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 Acadsoc Free Talk For Beginners

U1L2

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Do you know these sounds?
As there are more sounds than letters,
we use symbols for pronunciation.
/e/ and /æ /

Vowel -you pronounce with your mouth open,

allowing the air to flow through it
 How to make the sound /e/?
/e/ is a short sound. Look at the diagram. Listen
and say the sound. Open your mouth quite wide.
Target sound: /e/

• 舌尖抵下齿，舌前部向上抬，上下齿间距约一食
指的宽度。发音时声音短促，点到为止
• 类似于汉字"埃"的音，但上嘴唇不动，下嘴唇向
下
How to make the sound /æ /?
/æ / is a short sound. Look at the diagram. Listen
and say the sound. Open your mouth wide. Target
sound: /æ /

• 舌尖抵齿，舌位比[e]低。上下齿间距约一拇指
的宽度。发音时声音短促有力
• 类似于汉字‘埃’的音，但开口必须要大，嘴角
尽量向两边拉伸
 How to make the sound /e/ and /æ /?

/e/ /æ /

Click the icon for a standard British way of Click the icon for a standard British way of
pronouncing /e/ pronouncing /æ /
from BBC English from BBC English
Sound and Spelling: /e/ Listen and say these words.

friend again
leg any
bread
Sound and Spelling: /æ / Listen and say these words.

traffic
back
hat
Game Time
Please finish the tongue twister under your tutor's guidance.
⚫ Mary Mac's mother's making Mary Mac marry me. My mother's
making me marry Mary Mac. Will I always be so merry when
Mary's taking care of me? Will I always be so merry when I marry
Mary Mac?

Now you can press the button and listen to the recording.
 Exercises
After-Class

Seven of these numbers have /e/. Which are they?

3 7 8 10 11 12 13 17 18 20 70 80 100

⚫ Listen to check your answers.

⚫ Check with the key.
⚫ Then listen and repeat.

Answer Key：
7 10 11 12 17 20 70
 Further Learning:

/e/ /æ /

Click the icon for a standard British way of Click the icon for a standard British way of
pronouncing /e/ pronouncing /æ /
from BBC English from BBC English
Next class: /aː/ and /ʌ/