Whaddaya Say? Guided Practice In Relaxed Spoken English

Description: 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.