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METHOD
TM
ENGLISH
for French Speakers
Written by Dr Perry Barnes
witch/which
tch
whitch
tchocolate
tcheese
ch
it dependS / sometimeS / on the other hand (specific phrases: use all of the words together and include
plurals)
(music in a pub) > they have a band playing (music in a stadium) i'm going to the concert
i went to see kate bush in concert
george clooney = george/jorge = clooney = clue knee > george clooney likes looney tunes
imaGine = I ma jin =
gin = alcohol drink, this is the sound in > I ma gin (e)
i ma gin > gin/jin
wows/wales/whales
mid lands > middle > mid sized house > mid way through the game
Vowels Vogals
aeiou
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_ZvVUHoNYU > how to pronounce the open sounds
open sound (tongue down, speak from the neck/throat)
closed sound (tongue up, speak from front of mouth)
american vowels >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VuLGMilVqU
the vowel song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMvwhfQRIAc&feature=related
Alpine > 2nd syllable is open pine > pineapple > Alpine
the = zee
this
them
these
those
though
though = tho
2 vowels together in english is usually 1 single sound (1 syllable) or you pronounce just
CHildhood = tchildhood
chocolate
cheers
chips
reach
chimney > ney = nee = knee
Patterns 1 in this book talks about this more:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5019671/Barnes-Method-English-Fun-Papers-Best-of-The-Most-Expensive-
English-Classes-in-the-World
the chocolate flavoured chips channel > tchtchtchtchannel
youtube > tube = chube > ch = tch
special > shal > sion/cion/tion = shun (1 syllable) > tia/cia/sio = shu
decision = de ci sion/cion/tion
match = the same/go together well “your shirt matches your trousers”
fit = correct size “this spanner fits this bolt” “my old trousers still fit”
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