ENGLISH JORGE BASADRE GROHMANN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

LESSON

Name: Brady Saucedo Cutipa Date:23/11/21

FEW, VIEW
THE CONSONANT SOUNDS /f/ AND /v/

I. Complete this conversation using words from the box. Then listen and
check.

fan van wife´s wives

Sid: My wife´s left me.

Joe: your ___wifes____ left you? How many ___wifes____
did you have, Sid?
Sid: one wife. And now she has left me.
Joe: oh, I see, ___wifes____ with an F! not ___wives___
with a V!
Sid: That´s right! Yes, she took the ___van____ and
drove off.
Joe: what did she want the ___fan____ for?
Sid: I said ___van___, you know, a kind of vehicle.
Joe: oh, I see: ____van____ with a V, not ____fan_____
with an F!

Listen and check.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10QCeEiymebG4ICi26GIDbYvNpU18LAHV/view?
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II. How many /f/ /v/ sounds are there when you say these numbers? Write
the phonetic symbols, identify the /f/ /v/ sounds and write the number.

Example: 55 /ˈfɪf·ti faɪv/ 4

1. 512 / faɪv ˈhʌndrəd ənd twɛlv /
_____________________________: ____3_____
2. 745 /ˈsɛvən ˈhʌndrəd ənd ˈfɔrti faɪv /
_____________________________: ____4_____
3. 5 _____________________________: ____2_____
/ faɪv /
4. 11.75 _____________________________: ____4_____
/ ɪˈlɛvən pɔɪnt ˈsɛvənti faɪv /
5. 7,474 _____________________________: ____4_____
/ˈsɛvən pɔɪnt fɔrˈhʌndrədˈsɛvənti fɔr/
IV. Listen and tick () the word you hear.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dmoHXttOsjz07Hu75EzOZs_XHR5Ok_9V/view?
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A B
1. thief´s or thieves? These are the thief´s/thieves fingerprints.
2. few or view? She´s painted a few/view.
3. copy or coffee? Do you want a copy/coffee?
4. boat or vote? What are you going to do with your boat/vote?
5. worse or verse? I don´t know which is worse/verse?
6. free or three? We got free/three tickets.
ENGLISH JORGE BASADRE GROHMANN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
LESSON

V. Create a tongue twister per each of the following sounds: /f/ /v/.
write the phonetic transcription, practice your tongue twister and
record it in an audio.

Example:

/p/ Puppy Peter put its paw on the path.

/ˈpʌp·I ˈpiːtər pʊt ɪts pɔː ɒn ðə pæθ /

Tongue twister sound /f/

A flying fox has a fiendish face, / ə ˈflaɪɪŋ fɑks həz ə ˈfindɪʃ feɪs, noʊ
no feathers, frills or fat. It feeds ˈfɛðərz, frɪlz ɔr fæt. ɪt fidz ɑn frut ənd
on fruit and flowers. ˈflaʊərz /

Tongue twister sound /v/

Vivian believes violent, violet /ˈvɪviən bɪˈlivz ˈvaɪələnt, ˈvaɪəlɪt bʌgz

bugs have very big value. hæv ˈvɛri bɪg ˈvælju /

VI. Work with a partner. Student A sends his audio and phonetic
transcription to student B and vice versa. Each one listens to the audio
of the other and writes the tongue twister. Then, give the written
tongue twister to its author in order to be checked.

Student B

Tongue twister : sound /f/ - /fɔr ˈfjʊriəs frɛndz fɔt fɔr ðə foʊn/