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The Sound and Style of American English-tape 2 Dr.David Alan SternLESSON 1: SEPARATING THE HARD SOFT VOWELS Dr.David Alan Stern [LANGUAGE NOTE: Second language English speakers form almost any language have at least some trouble separating the hard and soft vowels in each of the following pairs. Speakers from ROMANCE LANGUAGES have particular trouble with the soft forms. Speakers from RUSSIAN and other SLAVIC LANGUAGES and speakers of YIDDISH and HEBREW have more trouble with the hard forms. BUT -- these pairs represent one of the most important pronunciation skills for any second language English speakers.] Listen closely to the instructions in lesson One of the tape. It will explain how to create the differences between the hard and soft sounds in each of four pairs of vowels. Each of the hard sounds has at least some of the characteristics of a diphthong -- (1) there is more rear-tongue movement, (2) there is a second stage or echo on the vowel, and (3) there is a slight downward pitch glide. The soft vowel in each pair is short, stays on one pitch, and has little or no movement in the back of the tongue. SECTION #1: HARD E and SOFT I {Counter #_______} L1/S1-A: The Hard E Phonetic Symbol : [ i ] COMMON SPELLINGS : ee as in TREE, SEEM, EEL e+consonant+e as in CONCRETE, SUPREME, SCENE ea as in MEAT, PEAS, EAN y as in MARY, HAPPILY, ENVY OCCASIONAL SPELLINGS: ie as in YIELD, IECES ei as in CEILING i as in SKI, INTRIGUE, MACHINE EACH, EVEN, SEE, KEY, GREEN, TREE, HE, SHE, WE, ME, BE, VERY, HAPPY, COUNTRY, SOFTLY, QUICKLY EEL, MEAL, SEAL, DEAL, APPEAL, REAL, WHEEL - THE GREEN CAR WENT SPEEDING ON THE FREEWAY. - SHE WAS HAPPY TO BE EATING CHEESE. - HE HURT HIS KNEE WHILE SKIING VERY RAPIDLY. - DONT TEASE ME; MY MONEY IS REAL. - IM VERY SORRY YOU DONT AGREE WITH ME. Now here are additional worlds and sentences containing this hard sound which are not recorded on the tape. each see teach fleece key me deal equal eager police knee green