English Pronunciation (Elementary)

English
Pronunciation
(Elementary)

Chapter 1 Sounds of English

Lesson 4 /ɔː/ and /ɒ/
Do you know these sounds?
As there are more sounds than letters,
we use symbols for pronunciation.
/ɔː/ and /ɒ/

Vowel -you pronounce with your mouth open,

allowing the air to flow through it
 How to make the sound /ɔː/?

/ɔː/ is a long sound. Look at the diagram.Listen

and say the sound. Round your lips more than
for /ɒ/. Target sound: /ɔː/.

• 双唇收圆，稍往外突，舌身平放后缩，发长音。
• 类似于汉字“凹"的音。

How to make the sound /ɒ/?

/ɒ/ is a short sound.Look at the diagram.Listen
and say the sound. Round your lips a little. The
front of your tongue is low and towards the back
of your mouth. Target sound: /ɒ/.

• 双唇收圆，稍往外凸。舌身低平后缩。发音短促
有力。
• 也类似于汉字"凹"的音。
 How to make the sound /ɔː/ and /ɒ/?

/ɔː/ /ɒ/

Click the icon for a standard British way of Click the icon for a standard British way of
pronouncing /ɔː/ pronouncing /ɒ/
from BBC English from BBC English
Sound and Spelling: /ɔː/ Listen and say these words.

saw
talk
ball thought
daughter
autumn
Sound and Spelling: /ɒ/ Listen and say these words.

watch

box
Game Time
Please finish the tongue twister under your tutor's guidance.
 When a doctor doctors a doctor, does the doctor doing the
doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be
doctored or does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as
he wants to doctor?

Now you can press the button and listen to the recording.
 Exercises
After-Class

Listen and write the missing /ɒ/ and /ɔː/ words.

This is our kitchen. On the table there's a big_____ full of shopping, a
_____ of wine and some ______ and pepper. There's a ______ on the
_____ and the _____'s asleep in the corner behind the ______.

 Listen to check your answers.

 Check with the key.
 Then listen and repeat.

Answer key:
This is our kitchen. On the table there's a big
box full of shopping, a bottle of wine and some
salt and pepper. There's a ball on the floor and
the dog's asleep in the corner behind the door.
 Further Learning:

/ɔː/ /ɒ/

Click the icon for a standard British way of Click the icon for a standard British way of
pronouncing /ɔː/ pronouncing /ɒ/
from BBC English from BBC English
Next class: /uː/ and /ʊ/