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Unit 2

/ e / / æ /

Unit 2

/ e / / æ /

Phonetics

世纪商务英语语音训练教程（第二版）

Contents

Speech Sounds

Clear Speech

Intonation

Rhythm Practice

Part Ⅰ

Part Ⅱ

Part Ⅲ

Part Ⅳ

Exercises

Part Ⅰ Speech Sounds

前元音 (Front Vowels) (Ⅱ)

Part Ⅱ

Part Ⅲ

Part Ⅳ

PartⅠ(Ⅱ) / e / / æ /

/e/ 发音方法 : 发 /e/ 时 , 舌端抵下齿 , 前舌抬起 , 但抬得不如发 /i:/ 时高 ,

双唇稍扁 , 牙床近乎半开 , 短音 , 喉头肌肉不紧张｡1. Words: invest, steps, develop, attend, vendor, guess, any, objective, asset

Compare /i/ with /e/: did hip till rid litter

dead help tell read letter

2. Expressions: never forget a red-letter day refresh my memory

a correct answer take some medicine at all levels

3. Sentences: The less, the better.

I shall never forget the lesson.

I write to my pen friends every ten days.

Ted is one of my best friends.

/ e /

Part Ⅰ Speech Sounds

前元音 (Front Vowels) (Ⅱ)

其中字母组合 ea, ie, ue 及字母 e, a 都发 /e/ 的音｡但是它们各自都有其它的发音｡学习者应注意不要把 /e/ 发成 /ai/ ｡ /e/ 大都出现在重读音节中｡

/e/ 发音归类 :

Part Ⅱ

Part Ⅲ

Part Ⅳ

PartⅠ

ea: bread, head, breast, breathie: friende: best, very, set, ten, chest

Part Ⅰ Speech Sounds

前元音 (Front Vowels) (Ⅱ)

Part Ⅱ

Part Ⅲ

Part Ⅳ

PartⅠ

1. Words: balance, land, hat, stamp, brand, fact, matter, contract, catalogue

Compare /e/ with /æ/ : beg led letter bread men bag lad latter brad man

Compare /A/ with /ai/: back tad hat plat brad bike tide height polite bride

2. Expressions: a happy family hand me my bag read a map

as a matter of fact follow the fashion hand in hand

3. Sentences: She comes from a very happy family.

Don’t let the cat out of the bag.

It’s very bad of you to talk back to your dad.

He is very sad to hear of his dad’s death.

Who is that fat man standing at the back?

/æ/

英语中只有字母 a 发 /æ/ 的音 , 但是 a 还有其它的发音｡ /æ/ 大都出现在重读音节｡学习者注意不要把 /æ/ 发成 /ai/ ｡

/æ/ 发音方法 : 发 /æ/ 时 , 舌尖抵下齿 , 前舌稍高 , 但比发 /i/ 和 /e/ 时要低｡双唇向两边伸张 , 稍扁｡牙床几乎全开｡短音 , 但在有些情况下较长｡喉头肌肉紧张｡

Part Ⅱ Clear Speech

开音节 (Open Syllables)

Part Ⅱ

Part Ⅲ

Part Ⅳ

PartⅠ 开音节有两种 : 一种是在一个音节中元音字母之后没有辅音字母 , 叫绝对开音节 , 如 :I, go, no, me, paper ｡另一种是在元音字母之后有一个辅音字母 (r 除外 ), 而后面又紧接着一个不发音的元音字母 e, 叫相对开音节 , 如 :home, name,

face 在开音节中 , 元音字母读它的字母音｡Read the following words, paying attention to the open syllables.

a: fame, hate, cake, data, able, baby... e: these, he, she, be, even...i: kite, cite, side, pile, file...o: close, those, hope, cope, mode, note, bonus...u: use, fuse, cute, abuse, mute, pupil...

Part Ⅲ Intonation

Part Ⅱ

Part Ⅲ

Part Ⅳ

PartⅠ

In this part, you will hear some words read in low rising and low

falling tone. Read after the tape recordings, keeping your tone low.

1. Low rise

Listen and read these words in low rising tone.

a. few, six, deal b. Japan, employ, dollar

c. currency, important, installment d. exportation, particular

2. Low fall

Listen and read the words below in low falling tone.

a. few, six, deal b. Japan, employ, dollar

c. currency, important, installment d. exportation, particular

Part Ⅳ Rhythm Practice

Part Ⅱ

Part Ⅲ

Part Ⅳ

PartⅠ

1. Read the following phrases with the pattern below.

' ' 式 : 'Sing a 'song. 'Try a'gain. 'Don’t do 'that. 'pick him 'up

'go to 'bed 'have a 'drink 'read a'loud 'make it 'hard

Part Ⅳ Rhythm Practice

Part Ⅱ

Part Ⅲ

Part Ⅳ

PartⅠ

2. Read the following dialog, paying attention to the stress and rhythm.

A Banker’s Wife’s Sluice( 怨言 )

questioner wife

— 'Where does Ben 'live?

— 'Where does he 'work?

— 'When does he 'work?

— 'Where does he 'study?

— 'Where does he 'sleep?

— 'Why does he spend 'all day 'all

night, 'all day 'all night at the

'bank, at the 'bank?

— He lives 'near the 'bank.

— He 'works at the 'bank.

— He 'works 'all day and he 'works 'all

night at the 'bank, at the 'bank, at

the 'great 'big 'bank.

— He 'studies at the 'bank.

— He 'sleeps at the 'bank.

— Because he 'loves his 'bank 'more

than his 'wife and he 'loves his

'money 'more than his 'life.

Exercises

Part Ⅱ

Part Ⅲ

Part Ⅳ

PartⅠ

1. Read these words and expressions, paying attention to the pronunciation of the front vowels /e/ and /æ/:

Words: at, pen, man, bell, plenty, desk, pan, axe, banker, guest, many

Expressions: a black hat a red dress a fat pig ten cents

2. Read the following words, paying attention to the open syllables(

斜体为不易区别的开音节 )

eve, relay, these, drove, dove, stove, wrote, cope, robot, go, pipe,

mile, male, apron, pale, case, student, pupil, abuse

3. Read these words in low rising and low falling tone.

tone, round, export, reserve, product, company, regular

Exercises

Part Ⅱ

Part Ⅲ

Part Ⅳ

PartⅠ

4. Rhythm practice

1) Read the following phrases with the pattern below.

' ' 式 : 'bring it 'back 'write it 'down 'turn me 'down 'see me 'off

2) Read the following dialog, paying attention to the stress and rhythm.

He’s here A B

—He’s 'here! —'Who’s here?

—'Bill 'Bell. —'Bill 'Bell?

—You 'know him. —He’s a 'friend of 'yours?

—He 'is? Of 'course he 'is. —'Big Bill 'big Bill 'Bell.

—Oh, you mean 'Bill! —'Big Bill. Bill 'Bell.

—I 'know him very 'well.

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