Staircase Intonation

2012

3I.Staircase Intonation

31.Understanding Staircase Intonation

42.Noun and Pronoun Intonation

43.Spelling and Numbers

54.Staircase Intonation Practice

6II.Distinctive Sounds

61.The Vowel Sounds

72.The L Sound

103.The American T

14III.Word Connection Rules

141.Liaison Rule 1: Consonant-Vowel

142.Liaison Rule 2: Consonant Consonant

153.Liaison Rule 3: Vowel-Vowel

154.Liaison Rule 4: T, D, S, or Z + Y

165.Word Connection Practice

18IV.Common Reductions

181.Unstressed Pronouns

182.Tag Endings

193.Reducing Articles

194.Squeezed out syllables

20V.Commonly Reduced Sounds

I. Staircase Intonation

1. Understanding Staircase Intonation

A. Do's and Don'ts

Do Not Speak Word By Word

Connect Words to Form Sound Groups

Use Staircase Intonation

B. What Is Staircase Intonation

We go up and down staircases.

We start high and end low.

C. Statement Intonation with Nouns

D. Statement Intonation with Pronouns

E. Statement Versus Question Intonation

F. Emotional or Rhetorical Question Intonation

2. Noun and Pronoun Intonation

3. Spelling and Numbers

4. Staircase Intonation Practice

A. Drawing Staircases

B. Reading with Staircase Intonation

C. Speed Reading

II. Distinctive Sounds

1. The Vowel Sounds

A. The American [] & the British [] Sounds

B. The American [] & the British [] Sounds

C. The [] Sound

2. The L Sound

A. Sounds Comparing L with T, D, and N

B. What Are All Those Extra Sounds Im Hearing

C. Final L Practice

D. Little Lola

3. The American T

A. Rule 1. Top of the Staircase

B. Rule 2. Middle of the Staircase

C. Rule 3. Bottom of the Staircase

D. Rule 4. Held T Before N

E. Rule 5. The Silent T

III. Word Connection Rules

1. Liaison Rule 1: Consonant-Vowel

2. Liaison Rule 2: Consonant Consonant

3. Liaison Rule 3: Vowel-Vowel

4. Liaison Rule 4: T, D, S, or Z + Y

5. Word Connection Practice

IV. Common Reductions

1. Unstressed Pronouns

The H and TH sounds in unstressed pronouns are often dropped and the remaining part is linked to the preceding consonant.

"It is a lot of fun. It is different. Something that everybody should have a chance to try at least once in the their life."2. Tag Endings

3. Reducing Articles

4. Squeezed out syllables

V. Commonly Reduced Sounds

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