module-2 joking & kidding lesson text

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Speech Rhythm is Your Key to Success

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Mini~Course 1.0Joking & Kidding


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1a-I'm kidding.

1b-I'm kidd`n.

2a-I' m˛only kidding.

2b-I'm just kidd`n.

Practice Tips~1• Use simple patterns like these with only one main verb to focus on faster speech rhythm.

2• Use short phrases like these to try to repeat the loops at the same time as the speaker.

3• Note: Remember verb (to be) rule.(Am-are-is-was + ING)

Lesson Notes: 1• Short simple sentences will often have very reduced common words. Contracted words like I'm will often be reduced to only a slight M sound.

2• Reductions can create a syllable shift if the next word starts w/ a vowel.For Example: [I'm kiddin] might sound like [m˛kiddin] or [I'm only kiddin] might sound like [m˛only kiddin].

WRITTEN SENTENCES

1a-I'm kidding.

1b-I'm kidding.

2a-I'm only kidding.

2b-I'm just kidding.

PHONETICSOUNDSPELLINGS

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STATEMENTS

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•Slide-1 •S1



3a-I'm joking.

3b-I'm jo˛k`in.

4a-I' m˛only jo˛kin.

4b-I'm just jo˛k`n.

Practice Tips~

1• Use simple patterns like these with only one main verb to focus on faster speech rhythm.

2• Use short phrases like these to try to repeat the loops at the same time as the speaker.

3• Note: Remember verb (to be) rule.(Am-are-is-was + ING)

Lesson Notes: 1• Short simple sentences will often have very reduced common words. Contracted words like I'm are often reduced to only a slight M sound with an inaudible I sound.

For Example: (I'm jokin.) might sound like (m˛jokin.) or (I'm only jokin.) might sound like (m˛only kiddin.)

WRITTEN SENTENCES

3a-I'm joking.

3b-I'm joking.

4a-I'm only joking.

4b-I'm just joking.


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•Slide-2 •S2

CONVERSATION STATEMENTS



5a-I thin˛kýuhr joking.

5b-I thin˛kýuhr kiddìn me.

6a-Pleaz don't jo˛kuh´round.

6b-Pleaz don't ki˛duh´round.

Practice Tips~1• For slightly longer sentences try to develop your rhythm by working on reduced word sounds and syllable shifting for faster pronunciation.

2• Note: (i think you're) is difficult to write phonetically. The syllable shift and vowel reduction is subtle but still part of the speech rhythm.

Lesson Notes: 1• Joke-around, Kid-around and fool around all have the same basic meaning and are up to the speaker.

2• Fooling-around might be used more often with physical activities while joking and kidding might be used more with verbal exchanges.

WRITTEN SENTENCES

5a-I think you're joking.

5b-I think you're kidding me.

6a-Please don't joke around.

6b-Please don't kid around.



•Slide-3 •S3




7a-He likes tuh-kid uhther people.

7b-He˛zúh real kidder.

8a-He likes-tuh-jo˛kúh-roun˛dúh-lot.

9a-He˛zúh real joker.

Practice Tips~

1• Practice saying the same meaning in different phrases like these.

2• Adjective words like [real] are very common in everyday speech adding a more natural flow of speech rhythm.

Lesson Notes: 1• Simple pronoun contractions with is + a will always sound like he˛zuh - she˛zuh

2• Words [Kidder & Joker] are descriptive nouns referring to someones personality or general behavior.

WRITTEN SENTENCES

7a-He likes to kid other people.

7b-He's a real kidder.

8a-He likes to joke around a lot.

9a-He's a real joker.



•Slide-4 •S4




10a-Did'e pul˛lúh jo˛kón you?

10b-He pull˛dúh jo˛kón me.

10c-I pull˛dúh jo˛kón ìm.

11a-Hey, that˛súh funny joke.

11b-Hey, that˛sńaw˛duh funny joke.

Practice Tips~

1• For slightly longer sentences try to develop your rhythm by working on reduced word sounds and syllable shifting for faster pronunciation.

Lesson Notes: 1• One question pattern here to illustrate the phrasal verb with Pull meaning (to play a joke) or (enacted a joke).

2• Using the preposition on is connecting the action to the recipient of that action. Sometimes "He pulled one over on me" is used also.

WRITTEN SENTENCES

10a-Did he pull a joke on you?10b-He pulled a joke on me.

10c-I pulled a joke on him.

11d-Hey, that's a funny joke.11e-Hey, that's not a funny joke.



•Slide-5 •S5




12a-He likes tuh-tell funny jokes.

12b-I can't tell funny jokes.

12c-She doesn't like-tuh-tell jokes.

12d-He doesn't like telling jokes.

12e-I don't like-tuh-tell jokes.

12f-They don't like telling jokes.

Practice Tips~1• If a longer sentence is difficult to speak the full rhythm try to speak only one half with each loop, then the second half for several loops, then all together.

2• Difficult words or word pairs can also be isolated and practiced.

3• Make sure to pronounce the full letter sounds when bolded like in Jokes.

Lesson Notes: 1• Note the 2 different Verb Patterns of (To-Tell) and (verb1+Telling).

2• The word [Jokes] here is a noun meaning a verbal joke or riddle.

3• Difficult word ending sounds like R & S are very important to pronounce fully. Practice hearing and speaking these endings if needed.

WRITTEN SENTENCES12a- He likes to tell funny jokes.12b- I can't tell funny jokes.12c- She doesn't like to tell jokes.12d- He doesn't like telling jokes.12e- I don't like to tell jokes.12f- They don't like telling jokes.



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Basic Guide for Using Lang~Loops.HEY!

• BASIC PRACTICE GUIDE •

• Listen closely to the speakers Pronunciation, Intonation, new Sounds & Speech Rhythm.

• Mimic the speaker. Match your voice with the speakers. ~try to copy it exactly as you hear it.

• Repeat each looped phrase immediately as you hear it.

• Read the “Phonetic~Sound~Spellings” to study important sound details of spoken English.

• Ask direct questions on any lesson at Sound Cloud to receive personal help and feed back.

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1 •Use earphones to get the best sound details for faster learning.

2 •Listen with only one ear or cover one ear to hear your own voice.

3 •Hearing new pronunciation sounds clearly takes time and concentration. Focus on producing the Rhythm of speech and sound even if accurate pronunciation takes a little longer. Speech Rhythm Practice is a physical exercise.

• SIMPLE LISTENING TIPS

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1 •If a loop seems too fast to repeat with the speaker, try to practice only half the phrase

until you can match the pronunciation. Then work on the 2nd half of the phrase in the

same way –then repeat the full phrase together. It will only take a few attempts to speak

it all together.

2 •If a lesson section seems too slow or easy, then

repeat it 2-3 times for rhythm practice before the

next phrase. The more you repeat the faster you'll

develop more natural English Speech Rhythm.

Repetition is the simple secret to fluency.

• TIPS ABOUT REPETITION SPEED

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• The words Joking & Kidding have the same meaning and politeness. Using one over the other is strictly

the speakers choice. Kidding (might) beused slightly more between close or intimate friends, but not

necessarily.

• Intonation is a very important expressive tool in English and can add different layers of meaning to any

phrase. Intonation or Voice Pitch can not be learned as a set of rules like grammar but must be listened to

and associated with expressive situations.

• Copy the speakers voice pitch to build "Sound Memory". You will hear the same Intonations in real

conversation. (Sound Memory + Real Experience = Understanding)

Mini~Course Lesson notes& Tips

About: Key WordsJoking &

Kidding

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Real

Experience

Understanding

Sound

Memory

• Vocab. & Grammar Notes

• Joking & Kidding usually can use the same grammar pattern, but not in every case.

Some expressions might grammatically be the same but one

might sounds more natural in everyday use.


Mini~Course Lesson notes& Tips

About: Key WordsJoking &

Kidding

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Joking &Kidding

• One vocabulary difference is that "A Joke" as a noun & "to joke" as a verb both refer to the same topic. But, the word "to Kid" is only a verb referring to an action. ("A Kid" as a noun is a young child or adolescent.)

• The word Joke would typically be used when referring to an actual prank or verbal joke as a noun. Words of similar topics like (Kid - Trick - Fool - Play) are often used when referring to a verb action.

• Remember the basic rule that main verbs become "ing" verbs when following a helper verb (is-are-am)

• A Joke = Noun

• Joking = Verb

• (To) Joke = Verb

• A Joker = Noun

• A Kid = Noun

• (To) Kid = Verb

• Kidding = Verb

• A Kidder = Noun

• Kids = Verb

• (The) Kid = Noun

• Ex: That's a good joke.

• Ex: I'm joking.

• Ex: He likes to joke around.

• Ex: He's a real joker.

• Ex: That kid is a good joke teller.

• Ex: Please don't kid me.

• Ex: Are you kidding me?

• Ex: That guy is a kidder, he likes to joke around.

• Ex: He always kids me.

• Ex: That kid is a big joker, always fooling around.

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Verbs

"ing" Verbs

• Vocab. & Grammar Notes

Nouns



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Phonetic~Sound~Spellings & DefinitionsHEY!



A Special Note for You.HEY!

• "Phonetic-Sound-Spellings" might be new

for some. Any written explanation about

sound & pronunciation can be difficult to

understand without direct speaking &

listening experience with those sounds.

• Our best language learning comes from

lots of speech practice, careful listening &

conversation.

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Overview of Phonetic~Sound~SpellingsHEY!

Speech

Rhythm

Syllable

Stress

Pronunciation

Voice

Intonation

• Speech Rhythm: is the sound between words when spoken naturally.

• Intonation & Voice Pitch: are both basically fluctuation of voice tone. (i.e.: higher, lower, rising, falling)

• Word & Syllable Stress: works closely with intonation to add emphasis to words & syllables.

• Let's Start by Looking at some Lang~Loops Language Definitions.

• Pronunciation: is the spoken sound of single isolated words or syllables.

• Speech Rhythm: is the sound between words when spoken naturally (i.e.: higher, lower, rising, falling)



• Syllable Shifting*: is a Lang-Loops term describing how ending word sounds shift into the next word causing a much different pronunciation than the written form when spoken naturally in common everyday speech.

• Reduced Pronunciation: is a common simplified pronunciation of a word or syllable, sometimes making is difficult to hear clearly.

Reduced

Pronunciation

Syllable Shifting

Stop

Sound

Endings• Stop Sound Endings: are words where the ending letter sound is cut very short also sometimes making is difficult to hear clearly.

"All language fluency begins with understanding sound"



Small Grey

Words

Small Grey

Ending Letters

Grey

Phonetic

Words

2- Small Grey Words - (the - you - and - to - at - it - of ) • Reduced Sounds, are small, quick pronunciations usually as a result of common everyday words called Function and Linking Words.

3- Small Grey Ending Letters - (p - t - k - d - b - n - g - ck) • Sound Stops, are where a full letter sound at the end of a word is cut in half or “stopped”.

1- Phonetic Grey Words - • Pronunciation & Sound Changes are the main changes in speech with linking words - function words & informal contractions. See examples below

(wuh.nuh = want to / haf.tuh = have to / gah.duh = got to / yuh = you / tuh = to / duh = do / uhv = of / djyuh = did you / chyuh = are you / fer = for)

• Phonetic spellings showing changes in pronunciation.



4- Small Hook Dot [ ˛ ˛ ˛ ] = A Syllable Shift forward into the next word.• 2 words joined in sound by the last letter of the first word shifting forward into the next word. Ex: (Like it = Li˛k’it) or (Get it = Ge˛d´it)

Apostrophe

Mark ´ ´ ´

Down

Slash Mark

` ` `

Small

Hook Dots

˛ ˛ ˛

5- Apostrophe Mark [ ‘ ‘ ‘] between two phonetic words.• Shows where a Syllable Shift connects two words with sound. Ex: (Like it = Li˛k’it) or (Get it = Ge˛d´it)

6- Slash Mark [ ` ` `] at the end of a word with a cut sound.• Indicates a Shortened Ending Sound with “ing” or “en” ending words. Ex: (Walking = Walk`n) or (Talking = Talk`n)

• These marks show combined sounds spoken close together.



7- Small Dot [ . . . ] Shows Informal Word Contractions. • 2-3 words joined in sound with a significant change in pronunciation, creating an entire new word sound. Ex: (Want to = Wuhn.tuh)

Short Dash - - -

Other

Marks

ˆ ˇ ´ `

Small

Dots . . .

8- Short Dash [ - - - ] • Placed between full words spoken very close together and often fast but not necessarily a common contraction.

9- Other Marks ˆ ˇ ´ ( ˆ falling -ˇ rising -´ high ) Ex: (Reǎlly?)• Intonation and voice pitch changes, in speech to

emphasize or change meaning of expressions.

• These marks show combined sounds spoken close together.


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