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    The document outlines an English pronunciation practice group that includes: 1) An ear training activity to distinguish the vowel sounds /i:/ and /ɪ/. 2) Reading minimal word pairs aloud that contrast the sounds. 3) An exercise to transcribe words containing /e/, /i:/, /æ/ or /a:/ and find their minimal pairs. 4) Practice transcribing sentences. 5) Completing sentences with words containing the vowel sound /i:/. The session focuses on distinguishing similar vowel sounds through a variety of listening and transcription activities.

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    The document outlines an English pronunciation practice group that includes: 1) An ear training activity to distinguish the vowel sounds /i:/ and /ɪ/. 2) Reading minimal word pairs aloud that contrast the sounds. 3) An exercise to transcribe words containing /e/, /i:/, /æ/ or /a:/ and find their minimal pairs. 4) Practice transcribing sentences. 5) Completing sentences with words containing the vowel sound /i:/. The session focuses on distinguishing similar vowel sounds through a variety of listening and transcription activities.

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    Practice Group Session 1

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    Henry Maier
    The document outlines an English pronunciation practice group that includes: 1) An ear training activity to distinguish the vowel sounds /i:/ and /ɪ/. 2) Reading minimal word pairs aloud that contrast the sounds. 3) An exercise to transcribe words containing /e/, /i:/, /æ/ or /a:/ and find their minimal pairs. 4) Practice transcribing sentences. 5) Completing sentences with words containing the vowel sound /i:/. The session focuses on distinguishing similar vowel sounds through a variety of listening and transcription activities.

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    PRACTICE GROUP session 1

    1. Ear training activity /i:/ /ɪ/

    2. Minimal pairs activity: read aloud these pairs

    read rid
    feet fit
    sheep ship
    beach bitch

    3. Transcribe and find its minimal pair:

    /e/ /ɪ/ /e/ /i:/ /æ/ /e/ /a:/ /æ/

    fill bed flash match


    pen cheese mess back
    sell meat bad cap
    seed bag

    4. Sentence transcription practice:

    Tim is feeling well


    He’s reading in bed
    She will read to you if you keep still
    He got fatter because he sat at his desk in the bank all day
    In the accident he cut his arm and damaged his heart

    5. Fill in the gaps with words pronounced with /i:/

    We must ……. the baby


    I don’t …… …. any money
    Can you ……. that aeroplane?

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