2018-04-05 Pronunciation: consonant pairs

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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There are three common problems people have with English consonant sounds.
1 voiced vs. voiceless: beach/peach, buzz/bus
2 manner (how the air goes through): boat/both, copy/coffee
3 place (where the sound is produced): free/three, file/fire
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The typical problem with manner is the difference between stops (that stop the air completely) and fricatives (that let the air through a smaller space)
p. 149 exercise 3A - Which word is said?
You need to copy the coffee.
The coffee machine is broken. / The copy machine is broken.
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The most common problem in this set is /ð/ vs. /d/ and /θ/ vs /t/ (the ‘th’ sounds)
How dare you go there?
I see three (free) trees.
In a mirror, you should see the tip of your tongue for /ð/ and /θ/, but not for /d/ or /t/.
You should also be able to continue the sound a long time for /ð/ and /θ/.
p. 151 - for /d/ and /t/, [10] touches [5]
	- for /ð/ and /θ/, [10] almost touches [4] and is between [4] and [9] (Your tongue touches [9], but air needs to pass above it so it doesn’t completely touch [4].)
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Another common manner of articulation problem is between fricatives and affricates (which are the same sound but begin with a stop).
/ʃ/ and /ʒ/ vs. /ʧ/ and /ʤ/
“ship” vs “chip”
“t-shirts” vs “teachers”
Cheap sheep chew shoes and the teacher’s T-shirts.
leisure / ledger
They left a message about the massage appointment.
Jacques is a jock.
The major measured it.
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p. 150 exercise 4 - Repeat these words.
Which witch’s wish do you want first?
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exercise 5A - give the correct response to what you hear (first I say them, then you say them, then your partner says them)
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They thankfully think this thing is the best thing that they can throw the three times they need to throw a thing.
The wind went right through three free light fleeces.
The lead-lined red line ran along really rural parallel roads.
- If you know you have difficulty with a particular sound or combination of sound, force yourself to learn and say sentences like these in order to practice those sounds.