The parrot, the pretty parrot, the pretty parrot's picking up, the pretty parrot's
picking up a pencil. The pretty parrot's picking up a purple pencil.
Bazaar, the big bazaar, balloons from the big bazaar, blue balloons from
the big bazaar, brought back blue balloons from the big bazaar, Bob
brought back blue balloons from the big bazaar. Betty and Bob brought
back blue balloons from the big bazaar.
Read the sentences. Pay attention to the sounds.
We are very experienced at packing parcels. Lots of people send our
pullovers as presents. We wrap up hundreds of pullovers. I'm sure our
parcel was properly packed.
Oh, stop being stupid, Bob. It's a baby. I put her on the balcony on a
blanket with a biscuit to bite on and I think a bit of biscuit.... Oh, she
can't breathe!
Set phrases, idioms, sayings and proverbs.
Practice makes perfect. The proof of the pudding is in the eating. To rob Peter to pay Paul. Beauty will buy no beef.
Rhymes and tongue twisters.
Betty Bolter bought some butter. It will make my batter bitter.'
'But', she said, 'this butter's bitter. So she bought a bit of butter
If I put it in my batter Better than her bitter butter.
A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed blood.
A pleasant place to place a plaice is a place where a plaice is pleased to be placed.
UNIT 13. [t] - [d]
Practice the sounds.
[t] [d] Sounds in contrast
tin later do Friday two - do tie - die
tie after day rode ten - den try - dry
try between dog bed ton - done time - dime
time what date head town - down tall - doll
tell night drag dead train - drain tear - dear
town trout drive hand bat - bad torn - dawn
torn hoped draw lived set - said what - ward
taxi looked down called write-ride mate-made
twelve passed dinner wanted sight - side plate played
Read as quickly as possible.
The tunnel, through the tunnel, tore through the tunnel, the train tore
through the tunnel, the two-twenty-two train tore through the tunnel. Tell
me when the two-twenty-two train tore through the tunnel.
Dishes, Dutch dishes, traditional Dutch dishes, tried traditional Dutch
dishes, David's daughter tried traditional Dutch dishes, David's elder
daughter tried traditional Dutch dishes. David's elder, daughter tried tra
ditional Dutch dishes yesterday.
Read the sentences. Pay attention to the sounds.
You can take two books and keep them for ten days. After that, if you
have finished them, you return them. If you haven't finished, you can
renew them.
I found David dreadfully dull, I'm afraid. You know, that dress doesn't do
anything for you, my dear. Darling, it's so deadening, so dreadfully drab!
