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/ iː /
1. read 7. heat 13. sheet 19. tree 25. bean

/r iː d/ / h i: t / /ʃ iː t/ /tr iː/ / b iː n/

2. seat 8. eat 14. keen 20. lean 26. agree

/s iː t/ / i: t / / k i: n/ / l i: n / /əˈ ɡr iː/

3. seen 9. teen 15. meat 21. knee 27. key

/ s iː n / / t iː n / / m iː t / / kn iː / / k iː /

4. meet 10. mean 16. green 22. cheese 28. receive

/ m iː t / / m iː n / / gr iː n / /tʃ iː z / /rɪˈ s iː v/

5. feet 11. pea 17. bee 23. teacher 29. fee

/ f iː t / / p iː / / b iː / /ˈt iː tʃ ər/ / f iː /

6. clean 12. cheek 18. tea 24. sheep 30. deep

/ kl iː n / / tʃ iː k/ / t iː / / ʃ iː p/ / d iː p/

REVIEW /ɪ/ VS / iː / SOUND

Real riches are the riches possessed inside.

 The /ɪ/ sound is easy to identify because it is almost always spelled with the letter i as in big.
 The / iː / sound is most commonly spelled with two vowels such as ee and ea, as in meet, or team.

 Remember to relax you toungue and lips for the /ɪ/ sound and to make them tense for the / iː / sound.

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 Confusing /ɪ/ and / iː / may cause embarrassment and can even be offensive:

Do you mean?
/ɪ/ / iː /
shit sheet
bitch beach
piss piece
sit seat
his he’s
it eat
slip sleep
lick leak
mill meal
pick peak
sick seek
sin seen
tin teen
skim scheme
slit sleet

Challenge 1: From all of these phonetic symbols, write all complete sentences

1. /iː/ /kæn/ /siː/ /ðə/ /ɡriːn/ /triː/. ………………………………………………

2. /ɑːr/ /ðə/ /ˈpiːpl/ /spiːkɪŋ/ /ˌvjetnəˈmiːz/? ……………………………………

3. /kæn/ /wiː/ /pliːz/ /iːt/ /ˈaɪs kriːm/? …………………………………………

4. /drɪŋk/ /səm/ /ɡriːn/ /tiː/. ……………………………………………………

5. /pliːz/ /miːt/ /mi/ /fɔː(r)/ /ˈdɪnər/.……………………………………………

6. /ðɪs/ /ɪz/ /kəmˈpliːtli/ /ˈdɪfrənt/.………………………………………………

7. /aɪ/ /wɪl/ /bi/ /ðer/ /æt/ /sɪks/.………………………………………………..

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 8. /ɪt/ /ɪz/ /ˈɪntrestɪŋ/, /ˈɪznt/ /ɪt/? ……………………………………………….

9. /ɪtz/ /ˈriːəli/ /tʃiːp/.……………………………………………………………

10. /hiːz/ /dʒʌst/ /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ /ə/ /ˈlɪtl/ /wiːk/.………………………………………...

Challenge 2: Underline /I/ sound and /iː/ sound in the paragraph

Let’s be realistic. It’s not that difficult to see that he’s guilty. He steals, drinks, and

cheats. He has cheated his victims, and he needs to be in prison. He did these terrible

things, yet he insists that he’s innocent. Who is he kidding? In the beginning, many

people did believe that he was innocent. But now we have the evidence that we need. Even

though he won’t admit his guilt, I foresee him being in prison for at least fifteen years.

Don’t you agree with me?

When you leave phone messages for people, there’s often the option of listening to

your message before you send it. I always listen to the message and if I think my accent is

too strong, I record the message again, sometimes several times, until I am satisfied with

the way my speech sounds.

Challenge 3: Words & Listening for speaking

1. friendly (adj.) /ˈfrendli/ – warm , welcoming, hospitable, nice, approachable (=

easy to talk to)

 overly friendly (= too friendly)

 a friendly smile/voice/ atmosphere/ welcome/ manner/ place/ city/ ...

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 E.g. The café has a friendly atmosphere.

Talk to the dog with a calm friendly voice.

We received a friendly welcome when we arrived.

2. informal (adj.) /ɪnˈfɔːrml/ – relaxed and friendly, rather than following strict
rules of correct behavior. OPP - FORMAL
 relatively/ fairly/ pretty informal
 an informal discussion/ chat/ talks/ conversation/ meeting/ atmosphere/
…
E.g. This is an informal meeting where parents can chat to teachers

about how their children are getting on.

We have informal talks.

The meeting was usually relatively informal.

3. Customer (noun) /ˈkʌstəmər/ – someone who buys goods or services = client,

shopper, guest, patron
 regular customer
 major/ big/ large customer
 loyal customer
 potential/ prospective customer
 satisfied/ happy customer ≠ unsatisfied/ unhappy customer
 business/ corporate customer
 current customer
 serve a customer
 deal with a customer
 attract customers = bring in customers
 keep/ retain customers
 lose a customer
 customer relations
 customer complaints
 customer loyalty
 customer demand/ needs/ requirements
4. Much better - used to praise somebody who has made an effort to improve
E.g. A: Thank you for calling the Net Café. This is Aaron. How may I help
you?

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 B: Much better!
5. available (adj.) /əˈveɪləbl/ = free, vacant
 available opportunity/ chance
 freely available = easy to get
 universally available = available to everyone
 become available/ have s.th available
 available to s.o
 available for use/ rent
 in the time available
E.g. Answer as many questions as you can in the time available.
This information is universally available.
You should practice speaking the language at every available
opportunity.
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