13. Listen and repeat.

Buy, sty, dine, like, kite, height.

14. Read these examples of the sound / aı /.

might	buy	quite	sign	mild	buy
why	fly	wide	wild	mind	delight
type	buys	flies	design	writer	pipe
wife	flight	cycle	sight	child	buyer
bike	fine	light	find	by	analyse

15. Listen to the sounds /α:/ and / aı / in contrast and repeat.

Bar – buy, star – sty, darn – dine, lark – like, cart – kite, heart – height.

16. Read the words below and compare the sound / aı / with the words on each side. Transcribe the words.

	/aı/
mate	might	meet
bay	buy	boy
tip	type	tape
quit	quite	quiet

17. Read the following sentences. Mind the right articulation of the sounds / aı /.

1. Nile crocodiles have the widest smiles.

2. Isn’t it fine to fly a kite?

3. What kind of ice cream shall I buy?

4. Why do you hide?

5. I like my five pet mice.

6. Be kind to the crying child.

7. Irish eyes are smiling.

8. Blind Island is a mile wide.

9. My guide will buy us the right kind of line.

10. He tried to find some high-priced ivory.

11. If I were wise I’d change the tire tonight.

18. Learn the following graphical rules:

Vowel / aı / is represented in spelling by:

1. The letters “i” and “y” in stressed open syllables. (tie, my)

2. The diagraph “igh” + “t” (light), “ign” (sign)

3. “i” + “ld, nd” (kind, child)

4. “uy” (buy)

Rare Spellings: either, neither, height.

Irregular Readings: wind /wınd/, city, pity.

19. Find Ukrainian equivalents to the proverbs and sayings. Learn them:

1. Out of sight out of mind.

2. Neither here, nor there.

3. Great minds think alike.

20. Learn the following tongue twister and read the text as fast as you can:

1. Little Mike left his bike like Tike at Spike's.

2. You've no need to light a night-light

On a light night like tonight,

For a night-light's light's a slight light,

And tonight's a night that's light.

When a night's light, like tonight's light,

It is really not quite right

To light night-lights with their slight lights

On a light night like tonight.

S ound / ɔɪ /

1. Listen to the sound / ɔɪ / on its own. Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make this vowel sound.

The English diphthong ɔɪ / begins as a short lax labialised back open / ɔ/ and immediately proceeds in the direction of /ı /. The lips are slightly rounded and not at all protruded.

2. Listen and repeat.

Oil, boil, coin, toy, joy.

3. Read these examples of the sound / ɔɪ /.

boy	voice	enjoyed
toy	boil	soil
oil	coin	royal
noise	choice	annoy
point	employ	toil

4. Listen to the sounds / ɔː / and / ɔɪ / in contrast and repeat.

All – oil, ball – boil, corn – coin, tore – toy, jaw – joy.

5. Read the words below and compare the sound / ɔɪ / with the words on each side. Transcribe the words.

   	/ ɔɪ /
   buy	boy	bay
   pint	point	paint
   all	oil	I’ll

6. Read the following sentences. Mind the right articulation of the sounds / ɔɪ /.

1. Roy enjoys noisy toys.

2. The boy bought some oil.

3. Tom joined his noisy friends.

4. Roy likes oysters.

5. The boy was glad to hear his mother’s voice.

6. He gave the boys money to buy toys.

7. Floy enjoyed the voile dress.

8. Mr. Boiler is employed at Detroit.

9. The point of the foil is poisoned.

10. He voiced his annoyance at the noise in the Savoy.

11. The Royal adroitly avoided the destroyer.

VII. Listen to the dialogue (Sound Right 23.1). Intone it. Learn and reproduce it, paying attention to the pronunciation of the sound / ɔɪ / and / aı /.

23.1

- What shall I buy for Simon?

- You spoil that boy.

- But he’ll cry if I don’t buy him a toy.

- Let him cry. He’s got plenty of toys. Why not buy him an ice-cream?

- Last time he said he didn’t like ice-cream.

- Well, I enjoy it.

VIII. Learn the following graphical rules:

Vowel / ɔɪ / is represented in spelling by:

The diagraphs “oi”, “oy” (oil, toy)

Irregular Readings: tortoise

IX. Find Ukrainian equivalents to the proverbs. Learn them.

1.The voice of one man is the voice of no one.

2. Loyal is as loyal does.

X. Learn the following tongue twister:

What noise annoys an oyster most?

A noise annoys an oyster, but a noisy noise annoys an oyster most!

ə-gliding diphthongs

/ ɪə /

is represented in spelling by:

1. the letter combinations “ere” - here, severe

“ear” - hear, dear

“eer” - cheer, deer.

2. the letter combination “ier” - pier, cashier.

3. the letter “e” followed by “r” + vowel - era, hero, period, serious.

Rare spellings: theory, museum, theatre, idea, beard, real.