(I've given the transcript for an easy grasp of the speech.)
First, while you are watching a video, make the consonant sound and pronounce
thewords asinstructed by Alex.
Second, play the video again but this time look at the transcript while listening to Alex.
Again, don'tforgetto make the consonant sound and pronounce thewords.
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Voiceless Consonant /ʃ/
(Video1 - Watch in 'Full Screen')
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This is a voiceless consonant. It's pronounced /ʃ/.
This is the sound you make if you want someone to be quiet /ʃ/.Did you notice the shape of my lips?
Watch... /ʃ/.Now, you try! Listen, watch and repeat after me /ʃ/ ... /ʃ/.
Now, let's look at some words with the sound /ʃ/ in them.
It's found at the beginning of the words 'ship' /ʃɪp/ and 'sure' /ʃɔː/;
in the middle of the word 'nation' /ˈneɪʃn/;
at the end of the word 'fish' /fɪʃ/ and
at the beginning and end of the word 'shush' /ʃʊʃ/.
Now, you try! Listen and repeat after me.
ship ../ʃɪp/
sure ../ʃɔ:/
nation ./ˈneɪʃn/
fish./fɪʃ/
shush../ʃʊʃ/
Similar Sounds: /ʃ/ and /s/
To speakers of some languages, it may be difficult to tell the difference between the sound /ʃ/ and the consonant /s/, especially at the beginning of words. Did you notice the difference in the shape of my lips? Watch /ʃ/ ... /s/.
Listen carefully to the following examples. For each example, I'll say the word with /ʃ/ at the beginning first.
ship ../ʃɪp/ .sip /sɪp/
show ./ʃəʊ/ so ./səʊ/
shy ../ʃaɪ/ .sigh /saɪ/
chauffeur /ˈʃəʊfə/ .sofa /ˈsəʊfə/
shock ./ʃɒk/ sock ../sɒk/
Now, you try! Listen, watch and repeat after me. (Refer to the above list)
Thank you very much, Teacher Galina! I appreciate your welcome message on your recording. You have excellent voice. I think you sounded like a native English speaker with a British accent! Great job!
I will try to catch up with the previous study sessions. I can honestly say that this activity is very challenging. Besides, I can learn new info from other classmates' recordings. ☺
First of all, I would like to congratulate you for successfullyrecording your voice with ‘Audiopal’. You’ve saved me from the trouble of any furthercontinual rewinding of your audio assignments in future. Thank you!
Ok! Overall, you’ve done an outstanding job as usual.I could see the amount of effort you’ve put into your work; your progress ispraiseworthy! As you know, the prime focus of Study Session 9 is on theconsonant pair /ʃ/ and /ʒ/. Thus, I’m more watchful on these phonemes.To my amazement, pronouncing the two speech sounds is as easy as anything toyou. I’m more than satisfied if the truth is told.
Now, there are some words that I want you to pay special attention.
1. casual – is pronounced /ˈkæʒuəl/ not /ˈkæʒuwɑ:l/
2. sensual – ispronounced /ˈsenʃuəl/ not /ˈsenʃuwɑ:l/
3. exhalation – is pronounced /ˌekshəˈleɪʃn/ not /ˌeksəˈleɪʃn/
4. voiced* – is pronounced / vɔɪst/ not / ˈvɔɪsed/
*Important note:
The simple pastor past participle of regular verbs end in ‘-ed’,aren’t they?
The final ‘-ed’ can make three different sounds - /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/. It depends on what sound is the root word ends with!
For example…
root wordsimple past /past participle
finish /fɪnɪʃ/ finished /ˈfɪnɪʃt/The letter ‘e’is not pronounced.
save /seɪv/ saved /seɪvd/ The letter ‘e’ is not pronounced.
collect / kəˈlekt/ collected /kəˈlektɪd/ The letter ‘e’is pronounced.
5. Here are a few words where the letter ‘e’before the final ‘d’ is not pronounced:
push(e)d, clean(e)d, talk(e)d, rubb(e)d, crawl(e)d, tap(e)d and ramm(e)d
You can use this online dictionary to listen to allthe words I mentioned, 1 to 5, above.
You need to mouse over each word that youkey in to hear the pronunciation. (Perhaps, if you want, you couldrecord those words and embed your audio player here for me to check.)
Please watch the video and learn how to recognize the three different sounds of the ending '-ed'. Good luck!
You have a lovely voice! Good job for participating Mr.G's session. I learned something 'bout your pronunciation. I'll let our teachers do the suggestions, alright! Keep it up! ☺
Thank you very much for the suggestions on my speech, Mr.G! I appreciate it a lot! I like to improve my speech that's why I tried your study sessions. I wouldn't notice those flaws on my speech 'til you brought them up. I'll keep them on mind. God bless and Happy Halloween! ☺
I simplyadoreyour recording. That’s oneflawless work! Youkeepraising the barlesson after lesson andyour progress isphenomenal. It was like sitting on a rocking chair and enjoying asoliloquywithsheer delight.
I must say thatit is so cutewhen you first read the last line of the short paragraph, “I sold six shells to six sheiks too!” Girl, where did you learn thisart of enchantingyour listeners? Thank you so much! You reallymade my day, dear! Take care!
Believe it or not, my heart leapt seeing your voice recording for the above audio assignment. It’s a pleasure having you among us. Welcome aboard, buddy! Your participation is full of atmosphere! Thank you!!
Well! Let’s get down to business, shall we? I’ve come to the conclusion, after listening to your recording, that your pronunciation is impeccable. As I mentioned previously at the group “Be a Newscaster”, your voice is clear and powerful. I felt well satisfied with your articulation of the consonant pair, /ʃ/ and /ʒ/, introduced in this study session. Apparently, it was an effortless move for you. Good job! I must admit I’m impressed.
Now, can I make a couple of suggestions that would enhance your overall speech?
i) When you do the recording, try to give your voice an exuberant feel. You could easily achieve this by keeping your lower jaw light and the facial muscles relaxed. In other words, put up a smiling face while recording :-) Trust in me, your listeners will able to sense your emotions-!
ii) A lack of the requisite intonation and sentence stress will make our voice monotonous. We have to recognize the necessity of the two if we want our English sound natural. To help you with these suprasegmental features, you can use the Text to Speech tool. Do you still remember the blog where I introduced one such online widget? Here’s the link:
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Dear G&G
Could you please listen to my recording ?
with my warm regards,
Selma,
Thank you very much, Teacher Galina! I appreciate your welcome message on your recording. You have excellent voice. I think you sounded like a native English speaker with a British accent! Great job!
I will try to catch up with the previous study sessions. I can honestly say that this activity is very challenging. Besides, I can learn new info from other classmates' recordings. ☺
Dear Asma,
First of all, I would like to congratulate you for successfully recording your voice with ‘Audiopal’. You’ve saved me from the trouble of any further continual rewinding of your audio assignments in future. Thank you!
Ok! Overall, you’ve done an outstanding job as usual. I could see the amount of effort you’ve put into your work; your progress is praiseworthy! As you know, the prime focus of Study Session 9 is on the consonant pair /ʃ/ and /ʒ/. Thus, I’m more watchful on these phonemes. To my amazement, pronouncing the two speech sounds is as easy as anything to you. I’m more than satisfied if the truth is told.
Now, there are some words that I want you to pay special attention.
The simple past or past participle of regular verbs end in ‘-ed’, aren’t they?
The final ‘-ed’ can make three different sounds - /t/, /d/ and /ɪd/. It depends on what sound is the root word ends with!
For example…
collect / kəˈlekt/ collected /kəˈlektɪd/ The letter ‘e’ is pronounced.
5. Here are a few words where the letter ‘e’ before the final ‘d’ is not pronounced:
push(e)d, clean(e)d, talk(e)d, rubb(e)d, crawl(e)d, tap(e)d and ramm(e)d
You can use this online dictionary to listen to all the words I mentioned, 1 to 5, above.
Please watch the video and learn how to recognize the three different sounds of the ending '-ed'. Good luck!
@ Asma
You have a lovely voice! Good job for participating Mr.G's session. I learned something 'bout your pronunciation. I'll let our teachers do the suggestions, alright! Keep it up! ☺
It's a comment:
Thank you very much for the suggestions on my speech, Mr.G! I appreciate it a lot! I like to improve my speech that's why I tried your study sessions. I wouldn't notice those flaws on my speech 'til you brought them up. I'll keep them on mind. God bless and Happy Halloween! ☺
LOL...m...
Dear Sakshi,
I simply adore your recording. That’s one flawless work! You keep raising the bar lesson after lesson and your progress is phenomenal. It was like sitting on a rocking chair and enjoying a soliloquy with sheer delight.
I must say that it is so cute when you first read the last line of the short paragraph, “I sold six shells to six sheiks too!” Girl, where did you learn this art of enchanting your listeners? Thank you so much! You really made my day, dear! Take care!
~* GS *~
Hello, Robbie!
Believe it or not, my heart leapt seeing your voice recording for the above audio assignment. It’s a pleasure having you among us. Welcome aboard, buddy! Your participation is full of atmosphere! Thank you!!
Well! Let’s get down to business, shall we? I’ve come to the conclusion, after listening to your recording, that your pronunciation is impeccable. As I mentioned previously at the group “Be a Newscaster”, your voice is clear and powerful. I felt well satisfied with your articulation of the consonant pair, /ʃ/ and /ʒ/, introduced in this study session. Apparently, it was an effortless move for you. Good job! I must admit I’m impressed.
Now, can I make a couple of suggestions that would enhance your overall speech?
i) When you do the recording, try to give your voice an exuberant feel. You could easily achieve this by keeping your lower jaw light and the facial muscles relaxed. In other words, put up a smiling face while recording :-) Trust in me, your listeners will able to sense your emotions-!
ii) A lack of the requisite intonation and sentence stress will make our voice monotonous. We have to recognize the necessity of the two if we want our English sound natural. To help you with these suprasegmental features, you can use the Text to Speech tool. Do you still remember the blog where I introduced one such online widget? Here’s the link:
http://my.englishclub.com/profiles/blogs/nothing-new-i-m-merely-ech...
Enjoy your study sessions, Robbie! See you around!!
~* GS *~
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