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Chapter 1 How Does Accent Reduction Happen?
第一章 口音纠正的来由
My name is (give your name) and I came to Canada or USA from (where did you come from) about (how long) years ago.
My name is Liu and I came to Canada from Hong Kong about five years ago.
My name, 张开嘴, is Liu, 张开嘴, and I came, 张开嘴, to Canada , 张开嘴, from Hong Kong , 张开嘴, about, 张开嘴, five years , 张开嘴,ago.
K-methods
1. Speak more slowly --- to put your tongue and lips in the 9 exact positions, to make every word have a long vowel(元音)
5 steps
(1) speak slowly
(2) get into position
(3) take in air
(4) force out air
(5) make every word have a long vowel
9 alphabet positions
(1)A E I O U 张大嘴
answer often in up
(2)B M P 闭紧嘴唇，然后再发音
best mention patient
(3)C K G
can kick gone
(4)D J N T 将舌头置于斜上方45度处
duck justice nice time
将手抬起，使其慢慢靠近你，然后轻轻地弹出去;做手臂动作之前要等1秒钟，不要太快。
(5)F V 牙齿在下唇的位置
fast very
(6)H 张开嘴约40%
has hasn’t
(7)L 将舌头置于上排牙齿下面
long lucky lie
(8)R S Y 有点像RRR，SSS，YYY
ran send yes
(9)W
why
(10)TH 舌头在两齿之间
tenth this
You can’t run before you learn to crawl.
Don’t move your hand until you are in exact position.
Be content to do everything slowly.
Listen to this speech by President Kennedy speaking more slowly and with pauses. He uses positions: （肯尼迪总统就职演讲)
We observe today,/ not a victory of party,/ but a celebration of freedom./ Symbolizing, an end/ as a beginning,/ signifying a renewal /as well as a change….
Watch what you are doing.
你需要每天练习。Find someone at home or at work about 2 minutes.
我们在说母语时语速太快，所以在你说英语的时候，你的舌头和嘴唇根本来不及做准备姿势，这样说话很奇怪。
请花一分钟做一下自我介绍。
My name is ___ and I came to ___ from ___ about ___ years ago.
Speak much more slowly.
Je parle Francais. = I speak French.
So, when you speak English, please you have pronounced every word in the right position.
When/ I saw/ what happened,/ I laughed.
Chapter 2 The Five Easy Steps
第二章 简易五步法
1. You must speak very slowly.
Use a watch to time how slowly you can speak.
2. Give yourself time to put your tongue and lips in the exact DIGITAL position.
(DIGITAL = exact,精确) You need to hold these positions.
A E I O U
D
L
R
S
Y
Example: B M P best mention patient
Banks make huge profits.
Banks/ make huge/ profits.
Example: F V F – top teeth on bottom lip fast very fast very
I can be very fast. 注意读I时，嘴巴张开60%；读B前闭紧嘴唇。
I/ can be/ very fast.
Example: W W – make a round kissing position want why word work
发W音时，就好像在嘴里放里一根吸管一样
When will we ever win?
When/ will we/ ever/ win?
When/ will we ever/ win?
3. Take in air.
吸气
4. Hand at 45 degrees force out air.
吐气
5. Make every word have a long vowel.
你要足够地发长每个单词中的元音。
Canada can读之前把嘴张开10%-15%
answer often 读之前把嘴张开60% （注意只有当嘴张到45%度的位置时才开始读单词)
basically 读之前闭紧嘴唇
time 舌头位于牙齿上方45度
has 嘴张开到40%
face
lunch 嘴巴几乎合拢，张嘴保持在5%以内，舌头位于上排牙齿后面
yes
why 发W音，等一秒钟
this
Word is coming out of your mouth like fire coming out of a dragon’s mouth.
Why/ doesn’t/ he try/ harder?
Chapter 3 Additional Helpers
第三章 更多的帮助
The hand position
We need to send the fax to the customer.
We need/ to send/ the fax/ to/ the customer.
PUSH/ THE WORDS/ FORWARD
Do not move your hand until you are in position and then wait another second.
hand at 45 degrees - fingers apart - cupped - index finger down slightly - finger pointing forward
Start at 45 degrees and end at the same place.
Give yourself time to relax and think about what you have to do with your tongue and lips.
he is
he does
The word/ is going/ off/ your hand.
Say every word slowly.
奥巴马总统的语速是每分钟94个单词。
Why doesn’t he find his friend?
Why doesn’t/ he find/ his friend?
Speak only 1, 2 or 3 words at a time
Speak in clumps(断句)
If I knew why you did that
If/ I knew/ why/ you did/ that
1st word is very short -- only 10-20%, 2nd is much longer -- 80-90%.
3 words
If/ I knew/ why/ you did that
We know/ why/ it happened.
It couldn’t/ be right.
He will try and speak one or two words at a time.
He will/ try/ and speak/ one/ or two/ words/ at/ a time.
Speak contemplatively(带深思表情地)
use a thoughtful facial expression
Intonation(语调): make your voice go high
Wait in position, then move your hand up, hold the position, then snap your hand forward and say the word.
A E I O U -- 60%
Any effort/ is often/ up.
apple
east earth elegant even evil
ice I idiot image innocent if
of off opposite ordinary out under ugly
under ugly
Banks/ make huge/ profits.
B M P -- close your lips
best beautiful blue book big been bank
mention made AAA magic make maximum medical much my
patient page paper past peace play popular practice price
Cancer /kills many/ great people.
C K G 15-20%
C words -- can cow compass cancer cautious come criticize citrus
K words -- kick kitchen key keep kill kind king
G word -- go(w) no(w) so(w) gone god give grammar grand gawking ground
D J N T -- tongue up at 45 degrees, mouth almost closed, open 10 minimum mouth movement
duck doesn’t does dance dark death distance down dry
justice just jazz jerk john journey juicy jump
nice meat neither night normal nothing nose nurse
time table taken talk temperature terrible try type today
Does John/ never ever/ get tired?
F V -- 抬高下唇
fast famous face feed favorite friend foreign false fiction father
very visitor view valuable voice volume video vowel
Five famous fellows visited beautiful Vancouver.
I/ can be/ very fast.
We will finish after work.
We/ will finish/ after work.
Chapter 5 The Remaining Alphabet Positions
第五章 其他字母发音位置
H -- open mouth to 40%
hate handsome have hair habit heat hockey home hospital house
He/ hasn’t had/ much happiness.
L -- 舌尖向上抬高30度，嘴张开5%
lucky love lie lamp language large last library like loud line
Long live beautiful love.
R --拖长
RRRan
rain recent road ruin reasonable recognize read
saw scene seven spit scale schedule score science
yyyes yellow yesterday yard yield year young yours
TH
them they think thought there this throw three
I know/ that/ it happened.
We know/ they/ did it.
She/ thinks/ that/ it happened.
We/ thought/ about it.
Don’t/ throw/ anything/ away.
with both month death
Give/ him soup/ with/ crackers.
I will/ use/ both/ cars/ today.
What/ month/ does he/ leave?
在美式口语和口音纠正里，我们不说the，而是将其简化为th’，并非一个完整的音。
easy positions: C K G H R S Y
some difficult words
to=2 for=4 ING=in
doing (du eeen) running (run eeene) having (have eeene)
about -- open mouth very slightly, focus on B
I am/ thinking about/ what happened.
from=frum
He is/ leaving/ frum/ th’ airport
that=thut our=hour can - like a garbage can was=wuz today=2 day so(w) go(w) no(w) to(w) not=nawt sorry=sari=SARRR EEE your/you’re=y’or don’t like - i发长音 mom - not mum, but MOM t在结尾常不发音
Chapter 6 Practice Sentences
第六章 练习句子
Sentence 1
My friend sat there looking out the window at the incredible blue sky. He had been brought up in Los Angeles and never remembered seeing anything as beautiful. He turned to me with a look on his face that I will never forget.
My friend/ sat there/ looking out/ the window/ at/ the incredible/ blue sky.
He/ had been/ brought up/ in/ Los Angeles/ and never/ remembered/ seeing/ anything/ as beautiful.
He turned/ to me/ with/ a look/ on his face/ that/ I will never/ forget.
Sentence 2
I almost didn’t have time to get out of the way. It seems to me that there must be a better way o f apprehending guys like that Putting people like me in danger is not my cup of tea. The police were chasing this car that was zooming down the highway at over 120 kilometers an hour. Their sirens were screaming.
I almost/ didn’t/ have time/ to get/ out of/ the way.
It seems/ to me/ that/ there/ must be/ a better/ way/ o f apprehending/ guys/ like that.
Putting people/ like me/ in danger/ is not/ my cup/ of tea.
The police/ were chasing/ this car/ that was/ zooming down/ the highway/ at over/ 120 kilometers/ an hour.
Their sirens/ were screaming.
not my cup of tea = something I do not like
Sentence 3
Why does my sister love Mozart so much? I see her sitting in her chair with her earphones on and a huge smile on her face. She adores the symphonies and piano concertos.
Why does/ my sister/ love Mozart/ so much?
I see her/ sitting/ in her chair /with/ her earphones on /and/ a huge smile/ on her face.
She adores/ the symphonies/ and/ piano concertos.
Sentence 4
When the TV show came on I was amazed at how quickly James was completely absorbed in the program. I could have set off a time bomb right there in the living room and he wouldn’t even have noticed it. His dad wishes he had the same concentration when it comes to his homework.
When/ the TV show/ came on, I was/ amazed/ at/ how quickly/ James/ was completely/ absorbed in/ the program.
I/ could have/ set off/ a time bomb/ right/ there/ in/ th’ living room/ and/ he/ wouldn’t even/ have/ noticed it.
His dad/ wishes/ he/ had/ th’ same concentration/ when/ it comes/ to his/ homework.
Sentence 5
My daughter and son called me last night. It was such a beautiful chance, to tell them know how much I love and miss them. It’s so difficult when they’re so far away. But I’ve learned in life that sometimes things don’t always turn out the way you want.
My daughter/ and son/ called me/ last night.
It was/ such/ a beautiful/ chance, to tell/ them/ know/ how much/ I love/ and miss/ them.
It’s so/ difficult/ when/ they’re so/ far/ away.
But/ I’ve learned/ in life/ that/ sometimes/ things/ don’t always/ turn out/ the way/ you want.
