PHON III Booklet of Practice 2

Instituto Cultural de Mendoza
ENGLISH
PHONETICS
AND
PHONOLOGY
III
Prof. Marcela
Palermo
ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY III
Prof. Marcela Palermo
Practice
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Acklam,R. Total English. Pre- Intermediate.

Allen, W. Living English Speech.
Arnold, J. F. and Tooley, Olive M. Say it with Rhythm.
DE Saint-Exupery, Antoine. The little Prince.
Gimsom, A. C. A Practical Course of English Pronunciation.
Hewings, Martin. English Pronunciation in Use. Advanced.
Kingdom, Roger. English Intonation Practice.
Kirkpatrick, Betty. Say it Right.
O’Neill, Robert. Success at First Certificate.
O”Connor and Arnold. Intonation of Colloquial English.
Somerset Maugham. The Constant Wife.
Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest.
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Rhythm drills
1. Jack Sprat could eat no fat,

His wife could eat no lean.
And so, between them both, you see,
They licked the dishes clean.
Jack ate all the lean,
His wife ate all the fat,
The bone they picked it clean,
Then gave it to the cat.
2. There was a young lady of Riga,

Who went for a ride on a tiger.
They returned from the ride,
With the lady inside,
And a smile on the face of the tiger.
3. Thirty days has September,

April, June, and November;
February has twenty-eight alone,
All the rest has thirty-one,
Excepting Leap-year, that’s the time,
When February’s days are twenty-nine.
4. The Polar Bear is unaware

Of the cold that cuts me through.
For why? He has a coat of hair.
I wish I had one too!
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5. Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday,

Christened on Tuesday, married on Wednesday,
Very ill on Thursday, worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday, buried on Sunday.
That’s the end of Solomon Grundy.
6. When people call the elephant to mind,

They marvel more and more
At such a little tail behind
So large a trunk before.
7. There were three little birds in a wood
Who always sang hymns when they could.
What the words were about,
You could never make out,
But you felt it was doing them good.
8. A glutton who came from the Rhine,
When asked at what hour he would dine
Replied, “At eleven,
At three, five, and seven,
And eight, and at quarter past nine.”
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9. There was an old man of Khartoum
Who kept a tame sheep in his room,
“To remind me,’’ he said,
“Of someone who’s dead,
But I never can recollect whom.’’
10. A rocket inventor named Bright
Once travelled much faster than light.
He started one day
In the relative way
And returned on the previous night.
11. There was a young lady from Hyde,

Who ate a green apple and died.
While her lover lamented,
The apple fermented,
And made cyder inside her inside.
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TONALITY EXERCISES
The prince said the princess had been unfaithful.

The prince said the princess had been unfaithful.
She washed and combed her hair.

She washed and combed her hair.
My brother who lives in London got married.

My brother who lives in London got married.
The man and the woman dressed in black stood up.

The man and the woman dressed in black stood up.
They sent John a doctor to help him.

They sent John a doctor to help him.
My brother john and I went on a safari last year.

My brother john and I went on a safari last year.
Would you like water or soda?

Would you like water or soda?
She sings and dances like an angel.

She sings and dances like an angel.
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They left the others.

They left the others.
You need brown paper or cardboard.

You need brown paper or cardboard.
He’s washed and ironed his clothes.

He’s washed and ironed his clothes.
I didn’t come because of the money.

I didn’t come because of the money.
They will give students time to prepare and check their homework.
They will give students time to prepare and check their homework.
The flags are red, white and blue.

The flags are red, white and blue.
I was talking to a chap I met in the club.

I was talking to a chap I met in the club.
Look at the dog with one eye.

Look at the dog with one eye.
He came to hear about it.
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He came to hear about it.
Tell him to save time.

Tell him to save time.
They play sports incredibly.

They play sports incredibly.
There’s cheese salad steak or ribs.

There’s cheese salad steak or ribs.
It’s all over Peter.

It’s all over Peter.
Those who spoke quickly got an angry response.

Those who spoke quickly got an angry response.
The Irish people say the Danes drink too much.

The Irish people say the Danes drink too much.
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Instituto Cultural de Mendoza

Acklam,R. Total English. Pre- Intermediate.

1. Jack Sprat could eat no fat,

2. There was a young lady of Riga,

3. Thirty days has September,

4. The Polar Bear is unaware

5. Solomon Grundy, born on a Monday,

6. When people call the elephant to mind,

7. There were three little birds in a wood

Who always sang hymns when they could.

What the words were about,

You could never make out,

But you felt it was doing them good.

8. A glutton who came from the Rhine,

When asked at what hour he would dine

Replied, “At eleven,

At three, five, and seven,

And eight, and at quarter past nine.”

9. There was an old man of Khartoum

Who kept a tame sheep in his room,

“To remind me,’’ he said,

“Of someone who’s dead,

But I never can recollect whom.’’

10. A rocket inventor named Bright

Once travelled much faster than light.

He started one day

In the relative way

And returned on the previous night.

11. There was a young lady from Hyde,

The prince said the princess had been unfaithful.

She washed and combed her hair.

My brother who lives in London got married.

The man and the woman dressed in black stood up.

They sent John a doctor to help him.

My brother john and I went on a safari last year.

Would you like water or soda?

She sings and dances like an angel.

They left the others.

You need brown paper or cardboard.

He’s washed and ironed his clothes.

I didn’t come because of the money.

The flags are red, white and blue.

I was talking to a chap I met in the club.

Look at the dog with one eye.

He came to hear about it.

He came to hear about it.

Tell him to save time.

They play sports incredibly.

There’s cheese salad steak or ribs.

It’s all over Peter.

Those who spoke quickly got an angry response.

The Irish people say the Danes drink too much.

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