Pronunciación Diphthongs and linking hermano niña cuñado In Spanish, a, e, and o are considered strong vowels. The weak vowels are i and u. ruido parientes periodista A diphthong is a combination of two weak vowels or of a strong vowel and a weak vowel. Diphthongs are pronounced as a single syllable. mi hijo una clase excelente Two identical vowel sounds that appear together are pronounced like one long vowel. con Natalia sus sobrinos las sillas Two identical consonants together sound like a single consonant. es ingeniera mis abuelos sus hijos A consonant at the end of a word is linked with the vowel at the beginning of the next word. mi hermano su esposa nuestro amigo A vowel at the end of a word is linked with the vowel at the beginning of the next word. Práctica Say these words aloud, focusing on the diphthongs. 1. historia 5. residencia 9. lenguas 2. nieto 6. prueba 10. estudiar 3. parientes 7. puerta 11. izquierda 4. novia 8. ciencias 12. ecuatoriano Oraciones Read these sentences aloud to practice diphthongs and linking words. 1. Hola. Me llamo Anita Amaral. Soy de Ecuador. 2. Somos seis en mi familia. 3. Tengo dos hermanos y una hermana. 4. Mi papá es de Ecuador y mi mamá es de España. Refranes Read these sayings aloud to practice diphthongs and linking sounds. 1 When one door closes, another opens. 2 Speak of the devil and he will appear. la abuela Hablando del rey de Roma, por la puerta se asoma.2 Cuando una puerta se cierra, otra se abre.1 Pronunciation Tutorial 121 La familia ciento veintiuno 121 Pronunciación DIFFERENTIATION EXPANSION Section Goals In Pronunciación, students will be introduced to: • the strong and weak vowels • common diphthongs • linking in pronunciation Student Resources Cuaderno de actividades, p. 62 Online activities Teacher Resources Workbook TE; Textbook and Audio Activities online; Audio Scripts Teaching Tips • Write hermano, niña, and cuñado on the board. Ask students to identify the strong and weak vowels. • Pronounce ruido, parientes, and periodista, and have students identify the diphthong in each word. Point out that the strong vowels (a, e, o) do not combine with each other to form diphthongs. When two strong vowels come together, they are in different syllables. • Pronounce mi hermano and su esposa and ask volunteers to write them on the board. Point out that the linked vowels form a diphthong and are pronounced as one syllable. • Follow the same procedure with es ingeniera and mis abuelos. You may want to introduce linking involving the other final consonants (l, n, r, z). Ex: Son hermanos. El hermano mayor está aquí. ¿Cuál es tu hermana? • Ask students to say words that they already know that exemplify each point. Práctica/Oraciones/Refranes Play the Teacher Resources online so that students practice listening to other Spanish speakers. Heritage Speakers Ask heritage speakers if they know of other refranes. Write each refrán on the board and have the student explain what it means. Ex: A quien Dios no le dio hijos, el diablo le da sobrinos. Más sabe el diablo por viejo que por diablo. Video Add an additional auditory aspect to this Pronunciación presentation. Play the first scene of the Fotonovela and have students identify where words are linked: Ex. la abuela; No está. Extra Practice Here are additional sentences for extra practice with diphthongs and linking: Los estudiantes extranjeros hablan inglés. Mi abuela Ana tiene ochenta años. Juan y Enrique son hermanos. ¿Tu esposa aprende una lengua extranjera? Tengo un examen en la clase de español hoy. Read them aloud and have students identify diphthongs and linking words. 1 When one door closes, another opens. 2 Speak of the devil and he will appear. Level 1, Lesson 3 Teacher’s Edition
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