Topic 2 - Unit 5 - The Features of Received Pronunciation (RP)
Topic 2 - Unit 5 - The Features of Received Pronunciation (RP)
Topic 2 - Unit 5 - The Features of Received Pronunciation (RP)
Lecture 5
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Degree in English Studies. Option: English Pronunciation. Lecturer: Ekaterina Sinyashina
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Degree in English Studies. Option: English Pronunciation. Lecturer: Ekaterina Sinyashina
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Degree in English Studies. Option: English Pronunciation. Lecturer: Ekaterina Sinyashina
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Degree in English Studies. Option: English Pronunciation. Lecturer: Ekaterina Sinyashina
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Degree in English Studies. Option: English Pronunciation. Lecturer: Ekaterina Sinyashina
Seminar 1
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Degree in English Studies. Option: English Pronunciation. Lecturer: Ekaterina Sinyashina
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Degree in English Studies. Option: English Pronunciation. Lecturer: Ekaterina Sinyashina
Seminar 2
Phonemic transcription
1. Look at the sounds /w/, /g/, /b/, /v/ and /f/, and think
what English letters, combinations of letters or positions of
letters in a word give these sounds.
Text
This separation from his spellbooks had been a real problem for
Harry, because his teachers at Hogwarts had given him a lot of holiday
work.
One of the essays, a particularly nasty one about Shrinking Potions,
was for Harry’s least favourite teacher, Professor Snape.
He would be delighted to have an excuse to give Harry detention for
a month.
Harry had therefore seized his chance in the first week of the
holidays.
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Degree in English Studies. Option: English Pronunciation. Lecturer: Ekaterina Sinyashina
Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and Dudley went out into the front
garden to admire Uncle Vernon’s new company car (in very loud voices, so
that the rest of the street would notice it too).
Adapted from "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
/'ʌŋkl 'vɜ:nən/ɑ:nt pɪ'tju:nɪə ənd 'dʌdlɪ həd gʌn aʊt 'ɪntu: ðə frɒnt
'gɑ:dən tə əd'maɪə 'ʌŋkl 'vɜ:nənz nju: 'kʌmpənɪ kɑ:/ ɪn 'verɪ laʊd 'vƆɪsɪz/
səʊ ðæt ðə rest ɒv ðə stri:t wʊd 'nəʊtɪs ɪt tu://
1. This separation from his spellbooks had been a real problem for
Harry, because his teachers at Hogwarts had given him a lot of
holiday work.
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Seminar 3
Practice reading the text from Seminar 2. When
you feel you are ready, record your oral reading
of the text from Seminar 2 and upload it to
Moodle.
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