Linking pronunciation

Listen to the lecture about pronunciation and try to answer the questions below.


1. How many letters are there and English?

2. How many sounds are there in English?

3. According to the speaker, is it okay not to have a "native speaker" accent? (yes or no)

4. What are some examples of words with "weak vowel sounds"?

5. What is a shwa? (you can check on google)

6. How many letters and sounds are there in

A. "cat"

B. "catch"

C. caught"?

7.. When people speak, can you always hear gaps (space) between sounds?

8. What is the slow pronunciation of "cup of tea"?

9. What is the fast pronunciation of "cup of tea"?

10. What are consonants and what are vowels?

11. What is an example of a consonant at the end of a word linking to a vowel at the beginning of the word ("nice afternoon" is one example)


12. What are some more examples of linking? Listen and write them.

13. Is "deg" a word? Listen and explain.


14. What is an example of a linking /w/

15. What is an example of linking /y/

16. Should a student try to link sounds or do it naturally?

17. Two eggs and three eggs? Which has a linking /y/ and what is a /w/ sound?

18. At the end they tell the 4points they looked at. What are they?

hello joony

hello joony. I am Taeyoon-Your classmate and your ex-roommate-
How are you? nowadays I am so tired. because I can't go to bed well. It is very hot at some night. and my restaurant is very busy.
I want to take a rest. I would like to focus only English.

firm handshake

My partner Hande told me,"Handshake makes health life." I agree her opnion.

hi joony!

i am next to you

how about your friends (joon ho,hana)

since last term i never see agian---> they are in NY right?
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I am lazyyyyy I want to back home now!!

firm handshake means long life

I think handshake is good for us.because when we have a handshake,we can share the positive energy,so i think we try to strong handshake.

from nattawat

hi nattawat i'm joony.

what are you doing ??

NOW, out said It's raining ~ ^^

i love rain !!!

do you know Azumi ?? i saw Azumi !! kkkkkk

my classmated was Azumi in summer class

i like Azumi , because she's my best friend and she's very beautiful woman.

kkkk bye~~ see you class.

Firm Handshake

my partner is Justina. Justina told me `handshake makes our positive spirits`. when we handshake believe each other.

Handshake by Topon.

Joony!!Who is my second partner in "Firm Handshake" topic.
We have been argument about "why Firm Handshake can help people have Longer Life " then he told me that good health person can appearance from activity as firm handshake and also the story is definitely difficult because It have plenty of academic vocabularies so that is why he has spent time for reading the whole story almost a hour.

my classmate name is May

She's born in Thailand.She's here for 6 months and she lives with a friend for her country.she doesn't have kids,but she likes kids

How to long life

Osman said me he takes care health of himselves. About food, smoking,etc. He was born Turkey. Turkey is loger life than USA. But Japan is the most long life's contry and he want to go there. I wish his good luck.

my new classmate is Arccelia

Arcelia came from Panama. She has lived here for 16 years. She has 1 daughter,her age is 16 years old and her daughter's name is Ecleen. Arcelia lives in Queens.

handshake by my partner Karina

My parter Karina said that she understood a little of the article because have many new vocabulary. She read like 3 times and she understood that if we use the handshake we can live more years.

Firm shake

My parther not agree with this research because just have only firm handshake it make long life.

why are you learning english?

my parent want to learn English to speak with American and other people in here.
however, she want to live in America.
she think work so her need to speak English for work.

talk about "Firm Handshake Means Longer Life"

My partner, Han said he doesn't remember but he guesses he doesn't know why handshakes make people get longer life.He doesn't remember.

Handshake mean by Jamin

My parter Jasmin said that she don't remember a lot of the article. But she know that if we use handshake the people can live more time.

agustin

My partner Kazu wasn't here last week, so he couldn't read the article. I told him about it and he asked if it was interesting and how he could read it.

kazu

My partner agustin comes here last week, but he can read the article well. I told him about it ,so I understand how he good at English.
By the way this topic makes no difference to me. haha
However, I need some English experience. So lets talk to with me.
Ofcourse Ok stupidity or trivial topic haha.

"Firm Handshake Means Longer Life"? T .T

my partner thinks it's easy to have a long life by just having "Firm Handshake"

about Firm Handshake Longer Life

My partner, Pichamon told me this article is difficult to her, when she was listening article doesn't understand everything
She doesn't believe the article. she doesn't think that a "Firm Handshake Longer Life" make people get longer life.
she thinks health food gives her longer life than the article.

about "hand shake" David said...

He said "when we have handshake,we take social relationship.
so we get to bond each other harmonizely."

A Firm Handshake and Longevity

To start, please interview (talk to) your partner and write his or her answer on the blog.

Question: What do you think about the "Firm Handshake Means Longer Life"?

Write only a little, just 3 or 4 sentences (when you finish, please go to message B)

For example: My partner, Amanda, told me she understood the article but it was difficult for her. She spent about two hours reading it and used the dictionary a little. The article made her wonder: "Why do some people live longer than others?" and "What is a good life?"

or for example: My partner Henry wasn't here last week, so he couldn't read the article. I told him about it and he asked if it was interesting and how he could read it.

Handshake by Libia

My parner Irma, told me she understood the articule but it was difficult. She spent about half hour reading it and used the dictionary. The articule made her goog. Some people live longer then others, because they take care, eat healthy, go to the gym, and always have a possitive and optimist in the life. Lives every day like is the last day in you life. What is good life? Good life is: Eat healthy, do excersices, and by happy and smale every single day.

Yrma

My Partner, Livia told me she understood the article but it was difficult for her. She spent about two hours reading it and used the dictionary a little. The article made her wonder: Also, for her it was very interesting article. She said for longer live it is very important do exercise.

example: My partner Livia reads a little the article last week. I told she about it and he asked if it was interesting and how he could read it.

the opinion of my partoner

My partoner,Jee-Eun told me she agreed with the writer.
She said that to make strong handshake is the just same as to stand up from a wheelchair quickly and to ecersice or what the writer said in his essay for living longer life.

from Jee eun

My partner Tomo said that sientists find some sign of longevity like firm handshake, sprang out of teir chair and having a fast pace. but he doesn't agree all of the things because these are example shows activity people and some time, they loose their temper easily. Therefore reasons are not related with longevity

From Azumi.

My partner,Jeanneth, told me she understood the article.

xiaozhong

My partner,Manami, told me she is new student . she was absent the first class.
so she does not know the article talking about.

From Antonio

my partner, Ikjo, told me when the people do firm handshake, it is express who the people have confidence and positive mind. Like this people have longer life.

Manami

My partner,Xiao Zhong told me he forgot.

What do you think about the "Firm Handshake Means Longer Life"?

My partner Christa isn't understood clearly because the article is difficult for her
but she try to understand about the article and she think firm handshake not means longer life because age of people have in hand of god so we must trust or believe in god.

what do you things about firm hanshake means longer life

my friend In Shin says, He understood that article because he use dictionary. he thinks handshake not important things because every people want to make a good life, so they exercise and eat healthy food for example fresh vegetable and fresh fruits.

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My Partner

My classmate name is

my new classmate MAY

Her name is May ,she is from Thailand, she has been living in NY 6 months ago.
she works in Advertising Agency in a creative department .
She really loves New York, specially Time Square for the different advertisement has it from all over the world.
She wants to learn English to go to the museums around the city and learn more about American culture.
she is really sweet girl!

my new classmate

my new classmate.. AMANDA

My new classmate name is AMANDA. She came from Colombia. She's a nice friend, she's friendly girl. She has been here 10 years. She has worked at seafood restaurant. She has been a single mother. She has 1 child, his name is Julian. He's 5 years old. Today, after school she has to pick up him at 2.10p.m. from his school back home. Then she has to go to work at a restaurant until midnight. I think she's perfect woman because she can do many things in a one day. I'm nice to meet her.

Interview with my partner Arcelia

My partner's name Arcelia.She's from Panama.She speak spanish.Her family live in New York.She's 40 years old.She has 1 daughter.Her daughter's 16 years old.Her hunband is Panama too.She's nurse and then she want to study in New york city.She intrested in nurse.Before she came here,she has been nurse in Panama.She don't like New York because she miss her family and then she think,New york is very busy.She want to learn english because she want to use english language very well.The most difficult about english for her is speaking but she can listening and writing better than speaking.

about one of our classmates

The one who called david Oh is from Korea.
when he was in Korea, he had served in the army before came to NY
He was tired because jet lag he went to Korea some days ago
He wants to transfer from a university in Korea to college in U.S
He likes NY because there are good attractions something like that Central Park, natural things such as.
i wanted to ask many things to him but i didn't have enough time so i couldn't
but we will have enough time to know each other.

This is Jeonghwan Choi.

I will introduce my partner, Siwapon Topon. She is from Thailand. She has lived for 2 weeks in New York. She wanted to come in NY to travel. She usually searches informations on the web and watches movies. She want to suffer her life. She had worked part time job in her country before she came in NY. It's company that science company is relative to her major. Her major is chemistry of science. She likes science but she don't like her job. She don't like NY because NY's subway is very dirty and there are a lot of people. The reason to study English her is global language. She sometimes don't understand on the web page.

My First partner in English Class,,from Topon

My First class,I interviewed with Jeongh Wan Choi who comes form South of Korea.surpirely,he lives in the next station subway my home.

His reason to come to New York City is to study English for improving English skills like a speaking fluently, also writing a long story that he can get a good job in the future when he will finish form the University in Korea and he is interested in Economic city ,Yes!!! he is studying that Major in the Univerisity.

He very likes NYC due to NYC is cosmopolitan city but sometime he does not like subway of New York which is older and more dirty than his country that his feeling after living almost 5 months here.

Thanks for your attention!!

About my classmate "karina"

1.what do you want to do in newyork?
she wants to study in newyork

2.what are you interested in?
she intrested in "learning english"

3.Do you have a career in mind?
yes,she has.she wants to be a doctor.

4.what did you do before you came to newyork?
she finished her high school.

5.Do you like newyork?
she doesn't like newyork,because she miss her family.

6. Why do you want to learn english?
she wants to go to college.

7.what is most difficult about english for you ?
pronouncation and write.

Classmate Joony

Hi Joony, nice to meet you.I'm Denise from Malaysia, came to NY 4 years ago.

seul - ah

What do you want to do in New York?
She wants to learn english

What are interested in?
She is interested in movie

Do you have a career in mind?
Yes she want to work in New York

What did you do before you came to New York?
She went to University

Do you like New York?
Yes, she love it

Why do you want to leans English ?
Because her major is english

What is most difficult about English for you?
Pronunsation and gramar

Nice to meet Eun Ae Park

Hi Eun ne! I am from Okinawa, Japan one yeares ago. I came here to want to speak English fiuentoly. I live with Taiwan's ouner and am speaking every day. But now I can not speak English well yet. I was elementery school teacher in Okinawa. Afeter that maybe I will be Japanese teacher in NY. I am glad to nice meeting to you.

Hello Denise

hi Denise.
I'm Joony.
nice to me too
I'm 24 years old and I live in sunny side
I've been in N.Y 5 month ago.

Hello Joony

Hello Joony.
I am Tae yoon. I am your classmate this session. I am in 29years old. I come from Korea. and I came to NY since 1years. My hobby is taking a photo. also I like to travel somewhere. I'd like to be your good friend. nice to meet you. Joony.

Hi my Name is Jannethn what is your name

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