Phonetics

Class # 5
Preparacin para el
examen?
Preparacin para el
examen
Consonant sounds
Go to the chart on
page 26. This chart
shows all the
consonant sounds in
the English
phonological system.
Can you establish a

relationship between
what you see in the
chart and this picture?
How do we articulate
sounds?
We look into each consonant sound according
to three criteria:

Place of articulation: the parts

involved.
Manner of articulation: how the air is
released.
Voice: voiced or voiceless?
 /p/ vs /b/ -- /t/ vs /d/ -- /k/ vs
/g/
To produce these sounds at the beginning of a word,
you need to block completely the flow of air with
your articulators, and then release the air suddenly.
How do you articulate these sounds?

/p/ vs /b/
/t/ vs /d/

/k/ vs /g/

Can you notice a difference between them?

Which ones are VOICED and which ones are

VOICELESS?
Time to speak!
Go to page 27, exercise 30. Listen to the
teacher pronounce the words and then read
them out loud with the rest of the class.

PAIR WORK: Go to exercise 31, and read the

words to your seatmate. Can your partner
notice the difference between sounds? Can
you produce them correctly?
/f/ vs /v/
What qualities do these two sounds share?
What articulators do you use?
Can you feel a difference when you produce

them?
Which one is voiceless?
Which one is voiced?
Listen and repeat
Page 28, exercise 33.
Listen to the words and repeat them.
Page 29, exercise 34.
Listen and complete with the missing sound:
/f/ or /v/
Remember to pay attention to the voice given to
each sound
Page 29, exercise 36.
PAIR WORK: Practice reading the sentences out loud
to your seatmate.
 How do you produce this sound?
Do you use the same articulators or different

ones?
Is there a difference in voice?

Page 31, exercise 37.

Classify the words according to their pronunciation.
Page 31, exercise 38.
PAIR WORK: Read the minidialogues with a partner.
The professor and the assistant will go around and
help you produce the sounds correctly.
/s/ vs /z/
Have these sounds have something in
common?
What are the differences between them?
Which one is voiced?
Which one is voiceless?
/s/ vs /z/
Page 33, exercise 39.
Listen the words and repeat
Page 33, exercise 40.
Which word is said firs?
Can you produce the minimal pairs correctly?

Think of the following words: Which ones

arepronounced with /s/ and which ones
with /z/?
cats tins wars jokes pills tips lads
Can you arrive at a conclusion?
Homework
Page 29, ex. 35 and 36
Page 34, ex. 41
Page 35: PRACTICE with the exercises on

sound /h/
Page 39: PRACTICE with the exercises on

sound /r/
See you next class!