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www.accentworkshop.comWord ConnectionsLesson Two StressRemember that everything is linked together. Weconnect:consonants with vowelseach other ea chothervowels with vowelsgo away gowawayI ate iyate Basic Sentence Rhythm and Intonation Emphatic and Contrastive Stress Word Connections Questions Inflection SuggestionsNotes:consonants with consonantsgive Johnmusic courseI’d likeshe’s reallyt, d, s, or z with ydon’t you don choodid you di jooguess you gue shoowhere’s your where zhurQuestionsYes/ No questions go up.Do you like it?Is he here?‘Wh’ questions go up and then drop down.Where did she go?How was your class?"Never be bullied into silence.Never allow yourself to be madea victim. Accept no one'sdefinition of your life; defineyourself."!!!Harvey FiersteinInflectionThere’s a boy.There’s a boy in it.The American Accent CourseLesson 2 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 13

www.accentworkshop.comInflection (continued)Lesson Two StressWhen he opened the door, he saw the basket. Basic Sentence Rhythm and Intonation Emphatic and Contrastive Stress Word Connections QuestionsToday I went to the store, the bank, and the post office. Inflection SuggestionsSuggestions for practice Notes:1. Listen to native English speakers for intonation. Canyou hear the ups and downs of the language? Can youhear the small weak stresses? Write yourobservations in your Awareness Journal.2. Use your memento to help you remember to listenfor intonation in English.3. Find an English speaking actor or actress you admireon TV or a DVD. Imitate their speech, but don’t useany words to do it. Just hum whatever they say. Tryto follow their intonation patterns.4. Try out some of the words and sentences in thislesson, then record them, and listen for the aThe American Accent Course"Never be bullied into silence.Never allow yourself to be madea victim. Accept no one'sdefinition of your life; defineyourself."!!!Harvey FiersteinLesson 2 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 14

www.accentworkshop.comExamples of the SchwaLesson Three Examples of the SchwaAs mentioned before, the schwa is a very short, very fast Suggestionssound. It can replace any short vowel sound in a weaksyllable. [Repeat after each word.]Notes:(! idaysimplifymilitaryThe American Accent Course“One of the most tragic things Iknow about human nature isthat all of us tend to put offliving. We are all dreaming ofsome magical rose garden overthe horizon--instead of enjoyingthe roses that are bloomingoutside our windows today.”!!!!!!Dale CarnegieLesson 3 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 15

www.accentworkshop.comExamples of the Schwa (cont.)Lesson Three Examples of the Schwa ��One of the most tragic things Iknow about human nature isthat all of us tend to put offliving. We are all dreaming ofsome magical rose garden overthe horizon--instead of enjoyingthe roses that are bloomingoutside our windows today.”!!!!!!Dale Carnegieth!rfatherotherweatherThe American Accent CourseLesson 3 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 16

www.accentworkshop.comSuggestions for practice Lesson Three Examples of the Schwa1. Watch the video on Pronouncing the Schwa. You canfind this video under “Watch Pronunciation Videos.”in the Members Only Area of the Home page.2. Listen to native English speakers and see how oftenyou can hear the schwa as they speak. Record yourobservations in your Awareness Journal. SuggestionsNotes:3. Use your memento to focus on listening for theschwa in everyday language.4. Start making a list of words that you use everydaywhich contain schwas. Record them in yourAwareness Journal.5. Practice the following words. Make sure you focuson shortening the vowels that are reduced, orbecome schwas. Then record them and listen for derstandcomputerweather“One of the most tragic things Iknow about human nature isthat all of us tend to put offliving. We are all dreaming ofsome magical rose garden overthe horizon--instead of enjoyingthe roses that are bloomingoutside our windows today.”!!!!!!Dale CarnegieThe American Accent CourseLesson 3 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 17

www.accentworkshop.comThe American T is different from T's in otherlanguages. If you watched the video, you wouldLesson Four The strong Tnotice that: The “soft” TThe strong T The silent T The “held” T and glottal T Suggestions1. T sounds like /t/ when it is in the beginning of aword, or at the beginning of a primary or secondaryNotes:stressed syllable.1. time2. Tom3. table4. tissue5. terrible6. tongue7. maintain8. Italian9. atomic10. mercantile11. photographer12. TitanicThe “soft” T2. T is softened to nearly a /d/ at the beginning of anunstressed (or weak) syllable.1. cuter2. realityExample:3. greaterwater wader4. heater5. photograph“There are no foreign lands. It isthe traveler only who is foreign.”!Robert Louis Stevenson6. computerThe American Accent CourseLesson 4 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 18

www.accentworkshop.comThe “soft” T (continued)Lesson Four The strong T7. community The “soft” T8. thirty The “held” T and glottal T The silent T9. water Suggestions10. go tomorrow11. go to the bankNotes:12. at a class13. get out of14. got a tip onThe “held” T and glottal T3. At the end of a word, T is held inside the mouth or issometimes pronounced as a glottal stop.1. thatExample: cat2. white3. yet4. plate5. foot6. treat7. fat8. profit“There are no foreign lands. It isthe traveler only who is foreign.”9. heat10.neat!Robert Louis Stevenson11.exciteThe American Accent CourseLesson 4 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 19

www.accentworkshop.comThe “held” T and glottal T (continued)Lesson Four The strong T12. delicate The “soft” T13. inherit The “held” T and glottal T The silent T14. adequate Suggestions15. muteThat was good.A white gate.A plate for you.FootballTreat me well.A fat profit for you.Heat the food up.It doesn’t excite me.A delicate child.Inherit some money.Mute button.Notes:4. Words that contain a /t!n/ (unstressed syllable) usea glottal stop or a held T.1. kitten2. buttonExample: kitten3. Martin4. curtain5. mountain6. sentence7. important8. cotton9. fountain10. Hilton11. Clinton“There are no foreign lands. It isthe traveler only who is foreign.”12. eaten13. forgotten!14. BritainRobert Louis Stevenson15. Latin16. certainThe American Accent CourseLesson 4 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 20

www.accentworkshop.comThe “held” T and glottal T (continued)Lesson Four The strong TWhat a cute kitten.Hit the mute button.Martin Luther KingA white curtainA tall mountain.A long sentence.An important project.A cotton shirt.It’s a beautiful fountain.Hillary ClintonHave you eaten?He’s forgotten.Latin AmericaCertain people like it. The “soft” T The “held” T and glottal T The silent T SuggestionsNotes:5. Words contain “nt” at the end (or "ntly") arepronounced with a sharp stop.1. mount2. pointExample: point3. count4. mint5. can’t6. don’t7. won’t8. saint9. fluent/fluently10. pint11. print12. talent13. accent“There are no foreign lands. It isthe traveler only who is foreign.”14. accident15. treatment!16. significantThe American Accent CourseRobert Louis StevensonLesson 4 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 21

www.accentworkshop.comThe “held” T and glottal T (continued)Lesson Four The strong T The “soft” T The “held” T and glottal T The silent T17. implant Suggestions18. innocent19. tentNotes:20. silent21. patient/patiently22. aunt23. moment24. current/currentlyThe silent T6. Words with "nt" an unstressed vowel often aren'tspoken with a T sound at all.1. counter2. SacramentoExample: Internet3. pointed4. Santa5. gentleman6. Pontiac7. interview8. international9. printer10. certainty11. accidental“There are no foreign lands. It isthe traveler only who is foreign.”12. rental13. implanted!Robert Louis Stevenson14. enchantedThe American Accent CourseLesson 4 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 22

www.accentworkshop.comThe T (continued)Lesson Four The strong T7. T in a blend. T is softened when it is after an The “soft” T The “held” T and glottal Tunvoiced consonant. The silent T1. stay Suggestions2. star3. lastedNotes:4. after5. faster6. laughter7. specter8. chapter9. expected8. In some cases, the T disappears when there is aprimary stress “ten.”1. listen2. christen3. soften4. fastenExtra InformationMixed T’stodaypotatotomorrowterminateinto the nightattitudeprotest-teur amateurProtestant-ture naturetreatment-tion nationstatistics-th bath/thingintercontinentalThe American Accent Course“There are no foreign lands. It isthe traveler only who is foreign.”!Robert Louis StevensonLesson 4 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 23

www.accentworkshop.comSuggestions for practice Lesson Four The strong T1. Figure out how a North American might say thefollowing sentences. Then listen to the homeworkaudio to see if you are right.I don’t know if it's something I want or not.The president of the United States quoted thePrime Minister of Great Britain The “soft” T The “held” T and glottal T The silent T SuggestionsNotes:This time I will try to sell more water heaters inSacramento.The cute little kitten climbed the delicate whitecurtain and accidentally tipped over the tub ofbutter.In recent moments, I wait patiently while lookingat the photo of my aunt whose Pontiac I amabout to inherit.Paris Hilton visited that intercontinental hotelyesterday afternoon and attended a meeting ontime management.2. Practice the sentences as many times as you need tofeel comfortable with them.4. Find a newspaper article and look for all the T’s.Figure out how they should be pronounced andpractice reading the article out loud.5. Pay attention to how native speakers around you usethe T.“There are no foreign lands. It isthe traveler only who is foreign.”!The American Accent CourseRobert Louis StevensonLesson 4 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 24

www.accentworkshop.comPrinting Note: using a colorprinter will help in this lessonLearning about Intonation PatternsLesson Five Learning about Intonation PatternsIntonation comes from the ups and downs of pitch and Primary Stressstress in a language. In English, a stressed syllable is Secondary Stresslonger, clearer, stronger and often higher in pitch thanan unstressed syllable. Weak Stress Words with 1 Syllable Words with 2 Syllables SuggestionsThere are 3 kinds of stress in English words. We callthem primary stress, secondary stress, and weak stress.In this lesson we will discuss and practice all of them.Notes:Primary StressEvery word has one (and only one) syllable that has aprimary stress.* The primary stress is the strongestsound in the word and it always has a pure vowel sound(never a schwa.) For our purposes, the primary stress isrepresented by a long green bar, like this When the primary stress falls on the last syllable of theword, or the word has only one syllable, it has a falling,or gliding sound. This sound is represented by a greencurve, like this Example: dogHowever, the length of the glide is different dependingon the last sound of the word. If the word ends with anunvoiced sound like /t/ or /k/, the glide will be a littleshorter.*There is an exception which we will talk a lot more about in the future.That is, when we speak at a normal or fast speed we tend to reduce thevowel sounds in what we call structure words. These words include articles,prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, modals, and often Be verbs.The American Accent Course"A real decision is measured bythe fact that you've taken a newaction. If there's no action, youhaven't truly decided."!!!!Anthony RobbinsLesson 5 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 25

www.accentworkshop.comPrimary Stress (continued)Lesson Five Learning about Intonation PatternsIf the word ends with a voiced sound like /d/ or /g/, Primary Stressthe glide will be a little longer. And, if the word ends in Secondary Stressa vowel sound, the glide will be even longer.Here are some examples:beatbead Weak Stress Words with 1 Syllable Words with 2 Syllablesbe SuggestionsNotes:Secondary StressSome (but not all) words contain a secondary stress. Asecondary stress isn’t as strong as a primary stress, butlike a primary stress, the vowel sound is pure (not aschwa). For our purposes, the secondary stress isrepresented by a shorter blue bar, like this As you probably guess, a word must have at least two ormore syllables in order to have a secondary stress.Weak StressIf you remember when we talked about the intonationpatterns of English in a previous class, you will recallthat it has a lot of big sounds and a lot of small sounds.The small sounds are due to the weak stress in English.Weak vowels are spoken, but they are very small. It’salmost like we are trying to get from one consonant tothe next without considering the weak vowel much at"A real decision is measured bythe fact that you've taken a newaction. If there's no action, youhaven't truly decided."!!Anthony Robbinsall.The American Accent CourseLesson 5 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 26

www.accentworkshop.comWeak Stress (continued)Lesson Five Learning about Intonation PatternsMost weak vowels become schwas /!/. For our Primary Stresspurposes, a syllable with a schwa is written as a red Secondary Stress Weak Stressdot, like this Words with 1 Syllable Words with 2 Syllables SuggestionsSometimes weak syllables keep their original sound, butare made very short. The most common weakenedNotes:sounds are /iy/ and /i/. For example,babyEnglishNote: You may also hear weak /o"/’s as in tomato andshort /u"/’s as in tissue.When the syllable is weak, but doesn’t change to aschwa, we will write it as a slightly elongated red oval,like this "A real decision is measured bythe fact that you've taken a newaction. If there's no action, youhaven't truly decided."!The American Accent Course!Anthony RobbinsLesson 5 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 27

www.accentworkshop.comWords with 1 SyllableEnds with VowelEnds with Voiced Sound1heyseedoflyshoemesaydrawhinoEnds with Unvoiced wifecatbookjuicehopedeskhealthmissThe American Accent CourseLesson 5 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 28

www.accentworkshop.comWords with 2 SyllablesPrimary WeakWeak neindulgeastoundinsiderefuseupheldbelieveThe American Accent statecompeteadviceLesson 5 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 29

www.accentworkshop.comSuggestions for practice Lesson Five Learning about Intonation Patterns1. Listen to this word list on “Audio for Homework” andthen put the following words in their correctintonation pattern categories above. (Use your pausebutton if you need to.) Primary Stress Secondary Stress Weak Stress Words with 1 Syllable Words with 2 lanailandlawMalaymassagemilkmillpenquickrat SuggestionsNotes:"A real decision is measured bythe fact that you've taken a newaction. If there's no action, youhaven't truly decided."!The American Accent Course!Anthony RobbinsLesson 5 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 30

www.accentworkshop.comSuggestions for practice (continued)Lesson Five Learning about Intonation ngteatoe Primary Stress Secondary Stress Weak Stress Words with 1 Syllable Words with 2 Syllables SuggestionsNotes:2. Make a list of your own one and two syllable wordsand put them in the appropriate categories above.Put words that don’t fit into these categories onanother paper.3. Practice repeating the words under each categoryuntil you begin to feel comfortable with them.4. Use your memento to remind yourself to listen to theEnglish around you while trying to figure out thelength of one syllable words and the primary stress atthe end of two syllable words.5. Add one of your own words to each list below. Becareful that you put them under the wayallow"A real decision is measured bythe fact that you've taken a newaction. If there's no action, youhaven't truly decided."!The American Accent Course!Anthony RobbinsLesson 5 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 31

www.accentworkshop.comSuggestions for practice (continued)Lesson Five Learning about Intonation dmitpronounce Primary Stress Secondary Stress Weak Stress Words with 1 Syllable Words with 2 Syllables SuggestionsNotes:Answers to Assignment #1Ends with VowelEnds with Voiced SoundEnds with Unvoiced ilkquickratPrimary husbandillnessWeak The American Accent CourseattackdirectitselfrejoiceLesson 5 2009 Accent on SpeakingAll Rights ReservedPage 32

www.accentworkshop.comPrinter Note: use colorprinter for this lessonLearning about Intonation PatternsLesson SixLast time we talked about the intonation patterns of one Words with 3 Syllables Learning about Intonation Patternsand two syllable words. In this class we will continue to Words with 4 Syllables Suggestionsdiscover stress patterns by using words with three ormore syllables. [Repeat after each word]Words with 3 manhonestyhosp

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