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/a:/

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/ɔ:/

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/ɒ/

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1. How to pronouce sounds!

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/i:/

/ɪ/

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LONG VOWEL /I:/

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  • Tongue height: High
  • Position of the tongue: Front

(The tongue tip is in the highest position)

  • Lips: Unrounded, spead

(like when you smile)

  • Jaw: close
  • Long sound

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SHORT VOWEL /I/

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  • Tongue height: High
  • Position of the tongue: Front

(The tongue tip is lower than that in /i:/

  • Lips: Unrounded, relaxed
  • Jaw: Near close
  • Short sound

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Sheep

/ʃiːp/

Ship

/ʃɪp/

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Bean

/biːn/

Bin

/bɪn/

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Feel

/fiːl/

fill

/fɪl/

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Reach

/rɪ:tʃ/

Rich

/rɪtʃ/

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Leave

/liːv/

Live

/lɪv/

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Common spelling patterns

/i:/

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ee

Three, free, see

ea

Tea, meal, easy

ie/ei

Chief, believe, receive

e+consonant+e

Scene, fever, athlete

ique

Unique, boutique, antique

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i

Pig, ill, trick

Est

Biggest, fastest,simplest

y

Gym, system, physics

ui

Build, biscuit, guitar

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Let’s practice with words and sentences

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1. drink milk�

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 2. It is difficult to live here.�

 3. three pieces

 4. Can you see the sea?

/iː/

/Ɪ/

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Exercise 1: Listen and fill in the blanks with 1 or 2 letters

1. agr__

2. sh__p

3.un_que

4. bel__ve

5. cl__n

6.s__ng

7.s__stem

8. r__ver

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/i:/

/Ɪ/

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Exercise 2: Arrange the words from exercise 1 into the correct column

1. agree

2. ship

3.unique

4. believe

5. clean

6.sing

7.system

8. river

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Exercise 3: Listen and choose what you hear in the audio

  1. A. Sheep B. Ship
  2. A. Bean B. Bin
  3. A. cheeks B. chicks
  4. A. cheap B. chip
  5. A. heel B. hill
  6. A. peel B. pill

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Exercise 4: Practice reading

The field is full of sheep.

That is our ship.

The fish and chips are cheap.

Throw the beans in the bin.

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Thank you and Goodbye