英音- 03 | Tim's Pronunciation Workshop - 英音发音工作室

本视频来源为BBC Learning English，视频主讲人为Tim，视频在小木屋（workshop）中拍摄，命名为Tim‘s Pronunciation Workshop。同时，视频中有街拍真人实例发音，比较有说服力和代表性，大概每集在5分钟以内，适合碎片化时间学习，大家一起加油吧！

自学方法

• 仔细观看视频（两遍以上），熟悉每一个发音位置；

• 依据视频，进行大量跟读模仿；

• 把自己的音频录制下来，与视频中发音进行比对；

• 找出不足，回头再学习视频中的发音技巧，进一步练习；

• 找一位同伴或英语教师（Native speaker最好），为自己纠音。

注意事项

• 发音需要大量练习；

• 一定要模仿正确的音，要打破之前的发音习惯；

• 不要短期期待效果，坚持坚持在坚持；

• 有条件一定要结伴同行，可以是学生，最好是老师；

• 发音好不等于英语好，因此还要大量输入语言素材，不要只关注发音。

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参考文本

Tim

Hi. I'm Tim and this is my Pronunciation workshop. Here I'm going to show you how English is really spoken. Come on, let's go inside. Now, if you’ve been following my adventures in this workshop, you will know that I have had a bit of bad luck, now and then. But not half as much bad luck as this chap. Listen to what these people are saying about him.

Voxpops
He looks like he’s had an accident.
He looks like he’s had an accident.
He looks like he’s had an accident.
He looks like he’s had an accident.

Tim 
Now, they all used the word ‘he’ twice. But there were two different pronunciations. Listen out for them both as you watch again.

Voxpops
He looks like he’s had an accident.
He looks like he’s had an accident.
He looks like he’s had an accident.
He looks like he’s had an accident.

Tim 
In fluent speech, if the word ‘he’ comes at the beginning of a sentence or clause, then the ‘h’ sound /h/ is pronounced. But if it comes in the middle of a sentence or clause and after a consonant, then the ‘h’ sound is not usually pronounced. So /hiː/ becomes /iː/ and ‘he looks like he’s had an accident’ becomes ‘he looks like ‘e’s had an accident’. Not this change also happens with certain other words beginning with the ‘h’ sound, like him, his or her. Here are some more examples.

Examples
I really like his cooking.
We think he’s left the country.
They let him leave early.
They offered her a promotion.

Tim
Right, so you’ve heard the examples, and now it’s your turn. You know the drill by now. Listen and repeat.

Examples
I really like his cooking.
We think he’s left the country.
They let him leave early.
They offered her a promotion.

Tim
Well done. Now remember, if you want to learn more about pronunciation, then please visit our website, bbclearningenglish.com. And that is about it from the pronunciation workshop for this week. I'll see you soon. Bye bye! Now, that man in the photograph – his head looked a bit sore – which reminds me. Saw! I love DIY! Actually, I am a bit accident-prone. But my twin Tom is very good with his hands. I think I’ll give him a ring and ask for his advice. Ow! Every time!