连读技巧 Vowel to Consonant (元音+辅音)

连读（一）Vowel to Consonant （元音+辅音）上周的发音课上美籍华裔的Henry老师从英语母语者的角度向大家分析中国人说英语“英语味不足”的原因，并讲解清晰与速度的反比关系，今天他将带领同学们练习美语连读的第一个要领：Vowel to Consonant （元音+辅音）连读，每周四开放语音课堂由Henry老

师对美语口语有兴趣的同学进行实战指导，今天我们还要一起来玩一个猜音标的好玩的小游戏噢

What am I saying? (Warm up)

So we’re going to play a game. I’m going to say something very slowly, syllable by syllable. You guys can say it with me. And I want you to listen and try to figure out what I’m saying.

1. wi lef dɪdæ dəres trɑn

2. teɪkələkæ dæn diz web sɑɪt

So what do you think? What am I saying? =\

The Golden Rules

[Golden Rule #1] Every syllable begins with a consonant

[Golden Rule #2] Maintain the correct number of syllables.

The 5 kinds of Linking Techniques

A. Vowel to Consonant

1. It’s a big animal!

2. I’ve been asking for a week

3. He’s in a bigger office on the top floor.

B. Geminates

1. Same: It takes two to tango.

2. Similar: I made Tim do it.

C. Omission

1. T dropping: What? / I wasn’t sent here as a punishment

2. D dropping:

3. H Silencing: He’s in his office

D. Transformation

1. Don’t you

2. Didn’t you

3. Want to

4. Going to

5. Got to

E. Insertion (Watch video online)

1. Idea

2. Situation

Today’s Focus

A. Vowel to Consonant: If a syllable or a word begins with a vowel, then it needs to link to the consonant in front of it. We do this because of Golden Rule #1.

1. …come on in…e.g. When I saw him at the door, I told him to come on in.

2. …get out of…e.g. I have to get out of the house.

3. …middle of (sth)…e.g. He called me in the middle of the night

4. …end of…e.g. At the end of the day, nothing really matters.

5. …as a…e.g. As a teacher, I should have more patience.

6. …in a…e.g. We’ll leave in a minute.

7. …on a…e.g. I left on a plane to Beijing.

8. …at a…e.g. We left it at a restaurant.

9. …of a…e.g. It’s hard to understand the mind of a student.

10. …take a look at (sth)…e.g. Take a look at Andy’s website.