciation Workshop Video Training Program will enhance your English speaking abilities and vocal skills, improve your self-confidence and will greatly increase your chances for success. This course is based on years of linguistic research and has produced dramatic results for thousands of individuals around the globe. It is designed to help you sound “more American” for oral presentations, interviews, teaching, business situations, telephone conversations and general daily communication. When a person learns English as a Second Language, they are speaking English “filtered” through their first language. They are using their native language’s “speech rules” of pronunciation (and often grammar) on their new language… They are not aware of the American set of “speech rules”. This is basically what the Pronunciation Workshop program teaches you… “The Speech Rules of American English”. There are many schools and classes which teach English all around the world; however, very few of them address the “speech rules” that you will learn in this course. This is because many of the teachers who are providing English training, do not know of these “speech rules”. Many of them are even making errors themselves and teaching them to you! We hear this daily from our clients. When you were a child and learned your first language, you constructed a mental inventory of your native language’s speech sounds. Those sounds became a part of your speech repertoire. Unfortunately, you are now inserting these speech sounds into your English. Today, when you speak English, you reach into that inventory and come out with many substitute sounds, something that is close, but nonetheless incorrect. These repeated errors in conversation often cause you to be misunderstood. Some people call what we do “Foreign Accent Reduction”…this is not quite accurate, for you are not reducing your foreign accent...you are actually gaining an American Accent - - you are adding new sounds and new “speech rules” to your speech inventory. While you progress through this program, you will be learning things you were never aware of before. You most likely will find yourself saying, “Wow! I never © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1 Pronunciation Pronunciation Workshop Workshop Manual Manual - Introduction - Session 1 knew that!” Changing your old speech habits takes time. At first you may possibly be apprehensive using the learned techniques. However, eventually you will relax and the words and sounds will flow smoothly and clearly on their own. Once you complete each session, it should not be your objective to start speaking differently right away. Your focus should be on listening to the sounds of your speech and the speech of those around you. For example, when you say “Tank you” instead of “Thank you”, your focus should not be on saying it correctly…but rather, “Oops – I just said that word wrong…I should have used a TH sound”. It is this AWARENESS that will eventually lead you to the improved pronunciation skills you are striving for. Each video training session has its own accompanying chapter in this manual with practice material. You will notice during the video classes that I often speak slowly and exaggerate certain target sounds. I do this purposely so that you can ‘hear’ and understand what I am teaching you. I recommend that you try practicing the material a little everyday using the learned techniques. Practice speaking VERY SLOWLY, out loud, in a strong voice and exaggerate the mouth movements. You will be retraining the muscles of your mouth and tongue to move in new and different ways while mastering your new pronunciation patterns. Theoretically, once you understand the concepts and have retrained yourself, eventually these new speech patterns will progress into your own spontaneous conversational rapid speech. To receive maximum benefits, we recommend that you take our course over a period of two to three months, focusing on one session per week. Try to practice daily with the videos. The program you are about to begin was created to help people “sound American” for the purposes of teaching, interviewing, lecturing, business and general daily communication. Although America has many regional pronunciation differences, the accent you will learn is that of standard American English as spoken and understood by the majority of educated native speakers. Changing your old speech habits takes time. At first, the information presented on the videos may seem unusual, but eventually, you will see that these techniques will transform your speech, providing you with clearer, more intelligible English speaking abilities. Good Luck and have fun! I hope you enjoy this program as much as I enjoy teaching it! Paul S. Gruber MS, CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 1 S e ssi o n 1 This session covers: Consonant ‘R’ Consonant ‘W’ Two things to remember when making an American ‘R’ sound… • Your mouth and lips come forward, like you are going to kiss. • Your tongue moves back in your mouth, NOT forward. ‘R’ at the beginning of words Rock Rip Reach Road Rain Rich Rome Raise Robe Rice ‘R’ at the end of words or after a vowel Car Far Star Door Bear Four Air Year Turn Poor © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘R’ in the middle of words Very Direction Arrange Erase Correct Marry Garage Original Hurry Zero Marine Berry Operation Caring Arrive Everyone ‘R’ Sentence The round rooster rushed into the wrong road. R’ Blends Remember… •‘R’ is the strongest sound of the blend. •When the blend is at the beginning of a word, your mouth prepares for the ‘R’, by coming forward before you even say the word. ‘R’ blends at the beginning of words Training Trust Trip Great Tropical Bring Print © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 4 1 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session President Product Cracker Crawl Break ‘R’ blends in the middle of words Subtract Waitress Nutrition Australia Introduce Compress Oppression Betray ‘R’ practice sentences - The story he read on the radio was incorrect. - Her career in the law firm is permanent. - Richard and Brooke took a ride in their brand new Range Rover truck. - Everyone will respect the Royal Family when they arrive at the airport. - The trip to the Rocky Mountains will be rescheduled on Friday. Consonant ‘W’ Practice first with » ‘OO’ then go into » ‘OOOOOWAWAWA’ Remember, A “W” is always makes a “W” sound. It NEVER makes a “V” sound. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 5 1 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘W’ Sentence What will we do? Comparing ‘R’ and ‘W’ Rick – Wick Right – White Remember, the ‘W’ sound is also at the beginning of the words One and Once. ‘W’ at the beginning of words Why Which When What Wipe Wish Weight Wing ‘W’ in the middle of words Always Away Beware Rewind Awake Someone Halloween Hollywood ‘W’ practice sentences - The wind from the west was very wet.(Notice very has a /v/ sound) - We woke up and washed the white washcloth. - We waited for the waitress to give us water. - We had a wonderful time in Washington and Wisconsin. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 6 1 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 1 ‘Q’ words (produced as a KW sound) Question Quiet Queen Qualify Quit Quebec Quilt Choir Paragraph Practice Word Review Ray Russia Dreamed Roller Coaster Grand Canyon Arizona Friend Fred Norway Railroad Traveling Creative Perfect Construct Everyone Ray was born in Russia. He dreamed of building the perfect roller coaster at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. He had a friend named Fred who lived in Norway. Fred’s profession was designing railroad tracks and his career involved traveling around the world. Ray thought it would be perfect if Fred designed his roller coaster ride. Fred was creative, brilliant and worked well with railroad tracks. He would be the perfect engineer for the project. The ride took two years to construct and was painted red and white. Everyone really wanted to ride the brand-new roller coaster. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 7 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 21 S e ssi o n 2 This session covers: Voicing Consonant pairs Consonant ‘S’ Consonant ‘Z’ Voicing… Is when your vocal cords are vibrating in your throat, creating a “buzzing sound”. Say “Ahhhh” Can you feel the vibrations in your neck? - all vowels are voiced - some consonants are voiced, some are not Paired Consonants: Unvoiced Voiced Voiced P » B T » D F » V SH » ZSH K » G S » Z Three rules for S/Z endings This is easier than it looks! Rule #1 If a word ends in a sound that is unvoiced (such as P,T,K,F), you add an unvoiced /S/ © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 8 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 21 Examples: 1 cup, 2 cups (the ‘p’ in cup is unvoiced, so you just add an unvoiced ‘s’) 1 cat, 2 cats (the ‘t’ in cat is unvoiced, so just add an unvoiced ‘s’) I break, he breaks I stop, he stops Rule #2 If a word ends in any of these sounds: ‘s,z,sh,ch,or dg (j)’ when adding an ‘S’ ending, add… IZZZZZZ Examples: 1 Page 1 Bus 1 Lunch I Raise, I Brush, I Push, 2 Pages 2 Buses 2 Lunches He Raises He Brushes He Pushes Rule #3 If a word ends in a vowel sound (like the word Tree) or a voiced consonant (like the word Game), then when you add an ‘S’, continue the voicing throughout the entire word, and it should become a voiced ZZZZ. Examples: 1 Tree, 1 Day, 1 Shoe, I Fly, 1 Game, 1 Head, 1 Train, 1 Song, 2 Treezzzz (correctly spelled Trees) 2 Days 2 Shoes He Flies 2 Games 2 Heads 2 Trains 2 Songs © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 9 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 21 Some common words where S’s are pronounced as Z’s IS HIS AS WAS THESE THOSE EASY BECAUSE Paragraph Practice If you have a color printer, notice that all voiced S/Z sounds are in the color Red to help you remember to add voicing. Another zippy, zappy, crazy day comes to a close. As we zoom up to Joe’s snooze zone, Zoe Jones of Zodiac Zoo plays with her zipper. Last week, Jim’s brothers were picked to represent their country in the Olympic Games. Two of the brothers were swimmers, while the other two were long distance runners. All of the brothers wore glasses. These athletes worked hard at qualifying for the games and were hoping to come home with prizes. Since the brothers go to the same university, they often take the same courses. This makes studying easier and gives them more time to do other things. On Thursday, I had a very lazy day. I woke up early and first squeezed oranges into juice. I then got dressed and watched the sunrise come up over the mountains. It was so beautiful that I took many pictures with my camera and I used three rolls of film. After drinking two cups of coffee, I got dressed, left the house, and walked three miles home. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 10 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 31 S e ssi o n 3 This session covers: The Unvoiced ‘TH’ Sound The Voiced ‘TH’ Sound ‘THR’ Blends Voicing the ‘T’ Sound The ‘Unvoiced TH’ Sound Flat tongue protruding through your teeth. Maintain a steady air stream. Stretch out the ‘TH’ sound. Example: Think of the word ‘Thumb” as having two beats Th 1 » umb 2 ‘TH’ practice words Beginning Middle End Thanks Thick Thunder Thursday Think Anything Bathmat Toothpick Athletic Mouthwash Bath North Beneath Fourth South The ‘Voiced TH’ Sound Voiced ‘TH’ at the beginning of words The (The book) That (That house) © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 11 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session They (They came over) Them (Give them water) There (There it is) This (This is my nose) Those (Those boys are good) These (These are my parents) Voiced ‘TH’ in the middle of words Clothing Leather Mother Another Weather Northern Voiced ‘TH’ at the end of words Smooth Bathe Breathe Practice Phrases This and that A tablecloth Winter clothing Athens, Greece That’s the one Her skin is smooth Thirty Day’s notice A famous author Here and there False teeth Thread the needle A thoughtful gift Thunder and lightening Thumbs up © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 12 31 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 31 Practice Sentences - Thelma arrived in town last Thursday. - I’m having trouble threading this needle. - I need 33 thick thermometers. - The thing they like best about Athens is the weather. - This thrilling novel was written by a famous author. - He will be through with his work at three-thirty. - Now and then, she likes to buy new clothing. - They thought they were going to Northern Spain. - Which tablecloth shall we use for the party? - That was the thirty-third theatre to open. THR Blends Thread Throw Throat Thrill Three Threw Throne “thread the needle” “throw the ball” “my throat is sore” “a thrilling ride” “three more days” “he threw the ball” “the king sits on a throne” Paragraph Practice Nurse Thatcher was thankful it was Thursday. She knew that on Thursday she had to deliver 33 boxes of thermometers to the North American Athletic Club. They thought that thermometers were necessary for testing the hydrotherapy baths. This was thought to benefit the athletes with arthritis. The athletic trainers required authorization to provide hydrotherapy to the youthful athletes on the three bulletin boards with thumbtacks throughout the athletic club. Rather than risk the health of the athletes, they thoroughly checked the thousands of thermometers to insure their worthiness; otherwise they needed to be thrown away. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 13 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 31 “TH” Exceptions Although the following words are spelled with a ‘TH’, they are pronounced as a ‘T’: Thomas Thompson Theresa Thailand Thames Esther Thyme Voicing the ‘T’ Sound If a ‘T’ falls within two voiced sounds (usually vowels), the ‘T’ becomes voiced like a ‘D’. Examples: Water » Wader (the whole word is voiced) Better » Bedder Butter » Budder Voiced ‘T’ Practice Betty bought a bit of better butter. But, said she, This butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, It’ll make my batter bitter. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 14 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 41 S e ssi o n 4 This session covers: Consonant ‘F’ Consonant ‘V’ The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound The Voiced ‘ZSH’ Sound Consonants ‘F’ and ‘V’ Consonants ‘F’ and ‘V’ are produced with contact of your upper teeth and lower lip. Think of it as “biting your lower lip”. Maintain a steady air stream. They are both identical, except the ‘F’ is unvoiced, and the ‘V’ is voiced. Correct voicing will make your speech clearer and more intelligible. Practice Words with ‘F’ Foot Find Finally Family Freedom Laugh Telephone Symphony Rough Practice Sentences Do you feel like a physical wreck? Are you fed up with your feeling of fatigue? Have you had enough of feeling rough? Why don’t you fight fever with Pharaoh’s Friend. A medicine that is tough on Flu. Practice Words with ‘V’ Vote Vine Oven Evaluate © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 15 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session Voice Travel River Every Glove Alive Leave Comparing ‘F’ and ‘V’ Feel – Veal Safe – Save Fat – Vat Fine – Vine Face – Vase Fan – Van Foul – Vowel Proof – Prove Practice Phrases A famous athlete A food vendor The Foreign Service Summer vacation Vocabulary test Over the rainbow Our first victory Harvard University Husband and wife Very well done Practice Sentences - Her promotion in the firm was well deserved. - There was only one survivor on the island. - Steve noticed that the olive juice must have stained his sleeve. - The street vendor was selling souvenirs to tourists. - Dave gave me his car so that I could drive on New Year’s Eve. - There were several dents in the rear fender. - Tom placed several tomatoes from the vine into a basket. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 16 41 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound To make the Unvoiced ‘SH’ sound, bring your mouth and lips forward, teeth should be slightly apart. Produce air stream. Words beginning with ‘SH” begin with this sound. (So are the words “Sugar”, “Sure”, “Chef” and “Chicago”.) ‘SH’ practice words Beginning She Sugar Sure Shadow Sheep Shirt Shoe Shape Chicago Chef Middle Nation Motion Mission Special Reputation Official Machine Fishing Insurance Sunshine Ocean Tissue Addition Subtraction End Rush Dish Establish Splash Irish Fresh Finish ‘SH’ Sentences - The fishing trip was planned and we left to go to the ocean. - Was the chef ashamed to use the precious sugar? - Sharon gave a special performance. - He will be stationed in Washington, D.C, the nation’s capital. - She went to a fashion show after taking a shower. - She sells seashells by the seashore. - The social club was praised for their cooperation. ‘SH’ Practice Joe’s weather machine shows a sharp drop in air pressure, especially offshore. Ships in motion on the ocean should be sure to use caution. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 17 41 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 41 The Voiced ‘ZSH’ Sound The Voiced ‘ZSH’ sound is exactly like the ‘SH’ except voicing is added. This is an important sound in American English. ‘ZSH’ practice words Middle Usual Unusual Usually Vision Visual Conclusion Asia Version Division Casual Television End Beige Massage Prestige Practice Sentences - It’s not unusual for people to study division in Asia. - I usually use a measuring cup to measure erosion. - The beige walls were the usual color in the treasury building. List things that are appropriate for each column. Then say them out loud in full sentences for practice. Example: “It’s usually hot in the summer.” “It’s unusual for me to be late for an appointment.” © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 18 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session Usually Unusual Hot in the summer Late for appointments © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 19 41 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 51 S e ssi o n 5 This session covers: Consonant ‘L’ Things to remember when making an American ‘L’ sound… • Your bottom jaw should be as wide open as possible. • Your tongue should RISE UP (independently of your jaw) and touch right behind your top teeth. • Produce the ‘L’ sound by dropping and relaxing your tongue. • Practice “LA, LA, LA”, keeping your bottom jaw lowered and open while only raising your tongue. ‘L’ at the beginning of words Lunch Local London Learn Large Life Lobby Library Lucky Lift Laugh Long ‘L’ in the middle of words Inflation Believe Volume Glue Elevator Solve Pulling © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 20 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 51 Flood Delete Elect Alive Color ‘L’ at the end of a word • To produce an ‘L’ at the end of a word, remember to slowly raise your tongue upward, towards your upper teeth, while keeping your bottom jaw as open as possible. The ‘L’ sound comes from the tongue movement, not from the placement. (Using your finger to push down on your bottom teeth to keep your jaw open, may be helpful for practicing.) Practice words Will Ball Tall Call Small Control Bowl Apple Miracle Powerful Control Financial People ‘L’ Sentences - The lollipop fell into the cool water. - Her driver’s license was pulled out of the blue golf bag. - Blake’s bowling ball fell under his tools. - Carl could not locate the lemons or the limes. - The school was a mile away from the hill. - The golf club was made of steel. - Al’s goal was to play baseball with Carol. - A certified letter was delivered for the enrollment list. - It was revealing to look at the smiling lawyer. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 21 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘FL’ Blend Poem A flea and a fly, flew up in a flue. Said the flea, “Let us fly!” Said the fly, “Let us flee!” So they flew through a flaw in the flue. Practice using ‘Will’ Will you empty the garbage? Will you ask her to clean the kitchen? Will you prepare a meal for the children? When will you begin your studies at college? When will she purchase the dress for her wedding? Why will he ask them to stay late at work? Why will she bring her baby to the meeting? How will they know if our flight is delayed? Where will the child be going next year? Where will they put all of the pillows? What will she do with the millions of dollars she won? Comparing ‘R’ and ‘L’ Red - Led Rick - Lick Reef - Leaf Rear - Lear Rest - Less Grass - Glass Crime - Climb Free - Flee © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 22 51 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘L’ and ‘R’ Combinations seal ring toll road already civil rights railroad rivalry coral reef jewelry schoolroom gravel road © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 23 51 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 61 S e ssi o n 6 This session covers: Word Endings Make sure that the final sounds in your words come through clearly and fully. Don’t drop off or shorten the endings! ‘P’ endings - I hope the group will sleep on the ship. - The soda pop spilled out of the cup, over the map and onto her lap. - Was the Egg Drop Soup cheap? ‘B’ endings - We cleaned the cobweb from the doorknob in the bathtub. - Rob broke his golf club when he slipped on the ice cube. - The crab was under the cement slab at the yacht club. - The ticket stub was found in the taxicab. ‘T’ endings - Kate left her cat on the mat as she flew a kite. - The sailboat came into the port to join the fleet. - What bait will make the fish bite? A cricket or a piece of meat? ‘D’ endings - Fred will decide which sled should be painted red. - David tried to send a refund back to England. - He could not hide his report card behind the chalk board. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 24 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 61 Three rules for ‘–ED’ endings Many verbs that are in the past tense, end in ‘–ed’. (Example: “Today I walk, yesterday I walked”) Rule #1 If a word ends in an unvoiced consonant, when adding ‘-ed’, just add an Unvoiced ‘T’ Example: Today I jump, yesterday I jumped. (pronounced jump-T) Today I walk, yesterday I walked. (pronounced walk-T) Rule #2 If a word ends in a voiced consonant, add a Voiced ‘D’ Example: Today I rub, yesterday I rubbed. (pronounced rub-D) I cleaned the kitchen. I poured the milk. I scrubbed the floor. I tagged the clothing. I spilled some juice. I trimmed the tree. I moved to California.The clock buzzed all night. Rule #3 If a word ends in a ‘T’ or a ‘D’ sound, we add a Voiced ‘ED’ Example: Today, I lift the ball. Yesterday, I lifted the ball. I heated up my dinner. He voted this morning. He handed me his report. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 25 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session I traded in my old car. She added some information. If you have a color printer, notice that all voiced ‘D’ endings are in the color Red to help you remember to add voicing. Bob raked the leaves and then started to wash his car. He then loaded up the dishwasher and finished washing his dishes. Susan spilled her drink on the spotted rug. She cleaned it up with a napkin, which wasted a lot of time. He thanked me and offered me money, if I picked up the used equipment. 3 Nasal Sounds ‘M’ ‘N’ ‘NG’ practice –ng endings Ring Sing Thing Bring practice sentences - I have a feeling that she is working too much. - She has been wearing a hearing aid so that she could sing. - He is looking forward to speaking at the Thanksgiving celebration. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 26 61 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 71 S e ssi o n 7 This session covers: ‘CH’ sound ‘The American J’ sound (DG) Consonant ‘H’ CH – Unvoiced as in Ch-ur-ch American J – Voiced as in J-u-dge ‘Ch’ at the beginning of words China Cherry Charge Chocolate Challenge Cheese Chunk Chairman ‘Ch’ in the middle of words Key chain Lunch box Richard Picture Teacher Fortune Nature Beach ball © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 27 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘Ch’ at the end of words Detach Teach Porch March Patch Wrench Coach Approach ‘Ch’ exercise Chop-chop, children, it’s Charlie’s Kitchen adventure! Today, Chuck will be teaching future champion cooks how to make a chocolate cheesecake. ‘American J’ at the beginning of words Juice Jump Juggle Jury Japan Giant Genetic Junior Generate German ‘American J’ in the middle of words Algebra Legend © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 28 71 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 71 Magic Subject Digest Rejoice Objective Majesty Educate Suggestion ‘American J’ at the end of words Age College Postage Stage Pledge Village Average Page Courage Knowledge ‘American J’ exercise A German judge and jury have charged and jailed a strange giant, who sat on the edge of a bridge throwing jelly onto large barges. Consonant ‘H’ When an ‘H’ is at the beginning of a word it is pronounced with a strong, loud air-stream. Practice: Ha... Ha… Ha. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 29 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘H’ at the beginning of words Hand Hide Hope Hair House Harvard Honey Happy Who Whole ‘H’ word pairs Old- Hold IsItAt- Arm- Ill- AteAs- His Hit Hat Harm Hill Hate Has ‘H’ in the middle of words Ahead Behave Anyhow Inhale Downhill Dehydrate © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 30 71 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session Wholehearted Overhaul ‘H’ exercise He thought that he should…. wash the car. thank his teacher. watch television. use the telephone. shut the door. breathe deeply. (Voiced TH) tell the truth. Henry the hungry hippo, who hogged a huge heap of one hundred hamburgers, has had hiccups for one whole week. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 31 71 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 81 S e ssi o n 8 This session covers: American English Vowels Vowel ‘EE’ Vowel ‘I’ The best way to learn American vowels is by Ear Training. Listen carefully and repeat. Front Vowels: (From high to low) EE I AE EH A- - as in - as in - as in - as in as in Heat Hit Hate Het (nonsense word) Hat Back Vowels: OO U OW AW AH (From high to low) - as in Boot - as in Book - as in Boat - as in Bought - as in Bot (nonsense word) Comparing Heat (EE) and Hit (I) Remember,… Heat is high Hit is lower Heat – Hit Keen – Kin Deal – Dill Seek – Sick Seen – Sin Reap – Rip Teal - Till Bean –Been* © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 32 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session * Bean – I ate a bean (noun). – ‘high’ Been – I have been here (verb). – ‘low’ ‘EE’ Vowel Sound …remember, smile and think high See Me Each Even Key Green Tree Very Happy Softly Mary Busy Finally Country ‘EE’ Practice Speeding on the Freeway Happily eating cheese He and She Skiing very Rapidly She sees a monkey eating honey. We see a pony stealing money. Who can he see? It must be me! ‘I’ Vowel Sound Bit Bill Lift Fizz Kitchen Build Bigger Chimp Fifth Listen Business Fist Display Filming Live Fish Discuss Fig Fifty Been © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 33 81 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session ‘EE’ and ‘I’ Practice (All ‘EE’ sounds are underlined.) The beans have been cooking since six o’clock. Sit in that seat by the window. We ate our meal, by the mill. The seal will live in the ocean. Tim’s team grinned after seeing the green field. Pip and Pete shipped the sheep cheaply. Those bins are for Bill’s beans. Does Jim still steal Jill’s jeans? The girls put concrete on Jill’s sneakers. Pick cherries at their peak or you will eat the pits. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 34 81 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 91 S e ssi o n 9 This session covers: Vowel ‘OW’ Vowel ‘AE’ Vowel ‘O’ The Hidden ‘W’ “OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE” ‘O’ Vowel Sound Open Oatmeal Blown Bold Owner Phone Cold Robe Coach Rotate Loan Slow Road Roam ‘O’ Practice How did you know that? I don’t know where the hole is on the coat. Does Joe know how to drive on the road? I need to blow my nose when I have a cold. Has it ever snowed in Rhode Island? Cold winds will slowly blow snow over most of Ohio. This low is no joke. So folks, don’t go out without coats! Woke and Won’t Practice: WOWOWOWOWO Woke = WOW + K Won’t = WOW + ’NT © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 35 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session 91 I want the ball. I won’t give you the ball. She wants to sleep. She woke up. He wants to buy a car. He won’t buy a car. They want to speak with you. He won’t speak with you. Vowel ‘AE’ Age Aid Eight Able Chain Date Eighteen Fake Lazy Made Baby Gain Change Gave Nation Day Paper Angel Basic Face ‘AE’ Practice The ape gave the trainer a cane. David began shaving when he was eighteen. The rainbow appeared when daylight changed. The baby snake lived in a painted cage. My neighbor’s basement was changed from blue to beige. Hey, take away the strain! Weigh the gains of a great break with Lazy Day Vacations. Lines are open eight till late. They aim to make your day! © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 36 Pronunciation Workshop Manual - Session The 50 United States (Stressed sounds are in bold) Alabama Montana Alaska Nebraska Arizona Nevada Arkansas New Hampshire California New Jersey Colorado New Mexico Connecticut New York Delaware North Carolina Florida North Dakota Georgia Ohio Hawaii Oklahoma Idaho Oregon Illinois Pennsylvania Indiana Rhode Island Iowa South Carolina Kansas South Dakota Kentucky Tennessee Louisiana Texas Maine Utah Maryland Vermont Massachusetts Virginia Michigan Washington Minnesota West Virginia Mississippi Wisconsin Missouri Wyoming © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 37 91 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- Session - Session10 1 S e ssi o n 1 0 This session covers: Vowel ‘OO’ Vowel ‘UH’ Vowel ‘EH’ ‘OO’ Vowel Sound Blue Booth News Juice Loosen Ruler Food Choose Mood Moving Loop Knew Tooth Smooth Pool Moon Shoes Zoo Grew Room ‘OO’ Practice The room in the school was very cool. Tuesday at noon in the studio. Viewing the moon on June nights. Do you remember the woman who lived in a shoe? She hadn’t a clue what to do when her family grew. Well, through your help, they are moving in June into two big boots. ‘Double OO’ words that are pronounced as ‘UH’ Food has a high vowel – ‘OO’ Foot has a lower vowel – ‘Uh’ © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 38 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- Session - Session10 1 ‘UH’ Vowel Sound (that are spelled with ‘OO’) Foot Took Cook Shook Stood Good Look Book Wool Swoosh Lower vowel – ‘Uh’ Wood Would you help me? Hollywood, California ‘UH’ Practice (‘OO’ sounds are in RED) He took a good look under the hood and found a flute. Julie enjoys good books after school. He put his foot in the new boot. She took her students to the brook to wash their shoes. We pulled him out of the swimming pool. The fool ate until he was full. ‘EH’ Vowel Sounds Egg Get Friend Next Entrance Better Healthy Lettuce Wrench Spread Best Ready Every Red Exit Check Fence Headset Necklace Wealth © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 39 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- Session - Session10 1 ‘EH’ Practice Resting on the edge of the bed. Ten letters from the enemy. Dennis will enter the festival. The message was given to the chef. Hello again, friends! Let’s do a weather check. Well, whoever said temperatures are getting better, better get ready to spend a wet weekend in Tennessee. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 40 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session111 S e ssi o n 1 1 This session covers: Vowel ‘AU’ as in Out Vowel ‘AH’ as in Top Vowel ‘A’ as in Hat ‘A’ Vowel Sound Back Dad Fax Value Sat Hatch Jacket Taxi Apple Catch Rabbit Tack ‘A’ Practice The fat cat wore a jacket. Pack your sack and bring your magnet. He sang about an actor named Jack. ‘AU’ Vowel Sound This is an important sound! If mispronounced, it can often make you misunderstood. Begin this sound with the ‘A’ sound as in ‘hat’… Then, slide your mouth forward to form a small ‘W’ sound. Example: ‘Downtown’ » “DA – wn…TA – wn” © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 41 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session111 ‘AU’ Practice Now House Round Loud Gown Sound Ouch Out Found South Ounce Rebound Mouth Bounce Flower Thousand Spout Count The brown couch is downstairs. Her house is on the South side of the mountain. I was proud of the sounds that came out of my mouth. ‘Are’ vs. ‘Our’ Are – Close with strong ‘R’ sound - tongue retracts back Are you going? Our – Begin with the ‘AU’ sound (‘A’ as in Hat), Then close your mouth and say “Were”. Think of the word ‘Our’ as having two syllables. Pronounced as …“AU-WERE” * (The word “Hour” is also pronounced the same way). Are/Our Practice Sentences - Are you going to our house? - Sales are down, but our projections for next year are very good. - Our plans will be changing in the next hour. - Are you sure that our meeting will be an hour late? © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 42 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session111 ‘AH’ Vowel Sound ‘O’ words that are pronounced with ‘AH’ Hot Top Stop Probably Follow Not Blob Sock Mop Product Solve Problem ‘AH’ Practice (‘AH’ sounds are underlined) Bob opened the box and followed the instructions. Tom put some cotton, rocks and a doorknob in his locker. His mom made a concrete model of a hockey rink. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 43 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session121 S e ssi o n 1 2 This session covers: Tongue Twisters (F, W, Voiced Z) Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he? (Voiced V) Vincent vowed vengeance very viciously. (P) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, How many peppers did Peter Piper pick? (SH, S and Z) She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells. (W, CH, and Final Consonants) How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 44 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session121 (W) Which witch, wished which wicked wish? While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington’s windows with warm washing water. If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch? (R) Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins. (B, BR, and BL blends) Bradley’s big black bathbrush broke. Bradley’s big black bathbrush broke. (TH) Tom threw Tim thirteen thumbtacks. He threw three free throws. There are thirty-three thousand birthdays on the third of every month. The father gathered smooth feathers for Thanksgiving. The sixth graders are enthusiastic about Jonathan’s birthday. (GR, and GL blends) Green glass globes glow greenly. (L, ‘OO’ vowel) Aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum. (Won’t) I would if I could! But I can’t, so I won’t! (Woke) I woke, he woke, she woke, they woke. We all woke up. © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 45 Pronunciation PronunciationWorkshop WorkshopManual Manual- -Session Session131 S e ssi o n 1 3 This session covers: Phrase Reductions Intonation Phrase Reductions (Going to try) becomes ‘gunna try’ I’m gunna try to finish this book. (Want to eat) becomes ‘wanna eat’ Do you wanna eat at seven o’clock? (Have to start) becomes ‘hafta start’ I hafta start a diet tomorrow. (Has to try) becomes ‘hasta try’ He hasta try harder. (Got to leave) becomes ‘gotta leave’ I gotta leave in fifteen minutes. (Ought to believe) becomes ‘oughta believe’ She oughta believe what he is saying. (Out of bed) becomes ‘outa bed’ I got outa bed when I heard the alarm clock. (Did you go?) becomes ‘Didja go’ Didja go to the store? (Would he help?) becomes ‘Woody help’ Woody help me move the furniture? (Won’t you play?) becomes ‘Woncha play’ Woncha play one more song on the piano? (Didn’t you know?) becomes ‘Didincha know’ Didincha know that she was coming home tomorrow? © 2005 - 2007 PronunciationWorkshop.com, LLC – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 46