Hanoi, 11st April 2013CLASS E2

Bich Phuong – Ha Nga

/ j / consonant

CONTENT

PART 1. THEORY

PART 2. PRACTICE

HOW TO PRONOUNCE /J/

/j/ sound:

A Palatal Approximant Consonant

HOW TO PRONOUNCE /J/

• Velum raised• The tongue body approaches the hard palate• Lips are neutral to spread but rounded in anticipation of round vowels.

Begin with the sound /i / and move your ːtongue quickly to make the next sound.

"y" is usually pronounced /j/ Ex. yellow / jelə /ˈ ʊ

"u" can be pronounced /j / or /juʊ ː / Ex. mutual / mju t uəl/ˈ ː ʃ

"ui" can be pronounced /ju /ː Ex. suit /sju t/ː

"ea" can be pronounced /j/ Ex. Beautiful / bju t fl ˈ ː ɪ /

HOW TO PRONOUNCE /J/

Activity 1: Listen and repeat

Young /j ŋ/ʌ

Year /j ər/ɪ

Yard /j rd/ɑː

Yes /jes/

Your /j (r)ɔː /

Yam / jæm/

Yak / jæk/

Yesterday / jestərde /ˈ ɪ

Usual / ju uəlˈ ːʒ /

University /ju n v rsəti/ː ɪˈ ɜː

Interview / ntərvjuˈɪ ː/

Suit / sju tː /

1. /tju ən/ / sju təbļ/ːˈɪʃ ˈ ː / sju tə(r)/ˈ ː

2. / bju ti/ / su sa d/ / kju k mbə(r)/ˈ ː ˈ ːɪ ɪ ˈ ː ʌ

3. /jə k/ / d d / /d u:s/ʊ ʒʌ ʒ ʒ

4. / mju t uəl/ /milk/ /ˈ ː ʃ ˌmju t/ː

5. /d i:nz/ /d st/ /ja:/ʒ ʒʌ

A. tuition B. suitable C. suitor

A. beauty B. suicide C. cucumbe

A. yolk B. judge C. juice

A. mutual B. milk C. mute

A. jeans B. just C. ja

Activity 2: Find the word that is most different from others

Activity 3: Practice in pair 1. She is a young university student. / i z ə j ŋ ju n v rsəti ʃ ː ɪ ʌ ˌ ː ɪˈ ɜː stju dənt/ˈ ː

2. I’m waiting in the queue for an interview.

/a m we t ŋ n ðə kju fər ən ntərvju /ɪ ˈ ɪ ɪ ɪ ː ˈ ˈɪ ː

3. May I use your iron? /me a ju z j (r) a ən/ɪ ɪ ː ɔː ˈ ɪ

4. Yes, you may use it any time. /jes ju me ju z t eni ta m/ː ɪ ː ɪ ˈ ɪ

5. He’s a popular hockey player this year. /hiz ə p pjələr h ki ple ər ð s j ər/ˈ ɑː ɑː ˈ ɪ ɪ ɪ

Sources:http://www.pronunciationtips.com/consonant_j.htm

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~krussll/phonetics/articulation/describing-consonants.html

http://www.tienganh123.com/phat-am-tieng-anh-co-ban/1538-consonant-j-phu-am-j.html

Sources:http://www.pronunciationtips.com/consonant_j.htm

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~krussll/phonetics/articulation/describing-consonants.html

http://www.tienganh123.com/phat-am-tieng-anh-co-ban/1538-consonant-j-phu-am-j.html