- •We are very little creatures,
- •Where is…?
- •It gave him a crack,
- •1. Which is the largest ocean?
- •In a bad mood Spoiled plans
- •Vain It was a warming party.
- •I knew hardly anyone.
- •10. … Are for the lakes as … are for oceans.
- •( G. Macdonald)
- •Reading Test
- •My search
- •Reading test
- •The Sleeping Bag
- •In dismay the cat sighed Little kittens, Little kittens
- •Reading Test
- •Reading Test
- •Reading Test
- •The crooked man
- •In a little cute crooked house.
- •Reading test
- •Winter morning
- •I’m sorry it’s slushy when it’s going.
- •Test reading.
- •I must and will deny:
- •Philosophic Advice
- •Eve Merriam
- •I think it’s queer
- •Reading test
- •I picked some wisps of weeds to eat.
- •I was wary in their curling.
- •Reading Test. Read the words according to the reading rules.
- •Think of me.
- •It was a great sensation!
- •It was her emotional explanation and declaration.
- •It was a great sensation!
- •The abc of Happiness
- •A Cradle Song
- •If Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled pepper,
- •She sells sea shells on the sea shore
- •Where are you going, Solomon Grundy
- •Grizzly Bear
- •Heart – heart attack – heart break – heartland – heartfelt – kindhearted – heartless – heartsick – hearty heart-to-heart
- •The Telephone
- •Alfred h. Miles
- •Alfred h. Miles
- •The Listening Woods.
- •I have two legs with which I walk,
- •Donkey and monkey.
- •The Brook
- •A. Tennyson
- •It only doubles troubles and troubles others, too.
- •I know tow chaps and yet a third
- •Spring Rain Rain, rain, rain, April rain,
- •Bite-kitw-five-quite-side-knife-ice-nice-dice-rice-price-size-tie
- •The climate is mild on this island.
- •²Activity 1. Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sound [au].
- •Autumn Leaves
- •Bear – beer – bar mare – mere – mar
- •The Song for the Children
- •I heard music unawares upstairs, downstairs,
- •Joe Wallace
- •Part III. Stress
- •In columns.
- •B. Answer the questions about Jane using the words in the box.
- •Part IV
- •Practise in reading and explain the reading rules.
- •A man of words
- •In Heaven’s high bower,
- •The trees The poplar is a French Tree a drives-his-roots-in-deep tree,
- •Request
- •Age and youth
- •Is there any reason known?
- •Perfect your perfect English!
- •17. Read the questions below and fill in with the correct answer.
- •Activity 18. Spelling Bee
- •I once met a beautiful lady
- •Save Our Planet
- •2. Read the song and find the rhyming words.
- •Career Prospects
- •How the water comes down at Lodore
- •Its tumult and wrath in,
- •It hastens along, conflicting strong;
- •Its caverns and rocks among,
- •R. Southey
- •English for foreigners
- •I take it you already know
- •I'd mastered it when I was five!
- •Краткий справочник. Правила чтения английских слов.
- •I [ə:] girl
A. Tennyson
²Activity 6. Listen to the speaker and imitate the tongue twisters.
Learn one of them by heart.
Don’t trouble troubles till troubles trouble you.
It only doubles troubles and troubles others, too.
First a daughter, then a son
And the world is well begun.
To market, to market to buy a plum bun
Home come, home come, market is done.
[ ә:]
BUT! [a:]
BUT! BUT! BUT!
[u:] [Λ ] [כ:]
²Activity 1. Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sound [ә:].
A.
fir-firm-first-sir-stir-dirt-dirk-girl-shirt-third-chirp
cur-curl-curd-curt-fur-slur-spur-bur-burn-burst-turn-purse-thurst-nurse-church-churl-hurt
her-fern-berth-berg-mercury-perfect-kerb-kern-kerchief
work-world-word-worth-worse-worst-worm-worsen-worship
worn-wore
worry-worrisome-worrier
worsted
were
earl-pearl-earn-learner-earth-earthly-heard
B. burst – outburst bur – burden gird – girdle
shirt – nightshirt verse – universe girl – girlish
curve – curvature urge – urgent further – furthermore
curb – curfew curt – curtain turn – turnabout
hurt – hurtle dirt – dirty shirt – shirtsleeves
Activity 2. Contrasting Sound Practice
Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sounds.
A. [ә:] [כ:]
word – ward heard – hoard burn – born sir – sore turn – torn fur – four hurt – hall skirt – score
whirl – wall learn – lawn mirth – more surf – sort
firm – form worm – warm were – wore stern – storm
cur – core fern – fawn nurse – nor terse – tort
shirt – short work – walk per – pour dirt – door
B.[ә:] [i:] were – we burn – bean bird – bead
burst – beast heard – heed burp – beep
fur – fee work – week churn – cheese
term – team shirt – sheet concern – conceal
word – weed pearl – peel nurse – niece
C. [ә:] [әu] fur – foe turkey – token firm – foam
girl – goal purpose – postal hurt – host
turn – tone certain – social learn – loan
burn – bone worker – vocal earth – oak
work – woke burning boning perk – poke
Activity 3. Read the proverbs according to the reading rules.
Can you find Russian versions for them?
Activity 4. Read the sentences. Mind the reading rules.
Thirty firms.
Thirsty earth.
His shirt is very short.
What a hurly-burly girl.
Repeat the verse word for word.
Eart will be thirteen next Thursday.
I haven’t heard of the girls.
In return he said it was certainly
worth it.
I heard her journey was worth the worry.
I heard he had hurt his hand.
The terms are certainly perfect!
Activity 5. Read the poem. Mind the sound [ә:].
The early bird so I have heard,
Catches the worm, and ‘pon my word,
I know tow chaps and yet a third
Could learn a lesson from that bird.
[ei ]
²Activity 1. Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sound [ei].
A.
cake-bake-make-snake-take-ale-male-sale-whales
bay-hay-may-play-pay-way-relay-day-ray-gray-tray-array-spray
hey-obey-convey-survey-purvey-grey
bait-fail-hail-mail-sail-tail
waste-haste-taste
able-table-cradle-ladle
eight-weight-sleigh-freight
B.
lay – layer – layman – layout sail – sailcloth – sailing – sailor
way – subway – railway –roadway aim – aimless – aimlessness
haste – hasty – hastily – hastiness bake – baker – bakery – baking
waste – wasteful – waster – wasting rail – railroad – railway – rail card
great – greatness – greatly – greats rain – rainbow – raincoat – rainforest
play – display – player – playable trade – trader – trade gap – trading
Activity 2. Contrasting Sound Practice
Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sounds.
[ ei ] [ æ ] [ e ] [ ei ]
bay – bad – bed – bade tale – tag – ten – tail
lay – lad – let – late bake – bat – bet – brave
main – man – men – main name – nanny – net – nail
play – pad – pet – pay may – mat – met – mate
ray – rat – red – raid say – said – set – same
Activity 3. Practice the reading of the words.
A. -eigh -eight
eight – eighteen – eighth – eighty
freight – freighter – freightliner – freight train
neighbour – neighbourhood – neighbouring
weight – weighted – weighting – weightless – weightlifter – weight training
B. –able -adle
able – able-bodied – able seaman – disable
ladle – ladleful – ladle out
table – tablecloth – table lamp – tableland - tablespoon
Activity 4. Read the proverbs according to the reading rules.
Activity 5. Read the sentences. Mind the reading rules.
Name the day.
Haste makes waste.
Take it straight away.
They named the baby Jane.
It may rain today.
They say it takes eighty-eight days.
The mail train was delayed again.
Jane ate the cake.
Are you afraid to fail?
My weight has changed greatly.
I can’t name the date, I’m afraid.
They came on a great day.
There are not any great lakes in Wales.
The face of the stranger was pale.
²Activity 6. Read the poem. Mind the sound [ei ].