Title: OPEN TUTORING SESSION PRONUNCIATION
1OPEN TUTORING SESSION PRONUNCIATION USING THE
IPA EFFECTIVELY
2 Objectives
- Talk about the IPA in order to get familiar with
its symbols. - Identify the most important differences between
the phonetic systems of Spanish and English and
spot the most difficult English sounds for
Spanish speakers - Get familiar with some resources that are
available to practice pronunciation
3 In your experience
what is the IPA? have you ever had any problem
while pronouncing some sounds in English? Which
ones? do you recognize or know which sound is
represented by any of the following symbols?
/?/ /?/
/?/ /æ/
/?/
/?/
4IPA
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an
international system created to represent sounds
of any spoken language. It contains letters of
the alphabet that you already know, as wel as
some others that do not exist. Consonants b,
d, f, g, k, l, m, n, p, s, t,
v, z. Vowels a, e, i, o, u.
5Consonants
6 StrategyTry to learn the correct way to
pronounce and draw the symbols that are different
from the normal written letters.
/? / Shirt, passion
/?/ Usual, vision
/?/ Thanks, think
/?/ Ring, sink
/ð/ That, brother
/?/ Future, teacher
/?/ Jet, biology
7ExercisePractice the pronunciation of these
words with the sounds /?/ /?/ /?/ /?/ /ð/
/?/ /j/
- Pleasure
- Profession
- Teacher
- Magic
- Yesterday
- Think
- Brother
/'ple ??r/ /pr? 'fe ??n/ /'ti ??r/ /'mæ
??k/ /'jes t?r de?/ /???k/ /'br? ð?r/
8 ExerciseFind the phonetic transcription of
the following words and then practice their
pronunciation of sounds /?/, /?/, /?/, /?/, /?/,
/?/ and /ð/
- Measure
- Nation
- Bathtub
- There
- Tongue
- Age
- Question
- Lawyer
/'me ??r/ /'ne? ??n/ /'bæ? t?b/ /ðer/ /t??/ /e??/
/'kwes ??n/ /'l? j?r/
9Vowel Sounds
a, e, i, o, u
10 StrategyTry to learn the correct way to
pronounce and draw the symbols that are different
to the normal written letters.
/? / book good
/? / in his
/?/ the about
/?/ birthday first
/?/ board door
/æ/ thanks bag
/?/ but ugly
11 ExercisePractice the pronunciation of these
words with the sounds /?/ /?/ /?/ /æ/ /?/
/?/ /?/
- Woman
- Sofa
- Butter
- Map
- Third
- Tall
- Building
/'w? m?n/ /'so? f?/ /'b? t?r/ /mæp/ /??rd/ /t?l
/ /'b?l d??/
12 Exercise Find the phonetic transcription of
the following words and then practice their
pronunciation of sounds /? ? ? æ ? ? ?/
- Full
- Have
- Draw
- Intelligent
- Cousin
- Under
- Thursday
- /f?l/
- /hæv/
- /dr?/
- /?n 'te l? d??nt/
- /'k? z?n/
- /'?n d?r/
- /'??rz de?/
13 Tongue Twisters
- - Black back bat.
- - I saw Susie sitting in a shoe shine shop where
she sits - she shines, and where she shines she sits.
- - How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
- - The thirty-three thieves thought that they
thrilled the throne throughout Thursday. -
14Why is the use of the IPA necessary?
- IPA makes the learning of pronunciation easier
- IPA allows learners to work autonomously on
pronunciation - IPA makes the association of words with the same
pronunciation easier to, two, too /tu/ - IPA allows the differentiation of words with
similar endings thought /??t/, though /ðo?/,
tough /t?f/ and through /?ru/.
15Suggestions
- Identify the sound and the phonetic symbol that
represents it. - Practice the pronunciation of the sounds whose
symbols are different from the alphabet letters.
Remember to pay special attention to the position
of the lips and the tongue as well as the amount
of air that is needed to produce the sounds. - Use the IPA every day to prepare the new
vocabulary you may encounter in the following
lesson. Choose at least 5 words daily.
16 Useful Resources
http//www.upodn.com/phun.asp
17http//www.stuff.co.uk/calcul_nd.htm
18http//www.uiowa.edu/acadtech/phonetics/
19By learning to use the IPA, I will understand
that
- As I learn new vocabulary, it is important that I
get familiar with its pronunciation. - Minor changes in pronunciation can alter meanings
significantly. - There are sounds especially difficult for
Hispanics since they are not present in their
native language. - I can find patterns that can help me understand
how to pronounce certain words. - This strategy is there to help you. Using the
online tools will facilitate understanding of it.
20Thanks