Module-1 Joking & kidding Lesson Text

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•M3 •Module 3 •Expressive Interjections
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PHONETIC
SOUND
SPELLINGS

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2a

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2c

•Slide-1 •S1

Are you kidding?
- Are- yuh kid˛i n ?
- Are- yuh kid˛` n me?
- Are you joking?
- Are you jo˛ki n ?
- Are- yuh jo˛k` n ?

1a -

1c

•Module-1 •M1

WRITTEN SENTENCES
1a -Are

you kidding?
1b -Are you kidding?
1c -Are you kidding me?
2a -Are you joking?
2b -Are you joking?
2c -Are you joking?

QUESTIONS

Practice Tips~
1• The grey color of (function and linking) words
means that it is often a "Reduced" pronunciation.
2• You and Yuh are completely interchangeable.
Typically Yuh is spoken naturally when speaking
fast or casually.
3• Try to repeat short easy phrases at the same
time as the speaker. Learn to anticipate the
tempo and rhythm to speak exactly at the same
time in the same way.

Lesson Notes:
1• PATTERN: Question Helper Verb + Subject + Verb.
2• Remember, every time the helper verb is a verb "to be" (are-is-am-was-were) the next
main verb will always be an "ING" verb.
3• Joking and Kidding have exactly the same meaning.
4• The reduced sound of an ending N can sometimes be very short and diﬃcult to hear.
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CONVERSATION

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3a-

•Module-1 •M1

Are they kid˛in?

They kid˛in?

4a-

Are they joking ?

4b-

Are they jo˛kin?

WRITTEN SENTENCES

3a -Are

they kidding?
3b -Are they kidding?
3c -They kiddiňg?
4a -Are they joking ?
4b -Are they joking?

CONVERSATION

•Slide-2 •S2

Are they kidding?

3b3c-

PHONETIC
SOUND
SPELLINGS

QUESTIONS

Practice Tips~
1• If you hear changing voice pitch with
intonation, try to mimic it exactly as you hear
for the practice.
2• Listen closely in conversation for different
intonation pitch. Try to connect to pitch with
the emotion of the speaker.
3• Native speakers will generally not think
about intonation but it reflects their feelings.

Lesson Notes:
1• Sentence 3c (They kiddin?) omits the main question word (are). This is
common with fast speech & commonly replaced with an ending intonation tone.
2• A simple question intonation is often a rising or higher tone but other lower or
falling tones can express different speaker emotions.


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5a-

•Module-1 •M1

CONVERSATION

•Slide-3 •S3

Iz˛E kidding?

QUESTIONS

Practice Tips~

Iz˛E kid˛'n?

1• It's good to intentionally practice both the
fully pronounced pattern and the short, fast,
reduced pronunciation.

Iz-she joking?

2• Practice speaking short phrases as
quickly and often as possible during.

Iz-she jo˛kin?

3• Note: Identical phrases that only diﬀer in

5b6a-

PHONETIC
SOUND
SPELLINGS

6b-

WRITTEN SENTENCES
5a -Is

he kidding?

5b -Is

he kidding?

6a -Is

she joking?

6b -Is

spoken pronunciation are paired with # & (a-b-c).

Lesson Notes:

she joking?

2• Remember, every time the helper verb is a verb "to be" the next
main verb will always be an ING verb.


PHONETIC
SOUND
SPELLINGS

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7a7b-

7c-

•Module-1 •M1
•Slide-4 •S4

QUESTIONS

I˛za t˛ dúh jo k e?
Wuh˛za t˛ dúh jo k e?
i˛zis´ uh jo k e?

WRITTEN SENTENCES

7a -Is

that a joke?

7b -Was
7c -Is

that a joke?

this a joke?

Practice Tips~
1• Listen for the short cut ending
sounds of letters marked grey color.
2• Listen for the phrases that drop
the first word "Do".
3• Some reduced sounds are almost
inaudible but they still affect the
rhythm. Listen Close.

Lesson Notes:
1• Here "Joke" is a simple noun but the word joke is not aways a funny phrase
or riddle? Joke can also be an untruthful statement or a misleading statement.
2• Notice the significant "Syllable Shift" and "Reduced" words here with the
natural speech.


CONVERSATION

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PHONETIC
SOUND
SPELLINGS

•Module-1 •M1
•Slide-5 •S5

You're kidding, righ t ?
8b- Yer kid˛i n , righ t ?
9a- You're joking, righ t ?
9b- Yer jo˛ki n , righ t ?
10a- Tha˛t´suh jo k e, righ t ?
10b- Thi˛si´zuh jo k e, righ t ?

QUESTIONS

8a-

WRITTEN SENTENCES
8a -You're

kidding, right?
8b -You're kidding, right?
9a -You're joking, right?
9b -You're joking , right?
10a -That's a joke, right?
10b -This is a joke, right?

Practice Tips~
1• Statements can be turned into a
question with an ending rising tone or a
ending question word.
2• Intonation is completely individual
with each speaker. Sometimes a strong
rising tone with a question tag word
indicates a strong interest or curiosity.

Lesson Notes:
2• Every time the helper verb is a verb "to be" the next main verb will always be
an "ING" verb.
3• Conﬁrmation questions can also be less direct than than a straight question.


CONVERSATION

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About:
Key Words
Joking &
Kidding

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• Vocab. & Grammar Notes
• The words Joking & Kidding have the same meaning and politeness. Using one over the other is strictly
the speakers choice. Kidding (might) beused slightly more between close or intimate friends, but not
necessarily.
• Intonation is a very important expressive tool in English and can add different layers of meaning to any
phrase. Intonation or Voice Pitch can not be learned as a set of rules like grammar but must be listened to
and associated with expressive situations.
• Copy the speakers voice pitch to build "Sound Memory". You will hear the same Intonations in real
conversation. (Sound Memory + Real Experience = Understanding)
• Joking & Kidding usually can use the same grammar pattern,
but not in every case.
Some expressions might grammatically be the same but one
might sounds more natural in everyday use.


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Key Words
Joking &
Kidding

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Joking &
Kidding

• Vocab. & Grammar Notes
• One vocabulary difference is that "A Joke" as a noun & "to joke" as a verb both refer to the same topic.
But, the word "to Kid" is only a verb referring to an action. ("A Kid" as a noun is a young child or adolescent.)
• The word Joke would typically be used when referring to an actual prank or verbal joke as a noun.
Words of similar topics like (Kid - Trick - Fool - Play) are often used when referring to a verb action.
• Remember the basic rule that main verbs become "ing" verbs when following a helper verb (is-are-am)
• A Joke = Noun
• Joking = Verb

• Ex: That's a good joke.
• Ex: I'm joking.

Nouns

• (To) Joke = Verb

• Ex: He likes to joke around.

• A Joker = Noun

• Ex: He's a real joker.

• A Kid = Noun

• Ex: That kid is a good joke teller.

• (To) Kid = Verb

• Ex: Please don't kid me.

• Kidding = Verb

• Ex: Are you kidding me?

• A Kidder = Noun

• Ex: That guy is a kidder, he likes to joke around.

• Kids = Verb

• Ex: He always kids me.

• (The) Kid = Noun

• Ex: That kid is a big joker, always fooling around.

Verbs

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• Pronunciation: is the spoken sound of single isolated words or syllables.
• Speech Rhythm: is the sound between words when spoken naturally
(i.e.: higher, lower, rising, falling)

• Speech Rhythm: is the sound between words
when spoken naturally.
• Intonation & Voice Pitch: are both basically
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• Word & Syllable Stress: works closely with
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than the written form when spoken naturally in common everyday speech.
• Reduced Pronunciation: is a common simplified pronunciation of a word
or syllable, sometimes making is difficult to hear clearly.
• Stop Sound Endings: are words where
the ending letter sound is cut very
short also sometimes making is difficult
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• Phonetic spellings showing changes in pronunciation.
1- Phonetic Grey Words • Pronunciation & Sound Changes are the main changes in speech with
linking words - function words & informal contractions. See examples below
(wuh.nuh = want to / haf.tuh = have to / gah.duh = got to / yuh = you
/ tuh = to / duh = do / uhv = of / djyuh = did you / chyuh = are you / fer = for)
2- Small Grey Words - (the - you - and - to - at - it - of )
• Reduced Sounds, are small, quick pronunciations usually
as a result of common everyday words called
Function and Linking Words.
3- Small Grey Ending Letters - (p - t - k - d - b - n - g - ck)
• Sound Stops, are where a full letter sound at the end of
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• These marks show combined sounds spoken close together.
4- Small Hook Dot [ ˛ ˛ ˛ ] = A Syllable Shift forward into the next word.
• 2 words joined in sound by the last letter of the first word shifting forward into
the next word. Ex: (Like it = Li˛k’it) or (Get it = Ge˛d´it)

5- Apostrophe Mark [ ‘ ‘ ‘] between two phonetic words.
• Shows where a Syllable Shift connects two words with sound.
Ex: (Like it = Li˛k’it) or (Get it = Ge˛d´it)
6- Slash Mark [ ` ` `] at the end of a word with a cut sound.
• Indicates a Shortened Ending Sound with “ing” or
“en” ending words.
Ex: (Walking = Walk`n) or (Talking = Talk`n)


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• These marks show combined sounds spoken close together.
7- Small Dot [ . . . ] Shows Informal Word Contractions.
• 2-3 words joined in sound with a significant change in pronunciation, creating an
entire new word sound. Ex: (Want to = Wuhn.tuh)
8- Short Dash [ - - - ]
• Placed between full words spoken very close together and often fast but not
necessarily a common contraction.
9- Other Marks ˆ ˇ ´
( ˆ falling -ˇ rising -´ high ) Ex: (Reǎlly?)
• Intonation and voice pitch changes, in speech to
emphasize or change meaning of expressions.


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