美语发音视频教程Paul Gruber主讲全程15个系列教程文本.docx

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美语发音视频教程美语发音视频教程PaulGruber主讲全程主讲全程15个系列教程个系列教程文本文本PronunciationWorkshopTheAmericandreamdoesnotcometothosewhofalloutquick.SessionOne1.ConsonantR2.ConsonantWHi,ImyourinstructorPaulGruberandwelcometothePronunciationWorkshops-FirstTrainingSession.IamveryexcitedthatyouhavetakenthisfirststeptoimproveyourEnglishpronunciationandIdohopethatyouwouldenjoythisprogramandreceivegreatbenefitsfromit.BeforewebeginIwannamakesurethatyouhavedownloadedandprintedoutthetrainingmanualwhichaccompaniesthiscourse.Ifyouhavenotyetdoneso,pleasedoitsoonbecauseyoulldefinitelyneedit.NowyoumaybewonderinghowisitthatIamgoingtohelpyouchangethewayyouspeak.Well,basically,whenyoulearnedEnglishasasecondlanguage,youkeptmanyofthesoundsandspeechrulesfromyourfirstlanguageandyouwerecontinuingtousethemwhenyouspeakEnglish.Thisiswhatgivesyouanaccent.YouwereusingthesoundsandspeechrulesfromyournativelanguageinsteadofthesoundsandspeechrulesofEnglish.Andyouknowwhy?

Well,becausewhenyoulearnedEnglish,nobodyevershowedyouwhatthesoundsandspeechrulesofEnglishwereuntilnow.ThatswhyImcoming.BecauseIamgoingtoshowyouandtrainyouonhowtousethesesoundsandspeechrulescorrectly.Knowinginusingtheseruleswillhelpyoureduceorpossiblyeveneliminateyouraccent.Nowthroughouttheprogramyoureoftengoingtoseemepointtomymouthtoshowyouhowtoproduceaparticularsound.IwantyoutopaycloseattentionandtrytocopyexactlywhatitisIamdoing.Iwouldbeshowingyouhowtocorrectlyformnewsoundsbychangingthepositionofyourtongueorchangingtheshapeofyourlips.Thesesmallchangesaregoingtomakeverybigchangesinyourspeech.WeregoingtopractisingandIrecommendthatyouusethetrainingmanualandtrytopractiseoften.Whenyoupractise,Irecommendthatyoustartoutspeakingslowlyoutloudinastrongvoicewhileexaggeratingallthemouthmovements.Whatwouldyoubedoingisretrainingthemusclesofyourmouthinyourtonguetomoveinnewways,whichwillproduceanewpronunciationpatterns.Thesenewspeechpatternswillslowlyandeventuallyinvolveintoyourownspontaneousfastspeech,butitisimportantthatyoustartoutgoingveryslow.Ifyoucanpronuncewordsandsentencescorrectlyspeakingslowly,well,thenyoullhavenoprobleminsayingthemfast.Ibelievepractisingisimportant,butIdonotbelieveitstheonlykeytowardssuccess.Beingawareofyourerrors.Thatsthekey.Beingawareandalsorecognizingmistakeswhenyouhearthemwillprobablybethemostimportantfactorstowardsyourimprovement.AnotherthingIdlikeyoutokeepinmindandImsureyoumayhavenoticedthisalreadyisthatwhenmostAmericansspeakyouwillnoticethatweseemtoopenourmouthalotandthereisagreatamountofmouthmovements.WatchmymouthwhenIsaysomethinglike“Wow,wastherereallyrainingonWednesday!

”Didyouseehowmymouthseemedtomove?

Itwasntwithmylipsflat.Itwasnt“Wow,wastherereallyrainingonWednesday.”Therewasalotofmovements.Mymouthopenedwide,butalsomywholemouthmovedforward.NowIfindmanyforeignspeakers,maybebecauseoftheirlanguagecharacteristics,theydontmovetheirmouthsmuch.Thereisverylittlefacialmovement.Becauseofthis,toanAmericanlistener,thewordsoftensoundmumble,makingitveryverydifficultforanAmericanlistenertounderstandwhatitisyousaid.Onewaytobebetterunderstoodimmediatelyistobecomemoreawareofyourspeechandtoreallystartopeningandmovingyourmouth.IdliketotrytoobservewhatImtalkingabout.Whenyouspeaktonative-bornedAmericansorwatchTVormovies,noticehowwhenAmericansspeak,generallyourmouthsreallyopenbigandourlipscomeforward.ThesemovementshavealottodowiththesoundofAmericanEnglish.IalsowanttoaddthatIlloftenbeaskingyoutorepeatwordsandsentencesonthesevideos.TrytothinkasifwewerebothsittinginthesameroomandIamdirectlyrightinfrontofyou.ListencarefullytothewordsandsoundsthatIgiveyou.Listencarefullytomypronunciationandwatchmymouth,thenrepeatthewordsbacktomeinyourownvoicewiththetechniquesthatImshowingyouasclearlyasyoucan.Nowatfirstyoumayfeelabitoffoolishtalkingtoyourcomputerscreen,butreallyyoushouldnt.Makebelieveyourespeakingdirectlytome.Youllfindthiswilltobeextremelyhelpfulandeffective.Duringthecourseofthisprogram,Iwillbeginbyaddressingconsonantsoundsandthenlateronwellworkwithvowelsounds.Nowvowelsounds,asyouknow,areAEIOandU,likeahh,ohh,eee,ehh,ihhandooo.Andconsonantsoundsarebasicallyalltheotherletterssounds,likeb,ch,s,t,f,g,sh,wandofcourse,therearemanymanymoresounds.TheconsonantsthatwearegoingtocoverinthisfirstsessionaretheconsonantRandtheconsonantW.Ok,areyouready?

Herewego.Letsgetstarted.LetsstartwiththeAmericanR.Rsareeverywhere.TheyreprobablythemostcommonlyoccurringconsonantsoundinEnglish.OnereasonforthisisthatRsaffectvowelsounds,especiallywhenanRfallsattheendofwordorafteravowelsoundasinthewordCAR,orthewordAIR,orthewordTURN.Afterworkingwithsomanynon-nativeEnglishspeakersfromaroundtheworld,IbelievetheRsoundisoneofthemaincausesforbeingmisunderstoodinAmericanEnglish.Therefore,thisiswhyIvechosentostartoutwiththissound.Nowwhensomelanguages,likeourspeakingSpanish,theRisproducedbybringingthetongueforwardinthefrontofthemouthbehindtheupperteethandrollingortrillingthetongue,likethat.Nowwhensomeotherlanguages,likeGermanandFrench,theRisproducedinthebackofthethroat,butthisisnothowweproduceanRsoundintheUnitedStates.InAmericanEnglish,inordertosayaclearRsound,twodistinctthingshafta（haveto）happen.ThefirstthingisthatourmouthandlipscometightlyforwardasifyouwouldbesayingtheOOsound.Dothiswithme,sayOOandmakesureyoubringingyourlipsallthewayforward.SayOO.Thatsit.Youseehowyourlipsareforward?

Thatswhatyouwannado.ThisisthepositionyourmouthshouldbeinwhenyouproducinganAmericanR,likethat,andIllbetyouknowwheneverItoldyouthat.Now,thesecondthingisthatyourtonguemovesbackinyourmouth.Itdoesntcomeforward.Itspulledback.Thisisprobablytheoppositeofwhatyouredoingrightnow.So,forexample,inthewordRock,noticehowmylipsarecomingforwardandmytonguemovesbackinmymouthandIpushouttheRsound.Watchthis:

RRRock.DowithmeandexaggeratetheR:

RRRock.Watchwithmyheadturn:

RRRock.Youseethat?

Seehowthewholebottomofmyfacecameforward.Dontbeafraidtodothis.ThisforwardmouthmovementiswhatisgoingtogiveyouanAmericanRsound.ItsnotanditsnotRockwithyourlipsflat.Yourwholemouthreallyhasta（hasto）comeforward.NowlatterIrecommendthatyoupractisedoingthisinfrontofamirrorwhilewatchingyourmouth.ReallypushouttheRandremembertopullyourtongueback.NowonewayofcheckingifyouredoingthiscorrectlywithyourtongueisbyactuallyputtingyourfingeraroundaninchintoyourmouthwhilesayinganRsound.Watchthis,RRRock,likethat.Youshouldbeabletotakethetipofyourfingerandfeelthetipofyourtongue.Ifyoudothesetwosimplethings-bringingyourmouthforwardandpullingyourtongueback.Imtellingyouyourspeechsgoingtobeclearandyouregoingtosoundsomuchbetter.Ok,weregoingtostartoutwithRsatthebeginningofwords.Herewego.Repeatafterme.RockRipReachRoadRainRichRomeRaiseRobeRiceVerygood.Nowrepeatthissentence.Theroundroosterrushedintothewrongroad.Verygood.NowpronuncingRslikethismayfeelalittleweirdtoyou,butifyounoticethisishowmostAmericanstalk.Ok.NowletsdoRsattheendofwordsorafteravowel.WhenaforeignspeakerproducesRwhichattheendofwordoffollowsavowel,itsusuallyveryweak-getsnotreallyheardandleavesthewordopenerunfinished,likeinthewordCAR.NowyoumaysayCARendingwiththeAvowel.ButitsnotCAR.ItsCAR/r/.Yourtonguehastapullback.CAR.Andalsoyourlipsclosealittlebitinthefront.TheRneedstobeverystrongandyouneedtoclosetheword.CAR.Letspractisethesewords.Repeatafterme.CarFarStarDoorBearFourAirYear（nowhasahighvowelsoundEE.Year.）TurnPoorVerygood.Ok.NowletsdiscussRsinthemiddleofwords.InthewordVery,forexample,whichisafrequentlyusedwordinEnglish.TheRoccursinthemiddleoftheword.ItsnotaDsound.ThewordisnotVedi,orVehi,itsVery.MakesurethattheRsoundisstrongandyourlipsarecomingforward.YourtongueisbackandyoupushouttheR:

Very,likethat.Practisethesesentenceswithmeniceandslow.HeisVeryVerynice,likethat.Seehowmylipsarecomingallthewayforward?

Nextone.SheisVeryVerytall.HerearesomemorepracticewordswithRinthemiddle.Repeatafterme.DirectionArrangeEraseCorrectMarryGarageOriginalHurryZeroMarineBerryOperationCaringArriveEveryoneOk.Verygood.Now,RsareoftencombinedwithotherconsonantsandformwhatwecallRBlends.ItisimportanttounderstandthattheRsoundisthestronggestsoundoftheblendandyourlipsoftencomeforwardbeforeyouevensaytheword.AndexampleofthisisthewordGrape.NownoticehowmymouthcomesforwardbeforeIevensaytheword.Grape.Didyouseethat?

AndnoticeinthewordGrapetheRsoundisstronggerandyouevenhearitmorethantheGsound.Grape.HerearesomepracticewordswithRBlends.Firstatthebeginningofwords.Herewego.TrainingTrustTripGreatTropicalBringPrintPresidentProductCrackerCrawlBreakOk.Nowinthemiddleofwords.SubtractWaitressNutrition