 Occasionally students need extra help on an assignment or a friendly reminder about what is expected of them. Remember
to speak Spanish every day. It can be fun if you approach it this way. In the classroom always look at me when
I am speaking because the tongue has to be placed close to the teeth to produce some sounds.
- To pronounce a Spanish "R" say aloud POT 'O BEANS repeatedly. Do not add "Beans" and say POT 'O repeatedly.
You have just pronounced the Spanish "R". Congratulations!!
- The letter "D" is pronounced "th" when it precedes a vowel. Say ciudad &
concentrate on pronouncing the "D" as "th". Notice the pronunciation of the sentence: Estudio en la universidad de Valdosta
State University. Notice how the two "d"s are pronounced as "th" "th".
- Sinalefa is an important part of all spoken languages. It occurs when a vowel is followed by another vowel, or vowels.
Slowly say the following: Ana está especialmente elegante hoy. The last
"a" in Ana is combined with the "e" in está. The final "á" in está glides to combine with the "e" in especialmente and
the final "e" glides to combine with the "e" in elegante and the final "e" in elegante glides to combine with the o in hoy
(the "h" is silent). This is the process of sinalefa and you need to practice it repeatedly and become conscious of
its existence.
- Learn the rules of accentuation. The governing rules are extremely important. They are:
- 1. Words that end with a vowel are vocally stressed on the next to last syllable. EXAMPLE:
mañana
- 2. Words that end with a consonant are vocally stressed on the last syllable. EXAMPLE:
universidad
- 3. Exceptions to rules 1 & 2 must have a written accent
that is vocally stressed. EXAMPLE: México
LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE HINTS AND HELPS.
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General Study Tips
...Each day you should listen to the audio portions of the workbook and do the exercises that accompany the text chapter.
...Listen without looking at the exercises in order to train your ear to hearing Spanish.
... Think in images and visualize the meaning of the vocabulary words and sentences.
..Each day you need to study the vocabulary and grammar rules.
..Each day you need to review the work you studied the previous days.
..At the end of the chapter you will only have to do a brief review.
...Speak Spanish every opportunity you have.
GIVE THESE HINTS A TRY.
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