- •We are very little creatures,
- •Where is…?
- •It gave him a crack,
- •1. Which is the largest ocean?
- •In a bad mood Spoiled plans
- •Vain It was a warming party.
- •I knew hardly anyone.
- •10. … Are for the lakes as … are for oceans.
- •( G. Macdonald)
- •Reading Test
- •My search
- •Reading test
- •The Sleeping Bag
- •In dismay the cat sighed Little kittens, Little kittens
- •Reading Test
- •Reading Test
- •Reading Test
- •The crooked man
- •In a little cute crooked house.
- •Reading test
- •Winter morning
- •I’m sorry it’s slushy when it’s going.
- •Test reading.
- •I must and will deny:
- •Philosophic Advice
- •Eve Merriam
- •I think it’s queer
- •Reading test
- •I picked some wisps of weeds to eat.
- •I was wary in their curling.
- •Reading Test. Read the words according to the reading rules.
- •Think of me.
- •It was a great sensation!
- •It was her emotional explanation and declaration.
- •It was a great sensation!
- •The abc of Happiness
- •A Cradle Song
- •If Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled pepper,
- •She sells sea shells on the sea shore
- •Where are you going, Solomon Grundy
- •Grizzly Bear
- •Heart – heart attack – heart break – heartland – heartfelt – kindhearted – heartless – heartsick – hearty heart-to-heart
- •The Telephone
- •Alfred h. Miles
- •Alfred h. Miles
- •The Listening Woods.
- •I have two legs with which I walk,
- •Donkey and monkey.
- •The Brook
- •A. Tennyson
- •It only doubles troubles and troubles others, too.
- •I know tow chaps and yet a third
- •Spring Rain Rain, rain, rain, April rain,
- •Bite-kitw-five-quite-side-knife-ice-nice-dice-rice-price-size-tie
- •The climate is mild on this island.
- •²Activity 1. Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sound [au].
- •Autumn Leaves
- •Bear – beer – bar mare – mere – mar
- •The Song for the Children
- •I heard music unawares upstairs, downstairs,
- •Joe Wallace
- •Part III. Stress
- •In columns.
- •B. Answer the questions about Jane using the words in the box.
- •Part IV
- •Practise in reading and explain the reading rules.
- •A man of words
- •In Heaven’s high bower,
- •The trees The poplar is a French Tree a drives-his-roots-in-deep tree,
- •Request
- •Age and youth
- •Is there any reason known?
- •Perfect your perfect English!
- •17. Read the questions below and fill in with the correct answer.
- •Activity 18. Spelling Bee
- •I once met a beautiful lady
- •Save Our Planet
- •2. Read the song and find the rhyming words.
- •Career Prospects
- •How the water comes down at Lodore
- •Its tumult and wrath in,
- •It hastens along, conflicting strong;
- •Its caverns and rocks among,
- •R. Southey
- •English for foreigners
- •I take it you already know
- •I'd mastered it when I was five!
- •Краткий справочник. Правила чтения английских слов.
- •I [ə:] girl
Autumn Leaves
Down, down, down,
Red, yellow, brown.
Autumn leaves tumble down,
Autumn leaves crumble down,
Autumn leaves bumble down,
Flaking and shaking.
Tumbledown leaves.
Activity 6. Read the rhyme. Mind the sound [au].
[כu ]
BUT! [כ]
²Activity 1. Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sound [כu].
A.
open-opal-ode-oval-code-cone-bone-hope-tone-stone-phone-no-go-so-foe-hoe-roe-toe-woe
old-bold-cold-gold-fold-scold-told-mold
oak-oath-coal-goal-doat-coat-boat-load-broad-goat-road-toad-throat-loaf-coast-boast-roast-toast
low-blow-glow-slow-row-crow-grow-throw-tow-sow-know-show
follow-yellow-shallow-narrow-sorrow-tomorrow
most-cost-host-post-ghost
roll-poll-stroll
B. home – homely hole – holster float – floating
note – notice boat – narrow boat goal – goalkeeper
row – rowboat blow – blower gold – golden
crow – crowbar close – close-set ghost – ghost story
goat – scapegoat know – known local – localize
C.
boast – boastful – boastfulness
boat – boater – boatman
coast – coaster – coastguard
dough – doughnut – doughy
folk – folk dance – folklore
fold – folder – foldaway
cold – cold hearted – cold war
motive – motivation
goal – goalkeeper – goalless
gold – golden – golden wedding
hope – hopeful – hopeless
local – locality – locally
motor – motorbike – motoring
loath – loathe – loathing
Activity 2. Contrasting Sound Practice
Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sounds.
[כu] [כ:] boll – ball load – lord tone – torn
bolt – board loan – lawn cone – corn
choke – chalk moan – morning bone – born
comb – corn moat – mortal drone – drawn
coat – court mobile – morbid note – naught
dole – door stoke – stork pole – Paul
Activity 3. Read the proverbs according to the reading rules.
Can you find Russian versions for them?
Activity 4. Read the sentences. Mind the reading rules.
Oh, no! Don’t go.
I suppose so.
Go slow.
Nobody is at home.
Stones grow old.
I don’t suppose you know Rose.
Floe chose to row the old boat.
Throw your stole over your shoulder.
²Activity 5. Read the rhymes. Mind the sound [כu].
[ iә]
²Activity 1. Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sound [iә].
A.
ear-earring-earphone-earshot-earmark-clear-fear-dear-hear-spear-tear-sear
beer-peer-deer-sheer-queer-career-volunteer
here-sphere-sincere-severe
idea-ideal-Korea-theatre
fierce-tierce-pierce
obviously-serious-curious-furious
museum – period – audience – familiar
B. deer – deerskin tear – tier tear – tearless
dear – dearness rear – rearward tier – frontier
deer – dearer sphere – atmosphere near – sneer
clear – nuclear pierce – piercing hear – here
near – linear hear – hearsay peer – pierce
C.
fear – fearful – fearsome
sincere – insincere – sincerely
ear – earache – ear drops
fierce – fierceness – fiercely
hear – hearsay – hearing
here – hereafter – hereby
idea – ideal – idealist
obvious – obviousness
clear – clearance – clear cut
near – nearby – nearly
peer – peerage – peeress
serious – seriousness
Activity 2. Contrasting Sound Practice
Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sounds.
A. [iә] [εƏ] [ai]
here – hair – higher pier – pare – pie ear – air – eye fear – fair – fire dear – dare – dive steer – stare – style
sneer – snare – snipe tear – tare – tie cheer – chair – chime beer – bear – buy spear – spare – spy mere – mare – my
B. [ i ] [ i: ] [iә]
hit – heat – here fit – feed – fear limb – lean – linear
bit – beat – beer sit – sea – sear din – dean – dear
did – deed – deer ship – sheep – shear pit – Peter – pier
pit – speed – spear tin – teen – tear whim – weed – weird
Activity 3. Read the proverbs according to the reading rules.
Can you find Russian versions for them?
Activity 4. Read the sentences. Mind the reading rules.
I fear he is far from being sincere.
It’s cashmere, my dear.
The day was clear and we went to the pier.
Have you read W. Shakespeare’s “King Lear”?
Really, dear!
All is queer here!
Can you hear clearly from here?
The theatre is somewhat near here.
All people are very sincere.
His appearance is clear.
Activity 5. Read the rhymes. Mind the sound [iә].
[εƏ]
²Activity 1. Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sound [εƏ].
A.
hare-dare-fare-care-scare-rare-ware-bare-square-share-mare
air-fair-pair-hair-chair-lair-stairs
where-Mary-parent-variant
B. hair – haircut pare – compare mare – nightmare
chair – chairman fare – farewell wear – underwear
rare – rarebit share – shareholder where – everywhere
flare – flaring ware – warehouse pair – despair
fare – fanfare bare – barefaced bare – barefooted
C.
air – airport – airsick – aircrew
dare – daredevil – daring
fare – taxi fare – fare stage
fair – fare haired – fairy
hair – hairdresser – hairstyle
care – great care – careless
rare – rare field – rarebit
mare – nightmare
pare – parent – parentage
share – share out – shareware
tear – tear in – tear way
wear – wear and tear – wearer
²Activity 2. Contrasting Sound Practice
Listen and repeat the words paying attention to the sounds.
[εә] [ iә] [ a: ]