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IMPORTANTS DOCUMENTS OF DROPPED SYLLABLES AND INTONATION

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DROPPED SYLLABLE

REVIEW 1st course

THE NUMBER OF VOWELS= THE NUMBER OF SYLLABLES

But sometimes vowels disappear

Giving as a consequence a reduction in the number of syllables Ex:

BASIC /´beɪsik/

BASICALLY /´beɪsɪ klɪ/

PRACTICE /´præktɪs/

PRACTICALLY /´præ ktɪ kli/

DRAMATIC /´dr ə´mætɪ k/

DRAMATICALLY /dra ´mætikli/

PRACTICE #1

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TEMPERATURE

SEVERAL

FAMILY

CONFORTABLE

DIFERENCE

PRACTICE#2

DO YOU WANT TO GO?

YOU HAVE BETTER DO IT?

PROBABLY

I DON`T KNOW

REMEMBER

BECAUSE

PRACYICE#3

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YOU-ya SEE YOU-see ya I`LL CALL YA

BECAUSE –cas

I DON`T KNOW

LET ME- lemi

PRACTICE #4

GIVE ME gi-me

Mini Lesson

Words with Dropped Syllables

In many common 3-syllable words, the second syllable is dropped in spoken American English. Most American speakers do not pronounce these syllables when they speak.

Read the words in the chart below and drop the syllable as indicated in the

second column. If you can remember to drop these syllables when you speak, your speech will sound much more natural.

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Word Dropped syllable

aspirin as-prin

average av-rage

Barbara Bar-bra

business bus-ness

camera cam-ra

different dif-rent

evening eve-ning

every ev-ry

family fam-ly

favorite fav-rite

federal fed-ral

general gen-ral

interest in-trest

Margaret Mar-gret

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INTONATION

It´s the name given to the different levels of pitch.

LEVEL OF PICH

It refers to the levels of voice

LEVEL 1 LOW

LEVEL 2 STANDARD

LEVEL 3 HIGH

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The combination of the differents levels gives a result.

INTONATION

Rising

Falling

Final 2 Standard

It has levels

3 high

STANDARD HIGH LOW HIGH LOW HIGH LOW

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It´s usually found in Yes/No

*2Do you work?3

* 2Does she smoke?3

* 2Are you a student?3

*2Is she happy?3

*2Can you swim?3

THE LEVEL THREE RECEIVES STRESS

ADVERBS VERBS, ADJECTIVES,NOUNS,DEMOSTRATIVES,NEGATIVES KEY WORDS, CONTENT WORDS

Question with auxiliaries

In initial position.

Question

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PRACTICE#1

* 2Are you writing?3

* 2 It is good?3

*2Did you cook?3

*2Have you seen her?3

*2Would you like dessert?3

PRACTICE #2

* 2Did he work yesterday?3

* 2 Does he know about it?3

*2Can you call me at five?3

*2It is good?3

*2 Is that it?3

*2Excuse me?3

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2) FALLING INTONATION

IT HAS LEVELS 2 STANDARD

3 HIGH

1 LOW

3

2 1

IT´S USUALLY FOUND IN

a)SHORT WH/ QUESTIONS

QUESTION WITH WH

IN INITIAL POSITION

*WHAT´S YOUR NAME?

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*WHERE DO YOU WORK?

LEVEL 3 IS STRESSED (high)

Nouns

Adjectives

Verbs

Adverbs

Demostratives

Negative form

PRACTICE#3

*WHO´S I VONNE?

*WHO´S MARCIA?

*HOW´S YOUR FATHER?