Pronunciation and grammar - the problem of fast connected speech
Grammar dictation
Identifying the features of fast connected speech
Grammar dictation
Identifying the features of fast connected speech
- elision
- weak forms
- intrusive sounds
What made the following sentences difficult to understand? Which words were stressed? What happened to the words that weren't stressed?
N.b. The phrasing and order of the examples are slightly different to today's exercise.
1) Who were you waiting for? Past continuous for an action of duration in the past.
2) He sold the flat last year. Past simple to describe a completed action at a stated time in the past
3) He's sold his flat so he's living with his parents at the moment. A recent past event that explains a current temporary situation.
4) They found some money in the street.
5) We like the hotel.
6) They'd been waiting for ages before he arrived. Past perfect continuous to describe an action of duration in the past that happened before another action in the past.
7) I've failed my driving test. Present perfect smple to describe a recent action in the past that has a relevant effect now (i.e. I don't have a licence and therefore I can't drive).
8) She's enjoying her new job. Present Continuous for a current situation but restricting it to the present moment.
9) We washed the car on Sunday. Completed action in the past.
10) We wash the car on Sundays. Present simple to describe habitual/regular action.
11) She cycled home.
12) How are you hoping to get there? Present Continuous to describe your hopes at a present moment.
Homework
Download the Sounds Right App http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/sounds-right
More notes about pronunciation and fast connected speech. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation
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