6V - spreekvaardigheid 1

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6V - Speaking 1

mondelinge taalvaardigheid

First watch these two videos about Dutch speakers of English...

Accent Reduction for Dutch Speakers

5 English pronunciation tips for Dutch speakers who want to improve their English accent:

1) TH

• This is made by putting the tip of the tongue by the back of the upper front teeth. Ensure it is touching the teeth.

• Don’t make a /s/ or /z/ sound, or /t/ or /d/ sound. Compare:

• sin – thin

• Zen – then

• tin – thin

• den – then

2) How and When to Make R

• In Dutch, the R is either made with the back of the tongue moving upwards – or the tip of the tongue touching the top of the mouth. Different regional accents create the /r/ sound in different ways in Holland.

• In English, the tip of the tongue curls back in the mouth without touching the top of the mouth.

• We only pronounce a R sound when there is a vowel sound after it: Really, Tree, Carry

• We don’t pronounce a R sound when there is no vowel sound after it: Car, Learn, Here.

3) Devoicing

• In Dutch:

o /b/ at the end of a word will sound like a /p/.

o /d/ at the end of a word will sound like a /t/.

o /g/ at the end of a word will sound like a /k/.

• In English, the sounds must stay the same. Compare:

o cap – cab

o sheet – she’d

o back – bag

4) “g”

• This sound is usually either /g/ or /ʤ/. Ensure it isn’t like the Dutch ‘g’ sound in groei

• get /get/

• gym /ʤɪm/

5) /e/ and /æ/

• For /æ/, make a /e/ sound and open the jaw more.

• Compare:

o set – sat

o bed – bad

o head – had

Consonants

https://improveyouraccent.co.uk/consonant-chart/

                                Vowels

Practice

http://static.digischool.nl/en/frameset.htm?url=/en/spreekvaardigheid.htm