2.31 Phonetics: consonant sounds /ʃ/ /ʧ/ /Ʒ//dƷ/

This unit revolves around the topic of LEISURE,/ˈli ʒər, ˈlɛʒ ər/ so we have chosen to practice   the sound/Ʒ/ that together with 3 other  related phonemes/ʃ/ /ʧ/ /dƷ/  can be difficult to identify and pronounce to Spanish and Catalan speakers.

Watch and listen to this video

Now a catchy tune, Madonna’s Love profusion, to make you learn voiceless and voiced palato-alveolar fricatives while singing along.  There are plenty  of/ʃ//Ʒ/in this song.

You will also find just one voiceless palato-alveolar affricate /ʧ/ that has slipped in.

Look at the lyrics in this pdf. Pay special attention to the sounds/ʃ//Ʒ//ʧ/ 

The idea was taken from Ana López Pozo’s excellent blog, that teaches phonetics through songs. Try the on line exercises here

Here follows in pdf format  the handout your teachers have given to you. A new phoneme  /dƷ/ has been added  in order to complete the minimal pair sets.

Further practice:

3 simple you tube tutorials to help you produce the sounds correctly

Voiced/Voiceless: /dƷ//ʧ/

Now try these on line exercises.

They have been taken from Pedro Felipe Dieguez  website, which  we have already recommended in the useful resources section of this blog. 

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