Pronunciation

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

 pronunciation

Pronunciation; rhyme
Which word does not rhyme with the other?

1. too
2. sew
3. due
4. do

Pronunciation; stress
Which word has a different stress pattern than the others?

1. police
2. mother
3. student
4. money

Why is it important?

Important!

Het belangrijkste is om goed te kunnen communiceren in het Engels. Wees dus niet bang als je een Nederlands accent hebt!

Uitspraak gaat niet om accent/dialect!

Waar denk je aan
bij het woord 'uitspraak' als het gaat
over taal?

Phonetics: the study of speech sounds.

• Puntje van je tong tegen je voortanden
• Duw lucht naar voren
• Trillende th : tong aanspannen
• Niet-trillende th : tong ontspannen

Thirty-three thousand feathers on a thrushes throat.

• Je lippen zijn relaxed en een beetje open
• Je tong is ontspannen
• Vind je deze klank moeilijk te onthouden, denk dan aan 'relax' en 'flat'

The cat in the hat uses WhatsApp to text a taxi.

What does ''Word stress'' mean?

1. The length of a word
2. Focussing on a certain part of a word
3. Letters in a word that you don't pronounce

How many syllables does the word ''butterfly'' have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

What is ''word stress''?

• All words that have more than one syllable have word stress.
• This means: one syllable is pronounced longer and louder than the other.

• Word stress plays an important role in the correct pronunciation of English words.

Practice: Chi-na / Tech-no-lo-gy / Dec-o-rate

Syllables

Word stress

Syllables

Phonetics

Emphasis on a certain part of a word

Lettergrepen

The study of speech sounds

On which syllable lays the word stress in the word: ''parent''?

On which syllable lays the word stress in the word: ''embrace''?

Heb jij een accent? Zo ja, welke?

Zijn accenten belangrijk volgens jou?

What did you see and hear?

Welke accenten hoorde je?

Hoe hoorde je dat?

Interference Theory

• Phonological --> uitspraak
• Grammatical --> grammatica
• Vocabulaire --> woordenschat 

USA vs UK

USA vs UK

GA --> General American

RP --> Received Pronunciation 

What is an accent?

1. Also known as a dialect
2. The way people pronounce words

What do RP and GA stand for?

1. Repetitive Pronunciation & General American
2. Received Pronunciation & General American

What is Phonological interference?

1. uitspraak van je moedertaal
2. woordenschat van je moedertaal

Which of the following words include this sound:
/i:/

1. Keep
2. Night
3. late
4. fry

Which of the following words include these sounds?
/e/

1. gate
2. feel
3. bell
4. grass

Which of the following words include these sounds?
/^/

1. Fat
2. bet
3. look
4. cut

Which of the following words include these sounds?
/ↄ:/

1. Father
2. glass
3. world
4. hot

Transcribe the following word: