CONNECTED SPEECH



  • In British English when a word ends in -r or -re we only say the /r/ sound when the next word begins with a vowel sound.
To know more about this listen to Radio programme 2.

  • There are also consonant-vowel links which help to make speech flow smoothly.

To know more about this listen to Radio programme 1.


 

2 comments:

Antonio Bueno said...

Interesting, because taking into account how in a fluent conversation the words are mixed is important, but the really important thing, in my oppinion, is the practise. In any case it is difficult for us. At least, I can undertand the listenning, it is a great advance for me.

Conchi said...

Hi Antonio. Yes, you´re right, there´s nothing like practice. I´m glad you are using this blog to improve your listening comprehension.