Fonetyka artykulacyjna: spółgłoski (ćwiczenia)

Drodzy,

mam dla Was porcję kilku nowych adresów do witryn, na których możecie znaleźć przydatne dla Was interaktywne materiały do ćwiczenia tzw. "gęb". Oto one:

1. filmik:

 2. quiz:

Phonetics & Phonology Tutorial (answers) - Azus Notes

3. interaktywne narzędzie do tworzenia "gęb":

Interactive Sagittal Section 2.1

Dobrej zabawy! :-)

SPEECH PRODUCTION - introductory videos

Hello,

you can watch the following short video to get the general idea on what happens in human body when we speak. This clip also offers you an overview of the main organs of speech.

 

(70) Speech Graphics' Simone Articulation System - YouTube

Additionally, you can have a peek at this:

(70) How Does the Human Body Produce Voice and Speech? - YouTube

In my classes, I discuss the process of speech production in more than one meeting, so if you feel there is too much information here, don' worry. We will go about it step by step.

On procrastination

My dear English students (or anybody),

here's a classic clip on procrastination. It tells a story on how much stuff you often "need to do" before you actually get down to do your real job. If you don't know what it means "to procrastinate" or "to get your stuff done", you will probably get to understand these expressions after having watched this video. If you don't, let me know when we meet in class :-)

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LOOK AT ME - television is a drug

To practice the pronunciation of weak forms, learn to speak from Mr. Television (in case you haven't noticed, it's a pun ;-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4MQhTceWe8

Procrastination

You need this link to do your homework properly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4P785j15Tzk

You are supposed to learn to read the text you received in class, repeating single sentences after the voiceover.

Don't procrastinate - get down to work and do your best to improve your pronunciation!

All best,
O.Broniś.

Homework - consonants

"Hurt" performed by Nine Inch Nails, with lyrics:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prDoGmY5kj8

This clip features Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt". Some of you may not like it, as the transcription of the recording was unfortunately enriched by a German version of the lyrics. Still, if you don't mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIbepKZC7Po&feature=related

... if you DO mind, you can watch the official Johnny Cash video (no lyrics, however; you have to google them):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmVAWKfJ4Go&feature=related

Your job is to listen to the song co-articulating every word Trent Renzon (NIN)/Johnny Cash sings. If you can sing, you can knock yourself out at home; if you were not blessed with this rare talent, do it silently just moving your articulators as if you were singing. You will show me what you learned next class :-)

All best.

How to learn a foreign accent

Some useful tips on how to acquire foreign accents:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJyTA4VlZus&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUx2T7gWCCA&feature=channel

In my point of view, there's more than just a grain of truth to what she says. Hope you find time to watch it and pick up some useful advice on how to improve your pronunciation.

Ma certo che parlo l'inglese! (an Italian man who went to Malta)

This is the clip we watched in class (in case you want to watch it once again):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GpQfss0Sko

Dictionaries

Here are the links to the most reliable dictionaries online (as far as transcription goes, at least):

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ (British & American English)
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/ (go to "options" for American transcription)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/ (American English)
http://oxforddictionaries.com/ (British English)
 http://wordreference.com/ (English vis-a-vis other languages)

English in 24 accents

Have a look at this undeniably talented young lady. At first she seems to be a bit of a weirdo, but eventually she blows your socks off.

That's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0PtmfZ5p4I&feature=channel

Enjoy!

Pronunciation

Those of you who are interested in improving their pronunciation skills should have a look at mgr Beata Mikołajewska's blog:

http://linksforstudents.blogspot.com/