Learning English Phrases To Use When Traveling At The Airport Or In The Plane
We’re training English phrases today. Phrases you
might use at the airport or on a flight. I really
want you to focus on the smoothness of the phrases
linking word to word. You’re going to see and you
were going to see and hear a phrase and I’ve
written the shape of the melody like this:
You’ll see a little curve up and down, that’s
a stressed syllable. And you’ll also see that
in general, the trend for a statement in American
English or a question that’s not a yes no question
is that the pitch, volume and vocal energy
go down across the statement. Focus on that
as you’re listening not the
black and white of the words.
I’m looking for the Delta counter.
When you hear it in slow motion, it helps you
focus even more on that linking and smoothness on
the melody on the red line. I want you to repeat
in slow motion feeling that too, that sloppiness.
I’m looking for the Delta counter.
I’ll also show you the phonetic symbols on screen
to help notice things like reductions or
when the T sounds is dropped in counter.
I’m looking for the Delta counter.
A training video like this isn’t really learning
about a concept. It’s about asking your body to
practice a new language, a new way of speaking.
Leave your ideas about English behind and respond
to the visual of what you see on screen,
that smooth red line. Get your body to relax
and have fun with this. And as always, if you
like this video or you learn something new,
please give it a thumbs up and subscribe with
notifications, I’d love you to study with me.
We’re giving you lots to train with. Over 40
phrases and you may even learn new ways to
say things or to use a word. Let’s get started.
You’ll hear each phrase once at regular pace,
twice in slow motion and once at regular pace.
Each time after you hear it, there will be a pause
for you to repeat. Let your body relax and feel
that red line. All words are linked and connected.
For the first time in the video, I’ll be
using this symbol which you’ll see in the
next sentence. That’s the symbol for an unreleased
stop consonant like t, d or p. In the next slide,
you’ll see it in the name JetBlue. There’s
no T release in that phrase. It’s just
Jet..Blue. That stop of air, the unreleased
T, very quick lift in the line, JetBlue,
JetBlue. So when you see this symbol, you know
you won’t hear t, d, or p. You won’t hear the
release. The mouth goes into position, stops
the air and then moves on to the next sound.
Are you feeling that smooth
connection between words?
Now is a great time to pause the video
and for just ten or fifteen seconds,
describe your day in English and try to keep the
same feeling. The red line flowing from word to
word, the linking. And if you’re ready now to
keep your studies going, check out this video.
Be sure to subscribe with notifications and if you
want to train your American voice even more, check
out my online courses at Rachel’s English Academy.
We have an extremely supportive community there
of people just like you. That’s it and thanks
so much for using Rachel’s English.