Common Linked Expressions Practice

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Tricky American English Pronunciation

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University of California, Irvine

Tricky American English Pronunciation

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In this course, you’ll practice the sounds of American English that might sometimes be confusing. You'll practice both consonant and vowel sounds. You’ll also learn about the things that give English its special “music,” such as how to stress the right syllable in a word, how to make your voice go up and down in a natural-sounding melody, and how to naturally connect sounds and words. Learning these things will help you speak more clearly and make sure that others can understand what you're saying. This course is useful for English language learners who want to improve pronunciation of American English for better communication. Note that access to all of the lectures and handouts are free to anyone, but the graded assignments and quizzes are only available in the paid version of the course. You will need to submit recordings of your own pronunciation for graded assignments.

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Other Tricky Things

In this final week of the course, you'll look at a few more tricky points in American English pronunciation. First, you’ll learn about the different ways to pronounce the –s and –ed word endings, which have important grammatical meanings, and you’ll learn when to use each kind of pronunciation. Next, you’ll practice pronouncing numbers like 14 and 40, 15 and 50, 16 and 60 that can cause misunderstandings. You’ll also learn about the pronunciation of the words “can” and “can’t” –the difference between them might surprise you. Finally, you’ll practice some sound changes that happen when words come together in common spoken expressions like "gonna" for "going to," "wanna" for "want to," and "shoulda" for "should have."

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Common Linked Expressions Practice4:36

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Tamy Chapman
Instructor, International Programs
University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Marla Yoshida
Academic Coordinator
International Programs
Brad Gilpin

Practice Activity: Common Linked Expressions.

You've learned about this linked expressions and

their common pronunciations.

going to, want to, have to, has to,

could have should have, would have,

kind of, sort of, alotta, lotsa.

Now, let's practice these reduced forms.

Listen to some sentences, where do you hear linked expressions in them?

Here's the first one.

That TV you bought is kind of expensive.

You should have bought a cheaper one.

Can you hear linked expressions in two places?

We hear linked expressions when we say kind of and should have.

Now, say the sentences.

That TV you bought is kind of expensive.

You should have bought a cheaper one.

Here's the next one.

If we'd known the traffic was going to be so bad,

we could have taken a different road.

Can you hear linked expressions in two places?

We hear linked expressions when we say, going to and could have.

Now, say the sentence.

If we'd known the traffic was going to be so bad,

we could have taken a different road.

Here's the last one.

I'm going to go to bed early tonight.

I have to get up early tomorrow, and I have a lotta work to do.

Can you hear linked expressions in three places?

We hear linked expressions when we say going to, have to, and alotta.

Now, say the sentences.

I'm going to go to bed early tonight.

I have to get up early tomorrow, and I have a lotta work to do.

Next, let's practice reading a conversation between two friends.

Pay close attention to places where there's linking.

Some of them are the things we've been practicing in this lesson.

And you'll also hear linking and reduced forms from earlier lessons.

You'll have a chance to repeat each part.

I heard you didn't get the job you applied for.

That's too bad.

Yeah, I was kind of disappointed.

I guess I should have prepared better.

But you did prepare.

I asked you lots of practice questions, and you answered them.

I know, but I could have practiced more.

could have should have would have, I guess.

What does that mean?

could have should have would have?

It means I could have, should have, would have done things differently, but

now, it's too late.

You're right, I have to move ahead.

I'm just going to keep applying for more jobs.

My dream job is waiting out there.

Thank you for practicing these common linked expressions.

Getting used to the sound of them will help you understand spoken English

more easily.

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