¡Descarga Pronunciation Guide: Linking Consonants and Vowels, Intonation, and -ed Endings y más Monografías, Ensayos en PDF de Inglés solo en Docsity! Back Back Pronunciation Unit 2 Pronunciation Unit 1 Words ending in /d/ and /t/ Linking 1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat. When one word ends with a consonant sound and the next word starts with a vowel sound, the consonant sound links with the vowel sound. 1 Let’s meet at school. 2 I’m wearing a T-shirt. 3 We do the chores at home. 4 We’re learning about modern art. 5 I’m on a tour of London. 2 Read the sentences. Where do consonants and vowels link? 1 Tom and Sam are diving. 2 My dad is making lunch. 3 We live in a small apartment. 4 My favorite subjects are math and English. 5 My mom is a scientist and she works at a lab. 3 Play Listen and check. Then listen and repeat. 1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat. It is often hard to hear the difference between the sounds /d/ and /t/ at the end of words. /d/ bed food band /t/ hat hot shirt 2 Play Which word do you hear first? Listen and number the words 1–2. Then listen again and repeat. 1 a bat 2 b bad 1 2 a cart b card 3 a cent b send 4 a coat b code 5 a heart b hard 6 a write b ride 3 Play Complete the rhyme. Listen, check, and repeat. bad Brad right sad write This young guy called 1 Brad Makes his teachers 2 . He does not 3 , And that’s not 4 . In fact, it’s very 5 . Back Back Pronunciation Unit 4 Pronunciation Unit 3 Intonation: showing interest Noun plurals 1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Notice the intonation in the green expressions. Listen and repeat. Our intonation changes when we are interested in something. 1 A I have five sisters. B Are you serious? That’s a lot of sisters! 2 A Hi Dad. It’s half-time and we’re winning our game. B No way! What’s the score? 3 A I have these amazing new sunglasses! B Really? Can I see them? 4 A I can stay at your house this weekend. B That’s totally awesome! What time on Saturday? 2 Play Listen and choose the answers that show interest. 1 I don’t have homework this weekend! Really? Why not? a b 2 We’re going on vacation to Hawaii. That’s totally awesome! When? a b 3 I have a new cell phone. Are you serious? You have two cell phones nows. a b 4 There’s a new skate park in front of my apartment. No way. Let’s go! a b 1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat. We pronounce the -s at the end of simple present verbs in three different ways. /s/ cake – cakes nut – nuts /z/ burger – burgers cookie – cookies /ız/ orange – oranges beach – beaches 2 Play Listen and choose the correct sound. Listen again and repeat. /s/ /z/ /ız/ 1 shorts ✓ 2 eggs 3 drinks 4 places 5 mangoes 6 watches 7 presents 8 pineapples 3 Play Read the sentences and underline the plural nouns. Are their final sounds /s/, /z/, or /ız/? Listen and check. 1 Our soccer games are today. It’s cold, so we need to wear gloves, hats, and sweat pants. 2 Can I have two hot dogs – no tomatoes – and some potato chips, please? 3 There aren’t any good places for shopping in my neighborhood. I go shopping at the weekend markets downtown. 4 Let’s go to the pool. Bring your swim trunks and goggles. And wear flip-flops, not your shoes. /s/: /z/: games /ız/: 3 Work in pairs. Student A reads sentences 1–5, and Student B answers using the phrases to show interest. Then change roles. Are you serious? No way! Really? That’s totally awesome! 1 There are some new games on my laptop. 2 I have 55 dollars. 3 Hey! I have a BMX bike. 4 We have this amazing new TV at home. 5 There’s a new sneaker store in the mall.
