Lesson 58+ 66-Pronounciation Flashcards

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1
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What words have AN

A

Crosiant, champ, lent, temps, blanc

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How to pronounce AN
Lips
Mouth
Tounge

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  1. The lips are slightly rounded
  2. The mouth is quite open
  3. The tounge is faintly touching the bottom teeth.
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What are the 4 ways you can write an

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  1. An- croissant, Angola is
  2. Am- champ (field)
  3. En- lent(slow), tente (tent)
  4. Em (temps-time)
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4
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An
And
Am
Examples

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Croissant, anglais

Champ(field)

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5
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En
And
Em
Examples

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Lent(slow), tente(tent)

Temps (time)

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6
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What words have ON

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Non, long, bon, comprendre, nombre, tomber

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How to pronounce ON
Mouth shape
Mouth open/close
Tounge

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  1. The mouth is rounded and the lips are pushed forward as if we are blowing candles
  2. The mouth is almost closed.
  3. The tounge is at the back of the mouth and doesn’t touch any teeth.
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8
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What are the 2 ways to write on

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On- non (blonde), long (long), bon (good)

Om-comprendre(to understand), nombre(numbers), tomber (to fall)

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9
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On examples

On examples

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  • non (blonde), long (long), bon (good)

- comprendre (to understand), nombre(Number), tomber(to fall)

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10
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Led

A

Plomb

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11
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This bus is very slow

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Ce bus est tres lent

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12
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I understand French a little

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Je comprends un peu le francais

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13
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Their are different way to pronounce s

Examples

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Soif, salut, detester, personne, installer

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14
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3 things to remember when pronouncing s
Tounge
Jaw
Vocal chords

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  1. The tounge is at the bottom of the mouth with the tip touching the back of the bottom front teeth
  2. The jaw is closed, the top teeth and the bottom teeth are touching
  3. The vocal chords don’t vibrate like the sound of a snake
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15
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We pronounce this s sound when the letter s is…

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At the start of a word- Soif, salut
Between 2 consonants- installer
Between a vowel and a constanant

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16
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Apart from rare occurrences we never pronounce s at the…

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End of a word

17
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5 different combinations of letters which are pronounced with s

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S- detester
Ss- dessert 
T + ie/io- ambitieux 
C + e/I/y- cinq
S- facon