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UNIT 8:
/ @U / HOME & / aU / NOW, / e@ / THERE & / I@ / NEAR
1. PRONUNCIATION:
a. / @U / The sound / @U / has two sounds, / @ / and / U /. First, say / @ /. Make it
longer. Now add / U /. It starts in the middle of your mouth and moves back and up a
little. It’s very short. Your lips should be rounded.
b. / aU / To make the sound / aU / , you should first practise the sound / & /. Your mouth
should be open and you should make the sound at the front of your mouth with your
tongue down. To make / aU /, add a short / U / after the long / & / sound.
c. / e@ / This is the combination between / e / & / @ /
d. / I@ / This is the combination between / I / & / @ /
2. SPELLING:
a. / @U /:
All o at the end of the words: so, ago,...
Most o with the final e: home, toe,...
Some o in the middle of words: cold, both,...
Most oa: boat, coast,...
Less common: ow (low), ou (shoulder)
b. / aU /:
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Many ou: house, out, ground,...
Many ow: brown, how, towel,...
c. / e@ /:
All air: chair
Many are (care), ary (Mary)
Less common: ear (pear)
Exception: ere (where, there), eir (their)
d. / I@ /:
All eer: beer
Many ere: here
Many ear: dear
Less common: ier: fierce, eir: weird, ea: idea, real
3. PRACTICE:
Task 1: Distinguish between / @U / & / O /
1.1. Listen and practice the difference. (Track spt8.1)
1.2. Listen to the sentences. For each one, write the word you hear. (Track
spt8.2)
1. The hole/ hall is enormous
2. I think your bowl/ball is in the kitchen
3. The coal/ call was delayed
4. We’re going to the show/ shore next week
Key Task 1.2:
Task 2:
Distinguish between / e@ / & / I@ /
2.1. Listen and practice the difference. (Track spt8.3)
2.2. Listen to the sentences on the cassette. For each one, write the word you
hear. (Track spt8.4)
1. They gave her three chairs/ cheers
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2. The bear/ beer was awful
3. The pear/ pier is rotten
4. He is rarely/ really unhappy
5. The driver of that car is staring/ steering at us.
Key Task 2:
Task 3:
Look at the words on the left and match them to the correct transcription on the
right.
Key Task 3:
Task 4: Listen, and practise the conversation.
Then pick out all the words containing / e@ / & / I@ /.
A: I’ve brought my car for repair
B: OK, leave it here, and we’ll take care of it. What’s the trouble?
A: There are various things. Some are serious, some not so serious. The
gearbox is bad. It won’t go into top gear.
B: Yes, that does sound serious
A: The steering wheel is stiff. And the radio aerial doesn’t work.
B: You may need a new aerial. They wear out quickly.
A: But it’s only three years old.
B: You can’t get spare parts. So if one part wears out, you have to have a
new aerial
A: I see. And would you repair the spare wheel. The air comes out.
REVISION EXRECISES
1. REVISION OF VOWEL SOUNDS / e /, / i: /, / I /, / eI /, and / aI /
Look at the vowel sounds marked and put the following words into the correct
column.
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Key Task 1:
2. REVISION OF VOWEL SOUNDS / Q /, / V /, / 3: /, / O: /, / @U / and / aU /
Look at the vowel sounds marked and put the following words into the correct
column.
Key Task 2:
3. THE LETTERS "EA"
All the words below contain letters “ea”. Put the words into the correct box,
according to the pronunciation of “ea”.
Key Task 3:
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