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Rip Van Winkle

Thursday, August 20, 2020 by Eva Easton 2 Comments

Linking is a basic element of American English pronunciation.
In natural speech you connect words together.  You link them.
In this video, we practice linking with the story Rip Van Winkle.


Now it’s your turn.
What do you know about Rip Van Winkle?

1. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-1-write.mp3Who wrote "The Story of Rip Van Winkle"?

2. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-2-live.mp3Where did Rip Van Winkle live?

3. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-3-do.mp3What did Rip like to do?

4. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-4-dog.mp3Why did Rip go into the woods with his dog?

5. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-5-asleep.mp3Why did Rip fall asleep?

6. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-6-woke.mp3What did Rip see when he woke up?

7. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-7-woke.mp3What did Rip do after he woke up?

8. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-8-square.mp3What happened when Rip arrived in the town square?

9. 
How long was Rip Van Winkle asleep?

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-9-sleep.mp3How long was Rip Van Winkle asleep?

10. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-10-home.mp3What did Rip do after he came home?

11. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-11-revolution.mp3When was the American Revolution?

12. 

https://www.evaeaston.com/wp-content/uploads/Rip-12-published.mp3When was "The Story of Rip Van Winkle" published?

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  1. Elke says

    Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 11:28 am

    Thank you, Eva.

    Reply
  2. Eva Easton says

    Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 11:33 am

    Thank you. I am a great admirer of Washington Irving’s work. His home, Sunnyside, is a wonder.

    Eva

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