Find the word with a different number of syllables ( Найдите слово с иным количеством слогов )
Model: A) snakes B) sheep C) foxes D) cats
Answer : С) foxes ([‘fɒksiz] – 2 слога, в остальных словах – по одному)
1. A) likes B) wants C) talks D) washes
2. A) wanted B) walked C) saved D) brushed
3. A) rainy B) sorrow C) afternoon D) porridge
4. A) about B) around C) asleep D) asked
5. A) fourteen B) forty C) fortieth D) hundred
6. A) builds B) rebuild C) builder D) building
7. A) supermarket B) waterfall C) holiday D) hairdresser
8. A) school B) texts C) over D) sports
All the words or expressions in each group have the same number of syllables. Find the one with stress in a different place (Все слова или фразы в каждой группе имеют равное количество слогов. Найдите то, в котором ударение падает в иное место)
Model: A) October B) November C) December D) January
Answer : D) January – на первый слог, в остальных словах – на второй)
9. A) Saturday B) holiday
C) tomorrow D) yesterday
10. A) morning B) fifty
C) fifteen D) August
11. A) He told me. B) I like it.
C) She finished D) Close the door
12. A) Go to bed! B) Don’t worry
C) What’s the time? D) Fish and chips.
13. A) table B) tourist
C) tunnel D) today
14. A) mistake B) famous
C) become D) remove
15. A) economics B) economy
C) education D) scientific
16. A) It isn’t true. B) I’ll see you soon
C) No, it isn’t. D) He’s not at home.
Appendix 1
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Funny Phonetics
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[æ] | The fat cat sat on the man’s black hat. |
[ei] | The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain. |
[i:] | Steve keeps the cheese in the freeze. |
[e] | It’s best to rest, said the vet to the pet. |
[ai ] | Nile crocodiles have the widest smiles. |
[ i ] | Tim bit a bit of Kitty’s biscuit. |
[a:] | It’s hard to park a car in a dark car park. |
[e ə ] | Sarah and Mary share their pears fairly. |
[ əu] | Rose knows Joe phones Sophie, but Sophie and Joe don’t know Rose knows. |
[ ɒ ] | John wants to watch Walter wash the dog. |
[ L ] | My mother’s brother’s my uncle; my uncle’s son’s my cousin. |
[u] | That cook couldn’t cook if he didn’t look at a cook book. |
[u:] | Sue knew too few new tunes on the flute. |
[ ɜ :] | The girl heard the nurse work. |
[ ɔ :] | Laura’s daughter bought a horse and called it Laura. |
[ ɔi ] | Roy enjoys noisy toys. |
[au] | Mrs Brown counted cows coming down the mountain. |
unstressed [ə] | I ate an apple and a banana in a cinema in Canada. |
unstressed [ i ] | Alex’s lettuce tasted like cabbage. |
C O N S O N A N T S | |
[b] | Bernie brought a big breakfast to bed. |
[p] | Pat put purple paint in the pool. |
[s] | It’s six or seven years since Sydney’s sister sang that song. |
[z] | Zebras in zoos are like dolphins in pools. |
[d] | David’s daughter didn’t dance but David’s dad did. |
[t] | Betty bought a tub of butter. |
[f] | Frank found four frogs laughing on the floor. |
[v] | Vera drove to Venice in a van. |
[g] | Grandma gave the guests eggs and frog’s legs. |
[k] | The king cooked the carrots and the queen cut the cake. |
[h] | Harry had a habit of helping hitch-hikers. |
[w] | Wendy went away twice a week. |
[j] | We didn’t use euros in Europe a few years ago. |
[ ʃ ] | Sharon shouldn’t wash her shoes in the shower. |
[ʤ] | Ginger split orange juice on George’s jacket. |
[t ʃ] | Which child put chalk on the teacher’s chair?! |
[l] | Clara’s really clever but Lilly’s a little silly. |
[r] | The rabbits raced right around the ring. |
[m] | Mum made me move my models. |
[n] | There was no one on the moon on the ninth of June. |
[ η] | Young King Kong was stronger than strong. |
[ q ] | Martha Smith’s an author and an athlete. |
[ ¶ ] | My father and mother live together with my other brother. |
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Appendix 2
Stressed Vowels
Letter | Type I Open Syllable | Type II Closed Syllable | Type III Vowel + R | Type IV Vowel + R + Vowel |
A | [ei] ta●ke | [æ] cat | [a:] arm | [eə] Mary |
E | [i:] me | [e] pet | [ɜ:] her | [iə] here |
O | [əu] o●val | [ɒ] not | [ɔ:] form | [ɔ:] more |
U | [ju:]/[u:] mu●te rule | [L] cup | [ɜ:] burn | [juə]/[ uə] pure |
I, Y | [ai] fi●le try | [ i ] little gym | [ɜ:] bird tyrn | [aıə] wire tyre |
Unstressed Vowels
E, I, Y | [ i ] funny [‘fLni], bandit [‘bændit], rocket [‘rɒkit] |
A, O, U | [ə] banana [bə’na:nə], album [‘ælbəm], common [‘kɒmən] |
Any Vowel + R at the end | [ə] doctor [‘dɒktə], dollar [‘dɒlə], dinner [‘dinə] |
Appendix 3
Recommended Web-resources
1. Phonetics web site. Library of English sounds: http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/english/index.html
С помощью данного сайта, включающего звуковые образцы и мультипликационные схемы органов речи для каждого английского звука, вы можете отшлифовать свое произношение.
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2. В. Шевар де Нидзе "EngЛИШЬ для тех, кто хочет говорить по-английски без русского акцента
Http://www.abroad.ru/english/funticks/content.htm
В занимательной форме представлена история английского языка, объясняющая многие трудности английских правил чтения. Названия некоторых разделов: “Почему англичане пишут Ливерпуль, а читают Манчестер”, “Как неправильное произношение может привести к международному скандалу”, “Для тех, кто хочет говорить, как дядюшка Сэм”, “Как красивое произношение может повлиять на вашу карьеру”
Appendix 4
SYMBOLS
■ ударный слог
□ безударный слог
● граница между двумя слогами
² задание для работы с аудиозаписью
Библиография
1. Мкртчян И.Г. Learn to read English words. (Пособие по технике чтения на английском языке). М.: Международные отношения, 1977
2. Hancock, Mark. English Pronunciation in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003
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