Educación Secundaria para Personas Adultas 2módulo - aulAragon

INGLÉS
PHONETICS
English consonants: /t/ and /d/
In unit 1 you heard all the English consonants. In this unit we are going to begin with the consonant
sounds which are more problematic for Spanish students.
Consonants /t/ and /d/
There is a remarkable difference between English /t/ - /d/ and the Spanish consonants t and d. They
do not have the same pronunciation. So, it is very important that you learn to pronounce these two English
sounds correctly. Listen now to the pronunciation of the sounds and to the example words that
accompany them
Note the difference between /t/ (tea) and /d/ (day)
Listen:
/t/ /d/ /t/ /d/
tell dell bit bid
tame dame but bud
tie die latter ladder
tier deer putting pudding
Listen and repeat
Audio
CONSOLIDATION
Megan is on holiday in New York. She writes an email to her parents. Read the email, number the photos
in order, 1 to 6, and then complete the text.
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