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Kamis, 23 Januari 2014

LET'S STUDY PRONUNCIATION



Introduction
This book is the requirement for Internship 17th Final Exam in Pronunciation Lesson at an English Course Institute Pare – Kediri – East Java, named by ACCESS-ES. In this book I explain what I get as long as I follow the guidance of learning in the internship program.This book will share some important information that will help you sound more like a true native speaker. Wish this book can beneficial for you, and can help you to have a functional level in English Especially.

Chapter One
v Pronunciation
When we learn about English language we have to understand first about pronunciation, because it’s very important. Pronunciation . And the meaning and the function of this think is :
·      Meaning:  Pronunciation is the way in wich language or word is pronunced.
·      Function: To avoid misunderstanding when we talking or make conversation with native speaker.

Chapter Two
v Vowel
In this chapter you will learn how to accurately pronounce all of the main American English vowel sounds.
·        Meaning: Vowel is speech sound made without closing the air passage in the mouth or throut.
·        Kind: There are three kinds of Vowel those are :
1.     Lax ( Short )
The phonetic symbols and the sound of  lax vowel are : ( ə / I / ɛ  / Ʌ / Ʊ / ɚ  )
Phonetic Symbol Examples
/ ə /  Banana  Level Common
/ I /  Ignore Inventory Hit
/ ɛ /  Went Fed Elephant
/ Ʌ / But  Some America
/ Ʊ / Good Book Could
/ ɚ /  Were First Words
 











2.     Tense ( Long  )
The phonetic symbols and the sound of tense vowel are : ( ɑ / i / u / æ / ɔ )

 
Phonetic Symbol Examples
/ ɑ /  Hot Father Lock
/ i /  Bee Me Meat
/ u /  Soon New Move
/ æ / Hat Sad Answer
/ ɔ  /  Cough Small Long