QUESTIONS AND TASKS

1. Suppose your fellow-student pronounces the Russian [j] and [y] instead of the correct second elements in the English vow­el sequences [aia, àèý). What would you advise him to do in order to perform the sequences correctly?

2. What articulation exercises would you recommend for the English vowel sequences [aia, àèý] ?

3. Your fellow-student may probably say faibnd] meaning Ire­land, [lam] meaning lion. What will you tell him to do to cor­rect his mistake? Is it a phonological or a phonetic mistake?