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Lesson 22. What Terrible Weather!




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Lesson 22; Part A


important.jpg How to make the sound /r/
Look at the diagram.
Listen and say the sound.
The tip of your tonguepoints backwards towards the roof of the mouth, there is some contactbetween the tongue and the teeth at the sides of the mouth, and thereis voicing.
Target sound: /rrrrr/
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Lesson 22; Part B

spelling.jpg Sound and spelling
/r/ is usually spelled r or rr, and sometimes wr.
Listen and say these words.
r       red     ready     really     right     road     room
rr      ferry     sorry
wr     wrap     wrist     write     written     wrote
galka.jpgListen and say these phrases and sentences.

1    What are you reading?
2    I'm really sorry - your room isn't ready.
3    I don't know if I'm right or wrong.
4    Too much writing makes my wrist ache.
5    travelling by ferry
6    wrapping presents for Christmas

 
Important for listening!
  • Some English speakers use different /r/ sounds.
Listen to some other speakers saying the same examples, and notice the different /r/ sounds they use.
  • Where there's a letter r in a word, most people in England, Wales and Australia only pronounce it if
there's a vowel sound after it, in the same word or the next word. Listen.
four            no /r/
forty           no /r/
four days    no /r/
four eggs    /r/ is pronounced
four hours   /r/ is pronounced
  • But most people in America, Scotland, Ireland and the south-west ofEngland always pronounce /r/ where there's a letter r in the spelling.Listen.
four            /r/ is pronounced
forty           /r/ is pronounced
four days    /r/ is pronounced
four eggs    /r/ is pronounced
four hours  /r/ is pronounced
 

note.jpgNote: The name of the letter R in the alphabet is /u:/ - or /a:r/ forthose speakers who always pronounce the letter r. Listen.



Exercises

pen.jpg Put these words in the correct places, in their normal spelling.
/ru:m/ /'i∂riη/  /o:l'redi/  /'reko:dz/  /rein/ /∂'raiv/ /raund/ /'bar∂ud/ /∂'dres/  /'raniη/  /'rabi∫/ /'hari/  /rok/  /'teribl/  /'ri∂li/  /reis//rait/  /'wari/  /'redi/  /∂'freid/
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  1. Hey, look! I found these old   rock   _______records in a _______rubbish bin!
  2. _______Rain again - what _______terrible weather!
  3. Are you _______really sure this is the _______right _______address?
  4. Stop _______running _______round the _______room! We've got to get _______ready to go out.
  5. A:  Oh, no, I've lost an _______earring.
    B:  I"m _______afraid Anna _______borrowed it!
  6. A: _______Hurry up!
    B: Why? It isn't a _______race.
    A: We're _______already late!
    B: Don't _______worry, they'll wait till we _______arrive.

Listen to check your answers. Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat.

pen.jpgLook a' the words with r in the spelling. Listen and put underline the words where r is pronounced. 
Key1. A: Where did you park the car? B: I'm not sure. I think it was just around the corner.
2. A: Have you ever heard of square oranges? B: No, never!
3. A: Can you play the guitar? B: I can play the guitar and sing.
4. A: Are we far away from the road?  B: Well, it's rather hard to say ...
  1. A: Where did you park the car?
    B: I'm not sure. I think it was just around the corner.
  2. A: Have you ever heard of square oranges?
    B: No, never!
  3. A: Can you play the guitar?
    B: I can play the guitar and sing.
  4. A: Are we far away from the road?
    B: Well, it's rather hard to say ...
Check with the Key. Tnen listen and repeat.

wizard.jpg Listen and circle the word you hear.
Check with the Key1. right
2. long
3. correct
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1    light / right   
2    long / wrong    
3    collect / correct  



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