miércoles, 25 de febrero de 2015

Autonomous learning model to enhance the production and discrimination of vowels

i and ɪ

ɑ and ʌ

ɑ and æ

ɔ and ɑ

u and ʊ

ɜ and ʌ

ɑ and ɔ

sábado, 21 de febrero de 2015

Long-short vowel contrasts

Exercise 3 Long-short vowel contrasts

Listen and repeat (words given in spelling):

i and ɪ ɑ and ʌ ɑ and æ

feel fill calm come part pat

bead bid cart cut lard lad

steel still half huff calm Cam

reed rid lack luck heart hat

been bin mast must harms hams

ɔ and ɑ u and ʊ ɜ and ʌ ɑ and ɔ

caught cot pool pull hurt hut dark dock

stork stock suit soot turn ton part pot

short shot Luke look curt cut lark lock

cord cod wooed wood girl gull balm bomb

port pot fool full bird bud large lodge

Exercise 3 Short vowels contrasted

Listen and repeat (words given in spelling):

ɪ and ɛ ɛ and æ æ and ʌ

bit bet hem ham lack luck

tin ten set sat bad bud

fill fell peck pack fan fun

built belt send sand stamp stump

lift left wreck rack flash flush

ʌ and ɑ ɑ and ʊ

dug dog lock look

cup cop cod could

rub rob pot put

stuck stock shock shook

luck lock crock crook

viernes, 20 de febrero de 2015

Production of long vowels

Exercise 2 Production

When you hear the number, pronounce the word. Repeat the correct pronunciation when you hear it.

Cuando escuches el número, pronuncia la palabra. Repite la pronunciación correcta cuando la escuches.

1. heard     hɜ:d

2. been   bi:n

3. root ru:t

4. hearth   hɑ:θ

5. caught kɔ:t

6. heart   hɑ:t

7. cord    kɔ:d

8. beef bi:f

9. rude    ru:d

10. earn    ɜ:n

English long vowels

Exercise 1 Repetition

In this exercise you will practise 5 long vowels.

En este ejercicio practicarás 5 vocales largas

Listen and repeat:

i:

beat bi:t bead bi:d   been bi:n beef   bi:f

ɑ:

heart hɑ:t hard hɑ:d    harm hɑ:m   hearth    hɑ:θ

ɔ:

caught kɔ:t cord kɔ:d corn kɔ:n    course kɔ:s

u:

root ru:t rude   ru:d      room ru:m   roof ru:f

ɜ:

hurt hɜ:t heard hɜ:d earn ɜ:n earth ɜ:θ

Identify the vowel sound (back)

Exercise

1. Listen to the following sentences and circle the word that is beig read.

Escucha las siguientes frases y encierra la palabra que se dice.

a. Would you please give me two (books, bucks) ?

b. She wrote the word (talk, took).

c. Don't put the (suit, soot) on the chair.

d. Spell the word (tool, tall).

e. (Caught, cut) is the word I said.

Identify the vowel sound (central)

1. Listen to the pronunciation of the words that are in the list, and underline the symbol that corresponds to its pronunciation.

Escucha la pronunciación de las palabras de la lista, y subraya el símbolo que corresponda a su pronunciación.

a. back /æ/ /ə/ /ɑ/

b. rust /ɑ/ /æ/ /ə/

c. dot /ɛ/ /ɑ/ /ə/

d. lock /æ/ /ɛ/ /ɑ/

2. Circle the word that is being pronounced in each pair.

Encierra la palabra que se pronuncia en cada par.

a. hit, hut b. bug, beg

c. mop, map d. cup, cop

e. heat, hut f. let, lot

g. beat, but g. sick, sack

Identify the vowel sound (Front)

Exercises

1. Listen to the pronunciation of the words that are in the list, and underline the symbol that corresponds to its pronunciation.

Escucha la pronunciación de las palabras de la lista, y subraya el símbolo que corresponda a su pronunciación.

a. it /ɛ/ /ɪ/ /i/

b. sad /a/ /i/ /æ/

c. steel /i/ /ɪ/ /ɛ/

d. head /æ/ /i/ /ɛ/

2. Circle the word that is being pronounced in each pair.

Encierra la palabra que se pronuncia en cada par.

a. beat, bit b. bed, bad

c. fit, feet d. pen, pan

e. sit, set f. lid, lad

Production of short vowels

Exercise 2 Production

When you hear the numbers, pronounce the word (which is given in spelling and in phonetic symbols). Repeat the correct pronunciation when you hear it. Example: 1. 'mad'

Cuando escuches los números pronuncia la palabra (que está dada escrita y en símbolos fonéticos). Repite la pronunciación correcta cuando la escuches. Ejemplo: 1. 'mad'

1. mad mæd

2. mud mʌd

3. bit bɪt

4. bet bet

5. cut kʌt

6. cot kɑt

7. put pʊt

8. pot pɑt

9. men men

10. man mæn

11. fun fʌn

12. fan fæn

English short vowels

Exercise 1 Repetition

In this exercise you will practise the six short vowels. When pronouncing them, you should take care to give the vowels the correct length and the correct quality.

En este ejercicio practicarás las 6 vocales cortas. Cuando las pronuncies, ten cuidado de darles la longitud y cualidad correctas.

Listen and repeat:

bit bɪt bid bɪd him hɪm miss mɪs

bet bet bed bed hen hen mess mes

bat bæt bad bæd ham hæm mass mæs

cut kʌt bud bʌd bun bʌn bus bʌs

pot pɑt cod kɑd Tom tɑm loss lɑs

ʊ
put pʊt wood wʊd pull pʊl push pʊʃ

miércoles, 18 de febrero de 2015

Introduction to English vowel sounds

ENGLISH VOWEL SOUNDS

In these videos you will find the description of the English vowels and also the way to articulate their sounds.
The teacher explains how to move your mouth and tongue to produce 15 different sounds.
At the end of each video there are some exercises to identify and make a contrast of the sounds in diverse words.

Note: Don't hesitate to make any questions at the end. Write your comments.

Bienvenido!

En estos videos encontrarás la descripción de las vocales del inglés y la manera de articular sus sonidos.
La profesora explica cómo mover la boca y la lengua para producir 15 sonidos diferentes.
Al final de cada video hay algunos ejercicios para identificar y hacer un contraste de los sonidos en varias palabras.

Nota: No dudes en hacer preguntas al final. Escribe tus comentarios.