Rhymes and tongue twisters
1) Six sportsmen shooting snips;
Seven Severn salmon swallowing shrimps.
2) A wise old owl sat in an oak, 4) Swan swam over the sea,
The more he heard, the less he spoke; Swim, swan, swim!
The less he spoke, the more he heard; Swan swam back again,
Why aren't we all like that wise old bird? Well swum, swan!
3) The funniest man that I've met 5) She sells seashells on the
Keeps a very large rock as a pet. seashore.
It's as quiet as a mouse The shells she sells are
Makes no mess in the house seashells, I'm sure.
And he never pays bills to the vet.
Spelling.
[s] | [z] | ||||
ALL | ALL | ||||
s s s ss | (at the beginning of words): side +consonant: stay, last plural and 3rd person singular after voiceless sound: cats, likes cross, fussy | z s | zoo, freeze plural and 3rd person singular after voiced sound: dogs, adds | ||
SOME | SOME | ||||
se s s | at the end of words: mouse, cease at the end of words: bus, gas in the middle of words: basic, mason | se s s | at the end of words: choose, ease at the end of words: was, has in the middle of words: music, pleasant | ||
MOST | |||||
ce ci cy | centre, cent city, cinema juicy, cycle | ||||
Exceptions | |||||
ss | scissors, possess |
UNIT 17. [t∫] - [d3]
Practice the sounds.
[t∫] [d3] Sounds in contrast
chips much joy gently chin-gin chump-jump
chop switch joke major cheer-jeer chunk-junk
cheap lunch join bridge choke-joke choose-juice
chips branch jump subject chain - Jane march - Marge
chain watch jeans edge cheap-jeep larch-large
change teacher June village chilly - Jilly rich - ridge
choose kitchen July cottage chug-jug breach - bridge
cheese butcher judge soldier cherry - Jerry search - surge
charity future general register chest-jest H-age
Read as quickly as possible.
1)Lunch, the children's lunch, chocolate for the children's lunch, chops,
cheese and chocolate for the children's lunch, I'd choose chops, cheese
and chocolate for the children's lunch. How much is all that?
2)Language, the German language, learning the German language, Jim learning the German language, Jack and Jim learning the German language.
Just imagine Jack and Jim learning the German language.
Read the sentences. Pay attention to the sounds.
1)Life is a rich adventure and largely a question of chance. You don't choose
your future as you choose a chocolate or a piece of cheese.
2)I was on the bridge at the edge of the village. I was just adjusting the
engine when this soldier jumped out of the hedge.
Set phrases, idioms, sayings and proverbs.
Catch as catch can. Children are poor men's riches. Don't count your chickens before they're hatched. You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. Charity begins at home.