Read these Russian and English words. Avoid palatalization of English initial consonants before the front vowels /h, t, e, ei/.

ïåé—pay áèë —bill Âèë —veal ñåä —said

Ïèò—pit ñèë —sill Ôèëè—feeling ëåñ —less

êèò—kit ■ çèë —zeal áåë —bell áåã —beg

ãåé —gay ñåë —sell òèï —tip íåò —net

òèê—tik ìèë—meal áåä —bed Âåíà—when

òåë —tell ìåë —mell ëåò —let ðåê —reck

äåë —dell Íèë—nil


Control Tasks

1. Draw the following table: classification of English and Russian consonants
according to the active organ of speech and the place of obstruction,