Pronunciation 视听说 Book 4 Unit 2 A Good Read 教程文件.ppt

4 Listen and notice how the speakers pronounce the /t/, /d/ and /k/ sounds in the underlined words. Work in pairs: Please observe the immediately following sound after each plosive: what are the common features of the sounds? The immediately following sounds are usually similar plosives or labial sounds. 5 Read the sentences and underline the unstressed words, examples of plosion and linking sounds. No idea. He’s a bit like that sometimes. He gets annoyed with me, but I don’t really know why. Don’t let it get to you. He’s probably got too much work, and he’s stressed. And he set most of his stories in London, didn’t he? Around the Law Courts in the centre of London. He worked as a court reporter and many of the real life stories he heard in court inspired some of the most famous characters in his novels. I think some of the stories take place south of the River? Tongue Twister Procedure: group work + class work Step 1: read the tongue twister for understanding; Step 2: read it aloud, paying special attention to the /t/, /d/ and /k/ sounds; Step 3: learn it by heart; work in group to choose a representative who can both memorize all and pronounce well to compete for “Best Tongue” title in class. Step 4:conduct a “Tongue Twister Contest” among groups and decide a champion as the “Best Tongue” of the class. Tongue Twister A tree toad loved a she-toad who lived up in a tree. He was a two-toed tree toad but a three-toed toad was she. The two-toed tree toad tried to win the three-toed she-toad’s heart, for the two-toed tree toad loved the ground that the three-toed tree toad trod. But the two-toed tree toad tried in vain. He couldn’t please her whim. From her tree toad bower with her three-toed power the she-toad vetoed him. Speech Imitation Here is a speech given by Geraldine Ferraro, who earned a place in history as the first woman vice- presi