SUMMER EXAMINATIONS 1st year / Phonetics Summer Independent / Материал для сдачи академической разницы (дифф. зачета

1^st Year / 2nd Term

2012/2013

Correspondence Department

Материал для сдачи академической разницы (дифференцированного зачета по практической фонетике английского языка 1 курса)

Требования к знаниям, умениям и навыкам по практической фонетике для сдачи дифференцированного зачета за 1 курс:

Студент должен знать:

Звуковые явления:

• потеря взрыва в сочетаниях двух смычно-взрывных согласных,

• носовой взрыв в сочетаниях смычно-взрывных согласных и носовых сонантов [m] [n],

• боковой взрыв в сочетаниях смычно-взрывных согласных и бокового сонанта [l],

• фрикативный взрыв в сочетаниях смычно-взрывных и фрикативных согласных,

• ассимиляция в сочетаниях альвеолярных и межзубных согласных,

• ассимиляция в сочетаниях согласных с сонантом [w],

• связующий звук [r],

• ассимиляция в сочетаниях согласных с сонантом [r],

• отсутствие ассимиляции в некоторых сочетаниях согласных,

• элизия звуков [t, d, h],

• качество гласных в ударных и безударных слогах в англ. яз.,

• редукция служебных слов в англ. яз.

Интонационные явления:

• интонация неконечных групп высказывания,

• интонация вводных слов и конструкций,

• интонация слов автора,

• интонация прямого обращения,

• интонация разговорных формул,

• интонация повествовательных высказываний,

• интонация вопросительных высказываний,

• интонация побудительных высказываний.

Студент должен уметь:

1. прочитать текст по заданной интонационной разметке, соблюдая правильное произнесение звуков и звуковых явлений;

2. прочитать текст без интонационной разметки, применяя знание изученных звуковых и интонационных явлений;

3. воспроизвести наизусть изученные диалоги, монологи и стихотворения по заданной интонационной модели, соблюдая правильное произнесение звуков и звуковых явлений:

Sections	Memory Work	Reading Practice
Section I	poem “Bed in Summer”, p.226; text “Aunt Emily”, p. 224	dialogue “Have you got any children?”, p. 226; text “Our Sitting-Room”, p. 224
Section II-III	dialogue “Morning and Evening”, p. 240-241; poem: either “The Arrow and the Song”, p. 241 or “My Heart’s in the Highlands”, p.255	text “Sharing a Flat”, pp. 254-255
Section IV	dialogue “Afternoon Tea”, p. 267-268	dialogue “Making a Cake”, p. 268-269
Section V-VI	dialogue “Buying a Sweater” p. 281-282; either poem “Good Name” p. 284 or poem “No Enemies”, p. 303;	dialogue “Buying Curtain Material”, p. 282; dialogue “Buying Gloves”, p. 283 dialogue “A Hard-Working Boy”, p.300-301;
Section VII-VIII	text “At the Seaside”, p. 339.	dialogue “A Spoiled Picnic”, p. 321-322; poem “Season”, p. 323; dialogue “Future Plans”, p. 341-342; poem “Leisure”, p. 342-343;

MATERIAL TO BE PREPARED AND REVISED FOR THE CREDIT IN PRACTICAL PHONETICS

I. Prepare the following texts and dialogues for reading aloud and comment:

1. on the studied sound phenomena in the words and word junctions;

2. on the intonation patterns used in the non-final intonation groups (A), the parenthetical words and phrases (B), in the reporting phrases (C), in the Direct Addresses (D).

A. Read the texts that follow using appropriate intonation patterns for non-final intonation groups.

1. In front of the house we have a small garden, in which we grow flowers; roses, tulips and so on. At the back of the house there's a much larger garden with a lawn and some fruit-trees. There's also a vegetable garden where we grow all kinds of vegetables, such as potatoes, cabbages, cauliflowers, onions and tomatoes. At the side of the house is a garage where I keep my car.

2. Salem house was a square, sad-looking brick building. David was taken into a school room which seemed sad and empty to him. The room was very dirty. Bits of paper were lying on the floor and the walls were covered with ink. Besides, there was a strange unpleasant smell in the air. Mr. Mell explained to David that the boys hadn't come back from their holidays yet.

3. There are five members to our family: Joe, Dale, Jaclyn and Katherine and a silly dog named Champ. Joe is an engineer. He works for the City of Waterloo and looks after the building of roads and bridges. His job title is Director of Engineering. Joe enjoys skiing, golf, boating and hockey. Dale has several jobs. She looks after the home, runs an afterschool math and reading program and works part-time as a writer. Dale enjoys skiing and playing tennis. Jaclyn is 14 years old and will be going to high school in September. She loves to play sports. She plays hockey, tennis, baseball and likes to ski.

B. Read this dialogue. Choose appropriate intonation patterns for parenthetical phrases according to their position and semantic weight.

• I suppose, you remember the Browns' house in the village?

• Yes, of course; we used to go and play there when we were kids. By the way, who's living there now?

• Some people from London. As a matter of fact, they aren't living here permanently. They only spend the week-ends here, as a rule.

• How d'you get on with them?

• Well, you see, I've only met them a few times. They are a pleasant young couple, as far as I can tell.

C. Read the following texts using appropriate intonation patterns for the Reporting phrases.

A HAPPY MAN

Once upon a time, and in a country a long way off, there was a king who was very ill. All the doctors of the court attended him but, in spite of all they could do, he got worse instead of better. At last they called in a famous doctor from another country. He came, looked at the king, and then, looking very grave, said, "Your Majesty, there is only one thing that can help you". "What is that?" said the king.

"You must sleep for one night", said the doctor, "in the shirt of a happy man".

So the king sent two of his chief servants to find a happy man and to bring back his shirt.

Well, they went first to the richest man in the city, and asked him if he was a happy man.

"Happy!" he said. "How can a man be happy with all my money?"

So they went to the king's Chief Minister, the most powerful man in the country, except for the king.

"Are you a happy man?" they said.

"Don't be silly", he answered. "How do you think a Chief Minister can be a happy man?"

So they went all over the country looking high and low for a happy man but never finding one.

They were returning home, tired and miserable, when they saw a beggar, sitting by the roadside. He had made a little fire, and was frying some sausages in a frying-pan, and singing merrily as he watched his supper cooking.

They went up to him and one of them said, "You sound very happy, my friend".

"Of course, I'm happy", he said.

They could hardly believe their ears. With one voice they said, "We want your shirt".

The beggar roared with laughter.

"I'm sorry, gentlemen", he said, "but I haven't got a shirt".

THREE CHEERS FOR THE NAVY

Jack, an old sailor, who had spent many years in the Navy, was walking along a country road when he came to a farm-house. The farmer was standing at the door and Jack said, “I have been walking all day looking for work. Will you give me a job?”

“Have you ever done any farm work? ” said the farmer.

“No”, said Jack. “I have been a sailor all my life, but I will do any job you like to give me”.

“All right”, said the farmer. “I’ll give you a chance. Do you see that flock of sheep on the hillside?”

“Yes”, answered Jack.

“Well,” said the farmer. “Get them all through that gate into the yard.”

“Right”, said Jack. “I’ll do that.”

About an hour later the farmer went to the yard. Jack was leaning on the gate wiping his forehead.

“Did you get them all in?” said the farmer.

“Yes”, said Jack. The farmer looked and saw that all the sheep were gathered in the yard and the gate was shut. And then the farmer saw a hare running round among the sheep. The sailor saw what he was looking at.

“Yes”, he said, “that little fellow gave me more trouble than all the rest put together”.

D. Read the following dialogues using appropriate intonation patterns for the Direct Addresses.

1. – Is anything the matter, Jenny?

– Not really, Mike. I just feel nervous about my exam tomorrow.

– But surely, Jenny, you’ve done enough work for it.

– Yes, more or less. But I’m afraid I’ll get everything mixed up. I always feel nervous before exams.

– Take it easy, Jenny, I’m sure you’ll do very well.

2. – I shan’t be back until fairly late, Mother. I shan’t want supper.

– What is it this time, Jack?

– We are going to the theatre. Well, Mum, is there anything I can do for you in town?

– No, I don’t think so. Thank you, dear.

II. Revise the extracts and poems you’ve learned by heart during this term and be ready to reproduce them in class.

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* Note: all the extracts for reading are taken from the textbook in Practical English Phonetics, 1^st Year.