Vowel Reduction 弱读演示课件

目录/CONTENTSWarm-up1Briefintroduction2Rules34ComparisonNotice5Conclusion6Warm-upPart01Payattentiontothevowelreductioninhisspeech.Lifeisaninterestingjourneyofupsanddowns.Buthowthatjourneyends,it’suptoyoutoday.Yousee,whenyoufalldown,youfeellikegivingup.Whentimesgettough,it’snottheend.Thequestionis,“Areyougoingtofinishstrong?”Thedefinitionofadisabilityissomethingthatwillhinderyoufrombeingabletodosomething.Ithink,though,thegreatestdisabilityisnothavingnoarmsandnolegs,thegreatestdisabilityisyourmind,thechoicesthatyoumake.aclipfromNick’sspeechBriefIntroductionPart02正如单词中有重读音节与非重读音节一样，句子中关键的单词需要重读，发音响亮清晰，发音时间较长，而有些词相对次要，则需弱读，读时较紧、短、含糊。这样读出的句子才会强弱相间，富于节奏和韵律。弱读，即元音因素的弱化，是指一个单词中的元音因素在口语中由于说话时语速快或在句子中处于次要位置而不被强调等原因，不能发完全而标准的读音，却变成强度较弱的其它元音因素。一般来说，英语中的词，如冠词、代词、介词、连词、情态动词、系动词、助动词等通常采取弱读，既轻又快，一带而过。RulesPart03

弱读变化规律：1.长音弱读变短音。she强读式：

/ʃi:/弱读式：/ʃɪ/2.元音前面的辅音被省略。him强读式：/hɪm/

弱读式：/ɪm/3.辅音前面的元音被省略。am强读式：

/æm/弱读式：/m/

弱读变化规律：4.元音一般弱读成/ə/。can强读式：/kæn/弱读式：/kən/5.部分虚词有多种弱读形式。

would强读式：/wʊd/弱读式：/əd,d/ComparisonPart04

StrongformWeakform

Strongform

Weakformwe/wiː]/wi/us/ʌs/

/əs/you/juː]/ju/them

/ðɛm]

/ðəm/she/ʃi://ʃɪ/him/hɪm//im/he/hɪ://hɪ/her/hɜː//hə/me/mɪ://mɪ/my/maɪ//mə/his/hɪz//hz/their

/ðeə/

/ðə/Pronoun+ReadforfunPracticeReadthefollowingsentencesandpayattentiontovowelreduction.1.Hetoldmeastory.2.Igaveherthebook.3.Tellhimtocome.4.Theywantmetodoit.5.She

saidshewasinahurry.6.Weshouldgetthereearlybythattrain.

Strongform

Weakformat/æt//ət/for/fɔ:(r)//fɔ(r)/from/frɒm//frəm/of/ɒv//əv/to/tuː//tə/Preposition+ReadforfunPracticeReadthefollowingsentencesandpayattentiontovowelreduction.1.Isthisforme?2.Ican’ttellonefromtheother.3.Theygavemealotofgoodadvice.4.Tellhimtocome.5.Youmusteatitatonce.

Strongform

Weakforma/eɪ//ə/an/æn//ən/the/ði://ðə;ði/Article+ReadforfunPracticeReadthefollowingsentencesandpayattentiontovowelreduction.1.You’llneedanaxe.2.Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.3.I’minaterriblehurry.4.Allthework’sbeendone.5.Hasthepostcome?

Strongform

Weakformand/ænd//ənd,ən,n/but/bʌt//bət/or/ɔː//ɔr/Conjunction+ReadforfunPracticeReadthefollowingsentencesandpayattentiontovowelreduction.1.GiveJackfourandapenny.2.Goandtellyouruncle.3.Acatanddoglife.4.It’sold,butuseful.5.It’sraining,butI’llgoout.AuxiliaryVerb

Strongform

Weakformdo/duː//du/have/hæv//həv,əv/has/hæz//həz/does/dəz//dəz/had/hæd//həd/+ReadforfunPracticeReadthefollowingsentencesandpayattentiontovowelreduction.1.Whatdoyouwant?2.Whatdoeshedoforaliving?3.Hasthepostcome?4.Theguestshavearrived.5.They’dgone.LinkingVerb

Strongform

Weakformbe/bi://bi/am/æm//əm/is/ɪ:z//ɪz/was/wɒz//wəz/were/wə://wə/+ReadforfunPracticeReadthefollowingsentencesandpayattentiontovowelreduction.1.I’mallright.2.Ourfriendsareout.3.Isthisforme?4.Whatwashesaying?5.Therewereseveralforeignershere.ModalVerb

Strongform

Weakformcan/kæn//kən/must/mʌst//məst/shall/ʃæl//ʃəl/should/ʃʊd//ʃəd/would/wʊd//wəd/could/kʊd//kəd/+ReadforfunPracticeReadthefollowingsentencesandpayattentiontovowelreduction.1.Youmusteatitatonce.2.WhenshallIseeyouagain?3.WhatshouldIsay?4.Whatwouldbethebestthingtodo?5.I’ddoitifIcould.Payattentiontothevowelreductioninhisspeech.Lifeisaninterestingjourneyofupsanddowns.Buthowthatjourneyends,it’supto

youtoday.Yousee,whenyoufalldown,youfeellikegivingup.Whentimesgettough,it’snottheend.Thequestionis,“Areyougoingtofinishstrong?”Thedefinitionofadisabilityissomethingthatwillhinderyoufrombeingabletodosomething.Ithink,though,thegreatestdisabilityisnothavingnoarmsandnolegs,thegreatestdisabilityisyourmind,thechoicesthatyoumake.

PracticeaclipfromNick’sspeechNoticePart05同一个单词，轻、重读不同，意义或说话时的着重点就大不相同。1.WesawJackandJill.and弱读/ən/：一般性叙述and用弱读式，只想说明见到了Jack

和Jill。强读/ænd/：一般性叙述and用强读式，并加上重音，含义是：

不仅见到了Jack，居然还见到了Jill。同一个单词，轻、重读不同，意义或说话时的着重点就大不相同。2.Icandoit.can弱读/kən/：一般性叙述。can不重读,用弱读式，说明我能

做这件事，

仅此而已。无其他含意。

强读/kæn/：can重读,用强读式，说明我能做好这件事，