Weather and weekend (phonetics)

Complete this self-study by April, 27.

Dialogue to practice reading according to the stress-and-tone marks.

1. Watch this video to learn about the phoneme /ə/.

2. Linking in English.

• Learn when to use linking /j/ and /w/ 
• linking /r/ 
• and another video on linking /w/
• a separate video on linking /j/
• Consonant-vowel linking (practice it).

3. Find out when intrusive /r/ is used.

4. What allophones does /l/ have? Find out.

5. When is /h/ not phonounced?

Listen to these interesting short stories and practice your reading skills.

Watch this funny video and learn to pronounce -ough.

Don't forget about the rhythm.

Listen to these poems, choose one and learn it by heart imitating the speaker's intonation.
Summer Sun by R.L.Stevenson or here and the poem.
The Wind by R.L.Stevenson or another link to mp3 and the text.
Daffodils  by  W.Wordsworth.
The Rainy Day by H.W. Longfellow or this version. (NEC p. 124)
Snowflakes by H.W. Longfellow. (NEC p. 124)

The competition in phonetics will take place on March, 27 at 13.30 p.m. in room 254. Don't miss it!