PHONETICS

- Representing vocal sounds

- Having a direct correspondencebetween symbols and sounds

OBJECTIVE

to be able to pronounce words correctly

WHY DO WE LEARN PHONETICS

• TO PRONOUNCE THE WORDS

CORRECTLY

• ENGLISH WORDS ARE NOT

PRONOUNCED ACCORDING TO THEIR

SPELLING

• nunu habar nu• kia ora• kumusta ka• mahal kita

Australia, Africa, U.K., U.S,

New Zealand,

Singlish,Manglish

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH

The car is in the garden

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH

• rhythm• either• neither• divorce• vitamin• dance

VARIETIES OF ENGLISH

• semi

• today

• Monday

• ten

• seven

SILENT CONSONANT

• hour• island• aisle• know• mechanic

IRREGULARITIES IN THE LANGUAGE

PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS

• but

• cut

• hut

• nut

• put

Mismatch of spelling and sound

• Sean

• Jose

• Jolo Island

• Jeanne

PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS

• cheese , cheque, chair• chemical, choir, chlorine• chalet, champagne, chandelier, chef

CARREFOUR

PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS

• live• resume• read• minute• refuse• does

Long vowel / short vowel

• sit seat

• fit feet

• ship sheep

• to too

LEARNING TO PRONOUNCE

• phonetics ( dictionary )• CD ( dictionary )• electronic dictionary• movies subtitles• listening to news• internet

• http://www.oupchina.com.hk/dict/phonetic/home.html

PHONETIC SYMBOLS

• Consonants

- b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s,

t, v, w, z

Consonants

g ( get )

t ʃ ( cheap )

ʤ ( jar, jump )

ŋ ( sing, ring )

Consonants

θ ( thin )

ð ( this, the ) ʃ ( she, sharp ) ʒ ( decision,

measure ) j ( yes, young )

PHONETIC SYMBOLS

• Vowel

ɪ e æ ɒ ʌ ʊ i : eɪ aɪ ɔɪ u: əʊ aʊ ɪə eə ɑː ɔ: ʊə ɜ: ə i u

Vowels

æ • / kæt /

• / sætədei /

• / bæt /

• / fæt /

• / dæm /

• / hæmpə /

i:

• / mi:t /

• / si:t /

tree, cheese, canteen

i

• / sit /

• / fit /

• / rid /

city , rich, symbol

e

• / ten /

• / den /

• / men /

• yes, rest,

ɑː

• / mɑː /

• / f ɑːðə /• /m ɑːt ʃ /

- start, laugh, after, tomato

ɒ

• / d g /ɒ• / w s /ɒ• / k f /ɒ

• wash , want

ɔː

• / h s /ɔː• / θɔːt /• / s d /ɔː

- law, war

ʊ

• / p t /ʊ• / f l /ʊ• / ʃʊgə /

- foot . good, put

uː

• / fu:d/

• / spu:n /

• / mu:n /

- do, who. rude

ʌ

• / k m /ʌ• / k t /ʌ• / bl d /ʌ

- country, done, one

ɜː

• / b ɜ :d /

• / f ɜ :st /

• / g ɜ :l /

- fur, nurse, word

ə

• / kʌ l ə /

• / əm ŋʌ /

• / ək ɜ :/

• / səsaiəti /

eɪ

• / deɪ /

• / leɪdi /

• / meɪk /

- safe, game, may

ə ʊ• / səʊ /

• / həʊm /

• / ʃəʊ ldə /

- toe, soul, know

aɪ

• / taɪm /• / baɪt /• / klaɪm /

- five, price, try

aʊ • / haʊ /

• / laʊd /

• / taʊn /

• / kaʊs /

- about, mouse, shout

ɔɪ

• / b iɔ /

• / t iɔ /

• / p iɔ nt /

• / b iɔ l /

noise, coin, join

əɪ

• / d iə /

• / t iə /

• / b iə /

- idiom, fierce ,

əʊ

• / p əʊ /

• / t əʊ /

• / ʃ əʊ /

= cure, rescuer

Consonants

tʃ

• / t i:p /ʃ• / t ampʃ əɪ n /

- chalk, cheer, chat

dʒ

• / dʒæm /

• / dʒ iɔ /

• / dʒiə /

- jeep, joy, jungle

θ

• /θi:f /

• / θik /

• / θ m /ʌ

- thing, theme

ð

• / ðəm /

• / ðis /

• / ʌðə /

- There , that

ʃ

• / ʃ ip /

• / ʃu: t /

• / æmpu: /ʃ

- sheep, shy, shut

ʒ

• / viʒən /• / meʒə /• / pleʒə /

j

• / jʌŋ /

• / jet /

• / jiə /

- yes

ŋ

• / jʌŋ /

• / siŋ /

• / tʌŋ /

- ring, cling

PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS

• ate

• quay• go• silhouette• schedule

PRONOUNCE THE FOLLOWING WORDS

debris combing kinetic

Debut Restaurant tortoise

Ticket Police via tongue

chasm alibi liasion phoenix

Almond choir chore computer