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PHONETICS
- Representing vocal sounds
- Having a direct correspondencebetween symbols and sounds
OBJECTIVE
to be able to pronounce words correctly
WHY DO WE LEARN PHONETICS
• TO PRONOUNCE THE WORDS
CORRECTLY
• ENGLISH WORDS ARE NOT
PRONOUNCED ACCORDING TO THEIR
SPELLING
• nunu habar nu• kia ora• kumusta ka• mahal kita
Australia, Africa, U.K., U.S,
New Zealand,
Singlish,Manglish
VARIETIES OF ENGLISH
The car is in the garden
VARIETIES OF ENGLISH
• rhythm• either• neither• divorce• vitamin• dance
VARIETIES OF ENGLISH
• semi
• today
• Monday
• ten
• seven
SILENT CONSONANT
• hour• island• aisle• know• mechanic
IRREGULARITIES IN THE LANGUAGE
PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS
• but
• cut
• hut
• nut
• put
Mismatch of spelling and sound
• Sean
• Jose
• Jolo Island
• Jeanne
PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS
• cheese , cheque, chair• chemical, choir, chlorine• chalet, champagne, chandelier, chef
CARREFOUR
PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS
• live• resume• read• minute• refuse• does
Long vowel / short vowel
• sit seat
• fit feet
• ship sheep
• to too
LEARNING TO PRONOUNCE
• phonetics ( dictionary )
• CD ( dictionary )
• electronic dictionary
• movies subtitles
• listening to news
• internet
• http://www.oupchina.com.hk/dict/phonetic/home.html
PHONETIC SYMBOLS
• Consonants
- b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s,
t, v, w, z
Consonants
g ( get )
tʃ ( cheap )
ʤ ( jar, jump )
ŋ ( sing, ring )
Consonants
θ ( thin )
ð ( this, the ) ʃ ( she, sharp ) ʒ ( decision, measure ) j ( yes, young )
PHONETIC SYMBOLS
• Vowel
ɪ e æ ɒ ʌ ʊ i: eɪ aɪ ɔɪ u: əʊ aʊ ɪə eə ɑː ɔ: ʊə ɜ: ə i u
Vowels
æ • / kæt /
• / sætədei /
• / bæt /
• / fæt /
• / dæm /
• / hæmpə /
i:
• / mi:t /
• / si:t /
tree, cheese, canteen
i
• / sit /
• / fit /
• / rid /
city , rich, symbol
e
• / ten /
• / den /
• / men /
• yes, rest,
ɑː
• / ɑːm /
• / f ɑːðə /• /m ɑːtʃ /
- start, laugh, after, tomato
ɒ
• / dɒg /
• / wɒs /
• / kɒf /
• wash , want
ɔː
• / hɔːs /
• / θɔːt /• / sɔːd /
- law, war
ʊ
• / p ʊ t /
• / f ʊ l /
• / ʃʊgə /
- foot . good, put
uː
• / fu:d/
• / spu:n /
• / mu:n /
- do, who. rude
ʌ
• / k ʌ m /
• / k ʌ t /
• / bl ʌ d /
- country, done, one
ɜː
• / b ɜ:d /
• / f ɜ:st /
• / g ɜ:l /
- fur, nurse, word
ə
• / kʌ l ə /
• / əmʌŋ /
• / ək ɜ:/
• / səsaiəti /
eɪ
• / deɪ /
• / leɪdi /
• / meɪk /
- safe, game, may
əʊ
• / səʊ /
• / həʊm /
• / ʃəʊldə /
- toe, soul, know
aɪ
• / taɪm /• / baɪt /• / klaɪm /
- five, price, try
aʊ • / haʊ /
• / laʊd /
• / taʊn /
• / kaʊs /
- about, mouse, shout
ɔɪ
• / bɔi /• / tɔi /• / pɔint /
• / bɔil / noise, coin, join
ɪə
• / d iə /
• / t iə /
• / b iə /
- idiom, fierce ,
ʊə
• / pʊə /
• / tʊə /
• / ʃʊə /
= cure, rescuer
Consonants
tʃ
• / tʃi:p /
• / tʃampɪən /
- chalk, cheer, chat
dʒ
• / dʒæm /
• / dʒɔi /• / dʒiə /
- jeep, joy, jungle
θ
• /θi:f /
• / θik /
• / θʌm /
- thing, theme
ð
• / ðəm /
• / ðis /
• / ʌðə /
- There , that
ʃ
• / ʃip /
• / ʃu: t /
• / ʃæmpu: /
- sheep, shy, shut
ʒ
• / viʒən /
• / meʒə /
• / pleʒə /
j
• / jʌŋ /
• / jet /
• / jiə /
- yes
ŋ
• / jʌŋ /
• / siŋ /
• / tʌŋ /
- ring, cling
PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS
• ate
• quay• go• silhouette• schedule
PRONOUNCE THE FOLLOWING WORDS
debris combing kinetic
Debut Restaurant tortoise
Ticket Police via tongue
chasm alibi liasion phoenix
Almond choir chore computer