Week 1: The Simpsons (Phonetic Reading)

The Simpsons

Read the following text, which has been transcribed for you. Then, complete the exercised below.

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Week 6: The /tʃ/-consonant sound in English

The /tʃ/-consonant sound in English
Voicing	voiceless
Place of articulation	palatal
Manner of articulation	affricate

1.  Words containing /tʃ/

cheese	kitchen
each	itch
H /eytʃ/	cheat
hatch	situation

2.  Contrastive words

/tʃ/	/ʤ/	/tʃ/	/ʤ/
cheap	jeep	riches	ridges
choke	joke	lunch	lunge
chew	Jew	match	Madge
choice	Joyce	etch	edge
chin	gin	chain	Jane

3.  Sentences to practice

1	A	Did Jane like the mats in the yard?
	B	Did Jane like the match in the yard?
2	A	I simply want my share, don’t you?
	B	I simply want my chair, don’t you?
3	a	She has a very little chin.
	B	She has a very little gin.
4	A	Sounds like George is choking.
	B	Sounds like George is joking.
5	A	Believe it or not, Dan did the watching.
	B	Believe it or not, Dan did the washing.

Week 4: The /t/-consonant sound in English

The /t/-consonant sound in English
Voicing	voiceless
Place of articulation	alveolar
Manner of articulation	stop

1.  Words containing /t/

tea	adult
tell	winter
attack	hot
coat	attractive

2.  Contrastive words

/t/	/d/	/t/	/d/
tear	dear	bat	bad
tie	die / dye	neat	need
time	dime	hat	had
to / too	do	coat	code
town	down	hit	hid

3.  Sentences to practice

1	A	Do you have the time?
	B	Do you have the dime?
2	A	Can you tile it?
	B	Can you dial it?
3	a	Did you say “tore?”
	B	Did you say “door?”
4	A	I like the tie.
	B	I like the die.
5	A	Will you write it?
	B	Will you ride it?

Week 4: The /p/-consonant sound in English

The /p/-consonant sound in English
Voicing	voiceless
Place of articulation	bilabial
Manner of articulation	stop

Taken from the BBC Learning English Channel in youtube.com

  1.  Words containing /p/

pack	problem
piece	public
repair	hop
type	step

2.  Contrastive words

/p/	/b/	/p/	/b/
pie	buy	staple	stable
pack	back	lap	lab
peach	beach	rip	rib
pest	best	pig	big
simple	symbol	palate	ballot

3.  Sentences to practice

1	a	Give him a pat.
	b	Give him a bat.
2	a	This is my pet.
	b	This is my bet.
3	a	Did you take the pill?
	b	Did you take the bill?
4	a	I see the palate.
	b	I see the ballot.
5	a	Is it a little pig?
	b	Is it a little big?

Week 7: Listening Exercise / How to Get to the Post Office

How to Get to the Post Office

Your task in this listening exercise is to complete the worksheet provided below. Listen to the recording embedded in this post and complete the two parts of the worksheet. Some of the answers are not necessarily stated in the audio for this task.

How would you get directions to go to the post office in the following places

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