SESSION 1
This session covers:
Consonant ‘R’ Consonant ‘W’
Two things to remember when making an American ‘R’ sound…
• Your mouth and lips come forward, like you are going to
kiss. • Your tongue moves back in your mouth, NOT forward.
‘R’ at the beginning of words
Rock Rip Reach Road
Rain Rich Rome Raise Robe Rice
‘R’ at the end of words or after a vowel
Car Far Star Door Bear Four Air Year Turn Poor
Very Direction Arrange Erase Correct Marry Garage Original
Hurry Zero Marine Berry Operation
Caring Arrive Everyone
‘R’ Sentence
The round rooster rushed into the wrong road.
R’ Blends
Remember… •‘R’ is the strongest sound of the blend. •When
the blend is at the beginning of a word, your mouth prepares for the ‘R’, by
coming forward before you even say the word.
‘R’ blends at the beginning of words
Training Trust Trip
Great Tropical Bring Print
President Product Cracker Crawl Break
‘R’ blends in the middle of words
Subtract Waitress
Nutrition Australia Introduce Compress Oppression Betray ‘R’ practice sentences
- The story he read on the radio was incorrect.
- Her career in the law firm is permanent.
- Richard and Brooke took a ride in their brand new Range
Rover truck.
- Everyone will respect the Royal Family when they arrive at
the airport.
- The trip to the Rocky Mountains
will be rescheduled on Friday.
Consonant ‘W’
Practice first with
» ‘OO’
then go into »
‘OOOOOWAWAWA’
Remember, A “W” is always makes a “W” sound. It NEVER makes a “V” sound.
‘W’ Sentence
What will we do?
Comparing ‘R’ and ‘W’
Rick – Wick Right – White
Remember, the ‘W’ sound is also at the beginning of the
words One and Once.
‘W’ at the beginning of words
Why Which When What Wipe Wish Weight Wing
‘W’ in the middle of words
Always Away Beware Rewind Awake Someone Halloween Hollywood
‘W’ practice sentences
- The wind from the west was very wet.(Notice very has a /v/
sound) - We woke up and washed the white washcloth. - We waited for the
waitress to give us water. - We had a wonderful time in Washington
and Wisconsin .
‘Q’ words (produced
as a KW sound)
Question Quiet Queen Qualify Quit Quebec
Quilt Choir
Paragraph Practice
Word Review -
Ray Russia Dreamed
Roller Coaster Grand Canyon Arizona
Friend Fred Norway Railroad
Traveling Creative Perfect Construct
Everyone
Ray was born in Russia . He dreamed of building the perfect roller
coaster at the Grand Canyon in Arizona . He had a friend named Fred who lived in Norway . Fred’s profession was designing railroad
tracks and his career involved traveling around the world. Ray thought it would
be perfect if Fred designed his roller coaster ride. Fred was creative, brilliant and worked well
with railroad tracks. He would be the
perfect engineer for the project. The
ride took two years to construct and was painted red and white. Everyone really
wanted to ride the brand-new roller coaster.
SESSION 2
This session covers:
Voicing Consonant pairs
Consonant ‘S’ Consonant ‘Z’
Voicing…
Is when your vocal cords are vibrating in your throat,
creating a “buzzing sound”.
Say “Ahhhh”
Can you feel the vibrations in your neck? - all vowels are voiced - some consonants are voiced, some are not
Paired Consonants:
Unvoiced Voiced Voiced P
» B T » D F » V SH » ZSH K » G S
» Z
Three rules for S/Z endings This is easier than it looks!
Rule #1 If a word ends in a sound that is unvoiced (such as
P,T,K,F), you add an unvoiced /S/
Examples: 1 cup, 2
cups (the ‘p’ in cup is unvoiced, so you just add an unvoiced ‘s’) 1 cat, 2 cats (the ‘t’ in cat is unvoiced, so just
add an unvoiced ‘s’) I break, he breaks
I stop, he stops
Rule #2 If a word ends in any of these sounds: ‘s,z,sh,ch,or
dg (j)’ when adding an ‘S’ ending, add…
IZZZZZZ
Examples: 1 Page 2
Pages 1 Bus 2 Buses 1 Lunch 2 Lunches
I Raise, He Raises I Brush, He Brushes I Push, He Pushes
Rule #3 If a word
ends in a vowel sound (like the word Tree) or a voiced consonant (like the word
Game), then when you add an ‘S’, continue the voicing throughout the entire
word, and it should become a voiced ZZZZ.
Examples: 1 Tree, 2
Treezzzz (correctly spelled Trees) 1
Day, 2 Days 1 Shoe, 2 Shoes I Fly, He Flies 1 Game, 2 Games 1 Head, 2 Heads 1
Train, 2 Trains 1 Song, 2 Songs
Some common words where S’s are pronounced as Z’s IS HIS AS WAS THESE THOSE EASY BECAUSE
Paragraph Practice
If you have a color printer, notice that all voiced S/Z
sounds are in the color Red to help you remember to add voicing.
Another zippy, zappy, crazy day comes to a close. As we zoom up to Joe’s snooze zone, Zoe Jones
of Zodiac Zoo plays with her zipper.
Last week, Jim’s brothers were picked to represent their
country in the Olympic Games. Two of the
brothers were swimmers, while the other two were long distance runners. All of the brothers wore glasses. These athletes worked hard at qualifying for
the games and were hoping to come home with prizes. Since the brothers go to the same university,
they often take the same courses. This
makes studying easier and gives them more time to do other things.
On Thursday, I had a very lazy day. I woke up early and first squeezed oranges
into juice. I then got dressed and
watched the sunrise come up over the mountains.
It was so beautiful that I took many pictures with my camera and I used
three rolls of film. After drinking two
cups of coffee, I got dressed, left the house, and walked three miles home.
SESSION 3
This session covers:
The Unvoiced ‘TH’ Sound The Voiced ‘TH’ Sound ‘THR’ Blends
Voicing the ‘T’ Sound
The ‘Unvoiced TH’ Sound
Flat tongue protruding through your teeth. Maintain a steady air stream. Stretch out the ‘TH’ sound.
Example: Think of the word ‘Thumb” as having two beats
Th »
umb 1 2
‘TH’ practice words
Beginning Middle End Thanks Anything Bath
Thick Bathmat North Thunder Toothpick Beneath Thursday Athletic Fourth Think
Mouthwash South
The ‘Voiced TH’ Sound
Voiced ‘TH’ at the beginning of words
The (The book) That
(That house)
They (They came over) Them (Give them water) There (There it
is) This (This is my nose) Those (Those boys are good) These (These are my
parents)
Voiced ‘TH’ in the middle of words
Clothing Leather
Mother Another Weather Northern
Voiced ‘TH’ at the end of words
Smooth Bathe Breathe
Practice Phrases
This and that A tablecloth Winter clothing Athens, Greece
That’s the one Her skin is smooth Thirty Day’s notice A famous author Here and
there False teeth Thread the needle A thoughtful gift Thunder and lightening
Thumbs up
Practice Sentences
- Thelma arrived in town last Thursday. - I’m having trouble
threading this needle. - I need 33 thick thermometers. - The thing they like
best about Athens is the weather. -
This thrilling novel was written by a famous author. - He will be through with
his work at three-thirty. - Now and then, she likes to buy new clothing. - They
thought they were going to Northern Spain . - Which
tablecloth shall we use for the party? - That was the thirty-third theatre to
open.
THR Blends
Thread “thread the
needle” Throw “throw the ball”
Throat “my throat is sore” Thrill “a thrilling ride” Three “three more days” Threw “he threw the ball” Throne “the king sits on a throne”
Paragraph Practice Nurse Thatcher was thankful it was
Thursday. She knew that on Thursday she
had to deliver 33 boxes of thermometers to the North American Athletic
Club. They thought that thermometers
were necessary for testing the hydrotherapy baths. This was thought to benefit the athletes with
arthritis. The athletic trainers
required authorization to provide hydrotherapy to the youthful athletes on the
three bulletin boards with thumbtacks throughout the athletic club. Rather than risk the health of the athletes,
they thoroughly checked the thousands of thermometers to insure their
worthiness; otherwise they needed to be thrown away.
“TH” Exceptions
Although the following words are spelled with a ‘TH’, they
are pronounced as a ‘T’: Thomas Thompson Theresa Thailand Thames Esther Thyme
Voicing the ‘T’ Sound
If a ‘T’ falls within two voiced sounds (usually
vowels), the ‘T’ becomes voiced like a
‘D’. Examples: Water » Wader
(the whole word is voiced) Better
» Bedder Butter » Budder
Voiced ‘T’ Practice
Betty bought a bit of better butter. But, said she, This
butter’s bitter. If I put it in my batter, It’ll make my batter bitter.
Voice Travel
River Middle Nation
Motion Mission Special
Reputation Official
Machine Fishing Insurance
Sunshine Ocean
China
Cherry Charge Chocolate Challenge Cheese Chunk Chairman
Age
College Postage Stage
Pledge Village
Alabama Alaska
Arizona Arkansas
California Colorado
Connecticut Delaware
Florida Idaho
Illinois Indiana
Iowa Kansas
Kentucky Louisiana
Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Michigan
Minnesota Mississippi
Missouri
Loop Knew Tooth Smooth Pool Moon
Shoes Zoo Grew Room
Hollywood , California
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SESSION 4
This session covers:
Consonant ‘F’ Consonant ‘V’ The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound The
Voiced ‘ZSH’ Sound
Consonants ‘F’ and ‘V’
Consonants ‘F’ and ‘V’ are produced with contact of your
upper teeth and lower lip. Think of it
as “biting your lower lip”. Maintain a
steady air stream. They are both
identical, except the ‘F’ is unvoiced, and the ‘V’ is voiced. Correct voicing will make your speech clearer
and more intelligible.
Practice Words with
‘F’
Foot Find Finally Family Freedom Laugh Telephone Symphony
Rough
Practice Sentences
Do you feel like a physical wreck? Are you fed up with your feeling of
fatigue? Have you had enough of feeling
rough? Why don’t you fight fever with Pharaoh’s
Friend. A medicine that is tough on Flu.
Practice Words with
‘V’
Vote Vine Oven Evaluate
Comparing ‘F’ and ‘V’
Feel – Veal Safe –
Save Fat – Vat Fine – Vine Face – Vase Fan – Van Foul – Vowel Proof – Prove
Practice Phrases
A famous athlete A
food vendor The Foreign Service Summer
vacation Vocabulary test Over the rainbow Our first victory Harvard University
Husband and wife Very well done
Practice Sentences
- Her promotion in the firm was well deserved. - There was only one survivor on the
island. - Steve noticed that the olive
juice must have stained his sleeve. - The street vendor was selling souvenirs
to tourists. - Dave gave me his car so that I could drive on New Year’s Eve. -
There were several dents in the rear fender. - Tom placed several tomatoes from
the vine into a basket.
The Unvoiced ‘SH’ Sound
To make the Unvoiced ‘SH’ sound, bring your mouth and lips
forward, teeth should be slightly apart.
Produce air stream. Words
beginning with ‘SH” begin with this sound.
(So are the words “Sugar”, “Sure”, “Chef” and “Chicago”.)
‘SH’ practice words
Beginning She Sugar Sure Shadow Sheep Shirt Shoe Shape Chicago
Chef
End Rush Dish Establish Splash Irish Fresh Finish
‘SH’ Sentences
- The fishing trip was planned and we left to go to the
ocean. - Was the chef ashamed to use the precious sugar? - Sharon
gave a special performance. - He will be stationed in Washington ,
D.C, the nation’s capital. - She went to a fashion show after taking a shower.
- She sells seashells by the seashore. - The social club was praised for their
cooperation.
‘SH’ Practice Joe’s weather machine shows a sharp drop in
air pressure, especially offshore. Ships
in motion on the ocean should be sure to use caution.
The Voiced ‘ZSH’ Sound
The Voiced ‘ZSH’ sound is exactly like the ‘SH’ except
voicing is added. This is an important
sound in American English. ‘ZSH’
practice words
Middle Usual Unusual Usually Vision Visual Conclusion Asia
Version Division Casual Television
End Beige Massage Prestige
Practice Sentences
- It’s not unusual for people to study division in Asia .
- I usually use a measuring cup to measure erosion. - The beige walls were the
usual color in the treasury building.
List things that are appropriate for each column. Then say them out loud in full sentences for
practice.
Example: “It’s usually hot in the summer.” “It’s unusual for me to be late for an
appointment.”
SESSION 5
This session covers:
Consonant ‘L’
Things to remember when making an American ‘L’ sound…
• Your bottom jaw should be as wide open as possible. • Your
tongue should RISE UP (independently of your jaw) and touch right behind your
top teeth. • Produce the ‘L’ sound by dropping and relaxing your tongue. •
Practice “LA, LA, LA”, keeping your bottom jaw lowered and open while only
raising your tongue.
‘L’ at the beginning
of words
Lunch Local London
Learn Large Life Lobby Library Lucky Lift Laugh Long
‘L’ in the middle of words
Inflation Believe
Volume Glue Elevator Solve Pulling
Flood Delete Elect Alive Color
‘L’ at the end of a word
• To produce an ‘L’ at the end of a word, remember to slowly
raise your tongue upward, towards your upper teeth, while keeping your bottom
jaw as open as possible. The ‘L’ sound
comes from the tongue movement, not from the placement.
(Using your finger to push down on your bottom teeth to keep your jaw open, may be
helpful for practicing.)
Practice words
Will Ball Tall Call Small Control Bowl
Apple Miracle Powerful Control Financial People
‘L’ Sentences
- The lollipop fell into the cool water. - Her driver’s
license was pulled out of the blue golf bag. - Blake’s bowling ball fell under
his tools. - Carl could not locate the lemons or the limes. - The school was a
mile away from the hill. - The golf club was made of steel. - Al’s goal was to
play baseball with Carol. - A certified letter was delivered for the enrollment
list. - It was revealing to look at the smiling lawyer.
‘FL’ Blend Poem
A flea and a fly, flew up in a flue. Said the flea, “Let us
fly!” Said the fly, “Let us flee!” So they flew through a flaw in the flue.
Practice using ‘Will’
Will you empty the
garbage? Will you ask her to clean the kitchen? Will you prepare a meal for the
children? When will you begin your studies at college? When will she purchase
the dress for her wedding? Why will he ask them to stay late at work? Why will she bring her baby to the meeting?
How will they know if our flight is delayed? Where will the child be going next
year? Where will they put all of the pillows?
What will she do with
the millions of dollars she won?
Comparing ‘R’ and ‘L’
Red - Led Rick - Lick
Reef - Leaf Rear - Lear Rest - Less
Grass - Glass Crime - Climb Free - Flee
‘L’ and ‘R’ Combinations
seal ring toll road a
lready civil rights railroad rivalry coral reef jewelry schoolroom gravel road
SESSION 6
This session covers:
Word Endings
Make sure that the final sounds in your words come through
clearly and fully. Don’t drop off or shorten the endings!
‘P’ endings
- I hope the group will sleep on the ship. - The soda pop
spilled out of the cup, over the map and onto her lap. - Was the Egg Drop Soup
cheap?
‘B’ endings
- We cleaned the cobweb from the doorknob in the bathtub. -
Rob broke his golf club when he slipped on the ice cube. - The crab was under
the cement slab at the yacht club. - The ticket stub was found in the taxicab.
‘T’ endings
- Kate left her cat on the mat as she flew a kite. - The
sailboat came into the port to join the fleet. - What bait will make the fish
bite? A cricket or a piece of meat?
‘D’ endings
- Fred will decide which sled should be painted red. - David
tried to send a refund back to England .
- He could not hide his report card behind the chalk board.
Three rules for ‘–ed’ endings
Many verbs that are in the past tense, end in ‘–ed’.
(Example: “Today I walk, yesterday I
walked”)
Rule #1 If a word ends in an unvoiced consonant, when adding
‘-ed’, just add an Unvoiced ‘T’
Example: Today I jump, yesterday I jumped. (pronounced
jump-T) Today I walk, yesterday I walked.
(pronounced walk-T)
Rule #2 If a word ends in a voiced consonant, add a Voiced
‘D’
Example: Today I rub, yesterday I rubbed. (pronounced rub-D)
I cleaned the kitchen. I poured the milk. I scrubbed the floor. I tagged the
clothing. I spilled some juice. I trimmed the tree. I moved to California.The
clock buzzed all night.
Rule #3 If a word ends in a ‘T’ or a ‘D’ sound, we add a
Voiced ‘ED’
Example: Today, I lift the ball. Yesterday, I lifted the
ball. I heated up my dinner. He voted this morning. He handed me his report.
I traded in my old car. She added some information.
If you have a color printer, notice that all voiced ‘D’
endings are in the color Red to help you remember to add voicing.
Bob raked the leaves and then started to wash his car. He then loaded up the dishwasher and finished
washing his dishes.
Susan spilled her drink on the spotted rug. She cleaned it up with a napkin, which wasted
a lot of time.
He thanked me and offered me money, if I picked up the used
equipment.
3 Nasal Sounds
‘ M’ ‘N’ ‘NG’
practice –ng endings
Ring Sing Thing Bring
practice sentences
- I have a feeling that she is working too much. - She has been wearing
a hearing aid so that she could sing. - He is looking forward to speaking at
the Thanksgiving celebration.SESSION 7
This session covers:
‘CH’ sound ‘The American J’ sound (DG) Consonant ‘H’
CH – Unvoiced as in
Ch-ur-ch American J – Voiced as in J-u-dge
‘Ch’ at the beginning of words
‘Ch’ in the middle of words
Key chain Lunch box Richard
Picture Teacher Fortune
Nature Beach
‘Ch’ at the end of words
Detach Teach Porch March Patch Wrench Coach Approach
‘Ch’ exercise
Chop-chop, children,
it’s Charlie’s Kitchen adventure!
Today, Chuck will be teaching future champion cooks how to make a
chocolate cheesecake.
‘American J’ at the beginning of words
Juice Jump Juggle Jury Japan
Giant Genetic Junior Generate German
‘American J’ in the
middle of words
Algebra Legend
Magic Subject Digest Rejoice Objective Majesty Educate
Suggestion
‘American J’ at the end of words
‘American J’ exercise
A German judge and
jury have charged and jailed a strange
giant, who sat on the edge of a
bridge throwing jelly onto large barges.
Consonant ‘H’
When an ‘H’ is at the beginning of a word it is pronounced
with a strong, loud air-stream. Practice:
Ha... Ha… Ha.
‘H’ at the beginning of words
Hand Hide Hope Hair House Harvard Honey Happy Who Whole
‘H’ word pairs
Old- Hold Is-
His It- Hit At- Hat Arm-
Harm Ill- Hill Ate- Hate As-
Has
‘H’ in the middle of words
Ahead Behave Anyhow Inhale Downhill Dehydrate
Wholehearted Overhaul
‘H’ exercise
He thought that he
should….
wash the car. thank his teacher. watch television. use the
telephone. shut the door. breathe deeply. (Voiced TH) tell the truth.
Henry the hungry hippo, who hogged a huge heap of one
hundred hamburgers, has had hiccups for one whole week.
SESSION 8
This session covers:
American English Vowels Vowel ‘EE’ Vowel ‘I’
The best way to learn American vowels is by Ear Training.
Listen carefully and repeat.
Front Vowels: (From
high to low)
EE - as in Heat I
- as in Hit AE - as in
Hate EH - as in Het
(nonsense word) A - as in Hat
Back Vowels: (From
high to low) OO - as in Boot U
- as in Book OW - as in
Boat AW - as in Bought AH
- as in Bot (nonsense word)
Comparing Heat (EE)
and Hit (I)
Remember,… Heat is
high Hit is lower
Heat – Hit Keen – Kin Deal – Dill Seek – Sick
Seen – Sin Reap – Rip Teal - Till Bean –Been*
* Bean – I ate a bean (noun). – ‘high’ Been – I have been here (verb). – ‘low’
‘EE’ Vowel Sound …remember, smile and think high
See Me Each Even Key Green Tree
Very Happy Softly Mary Busy Finally Country
‘EE’ Practice Speeding on the Freeway Happily eating cheese
He and She Skiing very Rapidly
She sees a monkey eating honey. We see a pony stealing money. Who can he see? It must be me!
‘I’ Vowel Sound
Bit Bill Lift Fizz Kitchen Build Bigger Chimp Fifth Listen
Business Fist Display Filming Live Fish Discuss Fig Fifty
Been
‘EE’ and ‘I’ Practice (All ‘EE’ sounds are underlined.) The
beans have been cooking since six o’clock .
Sit in that seat by the window. We ate our meal, by the mill. The seal will
live in the ocean. Tim’s team grinned after seeing the green field. Pip and
Pete shipped the sheep cheaply. Those bins are for Bill’s beans. Does Jim still
steal Jill’s jeans? The girls put concrete on Jill’s sneakers. Pick cherries at
their peak or you will eat the pits
SESSION 9
This session covers: Vowel ‘OW’ Vowel ‘AE’
Vowel ‘O’
The Hidden ‘W’ “OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE, OWE”
‘O’ Vowel Sound
Open Oatmeal Blown Bold Owner Phone Cold
Robe Coach Rotate Loan Slow Road Roam
‘O’ Practice
How did you know that? I don’t know where the hole is on the
coat. Does Joe know how to drive on the road? I need to blow my nose when I
have a cold. Has it ever snowed in Rhode Island ?
Cold winds will slowly blow snow over most of Ohio .
This low is no joke. So folks, don’t go out without coats!
Woke and Won’t Practice:
WOWOWOWOWO Woke = WOW + K Won’t = WOW + ’NT
I want the ball. I won’t give you the ball.
She wants to sleep. She woke up.
He wants to buy a car. He won’t buy a car.
They want to speak with you. He won’t speak with you.
Vowel ‘AE’
Age Aid Eight Able Chain Date Eighteen Fake Lazy Made
Baby Gain Change Gave Nation Day Paper Angel Basic Face
‘AE’ Practice
The ape gave the trainer a cane. David began shaving when he
was eighteen. The rainbow appeared when daylight changed. The baby snake lived
in a painted cage. My neighbor’s basement was changed from blue to beige.
Hey, take away the strain!
Weigh the gains of a great break with Lazy Day Vacations. Lines are open eight till late. They aim to make your day!
The 50 united States (Stressed sounds are in bold)
Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico
New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode
Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia
Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
SESSION 10
This session covers:
Vowel ‘OO’ Vowel ‘UH’ Vowel ‘EH’
‘OO’ Vowel Sound
Blue Booth News Juice Loosen Ruler Food Choose Mood Moving
‘OO’ Practice
The room in the school was very cool. Tuesday at noon in the studio. Viewing the moon on June
nights.
Do you remember the woman who lived in a shoe? She hadn’t a clue what to do when her family
grew. Well, through your help, they are
moving in June into two big boots.
‘Double OO’ words that are pronounced as ‘UH’
Food has a high vowel – ‘OO’
Foot has a lower vowel – ‘Uh’
‘UH’ Vowel Sound
(that are spelled with ‘OO’)
Foot Took Cook Shook Stood
Good Look Book Wool Swoosh
Lower vowel – ‘Uh’
Wood
Would you help me?
‘UH’ Practice (‘OO’ sounds are in RED)
He took a good look under the hood and found a flute. J ulie
enjoys good books after school. He put his foot in the new boot. She took her
students to the brook to wash their shoes. We pulled him out of the swimming
pool. The fool ate until he was full.
‘EH’ Vowel Sounds
Egg Get Friend Next Entrance Better Healthy Lettuce Wrench
Spread
Best Ready Every Red Exit Check Fence Headset Necklace
Wealth
‘EH’ Practice
Resting on the edge
of the bed. Ten letters from the enemy. Dennis will enter the festival. The
message was given to the chef.
Hello again, friends!
Let’s do a weather check. Well,
whoever said temperatures are getting better, better get ready to spend a wet weekend in Tennessee .
SESSION 11
This session covers:
Vowel ‘AU’ as in Out Vowel ‘AH’ as in Top Vowel ‘A’ as in
Hat
‘A’ Vowel Sound
Back Dad Fax Value Sat Hatch
Jacket Taxi Apple Catch Rabbit Tack
‘A’ Practice
The fat cat wore a jacket. Pack your sack and bring your
magnet. He sang about an actor named
Jack.
‘AU’ Vowel Sound
This is an important sound!
If mispronounced, it can often make you misunderstood.
Begin this sound with the ‘A’ sound as in ‘hat’… Then, slide
your mouth forward to form a small ‘W’ sound.
Example: ‘Downtown’
» “DA – wn…TA – wn”
‘AU’ Practice
Now House Round Loud Gown Sound Ouch Out Found
South Ounce Rebound Mouth Bounce Flower Thousand Spout Count
The brown couch is downstairs. Her house is on the South
side of the mountain. I was proud of the sounds that came out of my mouth.
‘Are’ vs. ‘Our’
Are – Close with strong ‘R’ sound - tongue retracts
back Are you going?
Our – Begin with the
‘AU’ sound (‘A’ as in Hat), Then close your mouth and say “Were”. Think of the
word ‘Our’ as having two syllables. Pronounced as …“AU-WERE”
* (The word “Hour” is also pronounced the same way).
Are/Our Practice Sentences
- Are you going to our house? - Sales are down, but our
projections for next year are very good. - Our plans will be changing in the
next hour. - Are you sure that our meeting will be an hour late?
‘AH’ Vowel Sound
‘O’ words that are pronounced with ‘AH’
Hot Top Stop Probably Follow Not
Blob Sock Mop Product Solve Problem
‘AH’ Practice (‘AH’ sounds are underlined)
Bob opened the box and followed the instructions. Tom put
some cotton, rocks and a doorknob in his locker. His mom made a concrete model
of a hockey rink.
SESSION 12
This session covers:
Tongue Twisters
(F, W, Voiced Z) Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no
hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, was
he?
(Voiced V)
Vincent vowed
vengeance very viciously.
(P)
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of
pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, How many peppers did Peter Piper
pick?
(SH, S and Z)
She sells seashells by the seashore. The shells she sells
are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she
sells seashore shells.
(W, CH, and Final Consonants)
How much wood, would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could
chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much
wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
(W)
Which witch, wished which wicked wish? While we were walking,
we were watching window washers wash Washington ’s
windows with warm washing water. If two
witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?
(R)
Roberta ran rings around the Roman ruins.
(B, BR, and BL blends)
Bradley’s big black bathbrush broke. Bradley’s big black
bathbrush broke.
(TH)
Tom threw Tim
thirteen thumbtacks. He threw three free throws. There are thirty-three
thousand birthdays on the third of every month. The father gathered smooth
feathers for Thanksgiving. The sixth graders are enthusiastic about Jonathan’s
birthday.
(GR, and GL blends) Green glass globes glow greenly. (L,
‘OO’ vowel) Aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum, aluminum, linoleum. (Won’t) I would if I
could! But I can’t, so I won’t! (Woke) I woke, he woke, she woke, they
woke. We all woke up.
SESSION 13
This session covers:
Phrase Reductions Intonation
Phrase Reductions
(Going to try) becomes ‘gunna try’ I’m gunna try to finish
this book.
(Want to eat) becomes ‘wanna eat’ Do you wanna eat at seven o’clock ?
(Have to start) becomes ‘hafta start’ I hafta start a diet
tomorrow.
(Has to try) becomes ‘hasta try’ He hasta try harder.
(Got to leave) becomes ‘gotta leave’ I gotta leave in
fifteen minutes.
(Ought to believe) becomes ‘oughta believe’ She oughta
believe what he is saying.
(Out of bed) becomes ‘outa bed’ I got outa bed when I heard
the alarm clock.
(Did you go?) becomes ‘Didja go’ Didja go to the store?
(Would he help?) becomes ‘Woody help’ Woody help me move the
furniture?
(Won’t you play?) becomes ‘Woncha play’ Woncha play one more
song on the piano?
(Didn’t you know?) becomes ‘Didincha know’ Didincha know
that she was coming home tomorrow?
(Is he?) becomes ‘Izzy’ Izzy the one that called?
(What do you want?) becomes ‘Whadaya_want’
(Give it to me.) becomes ‘GividaMe’ Gividame right away.
Intonation Practice
Have you ever tried one of Diane’s Donuts? They are so delicious. I have eaten many different kinds of donuts,
from all over the country; however, I have never tasted anything, quite like
Donuts made by Diane. I have been told
that she uses the finest and freshest ingredients that money can buy. The best flour, the best eggs and the best
milk. I am sure, that once you taste
these incredible donuts, you will run and tell all of your friends.
Syllable Stress
Generally, two-syllable words have stress on the first
syllable.
Two-Syllable Words (stress 1st syllable)
Sofa Oven After Finger Station Second Enter Often
Uncle Carpet Father Children Walking Jacket Lucky Comment
Two-Syllable Words (stress 2nd syllable)
Delete Decline Survive Protect Adopt Advance Below Resolve
Advice Acquit Control Arrive Involve Massage Disease Relate
Generally, three-syllable words have stress on the second syllable.
Three-Syllable Words (stress 2nd syllable)
Reduction Arrangement Audition Companion Detective Ambitious
Companion Appliance
Discover Unlawful Conclusion Assemble Adjustment Affected
Acceptance Ferocious
Syllable Stress Practice
The pictures are
fantastic. He needs permission to find a solution. The party is in honor of his
retirement. Her son exhibited bad
behavior on their vacation. Comparative Sentences Joe drinks cheap wine. Sue
only drinks expensive wine.
Don’t forget his birthday. We would never forget his
birthday.
She’s planning to leave tomorrow. He made plans to leave a
month ago.
The Teacher’s meeting is at 9:00 .
The students announced that they will never have a meeting.
My telephone isn’t working. The telephone needs to work by
lunchtime.
He’s painting his house blue and green. Your house would
look terrible if it were green.
SESSION 14
This session covers:
Putting it all together – Part I The 10 Key steps towards
Improvement
Photo album Keeping a family photograph album is a good way
to save family memories for yourself and future generations of your
family. Very old pictures can be taken
to a photo shop and reprinted so that they can be placed in an album. Be sure to write on the back of the picture
any information you remember about the people in it. Also, write the date if you remember it. Looking at photo albums is a relaxing way to
spend the day and it is a fun activity to share with family and friends. Your children, grandchildren and their
children will appreciate your efforts too.
The Public Library Your library card can be your ticket to
entertainment, current events and new ideas.
Almost every city has a public library and there is no charge for a
library card. Libraries have books about
many subjects, but there are also other things at the library. These include books on cassette tape,
videotapes, large print books, CD’s, DVD’s and magazines. Many have free programs in the afternoon or
evening about travel, hobbies or other topics of interest. Some cities also have a bookmobile or
traveling library, which brings the library right into your neighborhood.
John D. Rockefeller John D. Rockefeller did three amazing
things. First, he acquired probably the
greatest fortune in all history. He
started out in life digging potatoes under the hot sun for four cents an
hour. In those days, there were not half
a dozen men in all the United States who were worth even one million
dollars. Eventually, John D. managed to
collect a fortune said to be anywhere from one to two billion dollars. And yet, the first girl he fell in love with
refused to marry him.
The reason given was because her mother refused to allow her
daughter to “throw herself away” on a man who had such poor prospects.
Stars How many stars can you see on a dark, clear
night? You can see about 3,000 stars
with your eyes alone. But keep in mind
that you are viewing only part of the sky.
If the whole sky were visible, you could count about 5,000 stars. If you look through a small telescope you
might see as many as 600,000 stars.
Through the most powerful telescopes, astronomers can spot millions of
stars. No one is sure exactly how many
stars there are altogether, but astronomers believe there are at least 200
billion, billion stars out in space.
The 10 Keys towards Improvement Number 1. Practice and
listen. Number 2. Do not leave off the
endings of words. Number 3. Make a list of frequently used words. Number
4. Open your mouth more when you speak
English. Number 5. Don’t be afraid to speak. Number 6. Read aloud in English
for ten to 15 minutes every day. Number 7. Record your own voice and listen for
pronunciation errors. Number 8. Watch the mouth movements of native speakers
and imitate them. Number 9. Buy books on tape. Read along with the tape - out
loud. Number 10. Be patient.
SESSION 15
This session covers:
Putting it all together – Part II
A foreign student When a student from another country comes
to study in the United States ,
he has to find out for himself the answers to many questions, and he has many
problems to think about. Where should he
live? Would it be better living in a
dormitory or in a private room off campus?
Should he spend all of his time studying, or should he take advantage of
the many cultural and social activities that are offered? At first, he may not feel that he fits in
with the American culture. He may not
feel confident when he speaks. Little by
little, however, he learns how to handle himself in various situations. Finally he begins to feel very secure and ‘at
home’. Unfortunately, this long-awaited
feeling doesn’t develop suddenly. It
takes time.
Volcanoes Volcanoes are holes in the Earth’s crust which
allow molten rock to escape from beneath.
The molten rock, or lava, may flow out gently or it may be blasted high
in the air with gas and ash in a violent explosion. There are eight hundred and fifty active
volcanoes around the world. Do you know
where these mountains of fire are found?
Three quarters of them are found within a zone called the “Ring of
Fire.” One edge of the zone stretches
along the west coast of the Americas
from Chile to Alaska . The other edge runs along the east coast of Asia
from Siberia to New
Zealand .
Twenty percent of these volcanoes are located in Indonesia . Other big groupings are in Japan ,
The Aleutian Islands, and Central America .
The Chinese Language
Chinese is a most unusual language. It differs from English and most other major
languages in that it has hundreds of different dialects. A person who lives in one section of the vast
country of China ,
often cannot understand a fellow Chinese who lives in another section. These two major dialects are Cantonese and
Mandarin. Cantonese is a southern
dialect. Mandarin, a dialect that
originated in northern China ,
is spoken by more Chinese than any other dialect.
Non-Chinese people often say that the Chinese seem to “sing”
their language. Chinese sounds as though
it is sung, because many words are only one-syllable long and because the tone
of voice changes for each word. As in
English, many words have more than one meaning.
The speaker’s tone of voice indicates each word’s specific meaning.
Even more fascinating than the variety of spoken sounds is
the Chinese written language. It has no
alphabet. Instead, it employs signs
called “characters.” Each spoken word in
the language is represented by a separate character. Originally, the characters were drawings that
depicted the meanings of words, but over the years, they have simplified, and
most no longer look like the things they represent.
The Supercontinent
Around 100 to 150 million years ago, there may have been
only one continent on our planet. At
least that is what some earth scientists have decided after years of
research. If you look at the map of the
world carefully, you can see that the present-day continents could be thought
of as the pieces to a gigantic jigsaw puzzle.
In your imagination carefully put the pieces together to form the
supercontinent. You will see that if you
took away the South Atlantic Ocean and pressed South
America and Africa together they would fit
very nicely. You could continue removing
oceans and seas and put other parts of the world together quite easily until
you get to those last two pieces of Australia
and Antarctica .
Scientists believe that the continents of Australia
and Antarctica were once linked together. They may have split slowly off from the
supercontinent and then separated from each other as recently as 40 million
years ago.
The 50 Most Mispronounced Words in English
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business calls complete continue contribute corporation differences directly
exactly educational every exceptional familiar financial frustrating general
immediately inconvenience introduce
irrational justice likeable loosen measurements middle
multiple national original outrageous particular partnership problem prohibit
quality question referring regardless request similar specific value visualize
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