1. Read aloud the pairs of words. Single out the phonemes which are contrasted: hay-high, leap-leek, bid-beard
2. Define the number of syllables in the following words: parents, yesterday, listened
3. Provide these words with necessary stress marks: ladybird, under, criticism
4. Analyse the sentence considering the following points: Where did that charitable gentleman who had a first-class ticket for this seaside resort find you?
a) find strong and weak forms;
b) find cases of assimilation;
5. Mark stresses and draw the scheme of the sentence which sounds as a serious suggestion: May I ask you then what you would advise me to do?