Section outline

    • Learn to read the transcribed text fluently.

    • Read a passage from Volín's IPA-Based Transcription... and do the exercises reɡardinɡ dark L (pp. 72-73).

    • Download the document below. Your task will be to decide which stresses should stay and which should be deleted.

      Follow the instructions! There is a solution provided, but if you want to practise and gain knowledge, you must go through the exercise BEFORE you look at the solution.

    • Look at prosodic boundaries. How do you fragment your speech? Do you make short phrases? Long phrases?
      Listen to your intonation. Examine your variability and tonal range. Is it monotonous? What kind of tones do you use?