I. Vowels
[I], short stressed vowel, ex. sit [ sIt ]
[i], short unstressed vowel, ex. happy [ ‘hæpi ]
[i:], long vowel
III. Consonants
[ p ] voiceless consonant sound pronounced with aspiration, ex. pen [ pen ]
[ b ] voiced consonant sound, ex. bad [ bæd ]
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Type I – a vowel in an open syllable
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Tongue-twisters
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Type 2 – a vowel in a closed syllable
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George Washington
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The man who fell to Earth
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Revise reading of vowels and vowel combinations
Exercise 40.Read and transcribe the words. Do not forget to put the stress mark if a word has two or more syllables.
Breed, bread, broke, autumn, adore, understood, paint,
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Intonation on questions
General question (Yes/No question)
To pronounce a general question your voice should go up at the end (rising intonation).
1. Is your sister a student?
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