13/10/09 ENGLISH VOWEL SOUNDS

Half way: medio camino
Jaw: mandibula.
Trick: truco
Tricky = difficult.
Put it off: posponer.

VOWEL SOUNDS: A-E-I-O-U = 12 sounds.
: = COLOM = sound long.

/I/
Short vowel S i/e half way.

/I:/
Long vowel TREE /tri:/ sustantivo: ARBOL. ( Just a bit longer ).

/æ/
CAT /kæt/ sustantivo: GATO

/a:/
CAR /kɑ:r / || /kɑ:(r)/ sustantivo: COCHE. Push people.

/ʌ /
Half way.
UP /ʌp/

* / æ , a: , ʌ / Se parecen, pero no son iguales. The hut.

/ ɑ /
CLOCK /klɑ:k / || /klɒk/ ( SHORT )

/ ʊ /
house /haʊ:s/ ( LONG ). La "u" no se pronuncia.

/ ʊ /
bull /bʊl/ sustantivo: TORO ( SHORT )

/ u: /
SHOES , BOOT = /bu:t/ sustantivo: BOTA

/ ɜ: /
/bɜ:rd / || /bɜ:d/ sustantivo: PAJARO. La "r" no se pronuncia.

SCHWA: Shorter and not so strong. / ə / = / ɜ: /
COMPUTER /kəm'pju:tər / || /kəm'pju:tə(r)/ sustantivo
VERB /vɜ:rb / || /vɜ:b/ sustantivo

La SCHWA puede ir colocada en posición inicial o final, aquí vemos algunos ejemplos:

- INITIAL POSITION: Close sound.
AWAY /ə'weɪ/ adverbio
AGAIN /ə'gen/ , /ə'geɪn/ adverbio

- FINAL POSITION: Much more open sound.
SISTER /ə'gen/ , /ə'geɪn/ adverbio
FATHER /'fɑ:ðər / || /'fɑ:ðə(r)/ sustantivo
BIGGER /bigə /
* Los tres ejemplos: Tiny Spanish "a"


ENGLISH VOWEL SOUNDS: /O/ AND /ei/
O "oouuu" = Hidden W.
Se abre y se cierran rapidamente los labios.

Ejemplos:
Owee - Ow - Open "owpen"
Open - Oatmeal - Blown - Bold - Owner
Phone - Cold - Robe "roouv" - Coach - Rotate "routeit"
Loan - Slow - Road - Roam.

En las siguientes frases se marca en negrita los sonidos /O/:
- How did you know that?
- I don´t know where the hole is on the coat.
- Does Joe know how to drive on the road ?
- I need to blow my nose when I have a cold.
- Has it ever snowed in Rhode Island ?
- Cold winds will slowly blow snow over most of Ohio.
- This low is no joke. So folks, don´t go out without coats !

ALGUNOS ERRORES DE LOS ESPAÑOLES:
HAY QUE PRONUNCIAR CORRECTAMENTE YA QUE SINO PODEMOS ESTAR DICIENDO UNA PALABRA QUE NO QUEREMOS DECIR, COMO POR EJEMPLO:
WOKE "guouk" SI NO LO DECIMOS BIEN PODEMOS PRONUNCIAR WALK, YA QUE SON PARECIDOS:
I JUST WOKE UP
No confundir con I Just walk up.

WON´T "güont" SI NO LO DECIMOS BIEN PODEMOS PRONUNCIAR WANT, YA QUE SON PARECIDOS:
I WON´T GO.
No confundir con I want go.

SI PRONUNCIAMOS MAL, PODEMOS ESTAR DICIENDO JUSTO LO CONTRARIO A LO QUE NOS REFERIMOS... PUEDE SER DIVERTIDO, PERO NADA RECOMENDABLE HABLANDO CON NATIVOS,JEJE.

PARA PRONUNCIAR CORRECTAMENTE WOKE y WON´T PRACTICAR CON: WHOA(w) "güouuuw"

- WOKE = WHOA(w) + K = "güouuuwk"
- WON´T = WHOA(w)+ NT = "güouuwnt"

Ejemplos: WANT - WOKE - WON´T
- I WANT THE BALL
- I WON´T GIVE YOU THE BALL
- SHE WANTS TO SLEEP
- SHE WOKE UP
- SHE WANTS TO BUY A CAR
- HE WON´T BUY A CAR
- THEY WANT TO SPEAK WITH YOU

/A/ ES LA COMBINACION DE DOS SONIDOS VOCÁLICOS: A-E Y SE PRONUNCIA "eeiii"
Ejemplo: AGE
ES UNA VOCAL ALTA, DE LARGA DURACIÓN Y PRONUNCIACIÓN:
AGE - AID - EIGHT - ABLE - CHAIN - DATE - EIGHTEEN - FAKE - LAZY - MADE - BABY -
GAIN - CHANGE - GAVE - NATION - DAY - PAPER - ANGEL - BASIC - FACE.

En las siguientes frases se marca en negrita los sonidos /A/:
- THE APE GAVE THE TRAINER A CANE
- DAVID BEGAN SHAVING WHEN HE WAS EIGHTEEN.
- THE RAINBOW APPEARED WHEN DAYLIGHT CHANGED.
- THE BABY SNAKE LIVED IN A PAINTED CAGE.
- MY NEIGHBOR´S BASEMENT WAS CHANGED FROM BLUE TO BEIGE.
- HEY, TAKE AWAY THE STRAIN. WEIGH THE GAINS OF A GREAT BREAK WITH LAZY DAY VACATIONS.
- LINES ARE OPEN EIGHT TILL LATE. THEY AIM TO MAKE YOUR DAY.

ENGLISH VOWEL SOUND /I/ and /i/

Hay cinco vocales: A-E-I-O-U pero en ingles existen quince sonidos vocálicos con
diez Spellings diferentes. Para saber diferenciarlos hay que tener en cuenta:
- SIZE
- SHAPE
- TENSION OF YOUR MOUTH, TONGUE AND LIPS.

Es importante ya que un pequeño cambio en la boca, puede producir un sonido completamente diferente. Para no equivocarnos, practicar EAR TRAINING.

Los sonidos vocálicos se dividen en FRONT VOWELS y BACK VOWELS:

- FRONT VOWELS: Cuando la lengua sube al frente de la boca.
EE "iii" : HEAT
i "e" : HIT
AE "ei" : HATE
EH "eh" : HET
A "a" : HAT

- BACK VOWELS: Cuando la lengua sube al fondo de la boca.
OO "uuuu" : BOOT
Uh "oh" : BOOK
Oh "Ouh" : BOAT "bout"
Aw "Oah" : BOUGHT "boaht"
Ah "Aa" : BOT "bat"

EE - HEAT "iii" = Al pronunciarlo se suben las cejas, es muy agudo.
i - HIT "e" = Sonido normal, tranquilo.

EE i
i EE Paired words:

HEAT --- HIT
KEEN --- KIN
DEAL --- DILL
SEEK --- SICK
FEED --- BEEN ( EE se pronuncia como e )
SEEN ---
TEEN ---
BEAN --- BEEN CUIDADO: I´VE BEEN (sonido bajo) BUYING BEANS (sonido alto)

Palabras con el sonido "iii" alto:
VERY - HAPPY - SOFTLY - MARY - BUSY - FINALLY - COUNTRY.

- Speeding on the freeway.
- Happily eating cheese.
- He and she.
- Skiing very rapidly.
- She sees a monkey eating honey.
- We see a pony stealing money.
- Who can he see?
- It must be me!

Palabras con el sonido "i" bajo:
HIT - BIT - BILL - LIFT - FIZZ - KITCHEN - BUILD - BIGGER - CHIMP - FIFTH - LISTEN -
BUSINESS - FIST - DISPLAY - FILMING - LIVE - FISH - DISCUSS - FIG - FIFTY - BEEN.

Practice sentences:

EEi = Sonido alto
- THE BEANS HAVE BEEN COOKING SINCE SIX O´CLOCK.
- SIT IN THAT SEAT BY THE WINDOW.
- WE ATE OUR MEAL, BY THE MILL.
- THE SEAL WILL LIVE IN THE OCEAN.
- TIM´S TEAM GRINNED AFTER SEEING THE GREEN FIELD.

iEE = Sonido corto
EE - HEAT
i - HIT
- HE HIT THE BASEBALL, AND FELT THE HEAT (ascendente)