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Pronunciation WorkshopInstructor：Paul GruberIntroduction：（01：17-02：27）When you learned English as a second language, you kept many of the sounds and speech rules from your first language and you were continuing to use them when you speak English. This is what gives you an accent. You were using the sounds and speech rules from your native language instead of the sounds and speech rules of English. This program will show you and train you on how to use these sounds and speech rules correctly and showing you how to correctly form new sounds by changing the position of your tongue or changing the shape of your lips. These small changes are going to make very big changes in your speech.How to Practice（02：35-03：15）Speak slowlyUse a Loud VoiceExaggerate Your Mouth MovementsWhat would you be doing is retraining the muscles of your mouth in your tongue to move in new ways, which will produce a new pronunciation patterns. These new speech patterns will slowly and eventually involve into your own spontaneous fast speech, but it is important that you start out going very slow.The Key to Success（03：15-05：15）Being aware of your errorsRecognizing mistakes when you hear themWhen most Americans speak you will notice that we seem to open our mouth a lot and there is a great amount of mouth movements.Arrangement of this program（05：15-05：45）During the course of this program, I will begin by addressing consonant sounds and then later on we’ll work with vowel sounds. Now vowel sounds, as you know, are A E I O and U, like ahh, ohh, eee, ehh, ihh and ooo. And consonant sounds are basically all the other letters’ sounds, like b, ch, s, t, f, g, sh, w and of course, there are many many more sounds.Session One（05：55-22:34）1. Consonant R2. Consonant WR Tips（07：07-09：00）Mouth and lips come tightly forward as if you would be saying the OO sound. Tongue moves back.Now one way of checking if you’re doing this correctly with your tongue is by actually putting your finger around an inch into your mouth while saying an R sound. You should be able to take the tip of your finger and feel the tip of your tongue.Practice (09:00-12:34)R at the beginning of words (like Rock Rain)Bringing your mouth forward and pulling your tongue back.R at the end of words or after a vowel (like Car Far Air Poor)Your tongue hasta pull back and also your lips close a little bit in the front. The R needs to be very strong and you need to close the word.R in the middle of words(like Very Arrange Everyone)Your tongue is back and your lips are coming all the way forward.R Blends (12:34-14:10)The ‘R’ is always the strongest sound of the blend.Your lips come forward before you even say the word.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)R blends in the middle of words（Subtract Waitress）W Tips（similar to R）(15:34-17:42)Practice first with OO.Then go into OOOOOWAWAWA.Remember, A W is always makes a W sound. It NEVER makes a V sound. Remember, the W sound is also at the beginning of the words One and Once.Practice(17:43-19:24)W at the beginning of words（like Why Which ）W in the middle of words（like Always Away）Don’t forget to bring your mouth forward at the beginning of each word.Q sounds (Q=KW) (19:24-20:18)For example, the word Quick is pronounced with the K and the strong W sound. KWICK, like that.Session Two (22:50-44:25)1. Voicing2. Consonant pairs3. Consonant S4. Consonant Z VoicingVoicing is when your vocal cords are vibrating in your throat, producing a sound. All vowels are voiced. Some consonants are voiced, some are not. (24:35-26:23)Paired Consonants: (26:23-29:11)P&B T&D F&V SH&ZSH K&G S&ZConsonant S & Consonant Z :(29:11-30:00)The S consonant, made with the air going through your front teeth. /s/ the S sound is unvoiced.You just add voicing. What would the S sound become /s/---/z/. It will become a Z sound/z/. So S has no voicing /s/, Z has voicing/z/. So we say the S sound and Z sound are also Pair Consonants. And this brings us to what I would like to cover today---S sounds/s/, Z sounds /z/and how they work in terms of word endings.Three rules for S&Z endings (30:11-38:27)Rule 1If the last sound in a word is unvoiced, and you’re adding an S, well, then the S remains unvoiced, too.Examples:1 cup,2 cups (the p in cup is unvoiced, so you just add an unvoiced s)I break, he breaksRule 2If a word ends in any of these sounds: s, z, sh, ch, or dg (j), when adding an S ending, add IZZZZZZExamples:1 Page2 PagesI Raise, He RaisesRule 3If 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,2 Treezzzz (correctly spelled Trees)1 Day,2 DaysI Fly, He FliesSome common words where S’s are pronounced as Z’s(38:27-39:50)Is His As Was These Those Easy BecauseSession Three (44:41-61:15)1. The Unvoiced TH Sound2. The Voiced TH Sound3. THR Blends4. Voicing the T SoundThe Unvoiced TH Sound (46:55-49:53)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 beatsTh . umb1 2Unvoiced TH at the beginning of words(Thanks Thick)Unvoiced TH at the middle of words(Anything Bathmat)Unvoiced TH at the end of words(Bath North)The Voiced TH Sound (49:53-53:05)To make a voiced TH sound[ð], you just need to add voicing to the unvoiced th sound. There’s the voiced TH. You should be able to feel the strong vibration in your throat and on your tongue[ð].Voiced TH at the beginning of words (The That)Voiced TH in the middle of words (Clothing Mother)Voiced TH at the end of words (Smooth Bathe)THR Blends: the combination of TH sound and the R sound (55:18-56:30)Be aware that the R is the strongest sound of the blend and it’s louder than the TH.So when you say a word which begins with THR. First make the TH sound and then strongly push out the R.(Thread throw)TH Exceptions (58:20-60:47)Although the following words are spelled with a ‘TH’, they are pronounced as a T.Thomas Thompson Theresa Thailand Thames Esther ThymeVoicing the T SoundIf 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 BudderVoiced T PracticeBetty 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.Session Four(61:28-80:21)1. Consonant ‘F’2. Consonant ‘V’3. The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound4. The Voiced ‘SH’ SoundConsonants F and V(62:40-63:39)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.Fs and Vs are friction sounds and not that loud. So we stretch these sounds out a little bit, so they can be clearly heard.Practice F and V(63:40-72:46)The OF ExceptionNOT OF. BUT OV.The Unvoiced SH Sound (72:48-73:36)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 (73:36-76:29)The Voiced SH Sound [ʒ] (76:29-77:00)The Voiced SH sound is exactly like the SH except voicing is added. To produce this sound, first make a [ʃ] sound and then you add voicing [ʃ] --[ ʒ]-, like that. [ʒ]. Now, for some people this may take a little bit of practice, you should feel the vibrations right here in your throat [ʒ].SH practice (77:00-78:31)Usual(U→zshu→al) Put your hand on your throat and feel for the vibration in the second syllable U-ZSHU-AL.Session Five (80:25-93:20)1. Consonant LL Tips: (81:05-83:05)Your bottom jaw should be down and your mouth should be wide open.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.Practice(83:05-87:48)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.)FL Blend (87:48-89:05)Here we’ re combining two sounds that we have already covered. The F sound and now the L sound. Don’ t forget to first bite your lips for that F/f/, like that and then quickly push your tongue up and against your teeth for the L to creat the FL blend FlyComparing R and L(90:52-92:12)Keep in mind when you’ re producing an L, your tongue moves forward and up behind your tip. When you’ re producing an R sound, your lips move forward but your tongue moves all the way back. Basically, the L and the R are completely opposite sounds.L and R Combinations (92:12-93:02)These words and phrases having an L sound and an R sound right next to each other. This forces you to make a clear L and then roll it right into a strong R. Example: Seal ringSession Six(93:30-106:35)1.Word EndingsOften people who speak English as a second language drop the endings or final sounds off their words, well, they do not pronunce the final sounds correctly.Make sure that the final sounds in your words come through clearly and fully. Don’t drop off or shorten the endings!(94:12- 95:50)Practice P/B/T/D ending(95:50-98:48)Three rules for ED endings(98:48-103:10)Many verbs that are in the past tense end in ED.Rule 1If a word ends in an unvoiced consonant, when adding ED, just add an Unvoiced T Example: Jump → jumped. (pronounced jump T)Rule 2If a word ends in a voiced consonant, add a Voiced DExample: Rub → Rubbed Today I rub, yesterday I rubbed. (pronounced rub-D)Rule 3If a word ends in a T or a D sound, we add a Voiced IDExample: Lift → Lifted Today, I lift the ball. Yesterday, I lifted the ball.Three Nasal Sounds: M N NG(104:09-106:15)Try to say the M sound /m/ while closing off your nose. You see you can not do it. Because the M sound comes out of your nose. It’s the nasal sound.Same thing with the NG sound-- [ŋ]-- comes out of your nose. It’s a combination of a N and a G and it’s found at the ends of words, like Ring and Sing. And I want you to realize that there’s not a /k/ K sound.Session Seven (106.48-118:02)1. CH sound [ʧ]2. The American J sound (DG)3. Consonant HCh sound and J sound (107:37-109:24)CH Unvoiced as in Ch-ur-ch, It’s a combination of the T sound/t/ and the SH sound [ʃ]. When you put these two sounds together, you get a [ʧ]. It’s an unvoiced sound.American J Voiced as in J-u-dge, if you take this CH sound and you keep everything in your mouth the same, you just add voicing. It becomes an American J sound [ʤ]. CH [ʧ], unvoiced. J, voiced.Practice(109:24-113:20)Consonant H (113:28-114:12)When an H is at the beginning of a word it is pronounced with a strong, loud air-stream. Practice: Ha... Ha… Ha.Put your hand in front of your mouth for this exercise. You should be able to feel the airstream come out onto the palm of your hand.Note that some words in English that begin with the letter W are also pronunced just like an HPractice (114:12-117:09)Session Eight (118:14-129:48)1. American English Vowels2. Vowel EE3. Vowel IAmerican English Vowels (118:47-120:18)There are five vowel letters in English: A E I O and U. But there are around 15 vowel sounds and some vowels have as many as 10 different spellings.Vowel sounds are made by slightly changing the Size, Shape and the Tension of the muscle in your mouth, your tongue and your lips. A small change can produce an entirely different sound. Instead of giving you diagrams of tongue placement---how round your lips should be or how far you should open your mouth. I believe the best way to learn American vowels is by Ear Training. Listen carefully and repeat.To help teach you the American vowel sounds, I’ ll separate them to two groups: front vowels and back vowels. When your tongue rises up in the front, it’ s a front vowel. When your tongue rises up in the back, it’ s a back vowelFront Vowels: (From high to low)(120:18-123:50)EE - I - AE - EH – A [ i:] [ i ] [ ei ] [ e ] [ æ ]EE as in HeatI as in HitAE as in HateEH as in Het (nonsense word)A as in HatHeat - Hate - Het - HatBack Vowels: (From high to low)(121:45-122:59)OO - Uh - Oh - Aw - Ah [ u:] [ u ] [ əʊ ] [ ɔ ] [ ɑ ]OO as in BootUh as in BookOh as in BoatAw as in BoughtAh as in Bot(nonsense word)Boot - Book - Boat - Bought – BotComparing Heat (EE) and Hit (I)(122:59-129:42)Remember: Heat is high. Hit is lower.EE Vowel SoundRemember, smile and think high.i vowel soundSession Nine(130:00-144:42)1. Vowel OW2. Vowel AEVowel O (131:10-132:45)The Hidden W: OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE, OWEWoke and Wont(134:51-137:50)Practice: WOWOWOWOWOWoke： Whoa（W）+KWon't： Whoa（W）+ntVowel AE (137:50-138:22)This sound is a combination of two vowel sounds. You start with an A and then you glide up to an E. A—E, A—E. Notice how my mouth also closes a little bit at the end of the vowel A—E.The 50 United States (Stressed sounds are in bold)(140:35-144:25)Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas CaliforniaSession Ten(144:52-154:18)1. Vowel OO2. Vowel UH3. Vowel EHOO Vowel Sound(146:08-146:37)Bring your lips tight and forwardDouble OO words that are pronounced as UH(148:18-149:19) Food has a high vowel (OO)Foot has a lower vowel (UH)EH Vowel Sounds(151:51-152:12)It’ s made with the front of the tongue low.Session Eleven(154:29-163:09)1. Vowel A as in Hat2. Vowel AU as in Out3. Vowel AH as in TopA Vowel Sound(155:20-155:49)Your mouth has to be wide open.AU Vowel Sound(156:47-158:34)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 – wnDowntown DowntownAre VS Our(159:59-161:02)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.) Our meeting is in one hour.Pronounced as AU-WERE (The word Hour is also pronounced the same way).Session Twelve(163:21-176:42)1. Tongue TwistersF, W, Voiced Z(164:49-165:46)Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?Voiced V (165:46-166:18)Vincent vowed vengeance very viciously.P (166:18-167:33)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(167:33-168:49)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(168:49-169:54)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 wouldIf a woodchuck could chuck wood.W(169:54-171:31)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(171:31-172:05)Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.B, BR, and BL blends(172:05-172:39)Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.TH(172:39-174:15)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(174:15-174:44)Green glass globes glow greenly.L, OO vowel(174:44-175:20)Aluminum Linoleum, Aluminum Linoleum, Aluminum Linoleum,Won’t(175:20-175:58)I would if I could! But I can’t, so I won’t!Woke(175:58-176:31)I woke, he woke, she woke, they woke. We all woke up.Session Thirteen(176:53-190:10)1. Phrase Reductions2. Intonation PhrasePhrase Reductions(177:37-181:42)Phrase Reductions: in conversational English, words are often broken down or not fully pronunciated. Two and three words are sometimes squeezed together to creat easy-to-say phrases.Going to try (gonna try)I’m gonna try to finish this book.(gonna try)Want to eat (wanna eat)Do you wanna eat at seven o’clock?(wanna eat)Have to start(hafta start)I hafta start a diet tomorrow.(hafta start)Has to try (hasta try)He hasta try harder.(hasta try)Got to leave (gotta leave)I (very) gotta leave in fifteen minutes.(gotta leave)Ought to believe (oughta believe)She （very） oughta believe what he is saying.(oughta believe)Out of bed (outa bed)I got outa bed when I heard the alarm clock.(outa bed)Did you go (Didja go)Didja go to the store?(Didja go)Would he help (Woody help)Woody help me move the furniture?(Woody help)Won’t you play (Woncha play)Woncha play one more song on the piano?(Woncha play)Didn’t you know (Didincha know)Didincha know that she was coming home tomorrow?(Didincha know)Is he (Izzy)Izzy the one that called?(Izzy)What do you want (Whadaya_want)Give it to me (GividaMe)Gividame right （now）away.(GividaMe)Intonation (181:43-184:48)English is a very musical language. As we speak our words and phrases go all the way up and then they come all the way down, much like the music does.In American English, words that carry the highest information of value in a sentence are given more emphasis with increase loudness—a higher pitch and sometimes a longer duration.Asking questions: voice goes up at the end of a question(184:48-185:28) Syllable Stress (185:28-189:45)Generally, two-syllable words have stress on the first syllable.Two-Syllable Words stress 1st syllableCommentTwo-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableDeleteGenerally, three-syllable words have stress on the second syllable.Three-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableReductionSession Fourteen(190:22-203:10)1. Putting it all together – Part I2. The 10 Key steps towards ImprovementPhoto album(192:40-193:52)Keeping a family photograph album is a good way to save family memories for yourself and future generations of your family. Very old pictures can be taken to a photo shop and reprinted so that they can be placed in an album. Be sure to write on the back of the picture any information you remember about the people in it. Also, write the date if you remember it. Looking at photo albums is a relaxing way to spend the day and it is a fun activity to share with family and friends. Your children, grandchildren and their children will appreciate your efforts too.The Public Library(193:52-195:15)Your library card can be your ticket to entertainment, current events and new ideas. Almost every city has a public library and there is no charge for a library card. Libraries have books about many subjects, but there are also other things at the library. These include books on cassette tape, videotapes, large print books, CD’s, DVD’s and magazines. Many have free programs in the afternoon or evening about travel, hobbies or other topics of interest. Some cities also have a bookmobile or traveling library, which brings the library right into your neighborhood.John D. Rockefeller(195:16-196:43)John D. Rockefeller did three amazing things. First, he acquired probably the greatest fortune in all history. He started out in life digging potatoes under the hot sun for four cents an hour. In those days, there were not half a dozen men in all the United States who were worth even one million dollars. Eventually, John D. managed to collect a fortune said to be anywhere from one to two billion dollars. And yet, the first girl he fell in love with refused to marry him.The reason given was because her mother refused to allow her daughter to throw herself away on a man who had such poor prospects.Stars(196:45-198:17)How many stars can you see on a dark, clear night? You can see about three thousand （3,000）stars with your eyes alone. But keep in mind that you are viewing only part of the sky. If the whole sky were visible, you could count about five thousand (5,000) stars. If you look through a small telescope you might see as many as six hundred thousand (600,000) stars. Through the most powerful telescopes, astronomers can spot millions of stars. No one is sure exactly how many stars there are altogether, but astronomers believe there are at least two hundred (200) billion, billion stars out in space.The 10 Keys towards Improvement(198:17-202:58)1. Practice and listen.2. Do not leave off the endings of your words.3. Make a list of frequently used words.4. Open your mouth more when you speak English.5. Don’t be afraid to speak.6. Read aloud in English for ten to 15 minutes every day.7. Record your own voice and listen for pronunciation errors.8. Watch the mouth movements of native speakers and try to imitate them.9. Buy books on tape. Read along with the tape out loud.10. Be patient.Session Fifteen(203:22-225:40)1.Putting it all together – Part IIA foreign student(205:11-206:28)When a student from another country comes to study in the United States, he has to find out for himself the answers to many questions, and he has many problems to think about. Where should he live? Would it be better living in a dormitory or in a private room off campus? Should he spend all of his time studying, or should he take advantage of the many cultural and social activities that are offered? At first, he may not feel that he fits in with the American culture. He may not feel confident when he speaks. Little by little, however, he learns how to handle himself in various situations. Finally he begins to feel very secure and ‘at home’. Unfortunately, this long-awaited feeling doesn’t develop suddenly. It takes time.Volcanoes(206:28-207:53)Volcanoes are holes in the Earth’s crust which allow molten rock to escape from beneath. The molten rock, or lava, may flow out gently or it may be blasted high in the air with gas and ash in a violent explosion. There are eight hundred and fifty active volcanoes around the world. Do you know where these mountains of fire are found? Three quarters of them are found within a zone called the “Ring of Fire.”One edge of the zone stretches along the west coast of the Americas from Chile to Alaska. The other edge runs along the east coast of Asia from Siberia to New Zealand. Twenty percent of these volcanoes are located in Indonesia. Other big groupings are in Japan, The Aleutian Islands, and Central America.The Chinese Language(207:53-210:04)Chinese is a most unusual language. It differs from English and most other major languages in that it has hundreds of different dialects. A person who lives in one section of the vast country of China, often cannot understand a fellow Chinese who lives in another section. These two major dialects are Cantonese and Mandarin. Cantonese is a southern dialect. Mandarin, a dialect that originated in northern China, is spoken by more Chinese than any other dialect.Non-Chinese people often say that the Chinese seem to “sing” their language. Chinese sounds as though it is sung, because many words are only one-syllable long and because the tone of voice changes for each word. As in English, many words have more than one meaning. The speaker’s tone of voice indicates each word’s specific meaning.Even more fascinating than the variety of spoken sounds is the Chinese written language. It has no alphabet. Instead, it employs signs called “characters.” Each spoken word in the language is represented by a separate character. Originally, the characters were drawings that depicted the meanings of the words, but over the years, they have simplified, and most no longer look like the things they represent.The Supercontinent(210:04-211:49)Around one hundred (100) to one hundred and fifty (150) million years ago, there may have been only one continent on our planet. At least that is what some earth scientists have decided after years of research. If you look at the map of the world carefully, you can see that the present-day continents could be thought of as the pieces to a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. In your imagination carefully put the pieces together to form the supercontinent. You will see that if you took away the South Atlantic Ocean and pressed South America and Africa together they would fit very nicely. You could continue removing oceans and seas and put other parts of the world together quite easily until you get to those last two pieces of Australia and Antarctica. Scientists believe that the continents of Australia and Antarctica were once linked together. They may have split slowly off from the supercontinent and then separated from each other as recently as forty (40) million years ago.The 50 Most Mispronounced Words in English(212:39-223:27)AccountingArgueActuallyAvailableArrangementsBasicallyBusinessCallsCompleteContinueContributeCorporationDifferencesDirectly Exactly Educational Every Exceptional Familiar Financial Frustrating General Immediately Inconvenience Introduce Irrational Justice Likeable Loosen Measurements Middle Multiple National Original Outrageous Particular Partnership Problem Prohibit Quality Question Referring Regardless Request Similar Specific Value Visualize实用文档Vulnerable Working。

Pronunciation WorkshopInstructor：Paul GruberIntroduction：（01：17-02：27）When you learned English as a second language, you kept many of the sounds and speech rules from your first language and you were continuing to use them when you speak English. This is what gives you an accent. You were using the sounds and speech rules from your native language instead of the sounds and speech rules of English. This program will show you and train you on how to use these sounds and speech rules correctly and showing you how to correctly form new sounds by changing the position of your tongue or changing the shape of your lips. These small changes are going to make very big changes in your speech.How to Practice（02：35-03：15）Speak slowlyUse a Loud VoiceExaggerate Your Mouth MovementsWhat would you be doing is retraining the muscles of your mouth in your tongue to move in new ways, which will produce a new pronunciation patterns. These new speech patterns will slowly and eventually involve into your own spontaneous fast speech, but it is important that you start out going very slow.The Key to Success（03：15-05：15）Being aware of your errorsRecognizing mistakes when you hear themWhen most Americans speak you will notice that we seem to open our mouth a lot and there is a great amount of mouth movements.Arrangement of this program（05：15-05：45）During the course of this program, I will begin by addressing consonant sounds and then later on we’ll work with vowel sounds. Now vowel sounds, as you know, are A E I O and U, like ahh, ohh, eee, ehh, ihh and ooo. And consonant sounds are basically all the other letters’ sounds, like b, ch, s, t, f, g, sh, w and of course, there are many many more sounds.Session One（05：55-22:34）1. Consonant R2. Consonant WR Tips（07：07-09：00）Mouth and lips come tightly forward as if you would be saying the OO sound. Tongue moves back.Now one way of checking if you’re doing this correctly with your tongue is by actually putting your finger around an inch into your mouth while saying an R sound.You should be able to take the tip of your finger and feel the tip of your tongue.Practice (09:00-12:34)R at the beginning of words (like Rock Rain)Bringing your mouth forward and pulling your tongue back.R at the end of words or after a vowel (like Car Far Air Poor)Your tongue hasta pull back and also your lips close a little bit in the front. The R needs to be very strong and you need to close the word.R in the middle of words(like Very Arrange Everyone)Your tongue is back and your lips are coming all the way forward.R Blends (12:34-14:10)The ‘R’ is always the strongest sound of the blend.Your lips come forward before you even say the word.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)R blends in the middle of words（Subtract Waitress）W Tips（similar to R）(15:34-17:42)Practice first with OO.Then go into OOOOOWAWAWA.Remember, A W is always makes a W sound. It NEVER makes a V sound. Remember, the W sound is also at the beginning of the words One and Once.Practice (17:43-19:24)W at the beginning of words（like Why Which ）W in the middle of words（like Always Away）Don’t forget to bring your mouth fo rward at the beginning of each word.Q sounds (Q=KW) (19:24-20:18)For example, the word Quick is pronounced with the K and the strong W sound. KWICK, like that.Session Two (22:50-44:25)1. Voicing2. Consonant pairs3. Consonant S4. Consonant Z VoicingVoicing is when your vocal cords are vibrating in your throat, producing a sound. All vowels are voiced. Some consonants are voiced, some are not. (24:35-26:23)Paired Consonants: (26:23-29:11)P&B T&D F&V SH&ZSH K&G S&ZConsonant S & Consonant Z : (29:11-30:00)The S consonant, made with the air going through your front teeth. /s/ the S sound is unvoiced.You just add voicing. What would the S sound become/s/---/z/. It will become a Z sound/z/. So S has no voicing /s/, Z has voicing/z/. So we say the S sound and Z sound are also Pair Consonants. And this brings us to what I would like to cover today---S sounds/s/, Z sounds /z/and how they work in terms of word endings.Three rules for S&Z endings (30:11-38:27)Rule 1If the last sound in a word is unvoiced, and you’re adding an S, well, then the S remains unvoiced, too.Examples:1 cup,2 cups (the p in cup is unvoiced, so you just add an unvoiced s)I break, he breaksRule 2If a word ends in any of these sounds: s, z, sh, ch, or dg (j), when adding an S ending, add IZZZZZZExamples:1 Page2 PagesI Raise, He RaisesRule 3If 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 avoiced ZZZZ.Examples:1 Tree,2 Treezzzz (correctly spelled Trees)1 Day,2 DaysI Fly, He FliesSome common words where S’s are pronounced as Z’s (38:27-39:50) Is His As Was These Those Easy BecauseSession Three (44:41-61:15)1. The Unvoiced TH Sound2. The Voiced TH Sound3. THR Blends4. Voicing the T SoundThe Unvoiced TH Sound (46:55-49:53)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 beatsTh . umb1 2Unvoiced TH at the beginning of words(Thanks Thick)Unvoiced TH at the middle of words(Anything Bathmat)Unvoiced TH at the end of words(Bath North)The Voiced TH Sound (49:53-53:05)To make a voiced TH sound[ð], you just need to add voicing to the unvoiced th sound. There’s the voiced TH. You should be able to feel the strong vibration in your throat and on your tongue[ð].Voiced TH at the beginning of words (The That)Voiced TH in the middle of words (Clothing Mother)Voiced TH at the end of words (Smooth Bathe)THR Blends: the combination of TH sound and the Rsound (55:18-56:30)Be aware that the R is the strongest sound of the blend and it’s louder than the TH.So when you say a word which begins with THR. First make the TH sound and then strongly push out the R.(Thread throw)TH Exceptions (58:20-60:47)Although the following words are spelled with a ‘TH’, they are pronounced as a T.Thomas Thompson Theresa Thailand Thames Esther ThymeVoicing the T SoundIf 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 BudderVoiced T PracticeBetty bought a bit of better butter. But, said she, this butt er’s bitter. If I put it in my batt er, it’ll make my ba tter bitter.Session Four(61:28-80:21)1. Consonant ‘F’2. Consonant ‘V’3. The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound4. The Voiced ‘SH’ SoundConsonants F and V (62:40-63:39)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.Fs and Vs are friction sounds and not that loud. So we stretch these sounds out a little bit, so they can be clearly heard.Practice F and V (63:40-72:46)The OF ExceptionNOT OF. BUT OV.The Unvoiced SH Sound (72:48-73:36)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 (73:36-76:29)The Voiced SH Sound [ʒ] (76:29-77:00)The Voiced SH sound is exactly like the SH except voicing is added. To produce this sound, first make a [ʃ] sound and then you add voicing [ʃ] --[ ʒ]-, like that. [ʒ]. Now, for some people this may take a little bit of practice, you should feel the vibrations right here in your throat [ʒ].SH practice (77:00-78:31)Usual(U→zshu→al) Put your hand on your throat and feel for the vibration in the second syllable U-ZSHU-AL.Session Five (80:25-93:20)1. Consonant LL Tips: (81:05-83:05)Your bottom jaw should be down and your mouth should be wide open.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.Practice(83:05-87:48)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.)FL Blend (87:48-89:05)Here we’ re combining two sounds that we have already covered. The F sound and now the L sound. Don’ t forget to first bite your lips for that F/f/, like that and then quickly push your tongue up and against your teeth for the L to creat the FL blend FlyComparing R and L(90:52-92:12)Keep in mind when you’ re producing an L, your tongue moves forward and up behind your tip. When you’ re producing an R sound, your lips move forward but your tongue moves all the way back. Basically, the L and the R are completely opposite sounds.L and R Combinations (92:12-93:02)These words and phrases having an L sound and an R sound right next to each other. This forces you to make a clear L and then roll it right into a strong R. Example: Seal ringSession Six(93:30-106:35)1.Word EndingsOften people who speak English as a second language drop the endings or final sounds off their words, well, they do not pronunce the final sounds correctly. Make sure that the final sounds in your words come through clearly and fully. Don’t drop off or shorten the endings!(94:12- 95:50)Practice P/B/T/D ending (95:50-98:48)Three rules for ED endings(98:48-103:10)Many verbs that are in the past tense end in ED.Rule 1If a word ends in an unvoiced consonant, when adding ED, just add an Unvoiced T Example: Jump → jumped. (pronounced jump T)Rule 2If a word ends in a voiced consonant, add a Voiced DExample: Rub → Rubbed Today I rub, yesterday I rubbed. (pronouncedrub-D)Rule 3If a word ends in a T or a D sound, we add a Voiced IDExample: Lift → Lifted Today, I lift the ball. Yesterday, I lifted the ball.Three Nasal Sounds: M N NG(104:09-106:15)Try to say the M sound /m/ while closing off your nose. You see you can not do it. Because the M sound comes out of your nose. It’s the nasal sound.Same thing with the NG sound-- [ŋ]-- comes out of your nose. It’s a combination of a N and a G and it’s found at the ends of words, like Ri ng and Sing. And I want you to realize that there’s not a /k/ K sound.Session Seven (106.48-118:02)1. CH sound [ʧ]2. The American J sound (DG)3. Consonant HCh sound and J sound (107:37-109:24)CH Unvoiced as in Ch-ur-ch, It’s a combination of the T sound/t/ and the SH sound [ʃ]. When you put these two sounds together, you get a [ʧ]. It’s an unvoiced sound.American J Voiced as in J-u-dge, if you take this CH sound and you keep everything in your mouth the same, you just add voicing. It becomes an American J sound [ʤ]. CH [ʧ], unvoiced. J, voiced.Practice(109:24-113:20)Consonant H (113:28-114:12)When an H is at the beginning of a word it is pronounced with a strong, loud air-stream. Practice: Ha... Ha… Ha.Put your hand in front of your mouth for this exercise. You should be able to feel the airstream come out onto the palm of your hand.Note that some words in English that begin with the letter W are also pronunced just like an HPractice (114:12-117:09)Session Eight (118:14-129:48)1. American English Vowels2. Vowel EE3. Vowel IAmerican English Vowels (118:47-120:18)There are five vowel letters in English: A E I O and U. But there are around 15 vowel sounds and some vowels have as many as 10 different spellings.Vowel sounds are made by slightly changing the Size, Shape and the Tension of the muscle in your mouth, your tongue and your lips. A small change can produce an entirely different sound. Instead of giving you diagrams of tongue placement---how round your lips should be or how far you should open your mouth. I believe the best way to learn American vowels is by Ear Training. Listen carefully and repeat.To help teach you the American vowel sounds, I’ ll separate them to two groups: front vowels and back vowels. When your ton gue rises up in the front, it’ s a front vowel. When your tongue rises up in the back, it’ s a back vowelFront Vowels: (From high to low)(120:18-123:50)EE - I - AE - EH – A [ i:] [ i ] [ ei ] [ e ] [ æ ]EE as in HeatI as in HitAE as in HateEH as in Het (nonsense word)A as in HatHeat - Hate - Het - HatBack Vowels: (From high to low) (121:45-122:59)OO - Uh - Oh - Aw - Ah [ u:] [ u ] [ əʊ ] [ ɔ ] [ ɑ ]OO as in BootUh as in BookOh as in BoatAw as in BoughtAh as in Bot (nonsense word)Boot - Book - Boat - Bought – BotComparing Heat (EE) and Hit (I)(122:59-129:42)Remember: Heat is high. Hit is lower.EE Vowel SoundRemember, smile and think high.i vowel soundSession Nine(130:00-144:42)1. Vowel OW2. Vowel AEVowel O (131:10-132:45)The Hidden W: OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE, OWEWoke and Wont(134:51-137:50)Practice: WOWOWOWOWOWoke：Whoa（W）+KSession Ten(144:52-154:18)1. Vowel OO2. Vowel UH3. Vowel EHOO Vowel Sound(146:08-146:37)Bring your lips tight and forwardDouble OO words that are pronounced as UH(148:18-149:19) Food has a high vowel (OO)Foot has a lower vowel (UH)EH Vowel Sounds(151:51-152:12)It’ s made with the front of the tongue low.Session Eleven(154:29-163:09)1. Vowel A as in Hat2. Vowel AU as in Out3. Vowel AH as in TopA Vowel Sound(155:20-155:49)Your mouth has to be wide open.AU Vowel Sound(156:47-158:34)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 – wnDowntown DowntownAre VS Our(159:59-161:02)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.)Our meeting is in one hour.Pronounced as AU-WERE (The word Hour is also pronounced the same way).Session Twelve(163:21-176:42)1. Tongue TwistersF, W, Voiced Z(164:49-165:46)Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?Voiced V (165:46-166:18)Vincent vowed vengeance very viciously.P (166:18-167:33)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(167:33-168:49)She sells seashells by the seashore.The shells she sells are surely seashells.So if she sells shells on the seashore,I’m su re she sells seashore shells.W, CH, and Final Consonants(168:49-169:54)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 wouldIf a woodchuck could chuck wood.W(169:54-171:31)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(171:31-172:05)Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.B, BR, and BL blends(172:05-172:39)Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.TH(172:39-174:15)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(174:15-174:44)Green glass globes glow greenly.L, OO vowel(174:44-175:20)Aluminum Linoleum, Aluminum Linoleum, Aluminum Linoleum,Won’t(175:20-175:58)I would if I could! But I can’t, so I won’t!Woke(175:58-176:31)I woke, he woke, she woke, they woke. We all woke up.Session Thirteen(176:53-190:10)1. Phrase Reductions2. Intonation PhrasePhrase Reductions(177:37-181:42)Phrase Reductions: in conversational English, words are often broken down or not fully pronunciated. Two and three words are sometimes squeezed together to creat easy-to-say phrases.Going to try (gonna try)I’m gonna try to finish this book.(gonna try)Want to eat (wanna eat)Do you wanna eat at seven o’clock?(wanna eat)Have to start(hafta start)I hafta start a diet tomorrow.(hafta start)Has to try (hasta try)He hasta try harder.(hasta try)Got to leave (gotta leave)I (very) gotta leave in fifteen minutes.(gotta leave)Ought to believe (oughta believe)She （very）oughta believe what he is saying. (oughta believe)Out of bed (outa bed)I got outa bed when I heard the alarm clock.(outa bed)Did you go (Didja go)Didja go to the store?(Didja go)Would he help (Woody help)Woody help me move the furniture?(Woody help)Won’t you play (Woncha play)Woncha play one more song on the piano? (Woncha play)Didn’t you know (Didincha know)Didincha know that she was coming home tomorrow? (Didincha know)Is he (Izzy)Izzy the one that called?(Izzy)What do you want (Whadaya_want)Give it to me (GividaMe)Gividame right （now）away.(GividaMe)Intonation (181:43-184:48)English is a very musical language. As we speak our words and phrases go all the way up and then they come all the way down, much like the music does. In American English, words that carry the highest information of value in a sentence are given more emphasis with increase loudness—a higher pitch and sometimes a longer duration.Asking questions: voice goes up at the end of a question(184:48-185:28) Syllable Stress (185:28-189:45)Generally, two-syllable words have stress on the first syllable.Two-Syllable Words stress 1st syllableCommentTwo-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableDeleteGenerally, three-syllable words have stress on the second syllable. Three-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableReductionSession Fourteen(190:22-203:10)1. Putting it all together – Part I2. The 10 Key steps towards ImprovementPhoto album(192:40-193:52)Keeping a family photograph album is a good way to save family memories for yourself and future generations of your family. Very old pictures can be taken toa photo shop and reprinted so that they can be placed in an album. Be sure to write on the back of the picture any information you remember about the people in it. Also, write the date if you remember it. Looking at photo albums is a relaxing way to spend the day and it is a fun activity to share with family and friends. Your children, grandchildren and their children will appreciate your efforts too.The Public Library(193:52-195:15)Your library card can be your ticket to entertainment, current events and new ideas. Almost every city has a public library and there is no charge for a library card. Libraries have books about many subjects, but there are also other things at the library. These include books on cassette tape, videotapes, large printb ooks, CD’s, DVD’s and magazines. Many have free programs in the afternoon or evening about travel, hobbies or other topics of interest. Some cities also have a bookmobile or traveling library, which brings the library right into your neighborhood.John D. Rockefeller(195:16-196:43)John D. Rockefeller did three amazing things. First, he acquired probably the greatest fortune in all history. He started out in life digging potatoes under the hot sun for four cents an hour. In those days, there were not half a dozen men in all the United States who were worth even one million dollars. Eventually, John D. managed to collect a fortune said to be anywhere from one to two billion dollars. And yet, the first girl he fell in love with refused to marry him.The reason given was because her mother refused to allow her daughter to throw herself away on a man who had such poor prospects.Stars(196:45-198:17)How many stars can you see on a dark, clear night? You can see about three thousand（3,000）stars with your eyes alone. But keep in mind that you are viewing only part of the sky. If the whole sky were visible, you could count about five thousand (5,000) stars. If you look through a small telescope you might see as many as six hundred thousand (600,000) stars. Through the most powerful telescopes, astronomers can spot millions of stars. No one is sure exactly howmany stars there are altogether, but astronomers believe there are at least two hundred (200) billion, billion stars out in space.The 10 Keys towards Improvement(198:17-202:58)1. Practice and listen.2. Do not leave off the endings of your words.3. Make a list of frequently used words.4. Open your mouth more when you speak English.5. Don’t be afraid to speak.6. Read aloud in English for ten to 15 minutes every day.7. Record your own voice and listen for pronunciation errors.8. Watch the mouth movements of native speakers and try to imitate them.9. Buy books on tape. Read along with the tape out loud.10. Be patient.Session Fifteen(203:22-225:40)1.Putting it all together – Part IIA foreign student(205:11-206:28)When a student from another country comes to study in the United States, he has to find out for himself the answers to many questions, and he has many problems to think about. Where should he live? Would it be better living in a dormitory or in a private room off campus? Should he spend all of his time studying, or should he take advantage of the many cultural and social activities that are offered? At first, he may not feel that he fits in with the American culture. He may not feel confident when he speaks. Little by little, however, he learns how to handle himself in various situations. Finally he begins to feel very secure and ‘at home’. Unfortunately, this long-awaited feeling doesn’t develop suddenly. It takes time.Volcanoes(206:28-207:53)Volcanoes are holes in the Earth’s crust which allow molten rock to escape from beneath. The molten rock, or lava, may flow out gently or it may be blasted high in the air with gas and ash in a violent explosion. There are eight hundred and fifty active volcanoes around the world. Do you know where these mountains offire are found? Three quarters of them are found within a zone called the “Ring of Fire.” One edge of the zone stretches along the we st coast of the Americas from Chile to Alaska. The other edge runs along the east coast of Asia from Siberia to New Zealand. Twenty percent of these volcanoes are located in Indonesia. Other big groupings are in Japan, The Aleutian Islands, and Central America.The Chinese Language(207:53-210:04)Chinese is a most unusual language. It differs from English and most other major languages in that it has hundreds of different dialects. A person who lives in one section of the vast country of China, often cannot understand a fellow Chinese who lives in another section. These two major dialects are Cantonese and Mandarin. Cantonese is a southern dialect. Mandarin, a dialect that originated in northern China, is spoken by more Chinese than any other dialect.Non-Chinese people often say that the Chinese seem to “sing” their language. Chinese sounds as though it is sung, because many words are only one-syllable long and because the tone of voice changes for each word. As in English, many words have more than one meaning. The speaker’s tone of voice indicates each word’s specific meaning.Even more fascinating than the variety of spoken sounds is the Chinese written language. It has no alphabet. Instead, it employs signs called “characters.” Each spoken word in the language is represented by a separate character. Originally, the characters were drawings that depicted the meanings of the words, but over the years, they have simplified, and most no longer look like the things they represent.The Supercontinent(210:04-211:49)Around one hundred (100) to one hundred and fifty (150) million years ago, there may have been only one continent on our planet. At least that is what some earth scientists have decided after years of research. If you look at the map of the world carefully, you can see that the present-day continents could be thought of as the pieces to a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. In your imagination carefully put the pieces together to form the supercontinent. You will see that ifyou took away the South Atlantic Ocean and pressed South America and Africa together they would fit very nicely. You could continue removing oceans and seas and put other parts of the world together quite easily until you get to those last two pieces of Australia and Antarctica. Scientists believe that the continents of Australia and Antarctica were once linked together. They may have split slowly off from the supercontinent and then separated from each other as recently as forty (40) million years ago.The 50 Most Mispronounced Words in English(212:39-223:27)AccountingArgueActuallyAvailableArrangementsBasicallyBusinessCallsCompleteContinueContributeCorporationDifferencesDirectlyExactlyEducationalEveryExceptionalFamiliarFinancialFrustratingGeneralImmediatelyInconvenienceIntroduceIrrationalJusticeLikeableLoosenMeasurementsMiddleMultipleNationalOriginalOutrageousParticularPartnershipProblemProhibitQualityQuestionReferringRegardlessRequestSimilarSpecificValueVisualizeVulnerableWorking1 / 1。

美式英语发音教程美语发音视频教程01：辅音 R 和 W 的发音方法和训练Session One1.Consonant R2.Consonant WR TipsYour 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 wordsRock Rip Reach Road Rain Rich Rome Raise Robe Rice R at the end of words or after a vowelCar Far Star Door Bear Four Air Year Turn PoorR in the middle of wordsVery Direction Arrange Erase Correct Marry Garage Original Hurry Zero Marine Berry Operation Caring Arrive EveryoneR sentenceThe round rooste r rushed into the wrong road.R BlendsR is the strongest sound of the blend.When the blend is at the beginning of a word, your mouth prepares for the R, by comingforward before you even say the word.R blends at the beginning of wordsTraining Trust Trip Great Tropical Bring Print President Product Cracker Crawl BreakR blends in the middle of wordsSubtract Waitress Nutrition AustraliaIntroduce Compress Oppression Betray R practice sentencesThe 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.W TipsPractice first with OO.Then go into OOOOOWAWAWA.Remember, A W is always makes a W sound. It NEVER makes a V sound.W Sentence What will we do?Comparing R and WRick –Wick Right –WhiteRemember, the W sound is also at the beginning of the words One and Once.W at the beginning of wordsWhy Which When What Wipe Wish Weight WingW in the middle of wordsAlways Away Beware Rewind Awake Someone Halloween HollywoodW practice sentencesThe 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.Q words (produced as a KW sound)Question Quiet Queen Qualify Quit Quebec Quilt ChoirParagraph PracticeRay was born in Russia. He dreamed of building the perfect roller coaster at the Grand Canyon inArizona. 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 Freddesigned his roller coaster ride. Fred was creative, brilliant and worked well with railroad tracks. Hewould 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.美语发音视频教程02：由学 s 和 z 音标引出的辅音对照练习Session Two1.Voicing2.Consonant pairs3.Consonant S4.Consonant Z VoicingVoicing 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:P&B T&D F&V SH&ZSH K&G S&ZThree rules for S&Z endingsRule 1If a word ends in a sound that is unvoiced (such as P, T, K, F), you add an unvoiced /S/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 breaksI stop, he stopsRule 2If a word ends in any of these sounds: s, z, sh, ch, or dg (j), when adding an S ending, addIZZZZZZExamples:1 Page2 Pages 1 Bus 2 Buses 1 Lunch 2 LunchesI Raise, He Raises I Brush, He Brushes I Push, He PushesRule 3If 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 becomea voiced ZZZZ.Examples:1Tree, 2 Treezzzz (correctly spelled Trees) 1 Day, 2 Days1Shoe, 2 Shoes I Fly, He Flies 1 Game, 2 Games1Head, 2 Heads 1 Train, 2 Trains 1 Song, 2 SongsSome common words where S ’ s are pronounced as Z’sIS HIS AS WAS THESE THOSE EASY BECAUSEParagraph PracticeNotice that all voiced S/Z sounds are underlined.Another zippy, zappy, cra zy day come s to a clo se. A s we zoom up to Joe s’snoo ze zone, Zoe Jone s of Zodiac Zoo play s with her zipper.Last week, Jim s’brothers were picked to represent their country in the Olympic Games. Two of thebrothers were swimmers, while the other two were long distance runners. All of the brothers woreglasses. These athletes worked hard at qualifying for the games and were hoping to come homewith prizes. Since the brothers go to the same university, they often take the same courses. Thismakes 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 gotdressed and watched the sunrise come up over the mountains. It was so beautiful that I took manypictures 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.美语发音视频教程03： th, thr和t音标发音学习及练习Session Three1.The Unvoiced TH Sound2.The Voiced TH Sound3.THR Blends4.Voicing the T SoundThe Unvoiced TH SoundFlat tongue protruding through your teeth. Maintain a steady air stream. Stretch out theTH sound.Example:Think of the word Thumb as having two beatsTh . umb1 2Unvoiced TH at the beginning of wordsThanks Thick Thunder Thursday ThinkUnvoiced TH at the middle of wordsAnything Bathmat Toothpick Athletic MouthwashUnvoiced TH at the end of wordsBath North Beneath Fourth SouthThe Voiced TH SoundVoiced TH at the beginning of wordsThe (The book)That (That house)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 wordsClothing Leather Mother Another Weather NorthernVoiced TH at the end of wordsSmooth Bathe Breathe Practice Phrases This and that A tablecloth Winter clothing Athens, Greece That ’ s the one Her skin is smoothThirty Day’ s notice A famous author Here and there False teethThread the needle A thoughtful gift Thunder and lightening Thumbs upPractice SentencesThelma 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 BlendsThread (thread the needle)Throw (throw the ball)Throat (my throat is sore)Thrill (a thrilling ride)Three (three more days)Threw (he threw the ball)Throne (the king sits on a throne)Paragraph PracticeNurse Thatcher was thankful it was Thursday. She knew that on Thursday she had to deliver 33 boxesof thermometers to the North American Athletic Club. They thought that thermometers were necessaryfor testing the hydrotherapy baths. This was thought to benefit the athletes with arthritis. The athletictrainers required authorization to provide hydrotherapy to the youthful athletes on the three bulletinboards with thumbtacks throughout the athletic club. Rather than risk the health of the athletes, theythoroughly checked the thousands of thermometers to insure their worthiness; otherwise they needed tobe thrown away.TH ExceptionsAlthough the following words are spelled with a‘ TH’ , they are pronounced as a T.Thomas Thompson Theresa Thailand Thames Esther ThymeVoicing the T SoundIf 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 BudderVoiced T PracticeBetty bought a bit of better butter. But, said she, this butt er ’ s tterbi. If I put it in my batt er, it’ ll make my batter bitter.美语发音视频教程04： F, V, SH 和 ZSH 发音详解及差别Session Four1.Consonant ‘ F’2.Consonant ‘ V’3.The Unvoiced‘ SH’ Sound4.The Voiced‘ ZSH’ SoundConsonants F and V are produced with contact of your upper teeth and lower lip. Think of it as bitingyour lower lip. Maintain a steady air stream.They are both identical, except the F is unvoiced, and the V is voiced.Practice Words with‘ F’Foot Find Finally Family Freedom Laugh Telephone Symphony RoughPractice SentencesDo 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 withPharaoh ’ s Friend.A medicine that is tough on Flu.Practice Words with‘ V’Vote Vine Oven Evaluate Voice Travel River Every Glove Alive LeaveComparing F and VFeel–Veal Safe –Save Fat –Vat Fine–VineFace–Vase Fan –Van Foul –Vowel Proof –ProvePractice PhrasesA famous athlete A food vendor The Foreign Service Summer vacationVocabulary test Over the rainbow Our first victory Harvard UniversityHusband and wife Very well donePractice SentencesHer 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.NOT OF. BUT OV.The Unvoiced SH SoundTo 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 wordsBeginning She Sugar Sure Shadow Sheep Shirt Shoe ShoeShape Chicago Chef Middle Nation Motion Mission Special ReputationOfficial Machine Fishing Insurance Sunshine Ocean Tissue Addition Subtraction End Rush Dish Establish SplashIrish Fresh FinishSH SentencesThe 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 PracticeJoe’ s weather machine shows a sharp drop in air pressure, especially offshore.Ships in motion on the ocean should be sure to use caution.The Voiced ZSH SoundThe Voiced ZSH sound is exactly like the SH except voicing is added.Usual(Uzshual)ZSH practice wordsMiddle Usual Unusual Usually Vision Visual Conclusion PrestigeAsia Version Division Casual Television End Beige MassagePractice SentencesIt ’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.UsuallyUnusualHot in the summerLate for appointments美语发音视频教程05：辅音 L 的发音详解Session Five1. Consonant LL Tips: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 droppingnda relaxing your tongue.Practice“ LA, LA, LA” , keeping your bottom jaw lowered and open while only raising your tongue.L at the beginning of wordsLunch Local London Learn Large Life LobbyLibrary Lucky Lift Laugh LongL in the middle of wordsInflation Believe Volume Glue Elevator Solve Pulling Flood Delete Elect Alive ColorL at the end of a wordTo 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 helpfulfor practicing.)Practice wordsWill Ball Tall Call Small Control Bowl Apple Miracle Powerful Control Financial PeopleL SentencesThe lollipop fell into the cool water.Her driver’ s license was pulled out of the blue g olf 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.FL Blend PoemA 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 WillWill 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 LRed - Led Rick - Lick Reef - Leaf Rear - LearRest - Less Grass - Glass Crime - Climb Free - FleeL and R CombinationsSeal ring Toll road Already Civil rights Railroad RivalryCoral reef Jewelry Schoolroom Gravel road美语发音视频教程06：单词结尾的发音注意事项Session Six1.Word EndingsMake sure that the final sounds in your words come through clearly and fully.’ t drop off or shorten Don the endings!P endingsI 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 endingsWe 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 endingsKate 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 endingsFred 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.Three rules for ED endingsMany verbs that are in the past tense end in ED. (Example: Today I walk, yesterday I walked)Rule 1If a word ends in an unvoiced consonant, when adding ED, just add an Unvoiced TExample:Today I jump, yesterday I jumped. (pronounced jump T)Today I walk, yesterday I walked. (pronounced walk T)Rule 2If a word ends in a voiced consonant, add a Voiced DExample: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 3If a word ends in a T or a D sound, we add a Voiced EDExample:Today, I lift the ball. Yesterday, I lifted the ball.I heated up my dinner.He voted this morning.He handed me his report.I traded in my old car.She added some information.All voiced D endings are underlined 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.Three Nasal Sounds: M N NGPractice Ng endingsRing Sing Thing BringPractice sentencesI 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.美语发音视频教程07：音标字母组合ch, dg和hSession Seven1.CH sound2.The American J sound (DG)3.Consonant HCH Unvoiced as in Ch-ur-chAmerican J Voiced as in J-u-dgeCh at the beginning of wordsChina Cherry Charge Chocolate Challenge Cheese Chunk ChairmanCh in the middle of wordsKey chain Lunch box Richard Picture Teacher Fortune Nature Beach ballCh at the end of wordsDetach Teach Porch March Patch Wrench Coach ApproachCh exerciseChop- 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 wordsJuice Jump Juggle Jury Japan Giant Genetic Junior Generate GermanAmerican J in the middle of wordsAlgebra Legend Magic Subject Digest Rejoice Objective Majesty Educate SuggestionAmerican J at the end of wordsAge College Postage Stage Pledge Village Average Page Courage Knowl edgeAmerican J exerciseA German judge and jury have charged and jailed a strange giant, who sat on the edge of abridge throwing jelly onto large barges.Consonant HWhen an H is at the beginning of a word it is pronounced with a strong, loud air-stream.Practice: Ha... Ha Ha.H at the beginning of wordsHand Hide Hope Hair House Harvard Honey Happy Who WholeH word pairsOld- Hold Is- His It- Hit At- Hat Arm- Harm Ill- Hill Ate- Hate As- HasH in the middle of wordsAhead Behave AnyhowInhale Downhill Dehydrate Wholehearted OverhaulH exerciseHe thought that he should . Wash the car.Thank his teacher.Watch e 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 forone whole week.美语发音视频教程08：美语元音ee 和 iSession Eight1.American English Vowels2.Vowel EE3.Vowel IThe best way to learn American vowels is by Ear Training. Listen carefully and repeat.Front Vowels: (From high to low)EE as in HeatI as in Hit AE as in Hate EH as in Het (nonsense word)A as in Hat Back Vowels: (From high to low)OO as in BootU as in Book OW as in Boat AW as in BoughtAH 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 (Bean is high. I ate a bean. Been is low. I have been here.)EE Vowel SoundRemember, smile and think high.See Me Each Even Key Green Tree Very Happy Softly Mary BusyFinallyCountryEE Practice Speeding on the FreewayHappily eating cheese He and SheSkiing very Rapidly She sees a monkey eating honey.We see a pony stealing money.Who can he see?It must be me!I Vowel SoundBit Bill Lift Fizz Kitchen Build Bigger Chimp Fifth ListenBusiness Fist Display Filming Live Fish Discuss Fig Fifty BeenEE 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’ steam grinned after seeing the green field.Pip and Pete shipped the sheep cheaply.Those bins are for Bill bean’s.Does Jim still stea l Jill jeans?’The girls put concrete on Jill’sneakers.Pick cherries at their peak or you will eat the pits美语发音视频教程09：元音 OW 和 AESession Nine1.Vowel OW2.Vowel AEVowel OThe Hidden W: OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE, OWEO Vowel SoundOpen Oatmeal Blown Bold Owner Phone Cold Robe Coach Rotate Loan Slow Road RoamO PracticeHow 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 WontPractice: WOWOWOWOWOWoke = WOW + KWon’ t = WOW + ‘ NTI 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 AEAge Aid Eight Able Chain Date Eighteen Fake Lazy Made Baby Gain Change Gave Nation Day Paper Angel Basic FaceAE PracticeThe 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 neighbors basement was changed from blue to beige.Hey, take away the strain! Weigh the gains of a great break with Lazy DayVacations. Lines are open eight till late. They aim to make your day!The 50 United States (Stressed sounds are in bold)Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York NorthCarolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming美语发音视频教程10：元音字母组合OO ，UH 和 EHSession Ten1.Vowel OO2.Vowel UH3.Vowel EHOO Vowel SoundBlue Booth News Juice Loosen Ruler Food Choose Mood Moving Loop Knew Tooth Smooth Pool Moon Shoes Zoo Grew RoomOO PracticeThe 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 UHFood has a high vowel (OO)Foot has a lower vowel (UH)UH Vowel Sound (that are spelled with OO)Foot Took Cook Shook Stood Good Look Book Wool Swoosh Lower vowel (Uh)WoodWould you help me?Hollywood, CaliforniaUH Practice (All OO sounds are in boldface, all UH sounds are underlined.)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 SoundsEgg Get Friend Next Entrance Better Healthy Lettuce WrenchSpread Best Ready Every Red Exit Check Fence HeadsetNecklace WealthEH PracticeResting 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.美语发音视频教程11：元音字母组合AU, AH 和 ASession Eleven1.Vowel AU as in Out2.Vowel AH as in Top3.Vowel A as in HatA Vowel SoundBack Dad Fax Value Sat Hatch Jacket Taxi Apple Catch Rabbit TackA PracticeThe fat cat wore a jacket.Pack your sack and bring your magnet.He sang about an actor named Jack.AU Vowel SoundThis is an important sound! If mispronounced, it can often make you misunderstood.Begin this sound with the A sound as in hatThen, slide your mouth forward to form a small W sound.Example: Downtown. DA–wn TA – wnAU PracticeNow House Round Loud Gown Sound Ouch Out Found Sout Ounce Rebound Mouth Bounce Flower Thousand Spout CountThe 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 OurAre (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.)Pronounced as AU-WERE (The word Hour is also pronounced the same way).Are/Our Practice SentencesAre 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?AH Vowel SoundO words that are pronounced with AHHot Top Stop Probably Follow Not Blob SockMop Product Solve ProblemAH 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.美语发音视频教程12：英语绕口令练习Session Twelve1. Tongue TwistersF, W, Voiced ZFuzzy Wuzzy was a bear,Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.Fuzzy W uzzy wasn ’ t fuzzy, was he?Voiced VVincent vowed vengeance very viciously.PPeter 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 ZShe 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 ConsonantsHow 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 wouldWWhich witch, wished which wicked wish?While we were walking, we were watching window washers washWashingto n’ s windows with warm washing water.If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?RRoberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.B, BR, and BL blendsBradley ’ s big black bath brush broke.Bradley ’ s big black bath brush broke.THTom 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 blendsGreen glass globes glow greenly.L, OO vowelAluminum 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.美语发音视频教程13：吞音及语音语调练习Session Thirteen1. Phrase Reductions2. Intonation PhraseReductions省略法，吞音练习：Going to try (gunna try)I ’ m gunna try to finish this book.Want to eat (wanna eat)Do you wanna eat at seven o’ clock?Have to start(hafta start)I hafta start a diet tomorrow.Has to try (hasta try)He hasta try harder.Got to leave (gotta leave)I gotta leave in fifteen minutes.Ought to believe (oughta believe)She oughta believe what he is saying.Out of bed (outa bed)I got outa bed when I heard the alarm clock.Did you go (Didja go) Would he help (Woody help)Didja go to the store?Woody help me move the furniture?Won’ t you play (Woncha play)Woncha play one more song on the piano?Didn ’ t you know (Didincha know)Didincha know that she was coming home tomorrow?Is he (Izzy)Izzy the one that called?What do you want (Whadaya_want)Give it to me (GividaMe)Gividame right away.Intonation Practice语音语调练习：Have you ever tried one of Diane’ s Donuts? They are so delicious. I have eaten many different kinds of donuts, from all over the country; however, I have never tasted anything, quite like Donuts made byDiane. I have been told that she uses the finest and freshest ingredients that money can buy. The bestflour, the best eggs and the best milk. I am sure, that once you taste these incredible donuts, you will runand tell all of your friends.Syllable Stress单词的音节：Generally, two-syllable words have stress on the first syllable.Two-Syllable Words stress 1st syllableSofa Oven After Finger Station Second Enter Often Uncle Carpet Father Children Walking Jacket Lucky CommentTwo-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableDelete Decline Survive Protect Adopt Advance Below Resolve Advice Acquit Control Arrive Involve Massage Disease RelateGenerally, three-syllable words have stress on the second syllable.Three-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableReduction Arrangement Audition Companion Detective Ambitious Companion Appliance Discover Unlawful Conclusion Assemble Adjustment Affected Acceptance FerociousSyllable Stress Practice音节练习：The pictures are fantastic.He needs permission to find a solution.The party is in honor of his retirement.Her son exhibited bad behavior on their vacation.Comparative SentencesJoe drinks cheap wine.Sue only drinks expensive wine.Don’ t forget his birthday.We would never forget his birthday.。

如何三个月快速提升英语口语并成功突破学英语，首选要认清楚自己的英语处于什么水平，如果连音标也分不清、念不清，你就不要看哪些所谓的“牛人推荐”，跑去听VOA、BBC了，这些对你没有任何帮助，只能起到催眠效果。

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下面推荐一些快速提升英语口语的方法，希望共勉。

提升英语口语方法一：练习发音，打造纯正英语口语（1）：找真人外教，练习发音提升英语口语，纠正发音，最快的方法，肯定是跟外教一起学，如果你出国留过学，这种感受会更加明显，不管你的英语处于什么水平，都可以找外教学习，建议大家在跟外教上课的时候，务必做到以下三点：第一点：练习口语的主题，要生活化，上课过程要记录，方便巩固练习。

第二点：要外教帮你纠正发音，并且跟读练习。

第三点：不要胆怯，放心大胆的说，这一点最重要。

学好口语，纯英文的学习环境很重要，所以可以报名上面推荐的阿卡索外教网，里面外教会帮纠正发音，一对一辅导教学，还可定制课程和学习计划。

（2）：网上找练习发音的视频，跟读练习。

说到学习音标的正确发音，网上有很多教学视频。

有这样的：屏幕上显示音标，同时真人发声教学。

这样效果很不好，有些音标之间细微的差别不能传达给学生。

也有这样的：教师直接示范发音口型。

这样效果相对好些，但也要选择主讲老师，比如印度人的视频就不要跟着学了。

推荐欧美的或者优秀的菲律宾外教。

推荐一个很好的音标教学视频：《美式英语发音教程》（优酷搜索），主讲人：Paul Gruber（矫正发音专家，美国人）。

在这套视频中，Paul Gruber把易混淆的发音（如/p/ /b/; /t/ /d/;/f/ /v/;/s/ /z/）放在一起辨析，同时举大量实例巩固。

难能可贵的是，这套视频突出了“美式发音”，如water为什么发成了/wɔ:dər/。

经典美语发音规律总结：1、美音特点（1）[R]的儿化音问题：rose , here, worker, Peter Parker, famous, idea, China（不用儿化）（2）[O]→ [α]：job, lost, color, company, coffee, tomorrow（3）[O:]→ [α:]: talk, walk, daughter, slaughter（4）[α:]→[Θ]: class, grass, last, laugh, half, fantastic, bastard（5）[ς]→ [E]: cup, nuts, study, enough, such（6）[αυ]（开口更大，更饱满）: ouch, cow, about, town, surround, ground(7) [t]的弹舌：better, water, little, matter, important, practice, Frankenstein, stone，Harry Potter 2、咬舌头: think, thank, three, something, month, strength, months绕口令：(1)Th ere are th irty-th ree th ousand th ree hundred and th irty-th ree fea th ers on th at bird's th roat.在那个鸟的颈部有三万三前三百三是三根羽毛。

[十次咬舌音](2)Nei th er fa th er nor mo th er likes th is wea th er.爸爸妈妈都不喜欢这天气。

［咬五次舌头］(3)Fa th er and mo th er went th rough th ick and th in toge th er.不管是顺境还是逆境，父母总是同甘共苦。

美式英语发音教程美式英语发音教程美式英语发音非常重要，有助于提高英语沟通的流利程度。

下面是一个简单的美式英语发音教程。

1. 熟悉英语元音音标：美式英语的元音音标与英式英语有所不同。

熟悉这些音标可以帮助你正确发音。

常见的美式英语元音音标包括：/iː/, /ɪ/, /eɪ/,/æ/, /ɑː/, /ɒ/, /ʌ/, /ʊ/等。

2. 学习正确发音：学习英语发音时，可以根据具体的音标和音标发音规则来发音。

例如，/iː/音标在单词"bee"中出现，正确发音时，将舌头抬起，让音声逐渐升高，形成"iiii"的原音。

3. 切分音节：正确切分音节有助于更好地发音。

在美式英语中，通常每个音节都有一个重音，其余音节较为轻松。

例如，在单词"banana"中，重音在第二个音节，发音时要稍微加强这个音节。

4. 注意喉音发音：美式英语中有很多喉音发音，如/h/和/ɹ/。

对于/h/，要将空气从喉部呼出，嘴巴稍微张开。

对于/ɹ/，舌头轻触上顎，形成类似"r"的音。

5. 训练口腔肌肉：良好的口腔肌肉控制对于发音非常重要。

平时可以进行一些练习，如快速重复一些发音困难的单词，如"achievement"，以提高口腔肌肉的灵活性。

6. 多听多模仿：了解美音的特点，多听多模仿是提高发音的有效方式。

可以收听美国电台节目，观看美剧或电影来提高自己的发音水平。

在模仿时，要注意语速、重音和连读等。

7. 利用发音工具：现在有一些在线发音工具可供使用，可以输入单词并获得正确的发音。

这些工具可以帮助你纠正发音错误并提高准确性。

8. 培养自信心：学习发音需要时间和耐心，不要因为犯错误而泄气。

保持积极的心态，相信自己可以不断进步。

总结起来，要提高美式英语发音，需要熟悉音标，学习正确发音，切分音节，注意喉音发音，训练口腔肌肉，多听多模仿，利用发音工具，以及培养自信心。

【Chapter 1】【美音语调标准】1. Do not speak word by word 不要逐字发音2. Connect words to form sound groups 连接单词，形成音群3. Use staircase intonation 使用阶梯状语调（①延长元音发音，将元音发音放在两个而不是一个台阶上。

②当遇到以清辅音结尾的单词，你会发现清辅音前的元音说得很快，在一个台阶上。

当一个单词以元音或浊辅音结尾，浊辅音前的元音说得较慢，在两个台阶上。

）【构成语调的三种方法：】1. get louder or raise the volume 大声点或提高音量2. stretch the word or lengthen the word 延长单词发音或延长你想要引起注意的单词3. change pitch 改变音高【阶梯状语调：（什么时候要开始新的语调）】1.Statement intonation with nouns.当你是第一次陈述时，需要强调名词。

所以要在名词那里开始新的阶梯语调（因为语调或音高变化主要是引出新的信息）e.g. Dogs eat bones. 强调dogs 和bones 声调就应该是【dogs↘eat↗bones】2.Statement intonation with pronouns. 当你用代词代替名词时，强调动词。

e.g. Dogs eat bones. They eat them. 前一句强调名词，后一句就该强调动词了。

声调应该是【dogs↘eat↗bones . they↗eat↘them】需要强调的是假如一个句子中同时出现代词和名词，只强调名词。

3.Statement versus question intonation.疑问句用升调。

但需要强调的是"疑问句比陈述句的语调升的略高，但语调形式相同。

"4.Emotional or rhetorical question intonation. 当你要重述问句时，你的情绪会表现在你的语调中。

Pronunciation WorkshopInstructor：Paul GruberIntroduction：（01：17-02：27）When you learned English as a second language, you kept many of the sounds and speech rules from your first language and you were continuing to use them when you speak English. This is what gives you an accent. You were using the sounds and speech rules from your native language instead of the sounds and speech rules of English. This program will show you and train you on how to use these sounds and speech rules correctly and showing you how to correctly form new sounds by changing the position of your tongue or changing the shape of your lips. These small changes are going to make very big changes in your speech.How to Practice（02：35-03：15）Speak slowlyUse a Loud VoiceExaggerate Your Mouth MovementsWhat would you be doing is retraining the muscles of your mouth in your tongue to move in new ways, which will produce a new pronunciation patterns. These new speech patterns will slowly and eventually involve into your own spontaneous fast speech, but it is important that you start out going very slow.The Key to Success（03：15-05：15）Being aware of your errorsRecognizing mistakes when you hear themWhen most Americans speak you will notice that we seem to open our mouth a lot and there is a great amount of mouth movements.Arrangement of this program（05：15-05：45）During the course of this program, I will begin by addressing consonant sounds and then later on we’ll work with vowel sounds. Now vowel sounds, as you know, are A E I O and U, like ahh, ohh, eee, ehh, ihh and ooo. And consonant sounds are basically all the other letters’ sounds, like b, ch, s, t, f, g, sh, w and of course, there are many many more sounds.Session One（05：55-22:34）1. Consonant R2. Consonant WR Tips（07：07-09：00）Mouth and lips come tightly forward as if you would be saying the OO sound. Tongue moves back.Now one way of checking if you’re doing this correctly with your tongue is by actually putting your finger around an inch into your mouth while saying an R sound.You should be able to take the tip of your finger and feel the tip of your tongue.Practice (09:00-12:34)R at the beginning of words (like Rock Rain)Bringing your mouth forward and pulling your tongue back.R at the end of words or after a vowel (like Car Far Air Poor)Your tongue hasta pull back and also your lips close a little bit in the front. The R needs to be very strong and you need to close the word.R in the middle of words(like Very Arrange Everyone)Your tongue is back and your lips are coming all the way forward.R Blends (12:34-14:10)The ‘R’ is always the strongest sound of the blend.Your lips come forward before you even say the word.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)R blends in the middle of words（Subtract Waitress）W Tips（similar to R）(15:34-17:42)Practice first with OO.Then go into OOOOOWAWAWA.Remember, A W is always makes a W sound. It NEVER makes a V sound. Remember, the W sound is also at the beginning of the words One and Once.Practice (17:43-19:24)W at the beginning of words（like Why Which ）W in the middle of words（like Always Away）Don’t forget to bring your mouth fo rward at the beginning of each word.Q sounds (Q=KW) (19:24-20:18)For example, the word Quick is pronounced with the K and the strong W sound. KWICK, like that.Session Two (22:50-44:25)1. Voicing2. Consonant pairs3. Consonant S4. Consonant Z VoicingVoicing is when your vocal cords are vibrating in your throat, producing a sound. All vowels are voiced. Some consonants are voiced, some are not. (24:35-26:23)Paired Consonants: (26:23-29:11)P&B T&D F&V SH&ZSH K&G S&ZConsonant S & Consonant Z : (29:11-30:00)The S consonant, made with the air going through your front teeth. /s/ the S sound is unvoiced.You just add voicing. What would the S sound become/s/---/z/. It will become a Z sound/z/. So S has no voicing /s/, Z has voicing/z/. So we say the S sound and Z sound are also Pair Consonants. And this brings us to what I would like to cover today---S sounds/s/, Z sounds /z/and how they work in terms of word endings.Three rules for S&Z endings (30:11-38:27)Rule 1If the last sound in a word is unvoiced, and you’re adding an S, well, then the S remains unvoiced, too.Examples:1 cup,2 cups (the p in cup is unvoiced, so you just add an unvoiced s)I break, he breaksRule 2If a word ends in any of these sounds: s, z, sh, ch, or dg (j), when adding an S ending, add IZZZZZZExamples:1 Page2 PagesI Raise, He RaisesRule 3If 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 avoiced ZZZZ.Examples:1 Tree,2 Treezzzz (correctly spelled Trees)1 Day,2 DaysI Fly, He FliesSome common words where S’s are pronounced as Z’s (38:27-39:50) Is His As Was These Those Easy BecauseSession Three (44:41-61:15)1. The Unvoiced TH Sound2. The Voiced TH Sound3. THR Blends4. Voicing the T SoundThe Unvoiced TH Sound (46:55-49:53)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 beatsTh . umb1 2Unvoiced TH at the beginning of words(Thanks Thick)Unvoiced TH at the middle of words(Anything Bathmat)Unvoiced TH at the end of words(Bath North)The Voiced TH Sound (49:53-53:05)To make a voiced TH sound[ð], you just need to add voicing to the unvoiced th sound. There’s the voiced TH. You should be able to feel the strong vibration in your throat and on your tongue[ð].Voiced TH at the beginning of words (The That)Voiced TH in the middle of words (Clothing Mother)Voiced TH at the end of words (Smooth Bathe)THR Blends: the combination of TH sound and the Rsound (55:18-56:30)Be aware that the R is the strongest sound of the blend and it’s louder than the TH.So when you say a word which begins with THR. First make the TH sound and then strongly push out the R.(Thread throw)TH Exceptions (58:20-60:47)Although the following words are spelled with a ‘TH’, they are pronounced as a T.Thomas Thompson Theresa Thailand Thames Esther ThymeVoicing the T SoundIf 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 BudderVoiced T PracticeBetty bought a bit of better butter. But, said she, this butt er’s bitter. If I put it in my batt er, it’ll make my ba tter bitter.Session Four(61:28-80:21)1. Consonant ‘F’2. Consonant ‘V’3. The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound4. The Voiced ‘SH’ SoundConsonants F and V (62:40-63:39)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.Fs and Vs are friction sounds and not that loud. So we stretch these sounds out a little bit, so they can be clearly heard.Practice F and V (63:40-72:46)The OF ExceptionNOT OF. BUT OV.The Unvoiced SH Sound (72:48-73:36)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 (73:36-76:29)The Voiced SH Sound [ʒ] (76:29-77:00)The Voiced SH sound is exactly like the SH except voicing is added. To produce this sound, first make a [ʃ] sound and then you add voicing [ʃ] --[ ʒ]-, like that. [ʒ]. Now, for some people this may take a little bit of practice, you should feel the vibrations right here in your throat [ʒ].SH practice (77:00-78:31)Usual(U→zshu→al) Put your hand on your throat and feel for the vibration in the second syllable U-ZSHU-AL.Session Five (80:25-93:20)1. Consonant LL Tips: (81:05-83:05)Your bottom jaw should be down and your mouth should be wide open.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.Practice(83:05-87:48)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.)FL Blend (87:48-89:05)Here we’ re combining two sounds that we have already covered. The F sound and now the L sound. Don’ t forget to first bite your lips for that F/f/, like that and then quickly push your tongue up and against your teeth for the L to creat the FL blend FlyComparing R and L(90:52-92:12)Keep in mind when you’ re producing an L, your tongue moves forward and up behind your tip. When you’ re producing an R sound, your lips move forward but your tongue moves all the way back. Basically, the L and the R are completely opposite sounds.L and R Combinations (92:12-93:02)These words and phrases having an L sound and an R sound right next to each other. This forces you to make a clear L and then roll it right into a strong R. Example: Seal ringSession Six(93:30-106:35)1.Word EndingsOften people who speak English as a second language drop the endings or final sounds off their words, well, they do not pronunce the final sounds correctly. Make sure that the final sounds in your words come through clearly and fully. Don’t drop off or shorten the endings!(94:12- 95:50)Practice P/B/T/D ending (95:50-98:48)Three rules for ED endings(98:48-103:10)Many verbs that are in the past tense end in ED.Rule 1If a word ends in an unvoiced consonant, when adding ED, just add an Unvoiced T Example: Jump → jumped. (pronounced jump T)Rule 2If a word ends in a voiced consonant, add a Voiced DExample: Rub → Rubbed Today I rub, yesterday I rubbed. (pronouncedrub-D)Rule 3If a word ends in a T or a D sound, we add a Voiced IDExample: Lift → Lifted Today, I lift the ball. Yesterday, I lifted the ball.Three Nasal Sounds: M N NG(104:09-106:15)Try to say the M sound /m/ while closing off your nose. You see you can not do it. Because the M sound comes out of your nose. It’s the nasal sound.Same thing with the NG sound-- [ŋ]-- comes out of your nose. It’s a combination of a N and a G and it’s found at the ends of words, like Ri ng and Sing. And I want you to realize that there’s not a /k/ K sound.Session Seven (106.48-118:02)1. CH sound [ʧ]2. The American J sound (DG)3. Consonant HCh sound and J sound (107:37-109:24)CH Unvoiced as in Ch-ur-ch, It’s a combination of the T sound/t/ and the SH sound [ʃ]. When you put these two sounds together, you get a [ʧ]. It’s an unvoiced sound.American J Voiced as in J-u-dge, if you take this CH sound and you keep everything in your mouth the same, you just add voicing. It becomes an American J sound [ʤ]. CH [ʧ], unvoiced. J, voiced.Practice(109:24-113:20)Consonant H (113:28-114:12)When an H is at the beginning of a word it is pronounced with a strong, loud air-stream. Practice: Ha... Ha… Ha.Put your hand in front of your mouth for this exercise. You should be able to feel the airstream come out onto the palm of your hand.Note that some words in English that begin with the letter W are also pronunced just like an HPractice (114:12-117:09)Session Eight (118:14-129:48)1. American English Vowels2. Vowel EE3. Vowel IAmerican English Vowels (118:47-120:18)There are five vowel letters in English: A E I O and U. But there are around 15 vowel sounds and some vowels have as many as 10 different spellings.Vowel sounds are made by slightly changing the Size, Shape and the Tension of the muscle in your mouth, your tongue and your lips. A small change can produce an entirely different sound. Instead of giving you diagrams of tongue placement---how round your lips should be or how far you should open your mouth. I believe the best way to learn American vowels is by Ear Training. Listen carefully and repeat.To help teach you the American vowel sounds, I’ ll separate them to two groups: front vowels and back vowels. When your ton gue rises up in the front, it’ s a front vowel. When your tongue rises up in the back, it’ s a back vowelFront Vowels: (From high to low)(120:18-123:50)EE - I - AE - EH – A [ i:] [ i ] [ ei ] [ e ] [ æ ]EE as in HeatI as in HitAE as in HateEH as in Het (nonsense word)A as in HatHeat - Hate - Het - HatBack Vowels: (From high to low) (121:45-122:59)OO - Uh - Oh - Aw - Ah [ u:] [ u ] [ əʊ ] [ ɔ ] [ ɑ ]OO as in BootUh as in BookOh as in BoatAw as in BoughtAh as in Bot (nonsense word)Boot - Book - Boat - Bought – BotComparing Heat (EE) and Hit (I)(122:59-129:42)Remember: Heat is high. Hit is lower.EE Vowel SoundRemember, smile and think high.i vowel soundSession Nine(130:00-144:42)1. Vowel OW2. Vowel AEVowel O (131:10-132:45)The Hidden W: OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE, OWEWoke and Wont(134:51-137:50)Practice: WOWOWOWOWOWoke：Whoa（W）+KSession Ten(144:52-154:18)1. Vowel OO2. Vowel UH3. Vowel EHOO Vowel Sound(146:08-146:37)Bring your lips tight and forwardDouble OO words that are pronounced as UH(148:18-149:19) Food has a high vowel (OO)Foot has a lower vowel (UH)EH Vowel Sounds(151:51-152:12)It’ s made with the front of the tongue low.Session Eleven(154:29-163:09)1. Vowel A as in Hat2. Vowel AU as in Out3. Vowel AH as in TopA Vowel Sound(155:20-155:49)Your mouth has to be wide open.AU Vowel Sound(156:47-158:34)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 – wnDowntown DowntownAre VS Our(159:59-161:02)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.)Our meeting is in one hour.Pronounced as AU-WERE (The word Hour is also pronounced the same way).Session Twelve(163:21-176:42)1. Tongue TwistersF, W, Voiced Z(164:49-165:46)Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?Voiced V (165:46-166:18)Vincent vowed vengeance very viciously.P (166:18-167:33)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(167:33-168:49)She sells seashells by the seashore.The shells she sells are surely seashells.So if she sells shells on the seashore,I’m su re she sells seashore shells.W, CH, and Final Consonants(168:49-169:54)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 wouldIf a woodchuck could chuck wood.W(169:54-171:31)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(171:31-172:05)Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.B, BR, and BL blends(172:05-172:39)Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.TH(172:39-174:15)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(174:15-174:44)Green glass globes glow greenly.L, OO vowel(174:44-175:20)Aluminum Linoleum, Aluminum Linoleum, Aluminum Linoleum,Won’t(175:20-175:58)I would if I could! But I can’t, so I won’t!Woke(175:58-176:31)I woke, he woke, she woke, they woke. We all woke up.Session Thirteen(176:53-190:10)1. Phrase Reductions2. Intonation PhrasePhrase Reductions(177:37-181:42)Phrase Reductions: in conversational English, words are often broken down or not fully pronunciated. Two and three words are sometimes squeezed together to creat easy-to-say phrases.Going to try (gonna try)I’m gonna try to finish this book.(gonna try)Want to eat (wanna eat)Do you wanna eat at seven o’clock?(wanna eat)Have to start(hafta start)I hafta start a diet tomorrow.(hafta start)Has to try (hasta try)He hasta try harder.(hasta try)Got to leave (gotta leave)I (very) gotta leave in fifteen minutes.(gotta leave)Ought to believe (oughta believe)She （very）oughta believe what he is saying. (oughta believe)Out of bed (outa bed)I got outa bed when I heard the alarm clock.(outa bed)Did you go (Didja go)Didja go to the store?(Didja go)Would he help (Woody help)Woody help me move the furniture?(Woody help)Won’t you play (Woncha play)Woncha play one more song on the piano? (Woncha play)Didn’t you know (Didincha know)Didincha know that she was coming home tomorrow? (Didincha know)Is he (Izzy)Izzy the one that called?(Izzy)What do you want (Whadaya_want)Give it to me (GividaMe)Gividame right （now）away.(GividaMe)Intonation (181:43-184:48)English is a very musical language. As we speak our words and phrases go all the way up and then they come all the way down, much like the music does. In American English, words that carry the highest information of value in a sentence are given more emphasis with increase loudness—a higher pitch and sometimes a longer duration.Asking questions: voice goes up at the end of a question(184:48-185:28) Syllable Stress (185:28-189:45)Generally, two-syllable words have stress on the first syllable.Two-Syllable Words stress 1st syllableCommentTwo-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableDeleteGenerally, three-syllable words have stress on the second syllable. Three-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableReductionSession Fourteen(190:22-203:10)1. Putting it all together – Part I2. The 10 Key steps towards ImprovementPhoto album(192:40-193:52)Keeping a family photograph album is a good way to save family memories for yourself and future generations of your family. Very old pictures can be taken toa photo shop and reprinted so that they can be placed in an album. Be sure to write on the back of the picture any information you remember about the people in it. Also, write the date if you remember it. Looking at photo albums is a relaxing way to spend the day and it is a fun activity to share with family and friends. Your children, grandchildren and their children will appreciate your efforts too.The Public Library(193:52-195:15)Your library card can be your ticket to entertainment, current events and new ideas. Almost every city has a public library and there is no charge for a library card. Libraries have books about many subjects, but there are also other things at the library. These include books on cassette tape, videotapes, large printb ooks, CD’s, DVD’s and magazines. Many have free programs in the afternoon or evening about travel, hobbies or other topics of interest. Some cities also have a bookmobile or traveling library, which brings the library right into your neighborhood.John D. Rockefeller(195:16-196:43)John D. Rockefeller did three amazing things. First, he acquired probably the greatest fortune in all history. He started out in life digging potatoes under the hot sun for four cents an hour. In those days, there were not half a dozen men in all the United States who were worth even one million dollars. Eventually, John D. managed to collect a fortune said to be anywhere from one to two billion dollars. And yet, the first girl he fell in love with refused to marry him.The reason given was because her mother refused to allow her daughter to throw herself away on a man who had such poor prospects.Stars(196:45-198:17)How many stars can you see on a dark, clear night? You can see about three thousand（3,000）stars with your eyes alone. But keep in mind that you are viewing only part of the sky. If the whole sky were visible, you could count about five thousand (5,000) stars. If you look through a small telescope you might see as many as six hundred thousand (600,000) stars. Through the most powerful telescopes, astronomers can spot millions of stars. No one is sure exactly howmany stars there are altogether, but astronomers believe there are at least two hundred (200) billion, billion stars out in space.The 10 Keys towards Improvement(198:17-202:58)1. Practice and listen.2. Do not leave off the endings of your words.3. Make a list of frequently used words.4. Open your mouth more when you speak English.5. Don’t be afraid to speak.6. Read aloud in English for ten to 15 minutes every day.7. Record your own voice and listen for pronunciation errors.8. Watch the mouth movements of native speakers and try to imitate them.9. Buy books on tape. Read along with the tape out loud.10. Be patient.Session Fifteen(203:22-225:40)1.Putting it all together – Part IIA foreign student(205:11-206:28)When a student from another country comes to study in the United States, he has to find out for himself the answers to many questions, and he has many problems to think about. Where should he live? Would it be better living in a dormitory or in a private room off campus? Should he spend all of his time studying, or should he take advantage of the many cultural and social activities that are offered? At first, he may not feel that he fits in with the American culture. He may not feel confident when he speaks. Little by little, however, he learns how to handle himself in various situations. Finally he begins to feel very secure and ‘at home’. Unfortunately, this long-awaited feeling doesn’t develop suddenly. It takes time.Volcanoes(206:28-207:53)Volcanoes are holes in the Earth’s crust which allow molten rock to escape from beneath. The molten rock, or lava, may flow out gently or it may be blasted high in the air with gas and ash in a violent explosion. There are eight hundred and fifty active volcanoes around the world. Do you know where these mountains offire are found? Three quarters of them are found within a zone called the “Ring of Fire.” One edge of the zone stretches along the we st coast of the Americas from Chile to Alaska. The other edge runs along the east coast of Asia from Siberia to New Zealand. Twenty percent of these volcanoes are located in Indonesia. Other big groupings are in Japan, The Aleutian Islands, and Central America.The Chinese Language(207:53-210:04)Chinese is a most unusual language. It differs from English and most other major languages in that it has hundreds of different dialects. A person who lives in one section of the vast country of China, often cannot understand a fellow Chinese who lives in another section. These two major dialects are Cantonese and Mandarin. Cantonese is a southern dialect. Mandarin, a dialect that originated in northern China, is spoken by more Chinese than any other dialect.Non-Chinese people often say that the Chinese seem to “sing” their language. Chinese sounds as though it is sung, because many words are only one-syllable long and because the tone of voice changes for each word. As in English, many words have more than one meaning. The speaker’s tone of voice indicates each word’s specific meaning.Even more fascinating than the variety of spoken sounds is the Chinese written language. It has no alphabet. Instead, it employs signs called “characters.” Each spoken word in the language is represented by a separate character. Originally, the characters were drawings that depicted the meanings of the words, but over the years, they have simplified, and most no longer look like the things they represent.The Supercontinent(210:04-211:49)Around one hundred (100) to one hundred and fifty (150) million years ago, there may have been only one continent on our planet. At least that is what some earth scientists have decided after years of research. If you look at the map of the world carefully, you can see that the present-day continents could be thought of as the pieces to a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. In your imagination carefully put the pieces together to form the supercontinent. You will see that ifyou took away the South Atlantic Ocean and pressed South America and Africa together they would fit very nicely. You could continue removing oceans and seas and put other parts of the world together quite easily until you get to those last two pieces of Australia and Antarctica. Scientists believe that the continents of Australia and Antarctica were once linked together. They may have split slowly off from the supercontinent and then separated from each other as recently as forty (40) million years ago.The 50 Most Mispronounced Words in English(212:39-223:27)AccountingArgueActuallyAvailableArrangementsBasicallyBusinessCallsCompleteContinueContributeCorporationDifferencesDirectlyExactlyEducationalEveryExceptionalFamiliarFinancialFrustratingGeneralImmediatelyInconvenienceIntroduceIrrationalJustice Likeable Loosen Measurements Middle Multiple National Original Outrageous Particular Partnership Problem Prohibit Quality Question Referring Regardless Request Similar Specific Value Visualize Vulnerable Working。

Pronunciation WorkshopInstructor：Paul GruberIntroduction：（01：17-02：27）When you learned English as a second language, you kept many of the sounds and speech rules from your first language and you were continuing to use them when you speak English. This is what gives you an accent. You were using the sounds and speech rules from your native language instead of the sounds and speech rules of English. This program will show you and train you on how to use these sounds and speech rules correctly and showing you how to correctly form new sounds by changing the position of your tongue or changing the shape of your lips. These small changes are going to make very big changes in your speech.How to Practice（02：35-03：15）Speak slowlyUse a Loud VoiceExaggerate Your Mouth MovementsWhat would you be doing is retraining the muscles of your mouth in your tongue to move in new ways, which will produce a new pronunciation patterns. These new speech patterns will slowly and eventually involve into your own spontaneous fast speech, but it is important that you start out going very slow.The Key to Success（03：15-05：15）Being aware of your errorsRecognizing mistakes when you hear themWhen most Americans speak you will notice that we seem to open our mouth a lot and there is a great amount of mouth movements.Arrangement of this program（05：15-05：45）During the course of this program, I will begin by addressing consonant sounds and then later on we’ll work with vowel sounds. Now vowel sounds, as you know, are A E I O and U, like ahh, ohh, eee, ehh, ihh and ooo. And consonant sounds are basically all the other letters’ sounds, like b, ch, s, t, f, g, sh, w and of course, there are many many more sounds.Session One（05：55-22:34）1. Consonant R2. Consonant WR Tips（07：07-09：00）Mouth and lips come tightly forward as if you would be saying the OO sound. Tongue moves back.Now one way of checking if you’re doing this correctly with your tongue is by actually putting your finger around an inch into your mouth while saying an R sound.You should be able to take the tip of your finger and feel the tip of your tongue.Practice (09:00-12:34)R at the beginning of words (like Rock Rain)Bringing your mouth forward and pulling your tongue back.R at the end of words or after a vowel (like Car Far Air Poor)Your tongue hasta pull back and also your lips close a little bit in the front. The R needs to be very strong and you need to close the word.R in the middle of words(like Very Arrange Everyone)Your tongue is back and your lips are coming all the way forward.R Blends (12:34-14:10)The ‘R’ is always the strongest sound of the blend.Your lips come forward before you even say the word.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)R blends in the middle of words（Subtract Waitress）W Tips（similar to R）(15:34-17:42)Practice first with OO.Then go into OOOOOWAWAWA.Remember, A W is always makes a W sound. It NEVER makes a V sound. Remember, the W sound is also at the beginning of the words One and Once.Practice (17:43-19:24)W at the beginning of words（like Why Which ）W in the middle of words（like Always Away）Don’t forget to bring your mouth fo rward at the beginning of each word.Q sounds (Q=KW) (19:24-20:18)For example, the word Quick is pronounced with the K and the strong W sound. KWICK, like that.Session Two (22:50-44:25)1. Voicing2. Consonant pairs3. Consonant S4. Consonant Z VoicingVoicing is when your vocal cords are vibrating in your throat, producing a sound. All vowels are voiced. Some consonants are voiced, some are not. (24:35-26:23)Paired Consonants: (26:23-29:11)P&B T&D F&V SH&ZSH K&G S&ZConsonant S & Consonant Z : (29:11-30:00)The S consonant, made with the air going through your front teeth. /s/ the S sound is unvoiced.You just add voicing. What would the S sound become/s/---/z/. It will become a Z sound/z/. So S has no voicing /s/, Z has voicing/z/. So we say the S sound and Z sound are also Pair Consonants. And this brings us to what I would like to cover today---S sounds/s/, Z sounds /z/and how they work in terms of word endings.Three rules for S&Z endings (30:11-38:27)Rule 1If the last sound in a word is unvoiced, and you’re adding an S, well, then the S remains unvoiced, too.Examples:1 cup,2 cups (the p in cup is unvoiced, so you just add an unvoiced s)I break, he breaksRule 2If a word ends in any of these sounds: s, z, sh, ch, or dg (j), when adding an S ending, add IZZZZZZExamples:1 Page2 PagesI Raise, He RaisesRule 3If 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 avoiced ZZZZ.Examples:1 Tree,2 Treezzzz (correctly spelled Trees)1 Day,2 DaysI Fly, He FliesSome common words where S’s are pronounced as Z’s (38:27-39:50) Is His As Was These Those Easy BecauseSession Three (44:41-61:15)1. The Unvoiced TH Sound2. The Voiced TH Sound3. THR Blends4. Voicing the T SoundThe Unvoiced TH Sound (46:55-49:53)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 beatsTh . umb1 2Unvoiced TH at the beginning of words(Thanks Thick)Unvoiced TH at the middle of words(Anything Bathmat)Unvoiced TH at the end of words(Bath North)The Voiced TH Sound (49:53-53:05)To make a voiced TH sound[ð], you just need to add voicing to the unvoiced th sound. There’s the voiced TH. You should be able to feel the strong vibration in your throat and on your tongue[ð].Voiced TH at the beginning of words (The That)Voiced TH in the middle of words (Clothing Mother)Voiced TH at the end of words (Smooth Bathe)THR Blends: the combination of TH sound and the Rsound (55:18-56:30)Be aware that the R is the strongest sound of the blend and it’s louder than the TH.So when you say a word which begins with THR. First make the TH sound and then strongly push out the R.(Thread throw)TH Exceptions (58:20-60:47)Although the following words are spelled with a ‘TH’, they are pronounced as a T.Thomas Thompson Theresa Thailand Thames Esther ThymeVoicing the T SoundIf 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 BudderVoiced T PracticeBetty bought a bit of better butter. But, said she, this butt er’s bitter. If I put it in my batt er, it’ll make my ba tter bitter.Session Four(61:28-80:21)1. Consonant ‘F’2. Consonant ‘V’3. The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound4. The Voiced ‘SH’ SoundConsonants F and V (62:40-63:39)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.Fs and Vs are friction sounds and not that loud. So we stretch these sounds out a little bit, so they can be clearly heard.Practice F and V (63:40-72:46)The OF ExceptionNOT OF. BUT OV.The Unvoiced SH Sound (72:48-73:36)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 (73:36-76:29)The Voiced SH Sound [ʒ] (76:29-77:00)The Voiced SH sound is exactly like the SH except voicing is added. To produce this sound, first make a [ʃ] sound and then you add voicing [ʃ] --[ ʒ]-, like that. [ʒ]. Now, for some people this may take a little bit of practice, you should feel the vibrations right here in your throat [ʒ].SH practice (77:00-78:31)Usual(U→zshu→al) Put your hand on your throat and feel for the vibration in the second syllable U-ZSHU-AL.Session Five (80:25-93:20)1. Consonant LL Tips: (81:05-83:05)Your bottom jaw should be down and your mouth should be wide open.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.Practice(83:05-87:48)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.)FL Blend (87:48-89:05)Here we’ re combining two sounds that we have already covered. The F sound and now the L sound. Don’ t forget to first bite your lips for that F/f/, like that and then quickly push your tongue up and against your teeth for the L to creat the FL blend FlyComparing R and L(90:52-92:12)Keep in mind when you’ re producing an L, your tongue moves forward and up behind your tip. When you’ re producing an R sound, your lips move forward but your tongue moves all the way back. Basically, the L and the R are completely opposite sounds.L and R Combinations (92:12-93:02)These words and phrases having an L sound and an R sound right next to each other. This forces you to make a clear L and then roll it right into a strong R. Example: Seal ringSession Six(93:30-106:35)1.Word EndingsOften people who speak English as a second language drop the endings or final sounds off their words, well, they do not pronunce the final sounds correctly. Make sure that the final sounds in your words come through clearly and fully. Don’t drop off or shorten the endings!(94:12- 95:50)Practice P/B/T/D ending (95:50-98:48)Three rules for ED endings(98:48-103:10)Many verbs that are in the past tense end in ED.Rule 1If a word ends in an unvoiced consonant, when adding ED, just add an Unvoiced T Example: Jump → jumped. (pronounced jump T)Rule 2If a word ends in a voiced consonant, add a Voiced DExample: Rub → Rubbed Today I rub, yesterday I rubbed. (pronouncedrub-D)Rule 3If a word ends in a T or a D sound, we add a Voiced IDExample: Lift → Lifted Today, I lift the ball. Yesterday, I lifted the ball.Three Nasal Sounds: M N NG(104:09-106:15)Try to say the M sound /m/ while closing off your nose. You see you can not do it. Because the M sound comes out of your nose. It’s the nasal sound.Same thing with the NG sound-- [ŋ]-- comes out of your nose. It’s a combination of a N and a G and it’s found at the ends of words, like Ri ng and Sing. And I want you to realize that there’s not a /k/ K sound.Session Seven (106.48-118:02)1. CH sound [ʧ]2. The American J sound (DG)3. Consonant HCh sound and J sound (107:37-109:24)CH Unvoiced as in Ch-ur-ch, It’s a combination of the T sound/t/ and the SH sound [ʃ]. When you put these two sounds together, you get a [ʧ]. It’s an unvoiced sound.American J Voiced as in J-u-dge, if you take this CH sound and you keep everything in your mouth the same, you just add voicing. It becomes an American J sound [ʤ]. CH [ʧ], unvoiced. J, voiced.Practice(109:24-113:20)Consonant H (113:28-114:12)When an H is at the beginning of a word it is pronounced with a strong, loud air-stream. Practice: Ha... Ha… Ha.Put your hand in front of your mouth for this exercise. You should be able to feel the airstream come out onto the palm of your hand.Note that some words in English that begin with the letter W are also pronunced just like an HPractice (114:12-117:09)Session Eight (118:14-129:48)1. American English Vowels2. Vowel EE3. Vowel IAmerican English Vowels (118:47-120:18)There are five vowel letters in English: A E I O and U. But there are around 15 vowel sounds and some vowels have as many as 10 different spellings.Vowel sounds are made by slightly changing the Size, Shape and the Tension of the muscle in your mouth, your tongue and your lips. A small change can produce an entirely different sound. Instead of giving you diagrams of tongue placement---how round your lips should be or how far you should open your mouth. I believe the best way to learn American vowels is by Ear Training. Listen carefully and repeat.To help teach you the American vowel sounds, I’ ll separate them to two groups: front vowels and back vowels. When your ton gue rises up in the front, it’ s a front vowel. When your tongue rises up in the back, it’ s a back vowelFront Vowels: (From high to low)(120:18-123:50)EE - I - AE - EH – A [ i:] [ i ] [ ei ] [ e ] [ æ ]EE as in HeatI as in HitAE as in HateEH as in Het (nonsense word)A as in HatHeat - Hate - Het - HatBack Vowels: (From high to low) (121:45-122:59)OO - Uh - Oh - Aw - Ah [ u:] [ u ] [ əʊ ] [ ɔ ] [ ɑ ]OO as in BootUh as in BookOh as in BoatAw as in BoughtAh as in Bot (nonsense word)Boot - Book - Boat - Bought – BotComparing Heat (EE) and Hit (I)(122:59-129:42)Remember: Heat is high. Hit is lower.EE Vowel SoundRemember, smile and think high.i vowel soundSession Nine(130:00-144:42)1. Vowel OW2. Vowel AEVowel O (131:10-132:45)The Hidden W: OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE, OWEWoke and Wont(134:51-137:50)Practice: WOWOWOWOWOWoke：Whoa（W）+KSession Ten(144:52-154:18)1. Vowel OO2. Vowel UH3. Vowel EHOO Vowel Sound(146:08-146:37)Bring your lips tight and forwardDouble OO words that are pronounced as UH(148:18-149:19) Food has a high vowel (OO)Foot has a lower vowel (UH)EH Vowel Sounds(151:51-152:12)It’ s made with the front of the tongue low.Session Eleven(154:29-163:09)1. Vowel A as in Hat2. Vowel AU as in Out3. Vowel AH as in TopA Vowel Sound(155:20-155:49)Your mouth has to be wide open.AU Vowel Sound(156:47-158:34)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 – wnDowntown DowntownAre VS Our(159:59-161:02)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.)Our meeting is in one hour.Pronounced as AU-WERE (The word Hour is also pronounced the same way).Session Twelve(163:21-176:42)1. Tongue TwistersF, W, Voiced Z(164:49-165:46)Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?Voiced V (165:46-166:18)Vincent vowed vengeance very viciously.P (166:18-167:33)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(167:33-168:49)She sells seashells by the seashore.The shells she sells are surely seashells.So if she sells shells on the seashore,I’m su re she sells seashore shells.W, CH, and Final Consonants(168:49-169:54)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 wouldIf a woodchuck could chuck wood.W(169:54-171:31)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(171:31-172:05)Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.B, BR, and BL blends(172:05-172:39)Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.TH(172:39-174:15)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(174:15-174:44)Green glass globes glow greenly.L, OO vowel(174:44-175:20)Aluminum Linoleum, Aluminum Linoleum, Aluminum Linoleum,Won’t(175:20-175:58)I would if I could! But I can’t, so I won’t!Woke(175:58-176:31)I woke, he woke, she woke, they woke. We all woke up.Session Thirteen(176:53-190:10)1. Phrase Reductions2. Intonation PhrasePhrase Reductions(177:37-181:42)Phrase Reductions: in conversational English, words are often broken down or not fully pronunciated. Two and three words are sometimes squeezed together to creat easy-to-say phrases.Going to try (gonna try)I’m gonna try to finish this book.(gonna try)Want to eat (wanna eat)Do you wanna eat at seven o’clock?(wanna eat)Have to start(hafta start)I hafta start a diet tomorrow.(hafta start)Has to try (hasta try)He hasta try harder.(hasta try)Got to leave (gotta leave)I (very) gotta leave in fifteen minutes.(gotta leave)Ought to believe (oughta believe)She （very）oughta believe what he is saying. (oughta believe)Out of bed (outa bed)I got outa bed when I heard the alarm clock.(outa bed)Did you go (Didja go)Didja go to the store?(Didja go)Would he help (Woody help)Woody help me move the furniture?(Woody help)Won’t you play (Woncha play)Woncha play one more song on the piano? (Woncha play)Didn’t you know (Didincha know)Didincha know that she was coming home tomorrow? (Didincha know)Is he (Izzy)Izzy the one that called?(Izzy)What do you want (Whadaya_want)Give it to me (GividaMe)Gividame right （now）away.(GividaMe)Intonation (181:43-184:48)English is a very musical language. As we speak our words and phrases go all the way up and then they come all the way down, much like the music does. In American English, words that carry the highest information of value in a sentence are given more emphasis with increase loudness—a higher pitch and sometimes a longer duration.Asking questions: voice goes up at the end of a question(184:48-185:28) Syllable Stress (185:28-189:45)Generally, two-syllable words have stress on the first syllable.Two-Syllable Words stress 1st syllableCommentTwo-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableDeleteGenerally, three-syllable words have stress on the second syllable. Three-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableReductionSession Fourteen(190:22-203:10)1. Putting it all together – Part I2. The 10 Key steps towards ImprovementPhoto album(192:40-193:52)Keeping a family photograph album is a good way to save family memories for yourself and future generations of your family. Very old pictures can be taken toa photo shop and reprinted so that they can be placed in an album. Be sure to write on the back of the picture any information you remember about the people in it. Also, write the date if you remember it. Looking at photo albums is a relaxing way to spend the day and it is a fun activity to share with family and friends. Your children, grandchildren and their children will appreciate your efforts too.The Public Library(193:52-195:15)Your library card can be your ticket to entertainment, current events and new ideas. Almost every city has a public library and there is no charge for a library card. Libraries have books about many subjects, but there are also other things at the library. These include books on cassette tape, videotapes, large printb ooks, CD’s, DVD’s and magazines. Many have free programs in the afternoon or evening about travel, hobbies or other topics of interest. Some cities also have a bookmobile or traveling library, which brings the library right into your neighborhood.John D. Rockefeller(195:16-196:43)John D. Rockefeller did three amazing things. First, he acquired probably the greatest fortune in all history. He started out in life digging potatoes under the hot sun for four cents an hour. In those days, there were not half a dozen men in all the United States who were worth even one million dollars. Eventually, John D. managed to collect a fortune said to be anywhere from one to two billion dollars. And yet, the first girl he fell in love with refused to marry him.The reason given was because her mother refused to allow her daughter to throw herself away on a man who had such poor prospects.Stars(196:45-198:17)How many stars can you see on a dark, clear night? You can see about three thousand（3,000）stars with your eyes alone. But keep in mind that you are viewing only part of the sky. If the whole sky were visible, you could count about five thousand (5,000) stars. If you look through a small telescope you might see as many as six hundred thousand (600,000) stars. Through the most powerful telescopes, astronomers can spot millions of stars. No one is sure exactly howmany stars there are altogether, but astronomers believe there are at least two hundred (200) billion, billion stars out in space.The 10 Keys towards Improvement(198:17-202:58)1. Practice and listen.2. Do not leave off the endings of your words.3. Make a list of frequently used words.4. Open your mouth more when you speak English.5. Don’t be afraid to speak.6. Read aloud in English for ten to 15 minutes every day.7. Record your own voice and listen for pronunciation errors.8. Watch the mouth movements of native speakers and try to imitate them.9. Buy books on tape. Read along with the tape out loud.10. Be patient.Session Fifteen(203:22-225:40)1.Putting it all together – Part IIA foreign student(205:11-206:28)When a student from another country comes to study in the United States, he has to find out for himself the answers to many questions, and he has many problems to think about. Where should he live? Would it be better living in a dormitory or in a private room off campus? Should he spend all of his time studying, or should he take advantage of the many cultural and social activities that are offered? At first, he may not feel that he fits in with the American culture. He may not feel confident when he speaks. Little by little, however, he learns how to handle himself in various situations. Finally he begins to feel very secure and ‘at home’. Unfortunately, this long-awaited feeling doesn’t develop suddenly. It takes time.Volcanoes(206:28-207:53)Volcanoes are holes in the Earth’s crust which allow molten rock to escape from beneath. The molten rock, or lava, may flow out gently or it may be blasted high in the air with gas and ash in a violent explosion. There are eight hundred and fifty active volcanoes around the world. Do you know where these mountains offire are found? Three quarters of them are found within a zone called the “Ring of Fire.” One edge of the zone stretches along the we st coast of the Americas from Chile to Alaska. The other edge runs along the east coast of Asia from Siberia to New Zealand. Twenty percent of these volcanoes are located in Indonesia. Other big groupings are in Japan, The Aleutian Islands, and Central America.The Chinese Language(207:53-210:04)Chinese is a most unusual language. It differs from English and most other major languages in that it has hundreds of different dialects. A person who lives in one section of the vast country of China, often cannot understand a fellow Chinese who lives in another section. These two major dialects are Cantonese and Mandarin. Cantonese is a southern dialect. Mandarin, a dialect that originated in northern China, is spoken by more Chinese than any other dialect.Non-Chinese people often say that the Chinese seem to “sing” their language. Chinese sounds as though it is sung, because many words are only one-syllable long and because the tone of voice changes for each word. As in English, many words have more than one meaning. The speaker’s tone of voice indicates each word’s specific meaning.Even more fascinating than the variety of spoken sounds is the Chinese written language. It has no alphabet. Instead, it employs signs called “characters.” Each spoken word in the language is represented by a separate character. Originally, the characters were drawings that depicted the meanings of the words, but over the years, they have simplified, and most no longer look like the things they represent.The Supercontinent(210:04-211:49)Around one hundred (100) to one hundred and fifty (150) million years ago, there may have been only one continent on our planet. At least that is what some earth scientists have decided after years of research. If you look at the map of the world carefully, you can see that the present-day continents could be thought of as the pieces to a gigantic jigsaw puzzle. In your imagination carefully put the pieces together to form the supercontinent. You will see that ifyou took away the South Atlantic Ocean and pressed South America and Africa together they would fit very nicely. You could continue removing oceans and seas and put other parts of the world together quite easily until you get to those last two pieces of Australia and Antarctica. Scientists believe that the continents of Australia and Antarctica were once linked together. They may have split slowly off from the supercontinent and then separated from each other as recently as forty (40) million years ago.The 50 Most Mispronounced Words in English(212:39-223:27)AccountingArgueActuallyAvailableArrangementsBasicallyBusinessCallsCompleteContinueContributeCorporationDifferencesDirectlyExactlyEducationalEveryExceptionalFamiliarFinancialFrustratingGeneralImmediatelyInconvenienceIntroduceIrrationalJustice Likeable Loosen Measurements Middle Multiple National Original Outrageous Particular Partnership Problem Prohibit Quality Question Referring Regardless Request Similar Specific Value Visualize Vulnerable Working。

美式发音技巧大全美式发音是全球英语学习者最为关注的一个问题，因为美音被认为是非常标准和地道的英语发音。

下面是一些美式发音的技巧和练习，希望对您的学习有所帮助。

1.需要掌握的音标学习美式发音首先要掌握国际音标，包括元音和辅音的发音。

熟练掌握音标可以帮助您迅速准确地学习新单词的发音。

2.注意长短元音的区分美式发音中有很多长短元音的区别，例如"bit"和"beat"的/i/音，"pull"和"pool"的/u/音。

要注意这些区别，听声音并模仿练习。

3.呼吸控制和声音发出的位置在发音时要注意呼吸的控制和声音发出的位置。

要保持一个稳定的呼吸节奏，并将声音放在正确的位置，通常是发声口腔的最前面。

4.捣糨糊练习"糨糊"是一种用来训练声音流畅度和连音的练习方法。

选择两个音节相连的两个单词，如"cat"和"dog"，然后将它们连接起来变成一个单词"catdog"来练习发音。

5.重音和节奏美式英语重音和节奏的规律是不同于其他英语种类的，要注意单词中的重音部分，并且掌握英语句子的正确语调和节奏。

6.单词的连读美式英语中的连读是非常常见的现象，例如“gonna”代表“going to”，“wanna”代表“want to”。

要学会这些常用的连读并在口语中灵活运用。

7.音调的提升和降低美式英语中，有时需要将音调提高或降低来加强语气或表示语句的结束。

要学会掌握这种提升和降低的技巧，并在适当的场合使用。

8.非母语发音纠正如果您是非母语的英语学习者，那么可能会有一些母语干扰的发音问题。

要通过听力训练和模仿美式发音来纠正这些问题，比如发/s/音时不带浊音。

9.监听和模仿听力训练是提高发音的关键。

要多听美式英语的录音和美国人的口语，然后模仿他们的发音。

可以选取一些短语或句子作为模型，并不断练习。

美式英语发音教程美语发音视频教程01：辅音R和W的发音方法和训练Session One1. Consonant R2. Consonant WR TipsYour 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 wordsRock Rip Reach Road Rain Rich Rome Raise Robe RiceR at the end of words or after a vowelCar Far Star Door Bear Four Air Year Turn PoorR in the middle of wordsVery Direction Arrange Erase Correct Marry Garage OriginalHurry Zero Marine Berry Operation Caring Arrive EveryoneR sentenceThe round rooste r rushed into the wrong road.R BlendsR 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 wordsTraining Trust Trip Great Tropical Bring Print PresidentProduct Cracker Crawl BreakR blends in the middle of wordsSubtract Waitress Nutrition AustraliaIntroduce Compress Oppression BetrayR practice sentencesThe 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.W TipsPractice first with OO.Then go into OOOOOWAWAWA.Remember, A W is always makes a W sound. It NEVER makes a V sound.W Sentence What will we do?Comparing R and WRick – Wick Right – WhiteRemember, the W sound is also at the beginning of the words One and Once.W at the beginning of wordsWhy Which When What Wipe Wish Weight WingW in the middle of wordsAlways Away Beware Rewind Awake Someone Halloween HollywoodW practice sentencesThe 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.Q words (produced as a KW sound)Question Quiet Queen Qualify Quit Quebec Quilt ChoirParagraph PracticeRay 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. Hewould 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.美语发音视频教程02：由学s和z音标引出的辅音对比练习Session Two1. Voicing2. Consonant pairs3. Consonant S4. Consonant Z VoicingVoicing 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:P&B T&D F&V SH&ZSH K&G S&ZThree rules for S&Z endingsRule 1If a word ends in a sound that is unvoiced (such as P, T, K, F), you add an unvoiced /S/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 breaksI stop, he stopsRule 2If a word ends in any of these sounds: s, z, sh, ch, or dg (j), when adding an S ending, add IZZZZZZExamples:1 Page2 Pages 1 Bus 2 Buses 1 Lunch 2 LunchesI Raise, He Raises I Brush, He Brushes I Push, He PushesRule 3If 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,2 Treezzzz (correctly spelled Trees) 1 Day, 2 Days1 Shoe,2 Shoes I Fly, He Flies 1 Game, 2 Games1 Head,2 Heads 1 Train, 2 Trains 1 Song, 2 SongsSome common words where S’s are pronounced as Z’sIS HIS AS WAS THESE THOSE EASY BECAUSEParagraph PracticeNotice that all voiced S/Z sounds are underlined.Another z ippy, z appy, cra z y day come s to a clo s e. A s we z oom up to Joe’s snoo z e z one, Z oe Jone s of Z odiac Z oo play s with her z ipper.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.美语发音视频教程03：th, thr和t音标发音学习及练习Session Three1. The Unvoiced TH Sound2. The Voiced TH Sound3. THR Blends4. Voicing the T SoundThe Unvoiced TH SoundFlat tongue protruding through your teeth. Maintain a steady air stream. Stretch out the TH sound.Example:Think of the word Thumb as having two beatsTh . umb1 2Unvoiced TH at the beginning of wordsThanks Thick Thunder Thursday ThinkUnvoiced TH at the middle of wordsAnything Bathmat Toothpick Athletic MouthwashUnvoiced TH at the end of wordsBath North Beneath Fourth SouthThe Voiced TH SoundVoiced TH at the beginning of wordsThe (The book) That (That house)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 wordsClothing Leather Mother Another Weather NorthernVoiced TH at the end of wordsSmooth Bathe Breathe Practice Phrases This and that A tablecloth Winter clothing Athens, Greece That’s the one Her skin is smoothThirty Day’s notice A famous author Here and there False teethThread the needle A thoughtful gift Thunder and lightening Thumbs upPractice SentencesThelma 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 BlendsThread (thread the needle) Throw (throw the ball)Throat (my throat is sore) Thrill (a thrilling ride)Three (three more days) Threw (he threw the ball)Throne (the king sits on a throne)Paragraph PracticeNurse 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.TH ExceptionsAlthough the following words are spelled with a ‘TH’, they are pronounced as a T.Thomas Thompson Theresa Thailand Thames Esther ThymeVoicing the T SoundIf 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 BudderVoiced T PracticeBetty 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.美语发音视频教程04：F, V, SH和ZSH发音详解及区别Session Four1. Consonant ‘F’2. Consonant ‘V’3. The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound4. The Voiced ‘ZSH’ SoundConsonants 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.Practice Words with ‘F’Foot Find Finally Family Freedom Laugh Telephone Symphony RoughPractice SentencesDo 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 withPharaoh’s Friend.A medicine that is tough on Flu.Practice Words with ‘V’Vote Vine Oven Evaluate Voice Travel River Every Glove Alive LeaveComparing F and VFeel – Veal Safe – Save Fat – Vat Fine – VineFace – Vase Fan – Van Foul – Vowel Proof – ProvePractice PhrasesA famous athlete A food vendor The Foreign Service Summer vacationVocabulary test Over the rainbow Our first victory Harvard UniversityHusband and wife Very well donePractice SentencesHer 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.NOT OF. BUT OV.The Unvoiced SH SoundTo 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 wordsBeginning She Sugar Sure Shadow Sheep Shirt Shoe ShoeShape Chicago Chef Middle Nation Motion Mission Special ReputationOfficial Machine Fishing Insurance Sunshine Ocean Tissue Addition Subtraction End Rush Dish Establish SplashIrish Fresh FinishSH SentencesThe 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 PracticeJoe’s weather machine shows a sharp drop in air pressure, especially offshore.Ships in motion on the ocean should be sure to use caution.The Voiced ZSH SoundThe Voiced ZSH sound is exactly like the SH except voicing is added.Usual(Uzshual)ZSH practice wordsMiddle Usual Unusual Usually Vision Visual Conclusion PrestigeAsia Version Division Casual Television End Beige MassagePractice SentencesIt’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.UsuallyUnusualHot in the summerLate for appointments美语发音视频教程05：辅音L的发音详解Session Five1. Consonant LL Tips: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 wordsLunch Local London Learn Large Life LobbyLibrary Lucky Lift Laugh LongL in the middle of wordsInflation Believe Volume Glue Elevator Solve Pulling Flood Delete Elect Alive ColorL at the end of a wordTo 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 wordsWill Ball Tall Call Small Control Bowl Apple Miracle Powerful Control Financial PeopleL SentencesThe 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.FL Blend PoemA 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 WillWill 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 LRed - Led Rick - Lick Reef - Leaf Rear - LearRest - Less Grass - Glass Crime - Climb Free - FleeL and R CombinationsSeal ring Toll road Already Civil rights Railroad RivalryCoral reef Jewelry Schoolroom Gravel road美语发音视频教程06：单词结尾的发音注意事项Session Six1.Word EndingsMake sure that the final sounds in your words come through clearly and fully. Don’t drop off or shorten the endings!P endingsI 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 endingsWe 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 endingsKate 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 endingsFred 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.Three rules for ED endingsMany verbs that are in the past tense end in ED. (Example: Today I walk, yesterday I walked)Rule 1If a word ends in an unvoiced consonant, when adding ED, just add an Unvoiced TExample:Today I jump, yesterday I jumped. (pronounced jump T)Today I walk, yesterday I walked. (pronounced walk T)Rule 2If a word ends in a voiced consonant, add a Voiced DExample: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 3If a word ends in a T or a D sound, we add a Voiced EDExample:Today, I lift the ball. Yesterday, I lifted the ball.I heated up my dinner. He voted this morning.He handed me his report. I traded in my old car. She added some information.All voiced D endings are underlined 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.Three Nasal Sounds: M N NGPractice Ng endingsRing Sing Thing BringPractice sentencesI 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.美语发音视频教程07：音标字母组合ch, dg和hSession Seven1. CH sound2. The American J sound (DG)3. Consonant HCH Unvoiced as in Ch-ur-chAmerican J Voiced as in J-u-dgeCh at the beginning of wordsChina Cherry Charge Chocolate Challenge Cheese Chunk ChairmanCh in the middle of wordsKey chain Lunch box Richard Picture Teacher Fortune Nature Beach ballCh at the end of wordsDetach Teach Porch March Patch Wrench Coach ApproachCh exerciseChop-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 wordsJuice Jump Juggle Jury Japan Giant Genetic Junior Generate GermanAmerican J in the middle of wordsAlgebra Legend Magic Subject Digest Rejoice Objective Majesty Educate SuggestionAmerican J at the end of wordsAge College Postage Stage Pledge Village Average Page Courage Knowl edgeAmerican J exerciseA 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 HWhen an H is at the beginning of a word it is pronounced with a strong, loud air-stream.Practice: Ha... Ha… Ha.H at the beginning of wordsHand Hide Hope Hair House Harvard Honey Happy Who WholeH word pairsOld- Hold Is- His It- Hit At- Hat Arm- Harm Ill- Hill Ate- Hate As- HasH in the middle of wordsAhead Behave AnyhowInhale Downhill Dehydrate Wholehearted OverhaulH exerciseHe 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.美语发音视频教程08：美语元音ee和iSession Eight1. American English Vowels2. Vowel EE3. Vowel IThe best way to learn American vowels is by Ear Training. Listen carefully and repeat.Front Vowels: (From high to low)EE as in HeatI as in Hit AE as in Hate EH as in Het (nonsense word)A as in Hat Back Vowels: (From high to low)OO as in BootU as in Book OW as in Boat AW as in BoughtAH 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 - TillBean –Been (Bean is high. I ate a bean. Been is low. I have been here.)EE Vowel SoundRemember, smile and think high.See Me Each Even Key Green Tree Very Happy Softly MaryBusyFinallyCountryEE Practice Speeding on the FreewayHappily eating cheese He and SheSkiing very Rapidly She sees a monkey eating honey.We see a pony stealing money. Who can he see?It must be me! I Vowel SoundBit Bill Lift Fizz Kitchen Build Bigger Chimp Fifth Listen Business Fist Display Filming Live Fish Discuss Fig Fifty BeenEE 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美语发音视频教程09：元音OW和AESession Nine1. Vowel OW2. Vowel AEVowel OThe Hidden W: OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE, OWEO Vowel SoundOpen Oatmeal Blown Bold Owner Phone Cold Robe Coach Rotate Loan Slow Road RoamO PracticeHow 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 WontPractice: WOWOWOWOWOWoke = WOW + KWon’t = WOW + ‘NTI 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 AEAge Aid Eight Able Chain Date Eighteen Fake Lazy Made Baby Gain Change Gave Nation Day Paper Angel Basic FaceAE PracticeThe 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 neighbors basement was changed from blue to beige.Hey, take away the strain! Weigh the gains of a great break with LazyDay Vacations. Lines are open eight till late. They aim to make your day!The 50 United States (Stressed sounds are in bold)Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York NorthCarolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming美语发音视频教程10：元音字母组合OO，UH和EHSession Ten1. Vowel OO2. Vowel UH3. Vowel EHOO Vowel SoundBlue Booth News Juice Loosen Ruler Food Choose Mood Moving Loop Knew Tooth Smooth Pool Moon Shoes Zoo Grew RoomOO PracticeThe 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 UHFood has a high vowel (OO)Foot has a lower vowel (UH)UH Vowel Sound (that are spelled with OO)Foot Took Cook Shook Stood Good Look Book Wool Swoosh Lower vowel (Uh) WoodWould you help me? Hollywood, CaliforniaUH Practice (All OO sounds are in boldface, all UH sounds are underlined.)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 SoundsEgg Get Friend Next Entrance Better Healthy Lettuce WrenchSpread Best Ready Every Red Exit Check Fence HeadsetNecklace WealthEH PracticeResting 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.美语发音视频教程11：元音字母组合AU, AH和ASession Eleven1. Vowel AU as in Out2. Vowel AH as in Top3. Vowel A as in HatA Vowel SoundBack Dad Fax Value Sat Hatch Jacket Taxi Apple Catch Rabbit TackA PracticeThe fat cat wore a jacket.Pack your sack and bring your magnet.He sang about an actor named Jack.AU Vowel SoundThis 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 – wnAU PracticeNow House Round Loud Gown Sound Ouch Out Found Sout Ounce Rebound Mouth Bounce Flower Thousand Spout CountThe 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 OurAre (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 SentencesAre 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?AH Vowel SoundO words that are pronounced with AHHot Top Stop Probably Follow Not Blob Sock Mop Product Solve ProblemAH 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.美语发音视频教程12：英语绕口令练习Session Twelve1. Tongue TwistersF, W, Voiced ZFuzzy Wuzzy was a bear,Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair.Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was he?Voiced VVincent vowed vengeance very viciously.PPeter 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 ZShe 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 ConsonantsHow 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 wouldIf a woodchuck could chuck wood.WWhich 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?RRoberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.B, BR, and BL blendsBradley’s big black bath brush broke.Bradley’s big black bath brush broke.THTom 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 blendsGreen glass globes glow greenly.L, OO vowelAluminum 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.美语发音视频教程13：吞音及语音语调练习Session Thirteen1. Phrase Reductions2. Intonation PhraseReductions 省略法，吞音练习：Going to try (gunna try) I’m gunna try to finish this book.Want to eat (wanna eat) Do you wanna eat at seven o’clock?Have to start(hafta start) I hafta start a diet tomorrow.Has to try (hasta try) He hasta try harder.Got to leave (gotta leave) I gotta leave in fifteen minutes.Ought to believe (oughta believe) She oughta believe what he is saying.Out of bed (outa bed) I got outa bed when I heard the alarm clock.Did you go (Didja go) Didja go to the store?Would he help (Woody help) Woody help me move the furniture?Won’t you play (Woncha play) Woncha play one more song on the piano?Didn’t you know (Didincha know) Didincha know that she was coming home tomorrow?Is he (Izzy) Izzy the one that called?What do you want (Whadaya_want)Give it to me (GividaMe) Gividame right away.Intonation Practice 语音语调练习：Have you ever tried one of Diane’s Donuts? They are so delicious. I have eaten many different kinds of donuts, from all over the country; however, I have never tasted anything, quite like Donuts made by Diane. I have been told that she uses the finest and freshest ingredients that money can buy. The best flour, the best eggs and the best milk. I am sure, that once you taste these incredible donuts, you will run and tell all of your friends.Syllable Stress 单词的音节：Generally, two-syllable words have stress on the first syllable.Two-Syllable Words stress 1st syllableSofa Oven After Finger Station Second Enter Often Uncle Carpet Father Children Walking Jacket Lucky CommentTwo-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableDelete Decline Survive Protect Adopt Advance Below Resolve Advice Acquit Control Arrive Involve Massage Disease RelateGenerally, three-syllable words have stress on the second syllable.Three-Syllable Words stress 2nd syllableReduction Arrangement Audition Companion Detective Ambitious Companion Appliance Discover Unlawful Conclusion Assemble Adjustment Affected Acceptance FerociousSyllable Stress Practice 音节练习：The pictures are fantastic.He needs permission to find a solution.The party is in honor of his retirement.Her son exhibited bad behavior on their vacation.Comparative SentencesJoe drinks cheap wine.Sue only drinks expensive wine.Don’t forget his birthday.We would never forget his birthday.She’s planning to leave tomorrow.。

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1. Consonant L
L Tips :
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 & lsquo ; L & rsquo ; sound by dropping and relaxing your tongue .
Practice & ldquo ; 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。