English Pronunciation and Intonation

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1 English Pronunciation and Intonation

2 What are our problems?

3 Problems 1. cultures Compare the two singers

4 Problems 1. cultures /æ/ apple map cat

5 Problems 2. the differences between mandarin and English th 发音
/θ/ / ð / /θ/ both think Thank you! / ð / they clothes weather 3333 (three thousand three hundred thirty-three)

6 Problems 2. the differences between mandarin and English
/eɪ/ /aɪ/ /əʊ/ /aʊ/ I wonder how, I wonder why, I wonder where they are.

7 Problems 2. the differences between mandarin and English
/p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /g/ A big black bug bit the back of a big black bear. The big black bear bit back the big black bug.

8 Problems 2. the differences between mandarin and English
/ʃ/ /ʒ/ /tʃ/ /dʒ/ She sells seashells on the seashore. The seashells she sells are seashore seashells.

9 Problems 3. the differences between Sichuan dialect and English
He said “we”. He said “v”. Is it worse? Is it verse? /w/ /v/区别 I think it’s the nice wine. I think it’s the nice vine.

10 Problems 3. the differences between Sichuan dialect and English
/n/ /l/区别 Mike likes to write by the nice bright light at night. Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely.

11 Organs of Speech the throat alveolar ridge 上齿龈 the mouth the nose

12 Basic Concepts 1.音素（phoneme）：发音的最小单位。英语中有48个音素。
2.音标（phonetic symbol）：语言的语音标记。 3.元音（vowel）：构成音节的主要音素。发音时口腔中气流不受阻碍，声带振动。英语中总共有20个元音。 4.辅音（consonant）：发音时口腔中气流受到阻碍。英语中总共有28个辅音。

13 Classification of English Phoneme
24 consonants 20 vowels

14 British English VS American English
car dear bird there door sure first tower 2.英式英语中的元音/a:/在词中时, 美音发/æ/或者/ar/。 can‘t half bath pass car art 3. 字母t出现在词中时，美音英音不一样。 better butter water matter city dirty written

15 Requirements 1. keep active and energetic 2. a glass of water
3. a mirror 4. Reflection report 5. Imitation tasks

16 My Love--Westlife An empty street, an empty house I hold inside my heart Im all alone, the rooms are getting smaller. I wonder how, I wonder why, I wonder where they are The days we had, the songs we sang together. (oh yeah) And all my love, Im holding on forever Reaching for the love that seems so far.