Hi, Everyone!

How’s everything going?

A New Expression:

“Rings a Bell”

Rings a Bell

means:

• to sound familiar

• to call something to mind

• to stir a vague memory

Hi Susan.

Do you remember my friend, John Wayne?

I don’t remember meeting him.

But his name sure rings a bell.

A few weeks ago we learned the expression,

“I don’t see eye to eye with you on that.”

Does that ring a bell with you?

Not really. I must have missed class that day.

Connected Speech Review

Where would you connect words and use

reduced forms in the following sentence?

I wouldn’t be able to speak English smoothly if

I hadn’t stuck with my daily practice schedule.

I wouldn’t be able to speak English smoothly

Connect 2 stops

y-glide

Reduce “to”

Connect consonant & vowel

Connect the “sh” & “s”

if I hadn’t stuck with my daily practice schedule.

Connect consonant & vowel

Don’t aspirate the “t” Connect the “th” & “m ”

Connect the “c” & “s”

Connected Speech, Part 3

Sometimes a sound is “lost” when it is

next to a similar sound.

The faster a person speaks, the more

likely this will happen.

/s/ + /ʃ/ becomes /ʃː/

horseshoe

Some people think a horseshoe is a

good-luck charm.

Less shocking

That horror movie was less shocking

than I thought it would be.

/z/ + /ʃ/becomes /ʃː/

his shirt

His shirt is really quite attractive.

Wayne’s shadow

Wayne’s shadow fills a large space!

Certain letters followed by a /y/often result in a new sound.

This depends on several factors:

•speaking habits•speed of speech

•casual vs. formal speech

/s/

/z/

/t/

/ts/

/d/

/dz/

+ /y/

/ʃ/

/ʒ/

/ʧ/

/ʧ/

/ʤ/

/ʤ/

I’m turning 21 this year.

Does your teacher know?

Is that your best guess?

He hates your hairdo.

Would you mind not smoking?

He needs your support.

Don’t feel as if you must use these pronunciations.But you should be aware of them to improve your listening skills!

Sometimes a sound is deleted

when it’s part of a consonant cluster.

This can happen when connecting words,

or within a single word.

Examples of Deletion

East side

Blind man

Restless

Wind tunnel

Kindness

Notice that “t” and “d” are the most commonly deleted consonants.

PRACTICE

Listen as I read the following sentence

twice, each time using connected speech in

a slightly different way.

I’m less sure about your kindness,

now that you’ve yelled at me.