Rice, rise fl The consonant sounds /s/ and /2/ Horedaw tg ole 7 .s/. Notice they are pronounced /sil and Jes) PTA a alphabet, the lett« rsC and S {AT} When you say the alphabet, the letter: weperepacomonmseunsl both have the consonant sound /s/. But Sis also often Listen to the sounds /s/ and /7/. Look at the mouth diagram to see how to make these consonant sounds. Notice that in the sound /s/, there is no voice from the throat. It sounds like the noise of a snake. In the sound /7/, there is voice from the throat. It sounds like the noise of a bee. | | ie | Ga —> through on) | longue near tooth ridge | (PAIS) Now listen to the sound /s/ on its own. Listen to the target sound /s/ in the words below and compare it with the words on each side. ‘Then listen and repeat the examples of the target sound. ateet /s/ Examples sad city science scream glasses concert last bus place lass six Lucy sang sixor seven sad songs for her last concert. {FRIG] Listen to the sound /2/ on its own. Listen to the target sound /2/ in the words below and compare it with the words on each side. Then listen and repeat the examples of the target sound. yareet /zy Examples ean 700 zero Sue ‘100 Sue dozen busy scissors exact place plays place size wise bees roses breathe breeze _ breathe ‘dozen pretty roses, a thousand busy bees Note: The vowel sound is shorter before /s/ than /z/, eg. i difficulty making the difference, exaggerate the length okt ean plays. f you have pronunciation of -s endings such as plurals, see Unit 23.) in plays. (For the Spelling [ frequently sometimes | notes isi 8 ad (cls), SC (science) | /ks/ can be writen x (ax) lace) - (six) c( Sis not always pronouncee fal |Z (eer0), § (nose) | 22 (buzz), Sees (5 ugar plays). I gal car $5 (scissors) be written X (exact), SE at the end of Word is usuall ; ly prot i Pronunciation may be connected to grammar: Peewee i close /klous) » a Use /juis idjective close /klawz/ = verb house ae use /jurz/ = verb =noun house /h: ’aUZ/ = verb English Pronunciation in Use intermechate Escaneado con CamScannerExercises Look at the blue words in the story. Do they contain /s/ or /7/? Write 5 oF 7 in the gap after each word. Listen and check your answers. Then practise saying the joke. Awoman was 7. taking a zebra. Z, along the street .......A police officer stopped... her and said: ‘The street is no place .....for zebras, ‘Madam, You should take it to the 200... !" “You're right, officer...” said the woman, I'l take it straight... there!” Later, the officer saw...... the woman with the zebra again. I said you should take that zebra to the 200!” he said ¥eS oy We Went, and it Was great,’ said the woman, ‘Now he wants to go to the museum AIS] Find a route from Start to Finish. You may not pass a square if the word contains the sound /2/, You can move horizontally (<—») or vertically (J) only. Listen and check the words in the correct route. ‘START spots | squares | prize since six _|_sports + + + + + streets | wise sells sits exact" escapes aa + — rice rise sense | science lose lost — —+— —}— loose | desert. smokes | songs crisps_—_box place face snacks | seas voice boxes t + i + + plays | phase nose smiles | focus concert _,_Phase_, nose por rr FINISH Listen to the sentences. Look at the words in blue. Underline the words which contain the sound /s/ and circle the words which contain the sound /z/. Then listen again and repeat. EXAMPLE You can have my tent. It’s no use to me, | never GsBit. 1 I'mnot going to advise you. You never take my advice. 2 Your tooth is loose. You'll loseit if you're not careful 3 The shop's very close to home, and it doesn’t close till late. 4 I can’t excuse people who drop litter. There's no excuse for it (PAIS (cont)] Listen and underline the word you hear. If you find any of these difficult, go to Section E Sound pairs for further practice. 1 Price or prize? | got a good price / prize for that painting. 2 He sat or he’s at? | don’t know where he sat / he'sat. 3 Suit or shoot? They didn’t suit / shoot him, 4 Saved or shaved? I've saved / shaved lot in the past few days 5 Sink or think? We didn't sink / think, 6 Closed or clothed? They were closed / clothed for the cold weather. (= Sound pair 31) (= Sound pair 31) (= Sound pair 32) (= Sound pair 32) (= Sound pairs 33) (= Sound pairs 33) Follow-up: Record yourself saying the sentences in 4.4, choosing one of the two options each time, Make a note of which words you say. Then listen to your recording in about two weeks. Is it clear which words you sald? Escaneado con CamScanner