Practise reading the following word-contrasts.

· Transcribe them.

· Ex­plain what changes in the place or the manner of articulation substitute one consonant for the other.

- - -

mouth — mouse clothe — close mess — mesh

worth — worse breathe — breese ass — ash

11.Look at the word combinations below and decide which of
the vowels have to be longer and which shorter. Now say the
phrases with good vowel length and good difference between and .

a brief love; a stiff glove; a grave grief; a cliff drive

12. Read the following word combinations and phrases with at normal conversational speed.

· Be careful not to pronounce , , instead of .

father and mother, get them together, smooth feathers;

you said that you'd answer these letters

 

13. Read the following phras­es, be sure to pronounce the fricatives correctly not to mix up the meaning.

· Now read them very fast being very atten­tive in view of the word contrasts.

· Pronounce each sentence as one breath group, without pauses.

- : Philip fought while Philippa thought. This useful thread is free.

- : The cook thickens the soup. The soup sickens the cook.

14.Look at the word combinations and phrases with - .

· Practise reading them. Mind that is a very noisy fricative
and is much weaker and shorter.

This shop is a fish shop; six sheep; a tape treasure; the usual decision.

 

15.Practise reading the following with and no initially.

Helen is arty. Ellen is hearty.

Helen eats up the pie. Ellen heats up the pie.

Helen looks after her hair. Ellen looks after her heir.

16.Reading Matter. Listen and follow the speaker on the tape reading
the phrases below.

: Fine fellows met at five on the first of February. "Philip”, said Ferdinand, "I fear we must fight." Then Philip and Ferdinand fought fairly for fifty-five minutes, after which they fell down in a faint, for the fight had been fearfully furious. When Philip came out of the faint, Ferdinand offered his hand. "Fair's fair", said Philip, "and I think this affair shows neither of us fears to fight".

: Every evening Victor and Vivian visit Eve. Victor and Vivian are rivals. Both vow to love Eve forever. But Eve is very vain. Vivienne is vivacious and

full of verve. Eventually, Victor gives Eve up and goes over to Vivienne, leaving Eve to Vivian.

: Arthur Smith, a thick-set, healthy athlete sees three thieves throw a thong round Thea's throat and threaten to throt­tle her. He throws one thug to earth with a thud that shakes his teeth. Both the other thieves run off with a filthy oath. Thea thanks Arthur for thrashing the three thugs.

: These are three brothers. This is their other brother. These are their father and mother. Their other brother is teeth­ing.

: Sue and Cicely are sisters. Sue is sixteen this summer. Cicely was seventeen last Sunday. Sue is sowing grass seed. She sees Cicely asleep with a glass of cider and nice sixpenny ice by her side. Sue slips across, sips the glass of cider and eats the ice. Cicely gets such a surprise when she wakes up.

: Zoe is visiting the Zoo. A lazy zebra called Desmond is dozing at the Zoo. He feels flies buzzing round his eyes, ears and nose. He rouses, opens his eyes, rises and goes to Zoe. Zoe is wearing a rose on her blouse. Zoe gives Desmond the buns.

: She showed me some machine-made horse shoes. I wish to be shown the latest fashion in short shirts. Mr. Mash sells fish and shell-fish fresh from the ocean. She was still shaking from the shock of being crushed in the rush.

: I can't measure the pleasure I have in viewing this trea­sure at leisure. The decision was that on that occasion the colli­sion was due to faulty vision.

: Humble hairy Herbert has his hand on his heart because he sees how his brother's Henry horse has hurt his hoof in a hole while hunting. Henry helps him to hobble home; Henry is very humorous.

Transcribe and intone the phrases above.

· Practise reading them yourself at normal conversational speed.

LABORATORY WORK №3

Affricates

1. Listen how the speaker on the tape pronounces affricates in
word initial position. Imitate the reading.

: cheap : Jean

chop jolly

2. Practise reading the words above at normal conversational
speed.

· Be sure to pronounce affricates in word initial position
correctly.

· Make strong and voiceless and much weaker
and voiced.

3. Now read the word contrasts, concentrate on the difference
between the initial voiceless affricate and its voiced counter
part.

-- : chin — gin cheep — jeep

cheer — jeer chill — gill

4.Listen how the speaker on the tape pronounces affricates in
word medial position.

· Imitate the reading.

· Remember that in this position is weak and short, is still strong and voiceless.

riches — ridges fetching — edging

catching — cadging batches — badges

5. Concentrate on making strong and voiceless; is partly devoiced.

· Remember that shortens the vowel before it.

etch — edge batch — badge

rich — ridge catch — cadge

6. Read the following word combinations with -- . Concentrate on the correct pronunciation of the affricates.

: a rich cheese a Dutch champion a watch-chain
: a huge joke a large jug a juicy orange