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English For Today chapter 28: Are You Listening-3

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Textbook (verbatim transcription): Are You Listening-3

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Printed page 84

Lesson 28

After completing the lesson students will be able to

  • recognise English sounds
  • recognise word and stress on words in sentences
  • read aloud with proper pronunciation, stress and intonation

A. Listen to and say the following words. Notice how the letter 'O' is pronounced in words in List 1 and List 2

List 1List 2
hophope
robrobe
notnote
rodrode

A1. Listen to and practise saying some more words with the two vowel sounds together (dipthong) as in the word 'hope' or 'note'.

Figure

Description: a bowl.

bowl

Figure

Description: a boat.

boat

Figure

Description: a bottle with a straw, held in two hands.

coke

Figure

Description: a coat.

coat

Figure

Description: a bone.

bone

Figure

Description: a telephone.

phone

Figure

Description: a boy throwing his arms up.

throw

Figure

Description: a snowy mountain.

snow

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Description: an old man with glasses.

old

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Description: a ring with a stone.

gold

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Description: a window with a view of trees and a sky.

window

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Description: a closed window with panes.

closed

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A2. Read the following passage. Choose a word from the list of words below to fill in each of the blanks in the sentences.

phonebowlhopehomestoveclosecokenote

I was waiting for my friend Shila. But since she was late, I thought I would just go to the bookstore and get some stationery from there. But before leaving ________, I left the following ________ next to the ________.

Sorry, I'm going out. Won't take long.

I've left two cans of ________ and a ________ of fruits on the table.

There is a box of biscuits near the bed.

Don't forget to ________ the lid of the box tightly.

If you want tea, the kettle is on the ________.

________ to be back in half an hour.

A3. Read the note for Shila loudly with proper pronunciation, stress and intonation.

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