Beginning of the lesson.
Questions as, to the English Alphabet (ABC)
Answer the questions!
- How many letters are in English Alphabet (ABC)?
- How many vowels are in it? (Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, Uu (5))
- How many consonants are in it? (20)
Procedure.
Types of syllables.
| Open Syllable | Closed Syllable | R-Controlled Syllable |
| · An open syllable has only one vowel.
· The vowel has a long sound (like the ‘i’ in line). · The vowel is the last letter of the syllable. · Open syllables have no more than one consonant between the open syllable and the next vowel. · examples: ba-by, fe-male, i-vy, fro-zen, & Cu-pid · listen: how to pronounce baby
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· A closed syllable has only one vowel.
· The vowel has a short sound (like the ‘i’ in mill). · If the word is only 2 letters, it must end with a consonant. o examples: in, on, of, at, & it o listen: how to pronounce in · If the word is 3+ letters, a closed syllable has 1 consonant before and 1 (or more) consonants after the vowel. o examples: cat, catch, net, nest, web, man, roll, & bark o listen: how to pronounce cat
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· A vowel, diphthong, or triphthong that has an “r” or a “re” (“r” with a silent “e”) after it.
o examples: deer, whis-per, worth, care, & fire o listen: how to pronounce deer · R-controlled vowels are usually pronounced in a different way because they are “controlled” by the r. o er, ur, & ir vowels sound like the er in “her” § examples: per, fur, her, birth, shirt, & hurt § listen: how to pronounce per o some ar vowels sound like the ar in “far” § examples: par, far, car, & star § listen: how to pronounce par o other ar vowels sound like the ar in “share” § examples: pair, hare, hair, & stare § listen: how to pronounce pair o or vowels sound like the or in “for” § examples: or, for, floor, & door § listen: how to pronounce or
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Three types of stressing syllables. Examples.
| Vowels | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| a | Plate | bag | car |
| o | Rose | dog | fork |
| i(y) | Nine | six | girl |
| e | Tree | pen | her |
| u | Pupil | bus | turn |
English letter combinations.
th – [Ө] – three, thin.
th – [Ә] – this, those.
oo – [u,u:] – a book, a spoon.
ee – [I:] – a tree, a street.
ar – [a:] – a car, dark.
or – [:] – a fork, a form.
ir – [Ә:] – a girl, first.
er – [Ә:] – her, term.
ur – [Ә:] – turn, curl.
ch – [t] – chin, chess.
tch – [t] – kitchen.
Let’s do the test (Presentation).
Conclusion.
Hometask. Do the exercises on the sheets of paper (Appendix 2).