English pronunciation and English pronunciation and intonationintonation

Chapter oneChapter one

Warming-up exerciseWarming-up exercise

PPeeter Pter Piiper pper piicked a pcked a peeck of pck of piickled ckled ppeeppers.ppers.

DDiid Pd Peeter Pter Piiper pper piick a pck a peeck of pck of piickled ckled ppeeppers?ppers?

IIf Pf Peeter Pter Piiper pper piicked a pcked a peeck of ck of ppiickled pckled peeppers,ppers,

Where's the pWhere's the peeck of pck of piickled pckled peeppers ppers PPeeterter

PPiiper pper piicked?cked?

The importance of The importance of learning English phonetics learning English phonetics

(1). Good pronunciation and intonation (1). Good pronunciation and intonation is needed for is needed for better communicationbetter communication..

(2). Good pronunciation and intonation (2). Good pronunciation and intonation is is the basis of good listening and the basis of good listening and speaking abilitiesspeaking abilities..

(3). Good pronunciation and intonation (3). Good pronunciation and intonation has some indirect has some indirect influence on the influence on the students’ writing and reading abilitiesstudents’ writing and reading abilities..

(4). Good pronunciation and intonation (4). Good pronunciation and intonation can help the students can help the students develop good develop good sense of languagesense of language. .

Front vowels: /i:/ /i/ /e/ /æ/Front vowels: /i:/ /i/ /e/ /æ/

/i:/ /i/ /e/ //i:/ /i/ /e/ /ææ//

There are four front There are four front vowels : vowels : /i:/ /i/ /e//i:/ /i/ /e/ and and //ææ//

For all of them the tip of the tongue is For all of them the tip of the tongue is pressed against the lower teeth. The front pressed against the lower teeth. The front part of the tongue is raised at varying part of the tongue is raised at varying degrees. There is degrees. There is no lip-roundingno lip-rounding, lips are , lips are

spread or keptspread or kept neutral. neutral.

/i://i:/

The front of the tongue nearly The front of the tongue nearly touches the front part of the hard touches the front part of the hard palate, and the muscles of the palate, and the muscles of the tongue and cheeks are tense. The tongue and cheeks are tense. The lips are drawn back in a “lips are drawn back in a “smilesmile” ” and long voiced sound is and long voiced sound is produced.produced.

Phrases & SentencesPhrases & Sentences

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SSeeeeing is beling is belieieving ving A friend in n A friend in neeeed is a d is a friend indfriend indeeeed d JJeaean is as busy as a bn is as busy as a beeee Sh She e agragreeees to ls to leaeave ve the bthe beaeach at thrch at threeee

/i//i/

The general position of the The general position of the tongue resembles that of /i:/, tongue resembles that of /i:/, but the front of the tongue is but the front of the tongue is lowerlower and and drawn back a littledrawn back a little. . The lips are spread and the The lips are spread and the tongue is lax. tongue is lax.

Phrases & SentencesPhrases & Sentences

a ba biig shg shiip sp siix stx stiicks cks bbiit by bt by biit a st a siilver llver liid d three wthree wiishes lshes liittle by lttle by liittle ttle

A lA liittle learnttle learniing ng iis a dangerous ths a dangerous thiing ng H Hiis ss siix-year-old sx-year-old siister ster iis as fs as fiit as t as a fa fiiddle Sddle Siilly Blly Biilly sllly sliipped pped iinto nto the dthe diitch tch

Comparison of /i:/ & /i/Comparison of /i:/ & /i/

/i://i:/ /i//i/ /i://i:/ /i//i/

SheepSheep羊羊 ShipShip船船 PeachPeach桃桃子子

PitchPitch音音高高

HeatHeat 加热加热 HitHit 打、敲打、敲 SleepSleep睡睡 SlipSlip滑倒滑倒

LeaveLeave离开离开 LiveLive生活生活 FeelFeel感觉感觉 FillFill装满装满

HealHeal治愈治愈 HillHill小山小山 SeekSeek寻寻找找

SickSick有病有病

/e//e/

The lips are The lips are more loosely more loosely spreadspread and and slightly further slightly further apartapart than for /i/. The front of than for /i/. The front of the tongue is near the upper the tongue is near the upper teeth ridge.teeth ridge.

Phrases & SentencesPhrases & Sentences

sseeven bven beeds the nds the neext lxt leesson frsson freesh and sh and energenergeetic ttic teen dn deesks the bsks the beest tst teext xt wweet with swt with sweaeatt

RemRemeember to tmber to teell Tll Teed about the td about the teest st B Beetter late than ntter late than neever ver All’s w All’s weell that ll that eends wnds weell ll East or w East or weest, home st, home

is bis beestst

//ææ//

The front of the tongue is The front of the tongue is slightly raised. The whole slightly raised. The whole tongue lies low in the tongue lies low in the mouth. The lips are mouth. The lips are spread spread with the widest openingwith the widest opening between the jaws among between the jaws among the front vowels. the front vowels.

Phrases & SentencesPhrases & Sentences

a ha haappy mppy maan cn caaps ps aand hnd haats tit for tts tit for taatt

hhaand in hnd in haand a snd a saad ld laad d bbaags and sgs and saags gs

The rThe raat is running on a nt is running on a naarrow trrrow traack ck S Saam’s let the cm’s let the caat out of the bt out of the baag g He’s c He’s caarrying a mrrying a maap of p of JapJapaan in his hn in his haand Pnd Paat mt maarried a rried a hhaandsome young mndsome young maann

Comparison of /e/ & /Comparison of /e/ & /ææ//

/e//e/ //ææ// /e//e/ //ææ//

MenMen男人男人（复数）（复数）

ManMan男人男人（单数）（单数）

BegBeg求求 BagBag包包

TenTen十十 TanTan棕褐色棕褐色 SaidSaid说说 SadSad悲伤悲伤

BeckBeck召唤召唤 BackBack背背 LessLess较少较少 LassLass少女少女

SetSet安置安置 SatSat坐坐 GuessGuess猜猜 GasGas煤气煤气

Games and activitiesGames and activities

Dialogues.Dialogues.

---F---Fiish or msh or meaeat?t? ---L---Leet mt me e sseeee, f, fiish for msh for mee pl pleaease. se.

---Coff---Coffeeee or t or teaea? ? ---Coff---Coffeeee, Pl, Pleaease.se.

------IIs there s there aany mny meaeat?t? ---There ---There iis only ts only tiinned/cnned/caanned (AE) mnned (AE) meaeat.  t.  

------IIs s iit rt reaeady to dy to eaeat?t? ---W---Weell, you hll, you haave to hve to heaeat t iit bt beefore you fore you eaeat t iit. t.

Practice the vowel sound:Practice the vowel sound://ææ// through through reading this funny storyreading this funny story

The SackThe Sack

One day a man went off to the market to One day a man went off to the market to buy rice. Unfortunately, he lost the sbuy rice. Unfortunately, he lost the saack on ck on the way. He went home and told his wife, the way. He went home and told his wife, “The market is too busy today, and besides “The market is too busy today, and besides I lost my sI lost my saack.” His wife asked nervously, ck.” His wife asked nervously, “So, what about the money?” “So, what about the money?”

“ “Oh, no problem. It’s safe. I have tied it to Oh, no problem. It’s safe. I have tied it to the bottom of the sthe bottom of the saack.”ck.”

Tongue Twister With Tongue Twister With /i:/ /i/ /i:/ /i/ /e/ //e/ /ææ//

ShShee s seells slls seaea sh sheells on the slls on the seaea shore, shore,

AAnd the shnd the sheells shlls shee s seells are slls are seaea sh sheells, lls, I’m sure, I’m sure,

’’cause cause iif shf shee s seells shlls sheells lls aat the t the sseaeashore,shore,

The shThe sheells shlls shee s seells are slls are seaeashsheells, for lls, for sure.sure.