2015-09-07
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Notes:
1).You shouldread English sounds much more distinctly than Ukrainian ones. Stress those words which seem to be most important in sense.
2). English sentences are read quicker because the words are connected, not each of them is stressed. Practice the reading.
We surely shall see the sun shine soon.
On the beach I saw six small seals.
Three grey geese in the green, green grass.
The rat ran by the river with a lump of raw liver.
Peter Piper picked up a piece of pink paper.
There’s no need to light a night – light on a night like tonight.
Pink silk socks with seven spots are lying on the sofa.
Thirty three yellow flowers for thirteen lucky thieves.
Task 2: Compare the reading of the pairs of words.
- e, i: seat-sit, beet-bit, clean – skin, seal – six, me – think, these – this;
- a, e: black -deck, latter – letter, have-never, Jack-Ben, candy-ten;
- ar, u: car-bug, art-fun, park-run, dark – duck, cart - cut;
- ir / -er / -ur in the stressed and -er/-or/-ar in the unstressed position: bird-corner, girl-computer, burglar-doctor, herb-summer.
Task 3: Read some sayings and verses then translate them:
- Step by step one goes far.
- As smug as a bug in a rug.
- He laughs best who laughs last.
- As busy as a bee.
- Just think and think, what horses get to drink.
- In the night I slept,
After dinner I swept,
In the evening I met
My dear cousin Ted.
- Hearts like doors will open with ease to very, very little keys;
And don’t forget that they are these:
“We thank you all” and “If you please.”
- Flowers here, flowers there, flowers growing everywhere.
- Always in a hurry, always behind.
