[title]Family quotes[/title] [description]Welcome to our family quotes section! Here you'll find some of the funniest (and wisest) quotes on the subject of family life![/description]
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Latest post Sun, Nov 11 2007 7:53 PM by Kooyeen. 5 replies.
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Belly  +  440922 Sat, 10 Nov 07 01:00 PM

Here is the script:

The Beatles were an English group of musicians from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music.[2]

In the United Kingdom, The Beatles released more than 40 different singles, albums, and EPs that reached number one. This commercial success was repeated in many other countries: their record company, EMI, estimated that by 1985 they had sold over one billion discs and tapes worldwide.[3] The Beatles are the best-selling musical act of all time in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.[4]

In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked The Beatles #1 on its list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.[5] According to that same magazine, their innovative music and cultural impact helped define the 1960s,[2] and their influence on pop culture is still evident today.

I divided my speech into 3 parts:

http://www.soundupload.com/audio/lnn26ds8uo5ra87

http://www.soundupload.com/audio/dym0exta3ihst9t

http://www.soundupload.com/audio/8xwbd6twi2j4qh9

Please check them out ^^

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Kooyeen  +  440964 Sat, 10 Nov 07 03:13 PM
Hi,
you sound like you want to imitate George Dubya, LOL Wink [;)]
Seriously, I'm going to comment on the first part, just on some features though:

 Belly wrote:

Here is the script:

The Beatles were an English group of musicians from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. They are one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands in the history of popular music.[2]


Here are the words I picked, because of their particular pronunciation features.

Beatles: you tap the T. Looks like you want to use an American accent.
English: your final sh sounds like s.
group: I noticed the vowel you used here.
musicians: mispronounced

whose: devoiced final s. You used s instead of z.
Starr: you don't always do American R's correctly.

most: I noticed the vowel. you didn't use a diphthong here.
commercially: wrong stress.
critically: you tapped the T in Beatles, but you don't tap the T here.

Those are just some of the words where I noticed something "unusual". Let's see what the others have to say now. Smile [:)]





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Belly  +  440970 Sat, 10 Nov 07 03:22 PM
Thanks, but who is George Dubya? And how to pronounce "starr" in American English?
Kooyeen  +  440986 Sat, 10 Nov 07 03:56 PM
I was referring to George W. Bush, the president of the United States.
Your R's are a little weak sometimes, that's what I wanted to say... You sound kind of British when you say "Starr".
Go to Merriam-Webster online if you want to listen to some words. Click on the red icons above the definitions.

http://www.merriam-webster.com

Smile [:)]
Belly  +  441193 Sun, 11 Nov 07 07:27 AM
Oh, thanks Kooyeen, I'm to make another files in a week... I hope you can go on correcting me more
Kooyeen  +  441497 Sun, 11 Nov 07 07:53 PM
Well, I didn't correct anything, I just pointed out some features of your accent that I noticed. Wait for a native speaker's opinion too. Smile [:)]

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