Pronunciation 视听说 Book 4 unit 3 教学文稿.ppt

I. Consonant Stops in American English;Pronunciation ;Vowel Lengthening The vowel sound before voiced stops has a longer duration than the vowel sound before unvoiced stops. Notice the difference in vowel duration in the following minimal pairs. ;4 Listen and notice how the speaker pronounces the underlined stop sounds.;II. (1) Glide Sound y in American English ;Teacher reads one word in each pair and students listen and check □ the words you hear. □year, □ear □yeast, □east □yearn, □earn □ yard, □ art;Linking Rule When linking consonant and y sound (in you or your), the consonant sound should blend into the next y sound (in you or your) with no break between words and without accidentally adding an extra vowel sound between the words. ;5 Look at the underlined consonant + you / your sounds, and decide how the speaker will link them. 6 Read the sentences in Activity 5 aloud. Make sure you link the consonant + you / your sounds.;7 Listen and notice how the speaker creates rhythm by linking sounds and pausing after sense groups.;Faced with a disturbing increase / in the number of cases of the slimmer’s disease, / anorexia, / city authorities in Milan and Madrid / decided to take action against the appearance in fashion shows / of models / whose Body Mass Index was less than 18.5 – / the level below which a person’s health is considered to be at risk.;One unnamed designer said that / he couldn’t afford to design dresses in sizes which are more realistic / for the average woman. / He said that if he made them any bigger, / no one would use them in photo shoots for magazines. / It’s not the designers who are promoting size zero models. / It’s the fashion magazines /and ultimately, / it’s the customers – / the people who buy the magazines – / who decide what we design and promote / in fashion shows.