Fig. 56.

The sound [зо] occurs in all positions of the word, eg орел, road, no.

Allophones.The nucleus of the diphthong [зо] is longer in the open syllable, it is shorter in the closed syllable with a weak consonant at the end, it is much shorter in the closed syllable ending in a strong voiceless consonant, cf go — goal — goat.

Recommendations. Start with Articulation Exercise II, 8. Take a mirror and practise the sound getting closer and the lips (jetting slightly rounded. Make sure that the glide is very weak.

It is advisable to modify (з:) by adding lip-rounding to the ond of the vowel. Thus burn may be modified to bone, fur to foe, otc.

Comparison with the Russian Sound Combination Joy].The Russian sound [oj is much more back than the nucleus of the I'nglish diphthong (зи), it is pronounced with the rounded and protruded lips. The nucleus of the English diphthong is central but not back. The glide is very weak, the lips are neutral, cf show — шоу.

Possible Mistakes. 1.If the nucleus is [o J-like give it the .hade of the Russian [э].

2. If the nucleus is [ej-like give it the shade of the Russian (oj.

3- (зу] —4he glide is too strong. In this case do not make the qlide too close and the lips too rounded for it, make it very weak.

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ou — house, sound ough — bough, plough . ow — now, town