LESSON 6 – /ɔ/ and /ɔ:/

I. Pronunciation tips

always think about the vowel in the

word “dog” when making this
sound

Keep the inside of part of your mouth

wide. Your lip is slightly round

II. Examples

ɔ stock sock pot boss bomb fox spot shock lost

ɔ: horn board corn sport walk report awful always
quarter short George score watch wash court

III. Conversation
a. With a friend, read the conversation below
A Why do you want a job with the Northern Record?
B I’d like to become a sports reporter. I always read the Northern Record. I saw your job
advertisement. So I filled in an application form.
A What other jobs have you done?
B I’ve got a job in a sports shop, at the moment. Last August, I was a hotel porter. It was a holiday
job, in a seaside resort.
A Are you interested in sport?
B Yes, I like watching football; I always watch my local football team when they play at the Sports
Center. I also watch sports on television quite often. And I go jogging every morning.
A Right. Now, I’ll tell you what this job involves

b. Make a conversation to interview a job candidate. Read the job advertisement and use questions below
to ask. Be creative when giving answers. Try to add details and reason to your answer

Green Fog Travel Agency Interview questions

Need experienced tour guide
Intermediate English and French
(optional)
Must be able to travel by car and boat
Dynamic and optimistic
Salary: on request
1. Why do you want to be a tour guide in our company?
2. Do you have experiences guiding tourists?
3. What languages can you speak?
4. Can you travel away from home for many days?
5. Can you say something about your personality?
6. How much do you expect to be paid?
IV. Games/Songs
a. Listen to your friends and say the things Johnny has to go

- Play the memory game

- Each person chooses something
on the to-do-list and remembers
what other people said. Notice
the listing intonation

b.
c. Complete the following sentences
1. Yesterday the milkman brought ____________________________________________________
2. Last night Paul caught ___________________________________________________________
3. George bought _________________________________________________________________
4. My cat fought __________________________________________________________________
5. He taught ______________________________________________________________________
6. I thought that Gordon wore ________________________________________________________
V. Grammar
a. Present perfect and speaking part 1
- See the rule and usage in grammar book
b. Interview. Match the questions and answers and then answer them yourself.
1. Have you ever eaten strange food?
2. Have you ever been to a beach city?
3. Have you ever talked to a foreigner?

Yes. I have. It was an interesting experience. The city I visited was Ha Long which is located right by Bai
Chay beach. The city is blessed with mild climate and magnificent landscape

Yes. It happened last month when I went to school. On that morning, I talked to an English teacher at our
school. However, the conversation didn’t last long as I was a bit shy. Having a natural conversation in a
foreign language is just not a piece of cake.

No, I haven’t. I am quite sensitive to strange food so I would rather not try any thing unfamiliar. I am
allergic to sea food and mushroom of all kinds.

Notice:
It’s important to add more information to even Yes/No question. Think about reasons

c. Interview. Ask “Have you ever” and then tick the answer
Had foreign drinkRead foreign Watched foreign Listened to Played foreign
novel movie foreign music game

YES
NO

d. IELTS listening section 1

Listen to the following spelling. Tick the correct one. Complete IELTs 4 track 1
Listen and complete the form below

VIII. Homework
1. Complete and record your answer to 3 questions in V.b.
2. Complete Review 1 and unit 4 in the grammar and vocabulary ebook
3. Listen and transcribe the following recording
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-171130
(BBC 6 minute English_Do you need to upgrade your phone)