Practice 7

PHONICS

1. Long E Sound     i: (meet, see, heat, read, eat)

We need to be free

2. Short I Sound     I (sit, hit, with, sister, give)

I am really busy at this minute

3. Schwa Sound     ə (the, about, atlas, around)

I have a carrot and a banana

4. UH Sound      Ʊ (put, foot, cookie, could, look)

You should look at this cookbook

5. UH Sound      Ʌ (cup, luck, stuck, duck, cut)

The sun is up in the sky

6. UR Sound      ɜ: (turn, learn, were, return)

It’s your turn to search for them

7. OO Sound      u: (moon, blue, flu, rude, soon)

There is no moon at noon

8. OH Sound      ɔ: (moon, blue, flu, rude, soon)

There is no moon at noon

9. Short E Sound     e (pen, bed, best, wet, yet)

I bet you haven’t slept yet

10. Short A Sound     æ (cat, fat, have, fast, animal)

The last hat I have left is black

11. Short O Sound     ɔ (not, off, socks, on, October)

Stop! Drop a lot on top!

12. Soft A Sound      ɑ: (arm, park, cart, part, start)

An arm is a part of the body

DIPHTHONGS

/ei/     Day, Say, May, Away, Pay, Lay, Play

/ɔi/     Boy, Toy, Annoy, Enjoy, Ploy, Soil, Foil, Boil

/ai/     Sky, Try, Fry, Die, Cry, Tie, Why

/oƱ/    Yellow, Coat, Float, Though, Toe, No, Low, Although

/aƱ/    Brown, Cow, How, Frown, Now, Wow

/iə/     Pier, Hear, Steer, Clear, Fear, Deer, Ear

/eə/    Bear, Hair, Fair, Stairs, Pair, Wear, Where

Exercise

Find these words with these pronunciations below:

/deit/ /mai/ /nɔiz/ /noƱ/ /naƱ/ /bir/  /ber/

/geit/ /ri’plai/ /ə’nɔi.iɳ/  /koƱt/ /klaƱd/ /hir/  /tʃeə/

/leit/ /klaim/ /bɔil/ /koƱd/ /braƱn/ /klir/ /der/

/mein/ /s’tail/ /in’dʤɔi/ /hoƱp/ /kraƱn/ /fir/ /fer/

/meit/ /wain/ /ə’pɔint.mənt/ /oƱn/ /saƱnd/ /nir/ /her/

Đáp án :

Date , my , noise, no(know) , now , beer, bear

Gate, reply , annoying, coat , cloud , hear(here) , chair

Late , claim , boil , cold , brown , clear, dare

Main , style , enjoy , hope , crown , fear , fair

Mate , wine , appointment , own , sound , near , hair

STRESS

Exercise

1. Where is the main stress? Underline one word in each speech unit.

Gill: // ‘Paul // Have you seen the ‘document in here? // I left it on the ‘table this morning//

Paul: // Why? // Was it something ‘important? //

Gill: // Yes // It was a ‘contract // If we’ve ‘lost it // it will be a ‘disaster //

Paul: // ‘Oh // Do you remember ‘where you left it? //

Gill: // Right ‘here // On ‘this table //

Paul: // Oh // I cleared some papers from here at ‘lunch time //

I ‘didn’t think they were important //

Gill: // What did you ‘do with them? //

Paul: // I thought they were ‘rubbish //

Gill: // So what did ‘you do with them //

Paul: //I// I put them in the ‘shredder //

Gill: // I ‘don’t believe it // You’ve shredder the contract // And it was the ‘only copy //

Paul: // Look // I’m sure we can find the ‘pieces // and then we can put it back ‘together //

Gill: // Oh // No //

2. Where is the main stress? Underline one word in each speech unit.

1. I just called to say thank you
2. Do you know what time it is?
3. I saw here at the coffee machine
4. It was very kind of you

5. My computer’s very slow
6. Could you check the spelling for me?
7. I think John’s in Frankfurt
8. Good afternoon, Mr. Smith

INTRODUCE YOURSELF

First Example

Allie: Hello. My name is Allie, I am from New Jersey, United States. I am an accountant. I work in a telephone company. I am 25 years old.

Second Example

John: Hi there. I’m John Smith. I’m 28. I work as a plumber. Do you have any taps to fix?

Third Example

Nicola: Hello John. I am Nicola. I work as a receptionist in a construction company. I like my job very much. I live in New Jersey and I am 26 years old. My hobby is reading. I love reading novels.

Fourth Example

Joe: Hi! My name is Joe Brown. I am into software. I am a programmer. I am from California. I like swimming and going on treks.

Fifth Example

Mary: I am Mary. I am a school teacher and I teach in kindergarten. I took this job because I love children and I love teaching. In my free time, I like to watch television and movies. I am 24 years old.

Sixth Example

Richard: Hi Mary! My name is Richard. I am 27. I am a sales manager. I work for a company that imports electric motors from China. I travel a lot for business, but l like to travel so it is fun.

Seventh Example

Mai: Aloha. I come from Hawaii. You know Hawaii is a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands.

Eighth Example

Austin: Hello. My name is Austin Peppers. My favorite food is Pizza. I often eat Pizza at restaurant with my friends.

 English tense

1. PRESENT SIMPLE

Diễn tả hành động lặp đi lặp lại thường xuyên

JASON TAKES THE BUS TO WORK EVERY DAY.

2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra trong lúc nói.

Frank is watching TV at the moment

3. PRESENT PERFECT

Diễn tả hành động kéo dài từ quá khứ đến hiện tại.

she has spoken russian for twenty years

4. PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Diễn tả hành động kéo dài từ quá khứ đến hiện tại,nhưng nhấn mạnh quãng thời gian kéo dài

she has been learning since 10 this morning

1. PAST SIMPLE

Diễn tả 1 hành động đã xảy ra và kết thúc trong quá khứ

I BOUGHT TIM A PRESENT YESTERDAY.

2. PAST CONTINUOUS

Diễn tả hành động đang xảy ra ở 1 thời điểm chính xác trong quá khứ

i was reading last night at 9.30 p.m

3. PAST PERFECT

Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trước 1  hành động khác trong quá khứ.

i had already eaten when you arrived

1. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Diễn tả hành động xảy ra trước 1  hành động khác trong quá khứ, nhấn mạnh khoảng thời gian kéo dài

she had been waiting for 2 hours when he arrived

2. FUTURE WITH WILL

Diễn tả sự việc xảy ra bất chợt trong tương lai nhưng chưa chắc chắn, có thể là dự đoán hoặc lời hứa

EVERYTHING WILL BE OK.

3. FUTURE WITH GOING TO

Diễn tả sự việc sẽ xảy ra trong tương lai, có dự định hoặc kế hoạch rõ ràng

JANK is GOING TO VISIT HUE NEXT WEEKEND

1. FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Diễn tả sự việc xảy ra ở 1 thời điểm chính xác trong tương lai

we will be having lunch this time tomorrow

2. FUTURE PERFECT

Diễn tả sự việc xảy ra trước 1 thời điểm cụ thể trong tương lai

we will have finished the report by friday