Conversation Study Ben Franklin Analysis

Today we’re going to analyze everything we hear in conversation in a Ben Franklin Exercise

– everyone’s favorite way to improve listening comprehension

and understand how Americans talk.

This is an excerpt from a lesson in my online school, Rachel’s English Academy.

It is incredible to see how much there is to learn from a few short lines of American English.

First, let’s here this snippet of conversation.

We need to schedule a time to meet to plan the client presentation.

Yeah. I’m ready.

Now, let’s analyze.

At the end of the video, there will be information on where to find more of these valuable

Ben Franklin exercise videos.

We need to schedule a time to meet to plan the client presentation.

Yeah. I’m ready.

We need to schedule a time–

Need.

The most stressed there, the longest, the clearest.

Also ‘time’. We need to schedule a time-

We need to schedule a time–
We need to schedule a time–

The intonation was a little different there. She’s going to continue on for the rest of the sentence.

‘Schedule’, a content word but not quite as stressed as the words ‘need’ and ‘time’.

Schedule– Schedule– Schedule–

So, not every content word has the exact same stress within a sentence.

Within a sentence, the speaker is always choosing subconsciously the words to bring out.

So she brings out the word ‘need’.

The verb, what has to happen, we need to do this.

And she brings out time

which is on their calendar, the time they’re going to block off for this meeting that they’re going to have.

Let’s look at the word ‘to’, here, the first occurrence of it.

We need to– we need to– we need to schedule a time

Now we know that the word ‘to’ reduces to have the schwa, and the T can either be a true T or a flap T.

Let’s listen to what happens here:

We need to– we need to– we need to–

So it’s not really a flap and it’s not really a true T.

Really she’s just dropped the T altogether because it sound before is a D.

So the D between vowels is pronounced like a flap

and the T between vowels is pronounced like a flap, the same sound.

So here the D comes between two vowels. I don’t think she does quite a flap,

I feel like I hear ddd— some of that D sound

which is when the tongue is in position for the D but the air is stopped and we get that sound in the throat.

Need—dd—dd—we need to–

We need to– we need to– we need to schedule a time

Needa– so to me, it’s more of a D than a flap. But I don’t hear a T at all. Needa–

So when the word ‘need’ is followed by the word ‘to’,

you can just drop the T and attach a schwa to the end : needa–.

We needa— We needa—

We need to– we need to– we need to schedule a time

We need to schedule–
We need to schedule–

The schwa is said so quickly there.

We need to schedule–

We need to schedule–
We need to schedule–

Schedule. Schedule.

Notice the D makes the J sound: –dule, and we have a dark L here: –dule, –dule, –dule, –dule.

Schedule. Schedule. Schedule.

Make that syllable as quickly as you can:

Schedule. Schedule. Schedule a– Schedule a–

Then link the L into the schwa through the word ‘a’.

Schedule a– Schedule a—

We need to schedule a—

We need to schedule a— We need to schedule a— We need to schedule a time.

So these things, this linking ending consonant to beginning vowel,

dropping a T and linking it in these little things all help to make the line smooth, smooth, smooth.

We need to schedule a— Ahhhhhh–

There’s no break in the sound, there’s no abrupt pitch change.

The pitch is gliding up or gliding down.

We need to schedule a— We need to schedule a—

We need to schedule a— We need to schedule a— We need to schedule a time–

We need to schedule a time—time–, True T there.

The T is always a true T when it starts a stressed syllable.

Time– time– time to meet to plan the client presentation

to meet to plan– to meet to plan–

Okay, two more word ‘to’, and this time they’re both made with the true T and the schwa.

Meet to– and time to–, time to meet to– time to meet to–

time to meet to– time to meet to– time to meet to–

So the T will always be a true T when it follows the T.

And actually again you can think of it as being dropped because there’s really just one T sound.

Meet to– Meet to– Meet to–

So just put a schwa sound at the end of the word ‘meet’. Meet to–

Time to– Now, this could’ve been a Flap T. Time to– Time to–

But she made a True T: Time to– Time to–

As long as the vowel is reduced and the word is said quickly, it sounds right.

Both of flap T and a true T sound good and sound right.

Time to meet to– time to meet to– time to meet to plan the client presentation

To plan the client presentation–

Okay, so cli– client presentaaaa- tion.

The stressed syllable is a little clearer a little longer.

The pitch is gliding up and gliding down. no abrupt change in pitch.

To plan the client presentation–
To plan the client presentation–

To plan the client presentation–

So ‘plan’, again a content word, but it’s not quite as long as ‘client’ and ‘taaayy–’

Those two syllable to me are a little bit clearer a little bit more stressed.

Plan– plan– plan the client presentation

Plan– plan–. This is one of the tough cases where we have the AH vowel followed by a nasal consonant.

Plaaaaan

So you want to go through an AH vowel.

You relax the back of the tongue before making the N and that gives us this UH vowel

or you could think of it as a schwa before the end.

Plaaan. Plan. We don’t want plan.

Plan. That’s too bright. It’s too much in the face.

Plan. Allows the placement to be a little lower.

Meet to plan– meet to plan the– plan the–plan the– plan the–

client presentation.

plan the– plan the– plan the client presentation

-tion ending, pronounced ‘shun’ here.

Make it fast. Don’t try to put an actual vowel sound in there.

Remember the N takes over the schwa, it’s a syllabic consonant.

That means there doesn’t have to be a vowel sound in that syllable.

-tion -tion -tion. Presentation.

Presentation.

Presentation. Presentation. Presentation.

zun– zun– zun– There’s another case here.

Z, schwa, N. Presen– zun– zun– zun–

Where you don’t need to try to make a vowel sound in that syllable. Zun– zun–

Straight from Z to N, presentation, presentation.

Presentation, presentation, presentation.

And remember it’s all smooth: uuuhhhh.

No breaks between syllables and no abrupt pitch changes.

Pitch either slides up or slides down, it doesn’t jump.

Presentation. We need to schedule a time to meet to plan the client presentation.

Yeah. I’m ready.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Quick but also a clear up-down shape of stress: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I’m ready.

I’m ready. I’m ready.

M connecting right into the R, there’s no break: mmrrr– mmrr–

I’m ready. Uuhhhh uuhhh–

So even though it’s a sentence with two different words, it’s still very smooth, there’s no abrupt pitch changes.

And all the sounds glide into each other, connected speech.

I’m ready. Yeah. I’m ready.

‘Ready’ has a flap T sound. Flap rr– rr– rr–

Ready– Ready– It’s not read– dd– dd– with that real D sound in the throat

It’s ready. rr– rr– rr–

Because the D comes between two vowels, flap the tongue.

Ready. Ready. I’m ready.

Let’s listen to the whole dialogue one more time.

We need to schedule a time to meet to plan the client presentation.

Yeah. I’m ready.

So much analysis for so little conversation.

But when we pick it apart like that, we discover all of the habits of American pronunciation.

How wonderful.

This is part of a larger lesson in my online school.

Each month there are three Ben Franklin analysis videos added,

anywhere from 20 minutes to 35 minutes long.

They come with lessons that will point out the phrasal verbs, idioms, and interesting vocabulary

that comes up in conversation.

This is in addition to all the other lessons in the school.

My students love it, they love all the conversation analysis.

If you’re interested, please join there.

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今天,我们将在本富兰克林练习中分析我们在对话中听到的所有内容

——这是每个人最喜欢的提高听力理解

和了解美国人说话方式的方法。

这是我的在线学校瑞秋英语学院的一节课的节选。

令人难以置信的是,从几句美式英语中可以学到很多东西。

首先,让我们来看这段对话。

我们需要安排时间会面以计划客户演示。

是的。 我准备好了。

现在,我们来分析一下。

在视频的结尾,将提供有关在哪里可以找到更多这些有价值的

本富兰克林运动视频的信息。

我们需要安排时间会面以计划客户演示。

是的。 我准备好了。

我们需要安排一个时间——

需要。

那里压力最大,时间最长,最清晰。

还有“时间”。 我们需要安排一个时间——

我们需要安排一个时间——
我们需要安排一个时间——

那里的语调有点不同。 她将在剩下的句子中继续说下去。

“时间表”是一个内涵词,但不像“需要”和“时间”这两个词那样强调。

附表——附表——附表——

所以,并不是每个实词在一个句子中都有完全相同的重音。

在一个句子中,说话者总是在下意识地选择要带出的单词。

所以她提出了“需要”这个词。

动词,必须发生的事情,我们需要这样做。

她列出

了他们日历上的时间,他们将为他们将要举行的这次会议预留时间。

让我们看一下“to”这个词,这里是它的第一次出现。

我们需要——我们需要——我们需要安排一个时间

现在我们知道“to”这个词可以简化为 schwa,T 可以是真正的 T 也可以是襟翼 T。

让我们听听会发生什么 这里:

我们需要–我们需要–我们需要–

所以这不是真正的襟翼,也不是真正的 T。

真的,她完全放弃了 T,因为它之前听起来是 D。

所以 D 之间 元音发音像襟翼

,元音之间的T发音像襟翼,相同的声音。

所以这里的 D 出现在两个元音之间。 我不认为她拍得非常厉害,

我觉得我听到了 ddd —— 一些 D 的声音

,这是当舌头处于 D 的位置但空气停止并且我们在喉咙里听到那个声音的时候。

需要——dd——dd——我们需要——

我们需要——我们需要——我们需要安排时间需要——

所以对我来说,这更像是一个D而不是一个襟翼。 但我根本听不到T。 Needa–

所以当“need”这个词后面跟着“to”这个词时,

你可以去掉 T 并在末尾附加一个 schwa:needa–。

我们

需要——我们需要——我们需要——我们需要——我们需要安排时间

我们需要安排——
我们需要安排

——那里的 schwa 说得太快了。

我们需要安排——

我们需要安排——
我们需要安排——

安排。 日程。

注意 D 发出 J 的声音:–dule,我们这里有一个暗 L:–dule、–dule、–dule、–dule。

日程。 日程。 日程。

尽可能快地说出那个音节:

计划。 日程。 附表 a——附表 a——

然后通过单词“a”将 L 连接到 schwa。

安排 a- 安排 a-

我们需要安排 a-

我们需要安排 a- 我们需要安排 a- 我们需要安排一个时间。

所以这些东西,这个连接结尾辅音到开始元音,

去掉一个T并在这些小东西中连接它都有助于使线条平滑,平滑,平滑。

我们需要安排一个——啊啊啊——

声音没有中断,没有突然的音高变化。

球场正在向上或向下滑动。

我们需要

安排一个——我们需要安排一个——我们需要安排一个——我们需要安排一个——我们需要安排一个时间——

我们需要安排一个时间——时间——,True T那里。

当 T 开始一个重读音节时,它总是一个真 T。

时间–时间–计划客户演示的时间–计划–

好的,还有两个单词’to',这次它们都是用真正的T和schwa制作的 .

Meet to- and time to-, time to meet to- time to meet to-

time to meet to- time to meet to- time to meet to-

所以 T 永远是真正的 T 当 它跟在 T 后面

。实际上你可以再次认为它被丢弃了,因为实际上只有一个 T 音。

Meet to- Meet to- Meet to-

所以只需在“meet”这个词的末尾加上一个 schwa 音。 Meet to-

Time to- 现在,这可能是一个 Flap T. Time to- Time to-

但她做了一个 True T: Time to- Time to-

只要元音减少并且 这个词说得很快,听起来不错。

襟翼 T 和真正的 T 听起来都不错,而且听起来不错。

是时候开会了 - 是时候开会了 - 是时候开会来计划客户

演示 计划客户演示 -

好的,所以 cli - 客户演示。

重读音节更清晰一点。

球场正在向上滑翔和向下滑翔。 音调没有突然变化。

计划客户演示–
计划客户演示–

计划客户演示–

所以’plan',又是一个内容词,但它不像’client' 和’taaayy–'

这两个音节那么长 对我来说更清楚一点,压力更大一点。

计划–计划–计划客户演示计划–计划–

。 这是我们有 AH 元音后跟鼻辅音的棘手情况之一。

Plaaaaan

所以你想通过一个 AH 元音。

你在发 N 之前放松舌根,这给了我们这个 UH 元音,

或者你可以在结尾之前把它想象成一个 schwa。

普拉安。 计划。 我们不要计划。

计划。 那太亮了。 太看脸了。

计划。 允许位置稍微低一些。

会面计划- 会面计划- 计划- 计划- 计划-

客户演示。

计划–计划–计划客户演示

-tion结尾,在这里发音为“顺”。

快一点。 不要试图在其中放一个实际的元音。

记住 N 接管了 schwa,它是一个音节辅音。

这意味着该音节中不必有元音。

----------------------------- 推介会。

推介会。

推介会。 推介会。 推介会。

zun– zun– zun– 这里还有一个案例。

Z, schwa, N. Presen– zun– zun–

zun– 你不需要尝试在那个音节中发出元音。 Zun–

zun– 从Z到N,介绍,介绍。

介绍,介绍,介绍。

记住一切都很顺利:uuuhhhh。

音节之间没有中断,也没有突然的音高变化。

音高要么向上滑动,要么向下滑动,它不会跳跃。

推介会。 我们需要安排时间会面以计划客户演示。

是的。 我准备好了。

是的。 是的。 是的。

快速但也清晰的压力形状:是的。 是的。 是的。

是的。 是的。 是的。 我准备好了。

我准备好了。 我准备好了。

M 直接连接到 R,没有中断:mmrrr– mmrr–

我准备好了。 Uuhhhh uuhhh–

所以即使是一个有两个不同单词的句子,它仍然很流畅,没有突然的音调变化。

所有的声音都相互融合,相互连接。

我准备好了。 是的。 我准备好了。

‘Ready’ 有一个襟翼 T 音。 拍打rr–

rr– rr– 准备好– 准备好– 没读– dd– dd– 喉咙里有真正的D 音

准备好了。 rr– rr– rr–

因为 D 出现在两个元音之间,所以拍打舌头。

准备好。 准备好。 我准备好了。

让我们再听一遍整个对话。

我们需要安排时间会面以计划客户演示。

是的。 我准备好了。

这么少的谈话,这么多的分析。

但是当我们像这样把它分开时,我们会发现美国发音的所有习惯。

多么美妙。

这是我的在线学校的一堂大课的一部分。

每个月都会添加三个 Ben Franklin 分析视频,时

长从 20 分钟到 35 分钟不等。

他们附带的课程将指出会话中出现的短语动词、习语和有趣的词汇

这是学校所有其他课程的补充。

我的学生喜欢它,他们喜欢所有的对话分析。

如果你有兴趣,请加入那里。

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