Phonetic Drills

Автор – составитель Бабенко Н.А., преподаватель английского языка и литературы Донецкого педагогического колледжа

VOWELS

Aa[æ]

A black fat cat sat on a mat

And ate a fat rat.

The neck of Jack's cat is fat.

That's the man who sat on my hat in the tram.

Once there lived a lad who was always very sad,

For he hadn’t any mother and he hadn’t any dad.

If you Sandy, have two candies

Give one candy to Andy, Sandy.

If you, Andy, have two candies

Give one candy to Sandy, Andy.

That's a bad grammar,

Pat cannot catch that.

Fancy that!

Fat man. That fat man. That fat man with a black hat. That fat man with a black hat in his hand. That fat man with a black hat in his hand sat on a tram. That fat man with a black hat in his hand sat on a tram was not my dad.

A drowning man will catch at a straw.

Accidents will happen in the best-regulated families.

Ну, почему считает папа,

Что все медведи косолапы?

Нет, мой медведь не косолап,

Я спросил его “stand up! “

Он встал на две кривые лапы,

- Садись. – sit down, -

Прав мой папа.

This is a cat,

She looks for a rat,

Her name is Pete,

She likes to eat.

Ee [e] ea

Let him go to bed.

Let them fetch ten pencils.

Get ten eggs ready for breakfast.

Every day in every way.

The weather is getting better and better.

East or West home best.

Better late than never,

But better never late.

Health is above wealth.

Wealth is nothing without health.

Necessity is the mother of invention.

All is well that ends well.

Ted. Ted went. Ted went with ten healthy men. Ted went with tem healthy men to Exeter.

Ted went with ten healthy men to Exeter, Nelly met them. Yes, when Ted went with ten healthy men to Exeter, Nelly met them at the end of the street.

Great spenders are bad lenders.

Two heads are better than one.

Many hands make light work.

One penny is better than nine.

A good beginning makes a good ending

Bad beginning makes a bad ending.

No sweet without some sweat.

Healthful habits make healthy bodies.

He that never climbs never falls.

Don't sell the bear's skin before you have caught it.

The best of friends must part.

Uu [λ] ough ou

Tough luck.

You must not touch the luggage.

As snug as a bug in a rug.

Such a fine day, you are lucky.

You must. You must come. You must come by bus. You must come by bus and see us. You must come by bus to see us in London on Sunday. Best for fun you must come by bus to see us in London on Sunday.

Cut your coat according to your cloth.

Nothing comes from nothing.

A hungry belly has no ears.

Don't trouble trouble until trouble troubles you, because it doubles troubles and troubles others too.

Solomon Grundy,

Born on a Monday,

Christened on Tuesday,

Married on Wednesday,

Took ill on Thursday,

Grew worse on Friday,

Died on Saturday,

Buried on Sunday.

This is the end

of Solomon Grundy.

Little Jack Horner sat in a corner,

Eating his Christmas pie.

He put in his thumb,

And he pulled out a plum,

And said: "What a good boy am I”

Take some money,

Buy some honey.

Вот автобус. It’s a bus.

Я ждал его почти что час.

This is a monkey,

He is on a donkey

His name Pride,

He likes to ride.

Tiger and Bunny

Have a lot of money

They go to the store

For carrot and honey.

[∂:] or; er

Peter is afraid of the doctor.

The concert performance. The concert performance of the Bulgarian singer. The concert was different. The concert performance of the Bulgarian singer was different and much better. The concert performance of the Bulgarian singer was different and much better than I expected.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

If all the good people were clever,

And all the clever people were good,

The world would be nicer than ever,

We thought that it possibly could.

If you ever, ever, ever

Meet a grizzly-bear,

You must never, never, never

Ask him where he is going, or what he is doing.

If you ever, ever dare

To stop a grizzly-bear,

You will never meet

Another grizzly-bear.

Ea; Ee; ie [i:] ie ea ee

Please, believe me. Please, leave me in peace.

Extremes meet.

Seeing is believing.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

He speaks Chinese and Japanese with equal ease.

My tea is sweet enough.

Between the Devil and the deep sea.

I see a bee in a tree.

I see Pete in the street.

I like tea and meat.

Seek. Seek a free seat. Do you agree to seek a free seat? Do you agree to seek a free seat and keep it for me? Do you agree to seek a free seat and keep it for me, please?

Men may meet but mountains never greet.

Better die standing than live kneeling.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

No sweet without some sweat.

A green wound is soon healed.

He that wants to eat the fruit must climb the tree.

Hector Protector was dressed all in a green;

Hector Protector was sent to the Queen.

The Queen did not like him,

No more did the King;

So Hector Protector was sent back again.

Green color, red color

Я в краски кисточки макаю.

Медведь -лежебока зимой сладко спит,

и снится медведю конфетка –a sweet.

Мохнатому Мишке, наверное редко,

В лесу удается отведать конфетку.

Жил-был на свете маленький слоник,

Он по утрам говорил всем: “Good Morning”

Солнечный зайчик смеется в ответ:

«Доброе утро! Привет!»

Шел англичанин мне на встречу,

И вдруг я слышу: “Добрый вечер”.

- Good evening.- Я ему ответил,

И вечер стал как утро светел.

К моим ресничкам сон прилип, -

Вот-вот засну – I want to sleep,-

Я тру глаза и сон гоню,

Но я уже почти что сплю.

Как рано сон ко мне прилип,

Я спать хочу – I want to sleep.

A cat eats rats

A frog eats gnats.

A lion eats meat.

A pig eats beet.

Скворчиху-мать, отца - скворца

Скворчoнок просит без конца,

С утра до ночи он кричит:

“ Я есть хочу –I want to eat

Tweet - tweet, tweet - tweet”

One, two, three,

One, two, three,

The cat's in the cupboard,

And she can't see.

One, one, one,

Little dogs run

Two, two, two,

Cats see you.

Three, tree, tree,

Birds in a tree,

Tour, four, four,

Rats on the floor.

Ii[i] Ee

Please, listen a minute to Kitty.

Sit still for six minutes.

It’s a pity that little Kitty lives in a big city.

Six little kittens lost their mittens.

It’s a pity, they were so pretty.

Little Bill, sit still.

Will you sit still, little Bill?

If you sit still, little Bill,

Jimmy Nill will bring you to big hill.

It’s the limit.

William is quick-witted.

Live and learn.

My sister. My sister and Tim. My sister and Tim will visit Jim who lives in a big city. My sister and Tim will visit Jim who lives in a big city, and they will eat fish.

Bit by bit.

There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.

Sink or swim. Extremes meet.

Easy come, easy go. Seeing is believing.

A friend in need is a friend indeed.

Between the devil and the deep sea.

Better a lean peace that a fat victory.

Learn to creep before you leap.

Everything is good in its season.

Speaking is silver but silence is gold.

Still waters run deep. A small leak will sink a great ship.

Be slow to promise and quick to perform.

To buy a pig in the pocket.

A little girl with a pretty curl.

He held her hand in his.

The horn of the hunter was heard on the hill.

Little Miss Muffet

Sat on a tuffet,

Eating her curds and whey,

Twere came a big spider,

Who sat down behind her,

And frightened Miss Muffet again.

If many men knew

What many men know,

If many men went

Where many men go,

If many men did,

What many men do,

The world would be better.

I think so, don't you?

Jack and Jill went up to hill

To fetch a pail of water.

Jack fell down and broke his crown

And Jill came tumbling after.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky.

This is a pig,

She likes to dig,

Her name is Pat,

She is very fat.

If a thing is once begin

Never leave it

Till it`s done.

[∂i] ur; or; ir

The turner came first to his work.

First come first served.

Many words hurt more than surrounds.

The work shows the workman.

A little girl with a pretty curl.

One good turn deserves another.

I've overheard the word.

I observed. I observed an absurd person. I observed an absurd person and I heard her. I observed an absurd person and I heard her recite the verses. When I returned I observed the absurd person and I heard her recite the verses.

The first word is a verb and the third word is an adverb.

One good turn deserves another.

Это птичка. It’s a bird.

Она семечки клюет.

Вот девочка. It’s a girl.

Я в гости к вам её привел.

There was a little girl

And she had a little curl,

Right in the middle of her forehead.

When she was good she was very, very good,

But when she was bad, she was horried.