5 Minute English Liaisons and Linking Sounds
5 Minute English Liaisons and Linking Sounds is a pronunciation lesson on how English words join in speech, on a site of free ESL lessons. It sets out three kinds of liaison: consonant to vowel, vowel to vowel with a glide, and dropped or added sounds. Common mistakes, a listening check with answers, discussion questions and a writing task follow.
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How It Helps Your Business English
The lesson defines a liaison, then takes three kinds in turn: a consonant moving onto a following vowel, two vowels joined by a w or y glide, and sounds that drop out or appear between words. Each kind has examples written as they sound and a short list of phrases to say. Common mistakes, a five-item listening check with answers and a writing task close it.
Work through the three kinds in order and say every phrase in the practice lists aloud. The common mistakes section is worth a second read, because adding a link where none belongs is as noticeable as leaving one out. Use the listening check to test yourself, then write the short dialogue at the end using the forms you have just practiced, and read it aloud.
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