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Phonetic Alphabet - vowels
There are actually not that many sounds in the English language but they can be tricky for French speakers. Make sure to practice them!
SCHWA rzenegger!
Probablement le son le plus important pour parler un anglais authentique!
On le trouve vraiment partout !
Alors faites le bon 'schwa'!
Practice
1. Click the different pictures and practice the sound you need!
2. Can you identify the correct sound in the following words?
tear (n.)
tear (v.)
beard
bear
sea
dead
Yeah, that's right! Always the same spelling -ea- but 4 different sounds! Oh English...
The English alphabet
Practice
Listen to the 10 words spelt and write them down in your notebook!
Does it rhyme? PART 2
Counterintuitive pronunciation
Here is a list of 20 words which are transparent when you read them in a text (they are identical to French words!) but very tricky when you hear them...
Can you write them down? Each word is repeated twice.
Script the sentence your hear.
Why is it difficult to understand?
Yanny or Laurel?
Sentence stress
1. I never said she stole my money. = ____________________________
2. I never said she stole my money. = ____________________________
3. I never said she stole my money. = ____________________________
4. I never said she stole my money. = ____________________________
5. I never said she stole my money. = ____________________________
6. I never said she stole my money. = ____________________________
7. I never said she stole my money. = ____________________________
What languages sound like to foreigners
Can you recognize the English accent?
Help
glide (v.) = faire glisser, décomposer (les sons)
vocal fry = voix 'craquée' en fin d'énoncés
roll the Rs = rouler les R
drop (v.) = laisser tomber, sauter (des lettres)
1. Download the worksheet
2. Match the accent with the extract number.
3. Are you done? Check your answers now!
4. Bonus
Can you recognize their voice?
