Linking

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1. Below are examples that illustrate the first linking pattern [C-V] we discussed in class.

Listen and then practice saying them. Remember to pay attention to sounds, not spelling!

• ingeniou[s › invention
  
• disastrou[s › effect
  
• approxima[t(e) › amount
  
• fo[r › instance
  
• fo[r › example
  
• i[n › a[n › hour
  
• expen[d › energy
  
• elimina[t(e) › acid
  
• crucia[l › element
  
• that'[s › adequate
  
• gra[ph › i[t › again
  
• it'[s › o[f › interest
  

Listen to the following sentences. Practice saying them.

1. The result[s › a[r(e) › inconclusive.
   
2. What's the sour[c(e) › of that › emission?
   
3. The exa[m › i[s › in progress.
   
4. The seminar start[s › i[n › a[n › hour.
   
5. That'[s › a nove[l› approach.

2. Below are examples that illustrate the second linking pattern [C-C] we discussed in class.

Listen and then practice saying them.

• ba[d › data
  
• goo[d › design
  
• thi[s › sound
  
• subsequen[t › trials
  
• crea[t(e) › tasks
  
• fina[l › lecture
  
• va[g(ue) › guarantee
  
• nex[t › time
  
• traffi[c › controller
  
• ultima[t(e) › technique
  
• networ[k › cable
  
• suppre[ss › symptoms
  

Linking practice with dialogues

Listen to the dialogues and concentrate on the linked sounds. Practice saying the dialogues.

A: The labour › issue is › a hot › topic.
B: Yeah. One can debate › it for › hours.



A: How can one › incorporate › all that › information?
B: Divide › it › into sections.



A: I heard you got › a new position.
B: Yeah, but › I turned › it down.
A: Come › again?
B: I said › I turned › it down.