BBC Learning English - Connected Speech

Introduction to connected speech

Programme 1

Programme 2

Programme 3

 

 

PIE - Introduction to Assimilation

Video lesson from PodcastsinEnglish.

 

Assimilation Rules & Examples

From www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/

 

BBC Learning English

Radio programme explaining assimilation in spoken English.

 

 

Reduction

Some people say that English speakers 'eat their words'. This affects the pronunciation of unstressed syllables, and is how 'want to' becomes 'wanna', and 'let me' becomes 'lemme' in informal English. Learn and listen to these examples. From EvaEaston.com

Listening quiz

 

Informal Contractions

From EnglishClub.com