August 25, 2020

The Horse and the Ass

Words
a [ə]

an [ən]

and [ənd , ænd]

were [wə(r)] [wər] ( are )

the [ðə, ði]

on [ɒn] [ɑːn]

be [bi] (is, am, are / was, were)

like [laɪk]

because [bɪˈkɒz]

next [nekst]

not [nɒt] [nɑːt]

after [ˈɑːftə(r)] [ˈæftər]

all [ɔːl]

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V.
travel [ˈtrævl]

carry [ˈkæri]

wish [wɪʃ]

sigh [saɪ]

want [wɒnt] [wɑːnt]

had [hæd] (have)

wound [wuːnd]

N.
horse [hɔːs] [hɔːrs]

ass [æs]

load [ləʊd]

back [bæk]

battle [ˈbætl]

day [deɪ]

Adj.
heavy [ˈhevi]

great [ɡreɪt]

happy [ˈhæpi]

Adv.
together [təˈɡeðə(r)]

however [haʊˈevə(r)]

there [ðeə(r)]

fatally [ˈfeɪtəl

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A horse and an ass were travelling together. The ass carried a

heavy load on its back. " I wish I were you," sighed the ass.

The ass wanted to be like the hose because it had no load.

Next day, however, there was a great battle, and the horse was
fatally wounded.

The ass was happy not to be the horse after all.

Grammar
be
is, am, are
was were

a/ an
an apple / a banana
an ass / a horse

the [ðə, ði]

the apple/ the banana
the ass/ the horse

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Tenses

☞ Present
-- V ＆ V+s play-plays; work-works
-- V~y ＆ Vy+ies study-studies; carry-carries
-- V ＆ V* go-goes; do-does; have-has

☞ Past
-- V ☞☞ V+ed play-played; work-worked
-- V ☞☞ Vy+ied study-studied; carry-carried
-- V ☞☞ V cut-cut; cast-cast; cost-cost
-- V ☞☞ V* do-did; go-went; get-got;
eat-ate; have-had

AAA Pronunciation Skills Up AAA

1. linking sounds ( liaison )
2. intonation (accent)
3. making a pause

A horse and an ass／were travelling together. The ass

carried a heavy load／on its back. " I wish I were you," ／
sighed the ass. The ass wanted to be like the horse／
because it had no load.

Next day, however, ／there was a great battle, ／and the

horse was fatally wounded.

The ass was happy／not to be the horse／after all.

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