Pronunciation vh3/th3: voiced and voiceless endings 28-9-2023

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Pronunciation

Welcome, class

29th September 2023

Lesson plan

• Targets
• Test on Stones & Grammar (Check Peppels)
• Voiced and voiceless sounds
• Voiced and voiceless endings
• Vowel /e/ vs. /æ/
• Vowels /Ʊ/ (book), /u/ (boot) and /^/  (but)
• Homework for next lesson

Targets

1) You know the differences between voiced and voiceless sounds

2) You can explain how different word endings should be pronounced and how you can train yourself with this

3) You can apply the differences between vowels used in words as book, boot and but.

00:35

Write down the distinctive Dutch sounds of this speaker

What are vowels?

1. Medeklinkers
2. Klinkers
3. Lettergrepen
4. Woordsoorten

What are 'consonants'?

1. Klinkers
2. Dubbele klanken
3. Medeklinkers
4. Lettergrepen

The "u" in deduce is...

1. Voiced
2. Voiceless

The "c" in deduce is...

1. Voiced
2. Voiceless

The "f" in frequent is

1. voiced
2. voiceless

The "e" in frequent is

1. voiced
2. voiceless

The "t" in frequent is

1. voiced
2. voiceless

The "m" in unharmed is

1. voiced
2. voiceless

The "ed" ending in unharmed is

1. voiced
2. voiceless

The difference between voiced and voiceless (especially at the end of words) is important:

• In Dutch we usually pronounce the (written) D at the end of a word like a T: land, band, vriend, hond 
• The D at the end of words in English sounds like D (voiced, niet voiceless)
• Why important: because these sounds can change the meaning:
• and vs ant    /    lend vs lent      /     tend vs tent      /       bed vs bet
  

TIP: Voiced ending? Try to lengthen the vowel: ant vs aaaand

Why important: mispronouncing these sounds affects the meaning:

and vs ant / lend vs lent / tend vs tent / bed vs bet

VOICED ENDING

VOICELESS ENDING

bag

back

robe

rope

rise

rice

safe

save

www.bbc.co.uk

www.bbc.co.uk

Short vowel: u > ʊ

Pronunciation = /ʊ/

Examples:       good     sugar      would

Spelling = u:                   full     put       push       pull     insurance

Spelling = oo:              good      cook     took    book    look     neighbourhood

Exceptions: oul & o:  would      could    should    woman

Long vowel sound /u:/

Pronunciation = /u:/

Examples:       room  new    use

Spelling = oo          room     cool            pool    school    boots

Spelling = ew:       few        knew     flew      nephew

Spelling = u :           human        use     mute     rule YouTube   iTunes   (some u+consonant+e)

Exceptions:         do     lose       blue     shoe      suit     juice    through     queue

Which word does not contain /u:/? (long)

1. cool
2. pool
3. choose
4. good

Which word does not contain /ʊ/?

1. do
2. push
3. should
4. woman

How to improve your pronunciation?

Be aware of the IPA (International Phonemic Alphabet)

Practice individual sounds (phonemes)

Read out loud, record and give yourself feedback

Homework

Complete ex. 51 on p. 68

Practice your pronunciation based on your notes for next lesson

Prepare for upcoming test (11 October)

What have you learned today?

What do you take with you from todays' class?