Episodio 214
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Hola a todos. Soy Georgiana, tu profesora de inglés. Mi misión es ayudarte a hablar inglés con fluidez.
Bien, empecemos.
1# Rural
Rural puede resultar difícil de pronounce incluso para algunos hablantes nativos, especialmente cuando se repite o aparece junto a otra palabra con sonidos de «r» parecidos.
Vamos a pronounce la palabra varias veces.
¡Escucha y repite!
[ roor-uhl ]
Rural Rural Rural
Ejemplos:
"I would prefer to leave the city for a rural home."
"She has a romantic view of rural society."
2# Phenomenon
La forma singular de phenomena significa un hecho o acontecimiento observable y se pronuncia aproximadamente «fi-NOM-uh-non».
Practiquemos un poco la palabra phenomenon.
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[ fi-nom-uh-non ]
Phenomenon Phenomenon Phenomenon
Ejemplos:
"Gravity is a natural phenomenon."
"This phenomenon is unique in nature."
3. Sixth
Añadir el sonido th después de una x puede resultar complicado para muchos estudiantes de inglés.
Vamos a pronunciarla varias veces:
[ siksth ]
Sixth Sixth Sixth
Ejemplos:
"The dictionary is now in its sixth edition."
"She lives on the sixth floor."
4. Specific
Esta palabra es relativamente fácil de pronounce, pero puede resultar difficult para quienes no tienen claro que las letras «s» y «c» pueden representar sonidos parecidos dentro de una misma palabra.
¡Vamos a practicarla!
[ spi-sif-ik ]
Specific Specific Specific
Ejemplos:
"My boss gave me very specific instructions on dealing with the client."
"If you want to be successful, you need to be more specific about what you want to do."
5. Temperature
Para algunos estudiantes, decir rápidamente «tem-per-uh-chur» resulta difficult, porque la t adquiere un sonido parecido a «ch».
Pronunciemos esta palabra varias veces antes de utilizarla en una frase.
Escucha y repite después de mí:
Temperature Temperature Temperature
[ tem-per-uh-cher ]
Ejemplos:
"Let me check your temperature."
"The temperature ranges from zero to twenty degrees."
Ahora, practiquemos.
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Andy had trouble pronouncing specific words.
Was Andy talented at pronouncing words?
No, no. He wasn't talented. He had trouble pronouncing specific words.
Was it difficult for Andy to pronounce the word temperature?
Yes. It was difficult for him to pronounce the word temperature.
Did he also have trouble pronouncing the word rural?
Yes. He also had trouble pronouncing the word rural. It was really hard for Andy to say “rural.”
Did Andy have trouble pronouncing specific words?
Yes. Specifically, Andy had trouble pronouncing words like temperature, rural, phenomenon, sixth and specific.
A doctor advised Andy to read aloud with a mouth full of marbles.
Did a doctor advise Andy to read slowly?
No, he didn't advise him that. He advised Andy to read aloud with a mouth full of marbles. (Marbles are small round glass toys.)
What did the doctor advise Andy?
To read aloud with a mouth full of marbles.
What did Andy's mouth have to be like?
Full. Full of marbles.
After months of practice, Andy didn't see any improvement.
Did Andy see any improvement?
No, he didn't see any improvement.
For how long did Andy practice?
For months. However, after months of practice, Andy noticed no improvement.
Who didn't see any improvement? The doctor?
No, no. Not the doctor. Andy. Andy didn't see any improvement.
Desperately, Andy tried something obvious: reading aloud more slowly.
Did he try something strange or obvious?
Something obvious. Andy tried something obvious.
Did Andy try playing with marbles?
No, he didn't try that. He tried reading aloud more slowly.
What did he try?
He tried to read aloud more slowly.
Little by little, Andy found it easier to pronounce those tricky words.
Was the improvement fast?
No, it wasn't fast. It was little by little.
Did he find it harder to pronounce those words?
Easier. He found it easier. Not harder.
Who found it easier?
Andy. He found it easier.
Finally, Andy could pronounce all words correctly and threw away all those marbles.
Was Andy still having problems pronouncing specific words?
No, he didn’t have any problems. He could pronounce all words correctly.
What did Andy do with the marbles? Did he keep them?
He didn't keep them. He threw them away. He threw away all the marbles.
Thanks for listening, and I’ll see you in the next episode.
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Vocabulario
Repasa las palabras y expresiones más útiles antes de volver a escuchar.
rural
relacionado con el campo o las zonas rurales.
phenomenon
hecho o acontecimiento que puede observarse.
sixth
número ordinal que sigue a fifth.
specific
concreto, claramente definido o particular.
temperature
medida de lo caliente o frío que está algo.
pronunciation
forma en que se pronuncia una palabra o un sonido.
syllable
unidad de pronunciación que contiene un sonido vocálico.
repeat
decir o hacer algo de nuevo.
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