- •T he vowel sounds /I:/ and /ı/
- •Read these examples of the sound /I:/.
- •The vowel sounds /e/ and /æ/
- •XV. Read these examples of the sound / e /.
- •XXVI. Listen and repeat.
- •XXVII. Read these examples of the sound / α:/.
- •XXIX. Listen and repeat.
- •39. Listen and repeat.
- •42. Listen and repeat.
- •43. Read these examples of the sound / ɔ:/.
- •II. Listen and repeat.
- •V. Listen and repeat.
- •VI. Read these examples of the sound /u:/.
- •The vowel sound /3:/.
- •II. Listen and repeat.
- •III. Read these examples of the sound / 3:/.
- •The vowel sound /ә /.
- •Listen and repeat.
- •S ound / aυ /
- •II. Listen and repeat.
- •III. Read these examples of the sound / aυ /.
- •Sound / әυ /.
- •Listen and repeat.
- •Read these examples of the sound / әυ /.
- •Sound /eı/
- •II. Listen and repeat.
- •III. Read these examples of the sound / eı /.
- •Sound /aı/.
- •Listen and repeat.
- •Read these examples of the sound / aı /.
- •S ound / ɔɪ /
- •Listen and repeat.
- •Read these examples of the sound / ɔɪ /.
- •Irregular spellings: to bear, to wear, to tear, pear, where, there
- •Irregular spellings: are /a:/, to bear, to wear, to tear, to swear, pear, where, there.
- •A bearded mountaineer
- •A pair of hairclips
- •II. Listen and repeat.
- •VII. Listen and repeat.
- •II. Listen and repeat.
- •III. Read these examples of the sound / f /.
- •VI. Listen and repeat.
- •XI. Listen and repeat.
- •XII. Read these examples of the sound / w /.
- •The Vile vip
Sound /eı/
I . Listen to the sound / eı / on its own. Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make this vowel sound.
The English diphthong / eı / begins as /e/, a short non-labialized front half-open vowel and immediately proceeds in the direction of the English /ı/. The lips are spread for the nucleus and move to a more close position during the glide.
II. Listen and repeat.
Pain, shade, tail, wait, taste, paper.
III. Read these examples of the sound / eı /.
mate |
played |
aim |
plane |
lady |
tale |
hey |
plate |
age |
make |
drain |
|
great |
grey |
eight |
day |
may |
neighbour |
bay |
grade |
break |
tray |
they |
came |
play |
grate |
steak |
tail |
wait |
pain |
IV. Listen to the sounds /e/ and / eı / in contrast and repeat.
Pen – pain, shed – shade, tell – tail, wet – wait, test – taste, pepper – paper.
V. Read the words below and compare the sound /eı/ with the words on each side. Transcribe the words.
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/eı/ |
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meat |
mate |
met |
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come |
came |
calm |
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white |
wait |
wet |
|
buy |
bay |
boy |
VI. Read the following sentences. Mind the right articulation of the sounds / eı /.
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plane.
Stay and play with the baby.
James paid for the apron.
May baked a cake yesterday.
He sailed eighty miles away from the bay.
The rain made me late.
I won’t stay unless we can make him pay.
The favorite went lame before the race.
A grape becomes a raisin in its old age.
A player laid his ace face down on the table.
He gained his greatest fame in Asia.
VII. Listen to the dialogue (Sound Right 8.1). Intone it. Learn and reproduce it, paying attention to the pronunciation of the sound / eı /.
8.1
- Oh, may I stay, Mummy? Please, say I can stay all day.
- Yes. If they say you may.
- They’ve got lots of places to play and they’ve…
- Wait, Jane.
- I’ll take my painting book, and some of my games…
- Wait – till they say you may!
VIII. Learn the following graphical rules:
Vowel / eı / is represented in spelling by:
The letter “a” in open syllables (take)
The diagraphs “ai”, “ay”, “ea” (main, may, break)
“ei”, “ey” (veil, grey)
“ei”+g(h) (eight)
“a” followed by “ng(e), st(e)” (change, haste)
Irregular Readings: key /ki:/, height /haıt/
IX. Find Ukrainian equivalents to the proverbs and sayings. Learn them:
Make hay, while the sun shines.
Make haste slowly.
Haste makes waste.
No gains without some pains.
X. Learn the following tongue twister:
On a lazy laser raiser lies a laser ray eraser.
Sound /aı/.
L isten to the sound / aı / on its own. Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make this vowel sound.
The English diphthong / aı / begins as /a/ , a short lax non-labialized front retracted open /a/ and immediately proceeds in the direction of the English /ı/. The lips are neutral. The distance between the jaws is wider at the beginning of the articulation and rather narrow at the end.