Here and there Ita] and /eo/ ES = How to make the sound /10/ ) ‘A482 /io/ is a long sound. It moves from /1/ to /o/. Look at the | diagram, Listen and say the sound. Target sound: fof frontof | tongue up | A Note: When you say the sound /io/ by itself, you say the word ear, { MEE == Sound and spelling ‘Mb » /ia/ is spelled in different ways. Listen and repeat. ca real ear ear beard clear hear nearly year cer beer cheers ere here we're Ale © Listen and say these sentences. 1 We're here! 2 Have a beer — cheers! 3 Is there a bank near here? 4 The meaning isn’t really clear. ci How to make the sound /ea/ Ai © (cal is a long sound. It moves from /e/ to fal. Look at the diagram. Listen and say the sound. Target sound: /ea/ A ‘Note: When you say the sound /ea/ by itself, you say the word air, ME == Sound and spelling 9% «6 feo/ is spelled in different ways. Listen and repeat. are care square +—— relaxed tongue air ait chair fair hair stair ‘and lips ear wear ere where aer aeroplane A@e © Listen and say these sentences. ‘A: Look at that aeroplane! B: Where? ‘As Up there, in the air, of course! Aa Inportant for tistening 4 English Pronunciation in Use (lementory)8.1 8.4 Section A Sounds and speling Exercises Read this note and find four /1a/ words and four Jea/ words. Dear Mary, CY Usa really pleased you can come to the theatre with us tonight. We've got seats upstairs, near the front. See you there! Sarah i a rr: Jeal 1 Mary. Devermcrmens 3 listen to check your answers. Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat. a Complete these sentences with /ra/ and /ea/ words. 1 She's got fai. hb. 2 The ch. are under the st. 3 How many y——. have you lived h____ ? 4 There’s a man with a b........ sitting in thes. . § Speak up! I can't h. you. 6 Ies.a cl... day — you can see for miles. Listen to check your answers. Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat. Listen, Can you hear an /r/ sound after the /1a/ or /ea/ in the underlined words? Circle the correct answer. See you next year, It (aol 1 See you next year. ki no kt 2 We're from England -what about you? fr no tf 3 Bye — take care! hn) not 4 Bye — take care! hi nol! 5 Where shall we meet? kl nok! 6 Where shall we meet? kl nol! Check with the Key. Listen and repeat these poems. ve had these ears 4538 When nobody's there a hundred years. | don't care what | wear, Well, no, not really and | sit on the stair but very, very nearly! with my feet on a chair. Listen and circle the word you hear. Check with the Key. If any of these are difficult for you, go to Section E3 Sound pairs for further practice. 1 near | knee (> sound pair 2) 2 bird | beard (= sound pair 20) 3 wear! way _ (> sound pair 21) English Pronunciation in Use (Elementary) 25