Day 1 - Linking Consonant to Vowel - Understanding Fast Speech in English
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It's day one, and I have a question.
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Have you ever played with paperclips?
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Look what I'm doing.
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I'm connecting one paperclip to another.
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It's like what we do in English.
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English speakers connect one sound to another.
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English with Jennifer
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I said, "I have a question."
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have a
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I connected the V in "have"
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to the following A sound.
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have a
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have a question
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I have a question.
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In fast speech we connect the final consonant sound
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to a following vowel sound.
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Listen to how I read these phrases.
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Another way to think about it
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is moving that final consonant sound
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over and making it part of the next word.
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However you'd like to picture it in your mind...
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remember we're connecting a final consonant sound
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to a following vowel sound.
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Listen closely.
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I'll say a sentence or phrase.
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You try to understand.
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