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Ship Or Sheep - Unit 40: j (yellow)


b. Linking /j/

The sound /j/ is used in rapid spoken English to link other sounds. The sound lj/ links words ending in /iː/ or /ɪ/, e.g. she, he, I, we, my, boy, say, they, when the next word, begins with a vowel. Listen to the examples then listen to six short interactions where this linking happens. Mark where you could hear linking /j/ in 1—6 below.

EXAMPLES                I agree.             He is here.           The way out.
Check your answers in the key. Then practise the interactions with a partner. Record your voices to compare your production of linking /j/ with the recording.

c. About you

Read these answers and answer T (True) or F (False) or D (Don’t know).
1. When you were three you used to dress yourself. ( )
2. When you were six months old you used to feed yourself. ( )
3. When y0u were a baby you used to be beautiful. ( )
4. When you were first at school you used to be stupid. ( )
5. When you were younger you used to really like music. ( )
Choose one of the statements, or make up a similar one, and ask somebody about it.
EXAMPLE When you were (ten) years old, did you use to like (cycling)?
Exercise-4a (Stress and intonation: highlighting a word) Exercise-5 (Spelling)


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