Exercise 1. Read the following words paying special attention to correct pronunciation

Exercise 2. Read the following sense-groups.

1. improve; I’ll improve; eventually I’ll improve; over again eventually I’ll improve; over and over again eventually I’ll improve; if I say it over and over again eventually I’ll improve.

2. wardrobe; woodwork of his wardrobe; woodworm in the woodwork of his wardrobe; worried about woodworm in the woodwork of his wardrobe; William is worried about woodworm in the woodwork of his wardrobe.

Exercise 3. Listen to the words and then repeat them. Underline the words that are pronounced with [w].

Week, while, whose, guilt, west, someone, who, waiter, unwilling, lawyer, queen, wrong, reward, saw, anywhere, write, worry, square, worthy, low.

Exercise 4. Read aloud the paragraph about Woodrow Wilson. Underline all words that should be pronounced with [w].

WoodrowWilson

Woodrow Wilson was the twenty-fifth president of the United State. He will always be remembered for his work to establish world peace. Wilson was born in 1865 and went to Princeton University. He became president in 1913 and stayed in the White House for two terms. His first wife died while he was in office, and he later married a Washington widow. When the United States entered World War I in 1917, Wilson quickly provided the needed wisdom. After the war, Wilson made a national wide tour to win the support for the League of Nations. Wilson was awarded the Nobel Prize for his worthwhile work for peace. He died in 1924. Everywhere in the world, Wilson was thought of as a wise and wonderful leader.

Exercise 5. Listen the following tongue-twisters and then read them yourselves.

1. Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't very fuzzy, was he?

2. Two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

3. Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not. Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot. We'll weather the weather whatever the weather, whether we like it or not.

4. I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish.

Unit 9 [∫]-[ʒ]

[∫] At the beginning of words: shower, shape, sugar, shoe, short, share, shine, ship, shop, shy.

[∫] In the middle of words: official, nation, ocean, washer, patient, machine, brushing, mission, insure.

[∫] At the end of words: wash, cash, punish, English, Spanish, finish, wish, dish, rush, foolish.

[∫] Spelled:

sh -shadow, crash, brush, shirt, shelf.

ti -option, election, section, mention, fiction.

ci -social, special, conscious, physician, musician.

ss -issue, assure, expression, depression, profession.

ch -machine, chef, Chicago, chute, chauffeur.

[ʒ] In the middle of words: decision, division, television, occasion, pleasure, measure, Asia, usual, vision, leisure.

[ʒ] At the end of words: rouge, garage, prestige, camouflage, corsage, beige, mirage, massage, entourage.

[ʒ] Spelled:

si -illusion, lesion, explosion, collision, conclusion.

su -casual, composure, closure, unusual.

gi or ge -massage, beige, negligee, regime, camouflage.

Exercise 2. Listen to the words. Underline the words in each group that is not pronounced with the consonant [∫].

Example: pleasure sure surely sugar

1.crush cash catch crash

2.chef chief chute chiffon

3.mashine parachute mustache kitchen

4.China Russia Chicago Michigan

5.facial conscience science conscious

6.pressure pressed assure permission

7.division subtraction addition multiplication

8.position action patio motion

9.Charlotte Cheryl Sharon Charles

10.tension resign pension mention

Exercise 3. Listen to the words. Underline the word in each group that does not contain the consonant [ʒ].

Example: composure exposure enclosure position

1.leisure pleasure enclosure measure

2.Asia Asian Parisian Paris

3.huge beige rouge prestige

4.passion collision occasion decision

5.massage mirage message corsage

6.confusion conclusive contusion conclusion

7.lesion profession explosion aversion

8.vision version television visible

9.seizure seize azure division

10.treasury treasurer treason treasure

Exercise 4.Listen to the sentences. Write the phonetic symbol [∫] or [ʒ] to represent the consonant sound of the boldfaced letters.

[∫] [ʒ]

Example: We will vaca ti on in A si a.

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1. Commis si on made a deci si on.

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2. The class learned divi si on and addi ti on.

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3. Mea su re the gara ge.

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4. Your profes si on has presti ge.

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5. That’s an unu su al sh ade of rou ge.

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Exercise 5. Listen to the newscast and underline all words pronounced with the [ʒ] sound.

Good evening. This is Frazier White with the 10:00 p.m. television news. Tonight we have some most unusual stories. Here are the headlines:

· Tourists on a pleasure trip discovered valuable Persian rugs. The rugs dated back to ancient Persia.

· An explosion took place in a garage on First Avenue. Seizure of a bomb was made after much confusion.

· Asian flu is spreading. Asian flu vacations will be available to those with exposure to the germ.

· Today was the Parisian fashion show. Everything from casual leisure clothes to negligees was shown. Beige is the big color. Hemlines measure two inches below the knee.

· Carry your raincoat. Occasional showers are due tomorrow. Hope your evening is a pleasure.

This is Frazier White saying GOOD NIGHT!

Unit 10 [t∫]-[dʒ]

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