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IMPORTANTS DOCUMENTS OF DROPPED SYLLABLES AND INTONATION
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DROPPED SYLLABLE
REVIEW 1st course
THE NUMBER OF VOWELS= THE NUMBER OF SYLLABLES
But sometimes vowels disappear
Giving as a consequence a reduction in the number of syllables Ex:
BASIC /´beɪsik/
BASICALLY /´beɪsɪ klɪ/
PRACTICE /´præktɪs/
PRACTICALLY /´præ ktɪ kli/
DRAMATIC /´dr ə´mætɪ k/
DRAMATICALLY /dra ´mætikli/
PRACTICE #1
TEMPERATURE
SEVERAL
FAMILY
CONFORTABLE
DIFERENCE
PRACTICE#2
DO YOU WANT TO GO?
YOU HAVE BETTER DO IT?
PROBABLY
I DON`T KNOW
REMEMBER
BECAUSE
PRACYICE#3
YOU-ya SEE YOU-see ya I`LL CALL YA
BECAUSE –cas
I DON`T KNOW
LET ME- lemi
PRACTICE #4
GIVE ME gi-me
Mini Lesson
Words with Dropped Syllables
In many common 3-syllable words, the second syllable is dropped in spoken American English. Most American speakers do not pronounce these syllables when they speak.
Read the words in the chart below and drop the syllable as indicated in the
second column. If you can remember to drop these syllables when you speak, your speech will sound much more natural.
Word Dropped syllable
aspirin as-prin
average av-rage
Barbara Bar-bra
business bus-ness
camera cam-ra
different dif-rent
evening eve-ning
every ev-ry
family fam-ly
favorite fav-rite
federal fed-ral
general gen-ral
interest in-trest
Margaret Mar-gret
INTONATION
It´s the name given to the different levels of pitch.
LEVEL OF PICH
It refers to the levels of voice
LEVEL 1 LOW
LEVEL 2 STANDARD
LEVEL 3 HIGH
The combination of the differents levels gives a result.
INTONATION
Rising
Falling
Final 2 Standard
It has levels
3 high
STANDARD HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW
It´s usually found in Yes/No
*2Do you work?3
* 2Does she smoke?3
* 2Are you a student?3
*2Is she happy?3
*2Can you swim?3
THE LEVEL THREE RECEIVES STRESS
ADVERBS VERBS, ADJECTIVES,NOUNS,DEMOSTRATIVES,NEGATIVES KEY WORDS, CONTENT WORDS
Question with auxiliaries
In initial position.
Question
PRACTICE#1
* 2Are you writing?3
* 2 It is good?3
*2Did you cook?3
*2Have you seen her?3
*2Would you like dessert?3
PRACTICE #2
* 2Did he work yesterday?3
* 2 Does he know about it?3
*2Can you call me at five?3
*2It is good?3
*2 Is that it?3
*2Excuse me?3
2) FALLING INTONATION
IT HAS LEVELS 2 STANDARD
3 HIGH
1 LOW
3
2 1
IT´S USUALLY FOUND IN
a)SHORT WH/ QUESTIONS
QUESTION WITH WH
IN INITIAL POSITION
*WHAT´S YOUR NAME?
*WHERE DO YOU WORK?
LEVEL 3 IS STRESSED (high)
Nouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Demostratives
Negative form
PRACTICE#3
*WHO´S I VONNE?
*WHO´S MARCIA?
*HOW´S YOUR FATHER?