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University of Kent

University of Kent. Canterbury awarded World Heritage Site status Population of 45,000 with 2 million visitors annually (plus some 40,000 students) People-friendly city centre (no cars!), specialist shops, lively bars and bistros, all within walking distance of campus.

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University of Kent

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  1. University of Kent Canterbury awarded World Heritage Site status Population of 45,000 with 2 million visitors annually (plus some 40,000 students) People-friendly city centre (no cars!), specialist shops, lively bars and bistros, all within walking distance of campus. Canterbury is voted the UK’s safest student city. The Independent 2009

  2. Understanding Native Speakers James Banner University of Kent j.t.banner@kent.ac.uk www.kent.ac.uk

  3. Consonants slide to vowels I’m afraid I _ _ _ I’m afraid I can’t eat eggs. I’/m a/frai/d I /can’/t ea/t eggs 1) __c v__ d

  4. Consonants slide to vowels Could you read it over for me? Kudju read it over fa me? d

  5. Glottal Stops Don’t decide now. Think it over. Don(t) deci(d)e now. Thinkitover. I can’t make it on Saturday. I can make it on Saturday. 2) __(c) c__ d

  6. Glottal Stops I can(t) make it on Saturday. I can make it on Saturday. d kɑ:n /t Kæ:n /t d kən

  7. Intrusives You should have phoned me. I would have picked you up. You should av phone(d) me. I would av picked you up. w ▲

  8. Intrusives w I’ll go in with you. Don’t go off in a huff. I could hardly believe my eyes. If only we had some oars. I ate meat. ▲ w ▲ y ▲

  9. Weak Forms • of/have = av • for = fa • you/your/you’re = ja • to = ta • going to = ganna

  10. Review She’s at that stage now, where she’s into everything. She’s a(t) tha(t) stage now, where she’s into everything. w

  11. Test Where did you go for your holiday? Where did you stay? Did you have a good time? I would have liked to have gone to the party, but I was a bit tied up. We must get together next time you’re in town.

  12. Test Why did you do it? she said. Why did you do what you did? Whydja do i(t)? she said.Whydja do whatcha did?

  13. Test • Jennifer! Let me look at you. • What happened to you – you’re almost a woman. • You’re gorgeous. So are you. • Let me take your things. • You must be beat. • Did they feed you? • Give me your purse.

  14. For more information please visit : www.kent.ac.uk

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