English For Today chapter 6: Lets Play with Sounds
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Let's Play with Sounds
Say the initial (beginning) sounds 1
A. Look at the pictures. Listen and say.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
- apple mat [D]
- man mat [ ]
- apple fan [ ]
- ant ash [ ]
- man fan [ ]
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Say the initial (beginning) sounds 2
A. Look at the pictures. Listen and say the words.
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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.
- cot cat [S]
- fan apple [ ]
- bag bed [ ]
- cake take [ ]
- man men [ ]
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D. Look at the pictures and say the words in groups and then say the words individually. One is done for you.
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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 . . . . . . .
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Say the final (end) sounds 1
A. Look, listen and say the words.
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Labels: cat Description: A white cat sitting; the word "cat" is printed below it.
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Labels: bat Description: A cricket bat; the word "bat" is printed below it.
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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.
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Labels: fa— Description: A ceiling fan; the text "fa—" is printed below it.
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Labels: ca— Description: A sitting cat; the text "ca—" is printed below it.
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Labels: va— Description: A three-wheeled van; the text "va—" is printed below it.
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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.
- bat van □
- vat rat □
- fan fat □
- mat hat □
- pan pet □
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Say the final (end) sounds 2
A. Look, listen and say the words.
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Labels: red Description: A red circle; the word "red" is printed below it.
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Labels: ball Description: A football; the word "ball" is printed below it.
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Labels: dog Description: A dog walking; the word "dog" is printed below it.
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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.
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Labels: re— Description: A red circle; the text "re—" is printed below it.
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Labels: bu— Description: A yellow bus; the text "bu—" is printed below it.
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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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