tailieunhanh - english pronunciation made simple phần 2

Tham khảo tài liệu 'english pronunciation made simple phần 2', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Lesson as in egg pet and head PRONOUNCING Lips Slightly spread and unrounded Jaw Open wider than for ei Tongue High near the roof of the mouth Possible Pronunciation Problems ị Pronunciation problems occur because of confusing English spelling patterns I I and the similarity between e and other sounds. I ị EXAMPLES If you say ei instead of e pen will sound like pain. I Ị If you say ae instead of e met will sound like mat. I J When pronouncing e open your mouth wider than for ei but not as wide I I as for ae the sound to be discussed in the next lesson . I I I Practice and reduce your errors on e I Practice EXERCISE A SI Listen and repeat. e At the Beginning of Words e In the Middle of Words any edge effort bed rest bread end else error next bent fence egg every elephant west many present The vowel e does not occur at the end of words in English. e Spelled e ea yes head red lead sell dead seven meant never measure 19 Less frequent spelling patterns for e consist of the letters a ơi ie ue and eo. any again friend guest leopard The most common spelling pattern for e is the letter e before a consonant in a stressed syllable. let amendment attended plenty The letter e before is usually pronounced e . well telephone felt seldom The letters eo before d are usually pronounced e . thread ahead ready dead EXERCISE B w Listen and repeat the following pairs of words. When pronouncing the words with e be sure to lower your jaw a bit more than for fell. e M met mate bet bait fed fade less lace pen pain pane let late wet wait weight get gate gait red raid wed wade EXERCISE c ss Listen and repeat the following phrases and sentences. The boldfaced words should all be pronounced with the vowel eJ. 1. You said it 2. head of lettuce 3. best friend 4. healthy and wealthy 5. bent fender 6. never better 7. Breakfast is ready at ten. 8. Fred left a message. 9. Let me get some rest 10. Don t forget to send the letter. 20 Part 1 Vowels CHECK YOURSELF 1 yjy Listen and repeat each word. Then