Intermediate Phonetics 

Sounds

1. Articulating the Russian vowels [î], [ó].

Pronunciation of the vowels [o], [a] after hard consonants in unstressed syllables.

Articulating the consonants [ï], [ê] comparing to the corresponding English consonants.

Pronunciation of voiced consonants at the and of a word.

Pronunciation of voiceless consonants before the letters á, ã, ä, æ,ç.

Articulating the hard and the soft consonants:

- articulating the soft front consonants [ò’], [ä’], [í’], [ë’], [ð’], [ñ’], [ç’], [÷’], [ø’].

Pronunciation of [e] and [a] after soft consonants in unstressed syllables.

Articulating the soft labial consonants [ï’], [á’], [â’], [ô’], [ì’].

Articulating the consonants [ø] and [æ].

Articulating the sound [û]. Comparing the articulation of the sound [û] to the articulation of the sound [è].

The correspondence of soft and hard consonants.

Pronunciation of the soft and hard consonants at the end of the word.

Working on pronunciation of different consonant groups in the middle of words.

Articulation and correction of pronunciation of the consonant [j].

Articulation and correction of pronunciation of the consonant [õ].

Articulation and correction of pronunciation of the consonant [ë] and [ë’]. 

Articulation and correction of pronunciation of the consonant [ö].



Intonation

The usage of the first intonational construction (IC-1). Expressing the meaning of completeness.

The usage of the second intonational construction (IC-2) in questions containing a question word and in narrative sentences in order to accentuate the most important word.

Comparing the first two intonational constructions according to the strength of the pitch accent.

The usage of the third intonational construction (IC-3) in questions without question word, demanding the answers ‘yes’ and ’no’.

The division of the utterance into several parts according to the meaning in the flow of speech.

The usage of the second intonational construction (IC-2) to attract the attention of the interlocutor or to address to somebody and in etiquette phrases.

The usage of the third intonational construction (IC-3) to
communicate a polite request.

The usage of the first intonational construction (IC-1) to
communicate advice or recommendation.

The intonation when requesting the information and the answer to it.

The intonation when requiring the information and the answer to it.

The usage of the fourth intonational construction (IC-4) in complete interrogative sentence containing a question word and in incomplete interrogative sentences.

The usage of the IC-2 and the IC-3 in interrogative sentences having the meaning of justaposition as founding in complete interrogative sentences without a question word.

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The usage of the IC-4 in official questions with a shade of demand.

The usage of the IC-4 and the IC-3 to express the meaning of
incompleteness in non-final parts of an utterance.

The intonation when requesting an action and the reaction on it.

The usage of the IC-6 in questions with a question word if the hearer didn’t register the information with the request to repeat it.

The intonation in the sentences with

The intonation in the axiological sentences.

Functioning of different ICs in speech.

The usage of IC-7 to communicate expressive negation in
utterances containing pronoun words.

The usage of IC-7 to strengthen affirmation or negation.