An Introduction to English Vowels Pronunciation

Greetings, ADM Assistant students,

Vowels in English

Based on:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/

The Vowels in English:

Pronunciation is important: Beer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE_yeNS6m_U

Pronunciation is important: Ship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JISqEnHRgE

International Phonetic Alphabet.(IPA)

What is IPA? http://www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc-soundsipa.htm

And here is a little explanation about the differences among the vowels and the different alphabets: http://www.elearnenglishlanguage.com/blog/learn-english/pronunciation/vowels-phonetics/

During this month, we are going to concentrate on these sounds:

/a/   /e/   /i/   /æ/   /ǝ/   /ɛ/   /ɚ/   /ʌ/   /ɝ/ = / ɜː/

During the second month, we are going to concentrate on these sounds:

/ɪ/   /ʊ/   /u/   /ɔ/   /o/   /aɪ/   /aʊ/   /ɔɪ/

Go to this site and listen carefully the following links:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/

Now, let’s start by the “Sounds of English” http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/

/a/ = /aː/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_long_3.shtml

/e/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_6.shtml

/i/=/iː/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_long_1.shtml

/ǝ/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_5.shtm0l

/ɛ/

/ɚ/

/ʌ/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_3.shtml

/ɝ/=/ɜː/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_long_5.shtml

/ɪ/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_1.shtml

/ʊ/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_short_2.shtml

/u/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_long_2.shtml

/ɔ/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_long_4.shtml

/o/

/aɪ/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_dip_3.shtml

/aʊ/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_dip_7.shtml

/ɔɪ/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/vowel_dip_4.shtml

Minimal pairs: noun, Linguistics

A pair of words, as pin and bin, or bet and bed, differing only by one sound in the same position in each word, especially when such a pair is taken as evidence for the existence of a phonemic contrast between the two sounds.

 Minimal Pairs: Ship or sheep: http://www.shiporsheep.com/

Sheep – Ship:  /i: / /i/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page1.html

/I/ Pronunciation English Meeting ESL   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOrnifRtWxI

Tin – ten: /i/ /e/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page2.html

Bet – Bat: /e/   /æ/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page3.html

Bet – Bait: /e/  /ei/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page4.html

Bat – Bad: /æ/ /æː/     http://www.shiporsheep.com/page5.html

/æ/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClZmEFqMgWk

Cat – Cut: /æ/  /ʌ/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page6.html

Cat – Cart: /æ/  /ɑː/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page7.html

 Cart - Cut: /ɑː/  /ʌ/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page8.html

Cut – Curt: /ʌ/  / əː/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page9.html

Look – Loop: /u/ /uː/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page10.html

Cart – Caught: /ɑː/  /oː/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page11.html

Caught - Cot: /oː/  /o/ http://www.shiporsheep.com/page12.html

Caught - Coat: /oː/  /əʊ/ http://www.shiporsheep.com/page13.html

Caught – Curt: /oː/  / əː/ http://www.shiporsheep.com/page14.html

Curt – Cot:  /əː/ /o/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page15.html

Coat – coot: /əʊ/ / uː/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page16.html

Darling – dialing: /ɑː/  /aiᵊ/ http://www.shiporsheep.com/page17.html

Air – A : /eː/  /ei/   http://www.shiporsheep.com/page18.html

Tail – toil: /ei/  /oi/    http://www.shiporsheep.com/page19.html

Tail – Tell: /ei/  /e/ http://www.shiporsheep.com/page20.html

Tail – Tile: /ei/  /ai/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page21.html

Tile – toil: /ai/  /oi/  http://www.shiporsheep.com/page22.html

Hour – are: /au/  / ɑː/   http://www.shiporsheep.com/page23.html

Poor pronunciation HURTS:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LocxRXGvCAs

Finally, relax and enjoy a bit of “I Love Lucy” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g10jFL423ho

 IPA for writing: http://ipa.typeit.org/

Eating and drinking Phrasal verbs: Pig out, eat up, polish off, cut back on and pick at your food...

Hello, dear students,

Here, some useful phrasal verbs to express eating and drinking manners:

Pig out, eat up, polish off, cut back on and pick at your food...

theses are some great expressions that are worth learning.

Click on here:  Take a look

Now, tray to create some situations where you can use them.

Good luck!
 

The parts of the body

Hello dear students, here some parts of the body.

Go to this link and listen the parts of the body:

Vocabulary:

	LEG - PIERNA
	ankle	tobillo
	buttock	Nalga
	calf	pantorrilla
	femur	fémur
	foot, feet	pie, pies
	heel	talón
	heelbone	calcáneo
	instep	empeine
	knee	rodilla
	kneecap	rótula
	metatarsus	metatarso
	patella	rótula
	phalanges	falanges
	shin	canilla
	shinbone	tibia
	splint bone	peroné
	tarsus	tarso
	thigh	muslo
	thighbone	fémur
	toe	dedo del pie

ARM - BRAZO
elbow	codo
finger	dedo
fingertip	yema del dedo
fist	puño
forearm	antebrazo
hand	mano
humerus	húmero
index finger	índice
knuckle	nudillo
little finger	meñique
middle finger	dedo medio
nail	uña
palm	palma de la mano
phalanx	falange
ring finger	anular
radius	radio
second phalanx	falangina
shoulder	hombro
third phalanx	falangeta
thumb	pulgar
ulna	cúbito
upper arm	brazo
wrist	muñeca

HEAD - CABEZA
bags under the eyes	ojeras
beard	barba
brain	cerebro
canine tooth	colmillo
cheek	mejilla
chin	mentón
crinkles	pequeñas arrugas
crow's feet	patas de gallo
dimple	hoyuelo
ear	oreja
eye	ojo
eyebrow	ceja
eyelash	pestaña
eyelid	párpado
forehead	frente
freckle	peca
gum	encía
hair	cabello
hard palate	paladar duro
incisors	incisivos
lips	labios
lower jaw	mandíbula inferior
lower lip	labio inferior
molars	molares
moustache	bigote
mouth	boca
neck	cuello
nose	nariz
nostrils	agujeros de la nariz
palate	paladar
premolars	premolares
pupil	pupila
sideboards (GB)	patillas
sideburns (US)	patillas
tongue	lengua
tonsil	amígdala
tooth, teeth	diente, dientes
throat	garganta
upper jaw	mandíbula superior
upper lip	labio superior
uvula	campanilla
wisdom tooth	muela de juicio
wrinkles	arrugas

TRUNK - TRONCO
abdomen	abdomen
armpit	axila
back	espalda
belly	vientre
bladder	vejiga
breasts	pechos
chest	pecho
groin	ingle
heart	corazón
hip	cadera
kidney	riñón
liver	hígado
lung	pulmón
loins	zona lumbar
navel	ombligo
nipple	pezón
spleen	bazo
stomach	estómago
thorax	tórax
waist	cintura

SKELETON - ESQUELETO
backbone	columna vertebral
breast bone	esternón
carpal	carpo
clavicle, collarbone	clavícula
eye socket	cuenca del ojo
femur	fémur
hipbone	ilion
humerus	húmero
kneecap	rótula
mandible	mandíbula
pelvis	pelvis
phalanx	falange
radius	radio
rib	costilla
scapula	omóplato
shinbone	tibia
shoulder blade	omóplato
skull	cráneo
spine	columna vertebral
sternum	esternón