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Lesson 6. Bread and Jam.



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/e/ and /æ/

Lesson 6; Part A


important.jpg 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/
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Lesson 6; Part B


spelling.jpgSound and spelling
/e/ is usually spelled e, but sometimes ea, ie, a or ai.
Listen and repeat.

e
ea      
ie
a
ai 

check     leg     letter     red     sentence
bread     head     read (past tense)
friend
any     many
again     sai

galka.jpgListen and say these sentences.
1    Tell me again.
2    Send me a cheque.
3    Correct these sentences.
4    Twenty to twelve.
5    Help your friend.

Lesson 6; Part C


important.jpgHow 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/
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Lesson 6; Part D


spelling.jpgSound and spelling
/æ/  is usually spelled a.
Listen and repeat.
back     camera     factory     hat     jam    manager     map     plan     traffic
galka.jpgListen and say these sentences.
1    Thanks for the cash.
2    I ran to the bank.
3    Where's my black jacket?
4    That man works in a jam factory.
5    Let me carry your bags.



Exercises


pen.jpgWrite these words.
Example:  /mæр/     map   
 
1    /hænd/
_______hand        
5   /men/
_______men
2    /best/
_______best
6   /'meni/
_______many
3    /eg/ 
_______egg7   /hæv/
_______have
4    /mæn/
_______man 8   /nekst/  
_______next

Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat.   


wizard.jpgSeven of these numbers have /e/.
Which are they?

 

3       7       8       10       11       12       13       17       18      20       70     80     100
seven _______10 _______11 _______12 _______17 _______20 _______70

Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat.


galka.jpgMatch the phrases to make sentences with an /ae/ and an /e/.
The first plan was the best. 6.3.jpg

1    The first plan     was the best   .   
2    He said _______Thank you.     
3    How many _______stamps do you need?      
4    I haven't got _______any milk.         
5    I'll be back _______again tomorrow.       
6    My friends live _______in a flat over there.      

Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat.

a  any milk.
b  again tomorrow.
с  in a flat over there.
d  stamps do you need?
e  was the best.
f   "Thank you."

wizard.jpgListen and circle the word you hear.
Check with the Key.

1    men / man   Keyman
2    cat / cut   Keycut  
3    bad / hard    Keyhad
4    pepper / paper  Keypaper  
5    head / heard   Keyhead
6    set / sit    Keyset
7    better / butter   Keybutter

Check with the Key. Then listen and repeat. 



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