Comparison

dill – deal kill – keel pill – peel sill – seal

beady needy seedy speedy

clipped dipped sipped skipped tipped

bitten kitten Mitten linden Lipton

diddle fiddle middle pickle tickle

Intonation of Enumeration

All non-final intonation groups are usually pronounced with a rising tones. Rising intonation describes how the voice rises at the end of a sentence.

Ex: He can see pens, papers and tapes.

Ex: She can see men, women and babies.

Ex: Ann is white, fair, plain and lazy.

Ex: She can date, wait, play, blame, claim and stay.

Memory Work

Dialogue 1.

A: Can you read tea-leaves, Peter?

B: I cab read yours, Eve.

A: What can you see?

B: I can see … the beach…and the sea… and two people – Eve and Peter.

A: Can’t you see tree?

B: No, Eve. Just you and me. I can’t see Aunt Frieder at all.

Dialogue 2.

A: Does it fit?

B: Yes, it fits, but it isn’t very pretty.

A: This pink one’s very pretty.

B: But it’s a bit big!

A: Well … this silk one isn’t big.

B: No… but it’s a bit frilly.

UNIT 5

Consonant [η] Intonation of General Questions

-What are you doing in the holidays? -I'm thinking about going somewhere near Naples. -Naples! How interesting! What are you planningto do there? -Nothing much ... swimming ... lying in the sun ...having a good time … eating ...drinking ...just relaxing. -Ah! How charming!

Consonant [η] Raise the back of the tongue to touch the soft palate and make a voiced nasal consonant.

bang fang gang pang sang

bank blink sink stink tank

hanging bringing ringing singing springing

drinking linking sinking stinking thinking

Comparison

bin – bing din – ding sin – sing thin – thing

begin – begining learn – learning mean – meaning stun – stunning

bag – ban – bang – banging dig – din – dang – danging rig – rin – ring – ringing tag – tan – tang – tanging wig – win – wing – winging

The English banker tanker thinker singer language	I’m going to ring sing sting think thank
a(n) young angry single sinning singing man	nine bankers tankers singers languages thinkers