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English For Today chapter 6: Lets Play with Sounds

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Textbook (verbatim transcription): Lets Play with Sounds

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Printed page 55

Let's Play with Sounds

Say the initial (beginning) sounds 1

A. Look at the pictures. Listen and say.

Figure

Labels: ant, apple, mat, man Description: Four pictures in a row, left to right: an ant, an apple, a rolled-up mat and a standing man. Each picture has its word printed under it.

B. Listen and say the initial sounds and the words.

a (/æ/)—ant a—apple m (/m/)—mat m—man

Example:

T: a Ss: a

T: a—ant Ss: a—ant

T: ant Ss: ant

C. Listen to the words and circle the initial sounds. One is done for you.

Figure

Labels: (a) pple, mat, ash, milk Description: Four pictures in a row: an apple, a mat, a small heap of ash and a bowl of milk. Each has its word printed under it; the word under the apple is printed as "(a) pple" with the initial letter shown in brackets.

Printed page 56

D. Look at the pictures and say the words. Then write the words and say them in groups and then individually again. One is done for you.

Figure

Labels: (a), (b), (c), (d) Description: Four pictures in a row: an ant, a mat, an apple and a man. Each picture is labelled below with its letter, (a) to (d).

ant____ ______ _______ _______

Example:

SS: ant

S1: ant Continue...

E. Say each pairs of the words. Then write S (same) against the pair with the same initial sounds. Write D (different) against the pair with the different initial sounds. One is done for you.

  1. apple mat [D]
  2. man mat [ ]
  3. apple fan [ ]
  4. ant ash [ ]
  5. man fan [ ]

Printed page 57

Say the initial (beginning) sounds 2

A. Look at the pictures. Listen and say the words.

Figure

Labels: bag, fan, top, cake Description: Four pictures in a 2×2 grid: a green backpack (bag) top-left, a ceiling fan top-right, a spinning top bottom-left and a cake bottom-right. Each picture has its word printed under it.

B. Listen, say the initial sounds and the words.

b—bag f—fan t—top c—cake

C. Say each pair of the following words. Then write S (same) against the pair with the same initial sounds, and write D (different) against the pair with different initial sounds. One is done for you.

  1. cot cat [S]
  2. fan apple [ ]
  3. bag bed [ ]
  4. cake take [ ]
  5. man men [ ]

Printed page 58

D. Look at the pictures and say the words in groups and then say the words individually. One is done for you.

Figure

Labels: tap, book, cap Description: Four pictures in a 2×2 grid: a rolled-up mat top-left, a water tap with a drop of water top-right, a book bottom-left and a red cap bottom-right. The tap, book and cap are labelled under their pictures; the mat has no printed label on this page.

SS: mat

S1: mat tap

book cap

Continue . . . . . . .

Printed page 59

Say the final (end) sounds 1

A. Look, listen and say the words.

Figure

Labels: cat Description: A white cat sitting; the word "cat" is printed below it.

Figure

Labels: bat Description: A cricket bat; the word "bat" is printed below it.

Figure

Labels: fan Description: A ceiling fan with three blades; the word "fan" is printed below it.

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Labels: van Description: A three-wheeled van; the word "van" is printed below it.

B. Listen and say the words, and then say the final sounds. Now, say the words again.

cat bat fan van

Example:

T: cat—t Ss: cat—t T: t Ss: t T: cat Ss: cat T: bat Ss: bat (Continue ……)

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C. Look at the pictures and complete the words.

Figure

Labels: fa— Description: A ceiling fan; the text "fa—" is printed below it.

Figure

Labels: ca— Description: A sitting cat; the text "ca—" is printed below it.

Figure

Labels: va— Description: A three-wheeled van; the text "va—" is printed below it.

Figure

Labels: ba— Description: A cricket bat; the text "ba—" is printed below it.

Then say the words and their final sounds.

Example :

T: fan Ss: fan T: n Ss: n S1: n

Continuee ……

D. Say each pair of the following words. Then write S (same) against the pair with the same final sounds, and write D (different) against the pair with the different final sounds.

  1. bat van □
  2. vat rat □
  3. fan fat □
  4. mat hat □
  5. pan pet □

Printed page 61

Say the final (end) sounds 2

A. Look, listen and say the words.

Figure

Labels: red Description: A red circle; the word "red" is printed below it.

Figure

Labels: ball Description: A football; the word "ball" is printed below it.

Figure

Labels: dog Description: A dog walking; the word "dog" is printed below it.

Figure

Labels: bus Description: A yellow bus; the word "bus" is printed below it.

B. Listen and say the final sounds.

red—d ball—l dog—g bus—s

Example:

T: red—d Ss: red—d T: bus Ss: s T: bus S1: s Continue……

C. Look at the pictures and write the words. Then say the words.

Figure

Labels: ba— Description: A football; the text "ba—" is printed below it.

Figure

Labels: re— Description: A red circle; the text "re—" is printed below it.

Figure

Labels: bu— Description: A yellow bus; the text "bu—" is printed below it.

Figure

Labels: do— Description: A dog walking; the text "do—" is printed below it.

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D. Read these words aloud.

road frog net shop jeep goat pass make

Now say the final sounds of the above words.

Example:

T: road Ss: d S1 d Continue . . . . . .

E. Say each pair of the following words. Then write S (same) against the pair with the same final sounds, and write D (different) against the pair with different final sounds.

jug flag □ mug map □ lotus bus □ rod cot □ goat road □ tall bell □

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