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The document provides instructions on how to pronounce various English vowel sounds by positioning the lips, jaw, and tongue. It includes diagrams to demonstrate the mouth positions for long and short versions of vowel sounds like /i:/ and /ɪ/, /ʊ/ and /u:/, /e/ and /æ/, and others.

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Slides Unit 1 2021

The document provides instructions on how to pronounce various English vowel sounds by positioning the lips, jaw, and tongue. It includes diagrams to demonstrate the mouth positions for long and short versions of vowel sounds like /i:/ and /ɪ/, /ʊ/ and /u:/, /e/ and /æ/, and others.

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Unit 1: Vowel Sounds

The vowel sounds / iː / and / ɪ /

To make the /iː/ sound, set your To make the /ɪ/ sound, lower
lips 1 cm apart. Widen your lips your jaw slightly. The lips are
into a big smile. /iː/ is a long relaxed and are about 6 mm
sound. apart. /ɪ/ is a short sound.

key /kiː/, cheese /tʃiːz/, scene miss /mɪs/, if /ɪf/, pick /pɪk/, still
/siːn/, police /pəˈliːs/, people /stɪl/, fish /fɪʃ/
/ˈpiːpl/
The vowel sounds /ʊ/ and /uː/

To make the /ʊ/ sound, keep To make the /uː/ sound, keep
your jaw slightly open. The lips the mouth slightly open and the
are 6 mm apart and pushed lips 1 cm apart. The lips are
outward to make an open circle. tense and pushed forward into a
/ʊ/ is a short sound. small circle. /uː/ is a long sound.

book, good, woman, push, pull food, rude, true, who, fruit
The vowel sounds /e/ and /æ/

To make the /e/ sound, lower To make the /æ/ sound, keep
your jaw slightly. The lips are your lips 1.5 cm apart and form
tense and spread outward in a a half-smile, with tense lips. /æ/
half-smile, about 1.3 cm is a short sound.
apart. /e/ is a short sound.

egg, many, again, head, friend back, cat, tap, bag, cab
The vowel sounds /ɒ/ and /ɔː/
To make the /ɒ/ sound, round your lips a To make the /ɔː/ sound, drop your jaw
little. The front of your tongue is low and until the lips are 1.5 cm apart. Tense
towards the back of your mouth. /ɒ/ is a your lips and round them forward
short sound. halfway. /ɔː/ is a long sound.

all, call, daughter, caught, awful

jog, hobby, hospital, job, bottle


American English: /a:/
jogs, hobby, hospital, job, bottle
The vowel sounds /aː/ and /ʌ/
To make the /aː/ sound, drop your jaw To make the /ʌ/ sound, keep the mouth
until the lips are about 2 cm apart, but slightly open, with lips about 1 cm apart.
relaxed. /aː/ is a long sound. /ʌ/ is a short sound.

aunt, laugh, heart, half, father


Pronouncing only /a:/: bus, colour, come, cup, front
1. How far’s the car park?
2. We went to a large bar full of film
stars.
3. We’re starting in half an hour.
Pronouncing /a:/ with “r”:
1. How far’s the car park?
2. We went to a large bar full of film
stars.
3. We’re starting in half an hour.
The vowel sounds /ə/ and /ɜː/

To make the /ə/ sound, open To make the /ɜː/ sound, make
your mouth very slightly; your the same sound as /ə/, but
lips should be about 3 mm longer.
apart; relax your lips; make a
short sound with your voice. earn, heard, bird, girl, first

ago, occur, soda, after, open


The vowel sounds /ɑʊ/, /əʊ/, /eɪ/
These sounds are diphthongs.
To make the /ɑʊ/ To make the /əʊ/ To make the /eɪ/
sound, begin with /ɑ/ sound, begin with /ə/ sound, begin with /e/
then glide into /ʊ/, then glide into /ʊ/, then glide into /ɪ/.
forming a circle with forming a circle with
your lips. your lips.

how, now, brown, over, go, slow, face, day, pain,


house, aloud owner, window straight, great
References

Marks, J. (2007). English pronunciation in use Elementary.


Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Hewings, M., & Goldstein, S. (1999). Pronunciation plus. New
York: Cambridge University Press.
Yates, J. (1995). Pronounce it perfectly in English. Hauppauge, NY:
Barron’s Educational Series.
THE END
Thank you for listening!

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