Download - Using IPA in the classroom (part two)
SoundsWords Connected
Speech
Sounds
CAT and CATCH
/ kæt / / kætʃ /
How many ‘letters’?How many ‘sounds’?
Words
Words
Connected
Speech
How about a cup of coffee?
How about a cup of coffee?/ə/ /ə/ /ə/
The ‘Magic’Schwa
Connected
Speech
The leisure centre is closed for a private function./ə/ /ə/ /ə/ /ə//ə/ /ə/ /ə/
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3g51xfopIE&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLrqHrGoMJdTQhYgWHuLXcmCFSOOiQvawt
SHIP or SHEEP
/ ʃiːp / / ʃɪp /
Let’s go to the beach!
/ bi:tʃ / / bɪtʃ /
A B
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trEWW3ZlWfA
Can I have a glass?
/ ɡlɑːs / / glæs /
Dexter needs a bath!
/ baːθ // bæθ /
‘Accent reduction’ soundsa lot like ‘stain removal’!
Judy Gilbert
URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPmjGHdK5v8
When we speak to a lot of ELT teachers (even those with a CELTA), they tell us that they were never “taught” IPA or “trained” to use it with students – they had to learn it themselves (DIY-style).