收听本期播客，跟着Janice Petersen一起提升英语发音吧！本期学习目标：/k/和/g/的发音。
First language influence: /g/ is often confused with /k/ with Vietnamese and Portuguese speakers. Cantonese speakers substitute /k/ for /g/ when on the end of words and /g/ sounds are often devoiced at the beginning of words. In Swahili, /g/ is devoiced to /k/ . Burmese speakers pronounce /k/ unaspirated . In Bislama, /k/ is written and pronounced as /g/ so speakers do not distinguish between these sounds.
Text for practise: Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree, Merry merry king of the bush is he, Laugh, Kookaburra laugh, Kookaburra, how great your life must be * First verse of the song * ‘Gay’ has been replaced by ‘how great’.Improve your pronunciation | Season 2Laugh, Kookaburra laugh,Hi! I’m Janice Petersen, from SBS World News and in this pronunciation lesson we’ll be learning the Kookaburra Song. It was written in 1934 by Marion Sinclair and is famous in Australia.
Let’s start with some word pairs to see if you can hear the difference between the /k/ and /g/ sounds:The /k/ sound is made when you keep your tongue tip down, the back of your tongue up and release a burst of air. Be careful to keep your tongue tip down because if you put it up, you’ll make a /t/ sound instead.
The /k/ sound can be spelled in different ways. Some common spellings are ‘c’ as in coat, ‘k’ as in kookaburra, ck as in duck, and cc as in soccer.The /g/ sound is made with one important difference to /k/. Keep the back of your tongue up and your tongue tip down, then let the air build up behind the back of your tongue before you release it. Give it a try /g/ /g/ /g/.You’ll know you’ve got these sounds right by lightly putting your hand on your throat.
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