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Pronunciation
Pronunciation/Unit 1: The Concept of Linking

Vocabulary

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Link

//lɪŋk//

"Connect."

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Flow

//fləʊ//

"Smoothness."

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Gap

//gæp//

"Space."

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Smooth

//smuːð//

"Slippery."

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Consonant

//ˈkɒn.sə.nənt//

"B, C, D..."

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Vowel

//vaʊəl//

"A, E, I..."

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Connection

//kəˈnek.ʃən//

"Join."

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Speech

//spiːtʃ//

"Take."

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Native

//ˈneɪ.tɪv//

"Local."

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Natural

//ˈnætʃ.ər.əl//

"Normal."

Article

Mind the Gap (Don't!) 🚆

If you pause between words, you stop the flow of air. Linking keeps your engine running.

  • Robot: "My - Name - Is - John." (4 breaths)
  • Human: "MyNameIsJohn." (1 breath).

Rule 1: Always try to connect a word ending in a Consonant to a word starting with a Vowel.

Practice

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Linking makes you sound...

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Should you pause between every word?

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Catenation connects...

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Phrase: 'Get up'. Sounds like...

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Phrase: 'An apple'. Sounds like...

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Linking allows you to speak...

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Why do natives link?

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Is linking mandatory?

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'Stop it'. Sounds like...

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"Hold on".

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