¡Con brío! - PROGRAM SAMPLER

P-6 5. Linking Words Linking is a very important element of Spanish pronunciation. a. A vowel sound at the end of a word is always linked to the vowel sound at the beginning of the next word. If the vowels are the same, they are pronounced as one long vowel. In linking, y acts like a vowel. Listen to and repeat each of the following sentences, paying special attention to the linked vowels. No entiendo eso. Va a hablar de ese estudiante. Voy a almorzar. b. A consonant sound at the end of a word is always linked to the vowel sound at the beginning of the next word. Listen to and repeat each of the following sentences, paying special attention to the linking of consonants and vowels. Hablan español. Están en un restaurante. Nos encanta escribir y leer. c. Two identical consonants, one at the end of a word and the other at the beginning of a word, sound like a single but longer consonant. Listen to and repeat each of the following sentences, paying special attention to the linking of consonants. El borrador rojo no me gusta. Es su restaurante favorito. No trabajan nada. F. Práctica First mark all the links between words in the following sentences. Then read each of the sentences, paying special attention to the linking sounds. Begin after you hear ¡Adelante! After you read each sentence, listen for confirmation. 1. ¿Cómo está usted? 2. Hoy es el ocho de enero. 3. Mi color favorito es el amarillo. 4. Es el día de su aniversario. 5. No hay examen en la clase de español. 6. ¿Qué hora es? ¿Sabes que...? In the U.S., Spanish is the second most spoken language, after English. An academy for the Spanish language was founded in 1973. It is the youngest of the 22 academies that comprise the Association of Spanish Language Academies. It publishes a newsletter periodically on cultural and literary issues as a practical guide for the use of Spanish in professional contexts in the U.S.