2017-07-26 Vocab: 'ta' and restaurants

Greg Malivuk
[email protected]
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all my classes
---
p. 53 - Pronunciation reduction: to -> “ta” or “da”
First, the vowel gets reduced from /u/ to /ə/
Then, after vowels and voiced consonants, we flap the /t/ as we do in “city” and “water”
(After voiceless consonants, it remains [tʰ].)
have to -> hafta, because we devoice the /v/ and then the /t/ stays the same.
---
We walked to the park. - There is a longer /t/ the way most Americans pronounce this sentence.
We walk to the park.
(“used to” and “use to” typically sound identical)
---
Listen to my sentences and write what you hear.
1 Will you go to the market to get me something to eat?
2 I have to try to find a present to give to my wife.
3 You need to know how to drive in order to buy a car.
4 If I need you to help me move tomorrow, I’ll ask.
5 It’s really too cold to go to the beach this morning.
---
p. 54 part B - With your partner, decide if each “to” would be pronounced “ta” or “da” in fast speech.
1 ta, ta
2 da, ta
3 da, da, da
4 da, ta
5 da, da, ta
6 da, ta
7 ta, da
8 da, da
---
Lesson 6: At a Restaurant
p. 62 - With your partner, decide which definition is correct for each idiom.
1 a
2 b
3 a
4 a
5 b
6 b
7 a
8 a (= Lunch is my treat.)
9 b
10 b (This is generally spelled “chocoholic”.)
11 b
12 a
---
Homework: p. 59 (from lesson 5)