Great questions! 1) We connect speech within "thought groups". Between those thought groups, we pause for a fraction of a second. If you watch the video on pausing, you can learn more about when to pause instead of connect. Otherwise, go ahead and connect all the C+Vs in a thought group! 2) When I read in my head, I do connect the speech and hear whatever speech I would hear if I were listening. However, I'm a native speaker, so it would be odd for me NOT to connect speech! Does that help? :)
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This is one of the best presentations on this subject that I have seen. I hope your young children will be old enough soon that you can get back to making videos again. I've been teaching English for 50 years in various parts of the world and in my "retirement" I'm helping my son with a project that helps English learners understand and use natural English in a real-world environment: the community of English-speaking video game enthusiasts (Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty, Minecraft. etc. :TH-cam channel "Real English for Gamers") After watching your video, I will soon add a list of teachers like yourself on our supporting website by the same name, so aspiring gamers can brush up on the basics. You've saved us a lot of time.
OMG this video is amazing! it helped me understand I was already connecting speech but thought I was speaking incorrectly. Even though I am not a native speaker, this video is given me more confidence to connect speech naturally!. God bless you for the amazing content you provide :)xxx
I really love Elemental English! Your videos are simply amazing. For me, they are absolutely perfect. Your pronunciation and grammar lessons helped me a lot.Thank you! I'm looking forward for more videos from you!
I have a question which is about linking , for example if we have in a sentence a word that begins with the letter y and the word before it ends with a consonant then we do the linking or not ??
good lesson, I used to struggle to speak fluently because I tried to pronounce every single word, everything was easier when I knew about these rules, however, I don't believe one can sound more natural just by using these rules. I say that because of documentaries on BBC, where the reporter speaks perfectly and they sounds English
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Great video. Question, how would you link the phrase,"You remind me of your father" Do you pronounce the "d" in remind or is it " You reminme". Thanks!!!
Thanks for the video. But I am confused about what'll happen if we get a sentence with many C-V...such as "Any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion" ? Should we read it as " Any jinformational meal leaten noutside dor ron na nexcursion" ? I think when we read silently (read newspaper) , we don't apply connected speech in every case, right ?
Thanks. I agree with everyone, very useful indeed. I actually want to use the song "footloose" in connection with this topic. Can you help identify the connected words in the lyrics? Many thanks.
could you please tell me,why isn´t there connected speech in this word "was " that its termination is a consonant join to a vowel "a" one of your example i read to say ; that was a big grape in just ate. i am learning every day and i want to know that, i am from nicaragua ,thank you
Really nice video - I love it! You helped me so much! But do the Native speakers just say wanna and gonna a.s.o. or do they also write it, for example in tests. Sorry if that's a weird question. Thank you so much for this video :)
That's a great question! Not weird at all. Native English speakers may write "wanna" or "gonna" in an informal email or text. But it's VERY informal, so it would never be in something for work or school. Usually, we just write it normally "want to" or "going to" and say it completely de-stressed, not even realizing how we change the language. Thanks for the nice compliments! :)
These lessons about connected speech are just awesome. It is a very effective way to boost one's pronunciation. I have a question, though. How can I convince my students that this is very important? Because I have been telling them about CS for quite a long time, but they seem to ignore my speech. I guess it is very difficult for us, non-native speakers, to not only realize it, but also remember it when we are having a conversation. There is so much going on in our heads, "Did he understand me?" ,"Did I choose the right word?", How can I be funny?" that taking the time to actually remember to connect the words is kind of hard. That's where repetition takes its role. Repetition is the only exercise that one can do to create muscle memory. That is, the ability to do something without even feel that you are doing it. Thank you for the lesson. I am going to share it with my students and make it a regular practice. Pedro from English Forever - Brazil.
thank you so much . i'm looking forward to your lesson . I have read a book , maybe pronunciation in use they stated that C + C When a word ends by a consonant / p /, / b /, / t /, / d /, / k /, / g / following words begin with a consonant, we don't speak these ending sounds eg: bad - judge stop - keep trying - speaking / baed-ʤʌʤ / / stɔp_traiiɳ / / ki: p_ spi: kiɳ /
+semidf des there can definitely be a connection there! If I or someone else ever doesn't connect words that sounds like they should be connected, it could just be because our style or emotion at the time didn't connect it.
+ElementalEnlglish ok thanks. I have a question. How can i practice thouse connection. you gave us a good info. Before i didn't know that. I feel that day after day i improved my reading or writing but the listening i just improved a little the listenning. i'm practicing every day audio. when i heard the audio i try to think to give me a idea about the listening like opinion, the main idea. Also i'm using the Shadowing. thanks.
hi ,thanks for your video.,..I m confused the connected speech of the letter"n", for example .a word ends by "n" + a word beginn with a vowel. sometimes I heard that "n"sound is splited to the next word clearly .sometimes I heard that "n"sound in the two word , in the last word it pronounced as nasal vowel and .meanwhile. in the next word it pronounced as consonant , i beg your reply ,thanks
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Great questions!
1) We connect speech within "thought groups". Between those thought groups, we pause for a fraction of a second. If you watch the video on pausing, you can learn more about when to pause instead of connect. Otherwise, go ahead and connect all the C+Vs in a thought group!
2) When I read in my head, I do connect the speech and hear whatever speech I would hear if I were listening. However, I'm a native speaker, so it would be odd for me NOT to connect speech!
Does that help? :)
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This is one of the best presentations on this subject that I have seen. I hope your young children will be old enough soon that you can get back to making videos again. I've been teaching English for 50 years in various parts of the world and in my "retirement" I'm helping my son with a project that helps English learners understand and use natural English in a real-world environment: the community of English-speaking video game enthusiasts (Fortnite, PUBG, Call of Duty, Minecraft. etc. :TH-cam channel "Real English for Gamers") After watching your video, I will soon add a list of teachers like yourself on our supporting website by the same name, so aspiring gamers can brush up on the basics. You've saved us a lot of time.
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Thank you so much for this lesson. I really, really appreciate it. I finally understood how to link words in order to stop "pausing" all the time.
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This concept is very useful in understanding American accent. Thank you for sharing this valuable tip!
great vid! just wanted to see V+V linking as well, but there wasn't any example.
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OMG this video is amazing! it helped me understand I was already connecting speech but thought I was speaking incorrectly. Even though I am not a native speaker, this video is given me more confidence to connect speech naturally!. God bless you for the amazing content you provide :)xxx
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Thank you! It help me to understand more about connected speech
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I have a question which is about linking , for example if we have in a sentence a word that begins with the letter y and the word before it ends with a consonant then we do the linking or not ??
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good lesson, I used to struggle to speak fluently because I tried to pronounce every single word, everything was easier when I knew about these rules, however, I don't believe one can sound more natural just by using these rules. I say that because of documentaries on BBC, where the reporter speaks perfectly and they sounds English
I have a question.
In the sentence "That was a big grape I just ate." shouldn't there be a link in the words "just" + "ate" = "justate"?
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Hi ! Do these connected speech rules are applied in British english too ?
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your lesson alwas usefull because before this time i dont know about that so thank you and your videos very popular many people likes / and watch your videos in a acdmy, tution senter so thank you
Great video. Question, how would you link the phrase,"You remind me of your father" Do you pronounce the "d" in remind or is it " You reminme". Thanks!!!
I think "reminme" is correct
what is the aspect of connected speech in "my town" ?
Please, Larissa, help me! I'm Brasilian student. (What + do + you) = whaddya, and (what + are + you) = whaddya. Is it correct? Thanks.
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(What+ are + you) = What'r'ya, it's like "whaddya" except you break in an "r" sound after the "d"
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Thanks for the video. But I am confused about what'll happen if we get a sentence with many C-V...such as "Any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion" ? Should we read it as " Any jinformational meal leaten noutside dor ron na nexcursion" ? I think when we read silently (read newspaper) , we don't apply connected speech in every case, right ?
Thanks alot I like it
Thanks. I agree with everyone, very useful indeed. I actually want to use the song "footloose" in connection with this topic. Can you help identify the connected words in the lyrics? Many thanks.
Thank you so much for the great video, It's very helpful.
thanks a lot! Great video!
how do you which words in a sentence are to link?
Can give the link where I can download the PDF of connected speech rules.
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could you please tell me,why isn´t there connected speech in this word "was " that its termination is a consonant join to a vowel "a" one of your example i read to say ; that was a big grape in just ate. i am learning every day and i want to know that, i am from nicaragua ,thank you
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Perfect! Just are those rules?
like "sit down until" is It pronounce [don] / [nantil] , "n" sound exists in both two words , is it right ?
Do you recommend any books where I can study connected speech? This is a fascinating topic 😍
which kind of software did you use to make the video like this ?
Really nice video - I love it! You helped me so much! But do the Native speakers just say wanna and gonna a.s.o. or do they also write it, for example in tests. Sorry if that's a weird question. Thank you so much for this video :)
That's a great question! Not weird at all. Native English speakers may write "wanna" or "gonna" in an informal email or text. But it's VERY informal, so it would never be in something for work or school. Usually, we just write it normally "want to" or "going to" and say it completely de-stressed, not even realizing how we change the language.
Thanks for the nice compliments! :)
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These lessons about connected speech are just awesome. It is a very effective way to boost one's pronunciation. I have a question, though. How can I convince my students that this is very important? Because I have been telling them about CS for quite a long time, but they seem to ignore my speech. I guess it is very difficult for us, non-native speakers, to not only realize it, but also remember it when we are having a conversation. There is so much going on in our heads, "Did he understand me?" ,"Did I choose the right word?", How can I be funny?" that taking the time to actually remember to connect the words is kind of hard. That's where repetition takes its role. Repetition is the only exercise that one can do to create muscle memory. That is, the ability to do something without even feel that you are doing it. Thank you for the lesson. I am going to share it with my students and make it a regular practice. Pedro from English Forever - Brazil.
Thank youu!! It helped me a lot! Very good explanation!!
Great! :)
thank you so much . i'm looking forward to your lesson .
I have read a book , maybe pronunciation in use they stated that
C + C
When a word ends by a consonant / p /, / b /, / t /, / d /, / k /, / g / following words begin with a consonant, we don't speak these ending sounds
eg: bad - judge stop - keep trying - speaking
/ baed-ʤʌʤ / / stɔp_traiiɳ / / ki: p_ spi: kiɳ /
hola una pregunta porque no hay conexion entre "I jusT ATE.. jus tate?
+semidf des there can definitely be a connection there! If I or someone else ever doesn't connect words that sounds like they should be connected, it could just be because our style or emotion at the time didn't connect it.
+ElementalEnlglish ok thanks. I have a question. How can i practice thouse connection. you gave us a good info. Before i didn't know that. I feel that day after day i improved my reading or writing but the listening i just improved a little the listenning. i'm practicing every day audio. when i heard the audio i try to think to give me a idea about the listening like opinion, the main idea. Also i'm using the Shadowing. thanks.
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Hi dear teacher,
In the second, C+C would you drope the consonant of the first word or second?
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hi ,thanks for your video.,..I m confused the connected speech of the letter"n", for example .a word ends by "n" + a word beginn with a vowel. sometimes I heard that "n"sound is splited to the next word clearly .sometimes I heard that "n"sound in the two word , in the last word it pronounced as nasal vowel and .meanwhile. in the next word it pronounced as consonant , i beg your reply ,thanks
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Excellent video!! Thank you very much! With your permission, can I use this for some of my classes and share it with my students?
Of course! Let me know how your students liked it! :)
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