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CEFR A2

Review the contrast after listening

avec Paul

[avɛk pɔl]

with Paul

avec Alice

[avɛk alis]

with Alice

What tells the two sounds apart

  • [k], [l], [ʁ]The [k] in avec is also heard before a consonant. Before a vowel it joins the following syllable: this is not a newly activated liaison consonant. Say the four groups without an extra vowel after the consonant; expressive pauses remain possible outside this connected reading.

Why it is hard

The [k] in avec is also heard before a consonant. Before a vowel it joins the following syllable: this is not a newly activated liaison consonant. Say the four groups without an extra vowel after the consonant; expressive pauses remain possible outside this connected reading.

Elle arrive avec une orange pour Alice.

To practise

  1. elle arrive[ɛl aʁiv]she arrives
  2. une orange[yn ɔʁɑ̃ʒ]an orange
  3. pour écouter[puʁ ekute]to listen
  4. avec une amie[avɛk yn ami]with a friend