The task:

TO BRING A NOTE-BOOK FOR WRITTEN TESTS

TO PRINT A FILE WITH PROVERBS – TO BRING THE FIRST PAGE

LESSON THREE – TO KNOW, TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

TO TRAIN READING TONGUE-TWISTERS, NURSERY RHYMES,

TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR –TO LEARN IT BY HEART FOR THE NEXT LESSON (22.10) (THE FULL VERSION)

TO LEARN BY HEART 4 TONGUE-TWISTERS – A sailor went to sea...

Don’t trouble trouble, Peter Piper, Robert Rowley, Anursery rhyme Humpty

Questions to lesson three

1. How many vowel letters are there in English? Name them.

2. How many vowel sounds are there in English? What does it depend on?

3. How are all vowel sounds taken together called?

4. How are vowel sounds produced?

5. What about the position of the vocal cords in the articulation of vowel sounds?

6. How are syllables formed?

7. What do the English vowel phonemes fall into?

8. How many monophthongs are there in English? Name them.

9. What is a diphthong?

10. How are the elements of a diphthong called?

11. What diphthongs are there in English?

12. What triphthongs are usually listed in The English language?

13. How are vowels classified according to their length?

14. What are long vowels?

15. What are short vowels?

16. How are vowels classified according to the degree of tenseness?

17. What English vowels are tense?

18. What vowels are lax?

19. How are vowels classified according to the position of lips?

20. Name English rounded vowels.

21. Name English unrounded vowels.

22. How are vowels classified according to the position of the tongue?

23. Name front vowels.

24. Name front-retracted vowels.

25. Name central vowels.

26. Name back vowels.

27. Name back-advanced vowels.

28. How are vowels classified according to the height of the raised part of the tongue?

29. Name close/high vowels.

30. Name open/low vowels.

31. Name mid-open/mid vowels.

FYI

It’s interesting to know !!!

THE ALPHABET USED IN RADIO EXCHANGE

When spelling (especially over the phone) use the phonetic alphabet to avoid confusion.

A Alpha ['ælfə]  альфа the first letter of the Greek alphabet (A, α).  B Bravo ['brɑːvəu] a communications code word for the letter b

C Charlie ['ʧɑːlɪ] a word used in communications to represent the letter C.  D Delta ['deltə] the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).  E Echo ['ekəu] a word used in communications to represent the letter E.  F Foxtrot a word used in communications to represent the letter F. G Golf a word used in communications to represent the letter G.  H Hotel[(h)ə(u)'tel] a word used in communications to represent the letter H. I India ['ɪndɪə] a word used in communications to represent the letter I. J Juliet ['ʤuːlɪət] a word sed in communications to represent the letter J.  K Kilo ['kiːləu] a word used in communications to represent the letter K

L Lima ['liːmə] a city in and the capital of Peru, near the Pacific coast

a word used in communications to represent the letter L.

M Mike a word used in communications to represent the letter M. N November [nəu'vembə] a word used in communications to represent the letter N O Oscar ['ɔskə] a word used in communications to represent the letter O.  P Papa [pə'pɑː] a code word used in communications, esp. by radio, to represent the letter P.

Q Quebec[k(w)ɪ'bek] a word used in communications to represent the letter Q. / a province in E Canada

R Romeo['rəumɪəu] a word used in communications to represent the letter R.  S Sierra [sɪ'erə] a word used in communications to represent the letter S. T Tango ['tæŋgəu] a word used in communications to represent the letter T.  U Uniform ['juːnɪfɔːm] a word used in communications to represent the letter U.  V Victor ['vɪktə] a word used in communications to represent the letter V.

W Whisky a word used in communications to represent the letter W. 

X X-Ray a word in communications to represent the letter X. 

Y Yankee['jæŋkɪ] a word used in communications to represent the letter Y. 

Z Zulu['zuːluː] a word used in communications to represent the letter Z. 

Spelling Names on the Phone

Произнесение имен по буквам по телефону

 

When it's necessary to spell names or difficult words on the telephone, speakers use widely known names and words to illustrate the letters in the words that they spell. Military and aviation personnel use a different list of words to illustrate the letters of the words that they spell. The table below shows the traditional list of names, other typical variants, and the list used by the military and in aviation.

 

Когда нужно продиктовать по телефону имена или трудные слова по буквам, говорящие используют широко известные имена и слова для пояснения букв в словах, которые они диктуют по буквам. Военный и авиационный персонал используют другой список слов для пояснения букв в словах, которые они диктуют по буквам. В таблице ниже приведены традиционный список имен, другие типичные варианты, и список, который используется военными и в авиации.

 

Letter	Traditional List	Variants	Military and Aviation List
A	Alice	Adams, Adam, Anna	Alpha
B	Bertha	Boston, Boy	Bravo
C	Charles	Chicago, Charlie	Charlie
D	David	Denver, Dog, Dixie	Delta
E	Edward	Easy	Echo
F	Frank	Freddie, Fox	Foxtrot
G	George	George	Golf
H	Henry	Harry, How	Hotel
I	Ida	Ida	India
J	James	John	Juliet
K	Kate	King	Kilo
L	Lewis	Lincoln, Love	Lima
M	Mary	Mother	Mike
N	Nellie	New York, Nick, Nora	November
O	Oliver	Ocean, Orange	Oscar
P	Peter	Peter	Papa
Q	Quaker	Queen	Quebec
R	Robert	Roger, Richard, Radio	Romeo
S	Samuel	Sugar, Sam	Sierra
T	Thomas	Tom, Tommy	Tango
U	Utah	Union, Uncle	Uniform
V	Victor	Vic	Victor
W	William	William	Whisky
X	X-ray	X-ray	X-ray
Y	Young	Young, Yoke	Yankee
Z	Zebra	Zero	Zulu

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