Презентация по английскому язsку Funny Phonetics

Funny Phonetics Marina V. Zakharova Secondary School № 164Samara What should you do if… Sometimes pupils of elementary grade have problems with phonetics. It is not easy for them to identify difference between voiceless and voiced consonants, long and short vowels and etc. There are many words in English which differ only in one sound. They are called minimal pairs. These words are difficult not only to identify but also to understand and to remember. There are some samples which can help you to overcome this situation. Sheep [ ʃi:p ] on a ship [ ʃıp ] Work [wɜ:k] or walk [wɔ:k] Duck [ dʌk ] in dark [ dɑ:k ] Think [θɪŋk] about a thing [θɪŋ] Think [θɪŋk] about things [θɪŋz] There are some more samples of such words and if you want you can try to create your own slides explaining the difference between these words Cap or cab [ kжp] or [ kжb] Great or grade [ greıt] or [ greıd] Leave, leaf or live [ li:v ] , [ li:f ] or [ lıv ] Pan or pen [ pжn ] or [ pen ] Reach or rich [ ri:tʃ ] or [ rıtʃ ] Sing or sink [ sıŋ ] or [ sɪŋk ] ... to be continued So the decision of this problem is easy If you work with audio – pupils should listen more attentively and try to understand the meaning of the words through context.If they listen to you – you can attract their attention on all the differences in pronunciation showing pictures or explaining what is not clear.