Whaddaya Say? Guided Practice In Relaxed Spoken English

Whaddaya Say? is the result of 25 years of research on reduced forms. Since 1981, it has helped thousands of students around the world understand English s it is really spoken. This easy-to-use listening book introduces students to the most common reduced forms of spoken English for going to, want to, have to, and more - fully contextualized in conversations that are both practical and entertaining. Each of the text's 30 lessons include a auto segment that introduces new reduced forms, followed by comprehension questions and practice exercises. Contents: To the Student. To the Teacher. 1. *ya (r) you. 2. *whaddaya (r) what do you, what are you. 3. *wanna (r) want to. 4. *gonna (r) going to. 5. *donno (r) don't know. 6. *ta (r) to. 7. *gotta (r) got to, *hafta (r) have to, *hasta (r) has to. 8. *yer (r) your, you're, *yers (r) yours. 9. *cha (r) /t/ + you, *cher (r) /t/ + your, you're. 10. *-in' (r) -ing. 11. *whacha (r) what do you, what you. 12. *ja (r) /d/ + you, *jer (r) /t/ + your. 13. *er (r) or. 14. *'e (r) he, *'is (r) his, *'im (r) him, *'er (r) her, *'em (r) them. 15. *'n' (r) and. 16. *kin (r) can. 17. *a (r) of. 18. *shoulda (r) should + have + past participle, *coulda (r) could + have + past participle, *woulda (r) would + have + past participle, *musta (r) must + have + past participle, *maya (r) may + have + past participle, *mighta (r) might + have + past participle. 19. *da (r) to after a vowel sound. 20. *fer (r) for. Answer Key.