Pronunciation Unit 1

Syllables Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. 3 Play In pairs, write the words. Then listen and check.
Listen and repeat.
1 a number between 11–20 with one syllable
We can divide words into syllables. All
words have at least one syllable. 2 a day of the week with three syllables
One syllable math, art
Two syllables science (sci-ence)
3 three months with two syllables
English (Eng-lish)
Three syllables understand (un-der-stand)
computer (com-pu-ter) 4 a country with four syllables

2 Play Listen. How many syllables are there

in the words? Choose the correct number.
Then listen and repeat.
1 desk 1  2 6 September 2  3
2 nineteen 2  3 7 Wednesday 2  3
3 Mexico 2  3 8 white 1  2
4 orange 2  3 9 whiteboard 2  3
5 eight 1  2 10
January 3  4

Pronunciation Unit 2
Word stress Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. In every word with two or more syllables, one syllable is stressed. This means
Listen and notice the stressed syllable. the syllable is longer and louder than the other syllables in the word.
Then listen again and repeat.
mother Japan volleyball Brazilian Japanese American

2 Play Listen and choose the word with the different stressed syllable.

1 listen Japan uncle 4 geography Colombia calculator

2 Chinese Brazil English 5 calendar Indian eleven
3 Japanese Jamaican computer

3 Complete the chart with words from exercise 2.

listen

4 Play Listen and check. Then listen and repeat.

 Pronunciation Unit 3
Schwa /ә/ Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart.

Listen and repeat.

The vowel sounds in unstressed syllables

are pronounced with the schwa sound /ә/.
pencil
closet
between

2 Play Listen to the words. Which syllable has

the schwa /ә/ sound? Choose the correct syllables.
1 tablet 1st 2nd 5 China 1st 2nd
2 seven 1st 2nd 6 Japan 1st 2nd
3 Brazil 1st 2nd 7 science 1st 2nd
4 April 1st 2nd 8 across 1st 2nd

3 Play Listen and check. Then listen and repeat.

Pronunciation Unit 4
can Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat.

The pronunciation of can and can’t

sometimes sounds very similar.
can /kәn/ I can dance.
Can you sing?
can’t /kænt/ I can’t sing.

2 Play Listen to the sentences. Choose the word you hear.

1 can can’t 4 can can’t

2 can can’t 5 can can’t
3 can can’t 6 can can’t

3 Play Listen and repeat the sentences in exercise 2.

4 Write three sentences about your family’s abilities. Then work in pairs.
Student A Read your sentences to your partner.
Student B Can you hear the affirmative or negative of can?
Change roles.
 Pronunciation Unit 5
/h/ Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and repeat.

If words begin with the letter h, we

usually pronounce the /h/ sound.
/h/ he hard
his hangout
has homework
have headphones
BUT hour

2 Play Listen to the sentences. Are there any words that

begin with the sound /h/? Choose the correct answers.
1 yes / no 3 yes / no 5 yes / no
2 yes / no 4 yes / no 6 yes / no

3 Play Listen and repeat the sentences.

Do you have a favorite hangout?

Harry has old headphones.
I have eight hours of hard homework.

Pronunciation Unit 6
Simple present -s Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. 3 Play Read the sentences. The underlined words in
Listen and repeat. each sentence have the same final sound. What is it?
Listen and check.
We pronounce the -s at the end
of verbs in the simple present in 1 He goes to my school and he sings in a band.
three different ways /s/ /z/ /ız/
/s/ help helps
2 Jen helps her mom and she often makes dinner.
/z/ clean cleans
/ız/ wash washes /s/ /z/ /ız/
3 She finishes her homework and washes the dishes.
2 Play Listen and choose the correct sound
at the end of the words. Then listen again /s/ /z/ /ız/
and repeat.
4 That shop buys and sells old computer games.
1 drinks /s/ /z/ /ız/ 5 buys /s/ /z/ /ız/
/s/ /z/ /ız/
2 swims /s/ /z/ /ız/ 6 takes /s/ /z/ /ız/
4 In pairs, practice reading the sentences in exercise 3.
3 dives /s/ /z/ /ız/ 7 watches /s/ /z/ /ız/
4 dances /s/ /z/ /ız/ 8 works /s/ /z/ /ız/
 Pronunciation Unit 7
Sentence stress: do and does Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart. Listen and notice the

stressed words. Listen again and repeat.

Do and does are not stressed in questions, but

they are stressed in short answers.

Do you like fish? Yes, I do.

Does she play the guitar? Yes, she does.

2 Play Listen and underline the stressed words in the questions

and short answers.
1 A Do you like pasta?
B Yes, I do.
2 A Does he speak English?
B Yes, he does.
3 A Do you forget your homework?
B No, I don’t.
4 A Do they eat fast food?
B No, they don’t.

3 In pairs, ask and answer the questions in exercise 2.

Pronunciation Unit 8
Intonation in questions Back

1 Play Read the pronunciation chart.
Listen and notice the intonation.
Listen again and repeat.
At the end of wh- questions, intonation
usually goes down.
➘
What does your sister look like?
At the end of yes / no questions,
intonation usually goes up.
➚ ➚
Is your sister tall?
2 Play Listen and repeat the questions.
➘ ➘
Where do you live?
➚
Do you like shopping?
3 Play Listen to the questions. Does the intonation go
up or down? Choose the correct answers, ➚ or ➘.
➚ ➘
1 a Are your eyes green? b  Are your eyes green? 
➚ ➘
2 a Is your dad a teacher? b  Is your dad a teacher?
➚ ➘
3 a How old are you? b  How old are you?
➚ ➘
4 a Do you eat meat? b  Do you eat meat?
5 a Does your mom drive you to school?
➘
b Does your mom drive you to school?
➚
6 a What time do you get up?
b What time do you get up?
4 In pairs, ask and answer the questions in exercise 3.