tailieunhanh - English pronunciation made simple part 7

She is past president of the Miami Association of Communication Specialists, from which she received honors in 1986. In 2002, she was awarded the Clinical Career Award from the Florida Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists. | Donna Better yet if it s a boy let s call him Bob after his father. If it s a girl we ll call her Barbara. Bob Donna maybe you want to name her Rhonda after your fathers sister. Then if it s a boy we can name him Ron. Donna We don t want to forget your mother Carla. So lets call him Carl if it s a boy. Bob I think we ought to stop. This could go on and on. Donna It s not really a problem. Now we have names for our first four darling babies. Bob Dbnna you ve gone too far. One at a time is enough for this mom and pop. Donna or Don is a good start for now U Now practice reading the dialogue with a partner. Open your mouth wide when pronouncing a words. More Practice EXERCISE A J Read aloud the paragraph about the Constitution. Pay attention to the a sound in the boldfaced words. j The Constitution J The . Constitution is the basis of our democracy. Much j compromise was necessary before the Constitution was adopted. Some modifications to the Constitution caused problems that were resolved I by forming two houses in Congress. The Supreme Court has final authority to explain the Constitution. It can void laws that conflict with any part of the Constitution. The . Constitution has been constant but responsive to change. We thank our founding fathers including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson for this remarkable document. EXERCISE B QJ Read the limerick aloud. Pay attention to the a sound in the boldfaced words. A Farmer Named Bob Tom s father was a farmer named Bob j Who got very confused on the job Among his misdeeds j Was mixing some seeds His squash looked like corn on the cob 30 Parti Vowels exercise c fcj Listen to a segment of your favorite radio or TV news program. Listen specifically for words pronounced with a . List as many as you can. Write a short summary of the segment including as many of the words on your list as possible. Bring your summary to class and read it to a partner. Complete all the activities and yon ll be on target with a Lesson 6 .