1. Hi, Everyone! How’s everything going?

2. A New Expression: “Rings a Bell”

3. Rings a Bell means: to sound familiar to call something to mind to stir a vague memory

4. Hi Susan. Do you remember my friend, John Wayne? I don’t remember meeting him. But his name sure rings a bell.

5. A few weeks ago we learned the expression, “I don’t see eye to eye with you on that.” Does that ring a bell with you? Not really. I must have missed class that day.

6. Connected Speech Review Where would you connect words and use reduced forms in the following sentence? I wouldn’t be able to speak English smoothly if I hadn’t stuck with my daily practice schedule.

7. I wouldn’t be able to speak English smoothly Connect 2 stops y-glide Reduce “ to ” Connect consonant & vowel Connect the “ sh ” & “ s ” if I hadn’t stuck with my daily practice schedule. Connect consonant & vowel Don ’ t aspirate the “ t ” Connect the “ th ” & “ m ” Connect the “ c ” & “ s ”

8. Connected Speech, Part 3 Sometimes a sound is “lost” when it is next to a similar sound. The faster a person speaks, the more likely this will happen.

9. /s/ + /ʃ/becomes/ʃː/ horseshoe Some people think a horseshoe is a good-luck charm. Less shocking That horror movie was less shocking than I thought it would be.

10. /z/ + /ʃ/becomes/ʃː/ his shirt His shirt is really quite attractive. Wayne’s shadow Wayne’s shadow fills a large space!

11. Certain letters followed by a /y/ often result in a new sound. This depends on several factors: speaking habits speed of speech casual vs. formal speech

12. /s/ /z/ /t/ /ts/ /d/ /dz/ + /y/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/ /ʧ/ /ʤ/ I’m turning 21 this year. Does your teacher know? Is that your best guess? He hates your hairdo. Would you mind not smoking? He needs your support. Don’t feel as if you must use these pronunciations. But you should be aware of them to improve your listening skills!

13. Sometimes a sound is deleted when it’s part of a consonant cluster. This can happen when connecting words, or within a single word.

14. Examples of Deletion East side Blind man Restless Wind tunnel Kindness Notice that “t” and “d” are the most commonly deleted consonants.

15. PRACTICE Listen as I read the following sentence twice, each time using connected speech in a slightly different way. I’m less sure about your kindness, now that you’ve yelled at me.