/əʊ/
1. Oh, n o, d o nt g o h o me al o ne.
2. N o body kn ow s how l o nely the r oa d is.
3. He o nly sp o ke very sl ow ly.
4. S oa ms never b oa sts of what he kn ow s,
5. But R o se never kn ow s of what she b oa sts.
6. As you s ow you will m ow.
7. Little str o kes fell great oa ks.
8. The North wind does bl ow.
9. Joe; you know Joe; suppose you know Joe; dont suppose you know Joe; dont suppose you know Joe Jones; I dont suppose you know Joe Jones.
10. Joan is combing her golden hair. Joe has a noble Roman nose. Joe and Joan go for a stroll. Joe shows Joan his roses. Joan wont go home alone so Joe goes home with Joan.
/əʊ/ - /ɔ:/
1. John has bought his adoring daughter Joan a motor boat with an outboard motor.
2. Gordon has a mobile phone, Soames boasts of his torn shorts.
Vowel No 2. / eɪ / - its nucleus is front, mid-open, mid, non-rounded, short, narrow; the glide is in the direction of / ɪ /.
1. get ready to articulate the sound / e /;
2. stress and prolong the nucleus, and shorten the glide - cut off the voice as soon
as you see the bulk of the tongue gliding upward to the / ɪ /-position.
Graphical rules
1) - a - in the open syllable; e.g. take, make, date.
2) digraphs - -, - ay; e.g. main, plain, may, play.
3) digraphs - ei -, - ey; e.g. vein, neighbour, grey.
4) - a - + - nge, - ste; e.g. range, haste.
Exercise 1
tail tailor slay slayer pray prayer May Day
wait waiter rain rainy play player brain drain
waive waiver raid raider spray sprayer great date
strain strainer sail sailor slay slayer they fail
Exercise 2
say sail stay stain grey great rake bake
day drain tray tail fey faint wake take
pay pail play plain fail fate play plate
way wail may main hail hate day date
Exercise 3
grey grain grave they train tale rein rain pane
may main made fey faint wave veil vain male
vein vain vane pay paid pane
Exercise 4
ˈSunday, ˈMonday, ˈTuesday, ˈWednesday, ˈThursday, ˈFriday, ˈSaturday.
Pale face, great day, grey rain, made a mistake, painted veil, famous tailor.
Imitation Skills Development
/eɪ/
1. Lets pl ay the s a me g a me.
2. S a ve your points.
3. T a ke a pl a ce in the tr a in to W a les.
4. No p ai ns, no gr ai ns.
5. H a ste m a kes w a ste.
6. To call a sp a de a sp a de.
7. They painted the table. They painted the table pale grey. They painted the table pale grey the other day. They painted the table pale grey the other day to save it from stains.
8. On grey rainy days James plays with trains and planes. Jane bakes eight
cakes. James takes a cake from Janes plate.
Vowel No 3. / aʊ / its nucleus is front, open, broad, non-rounded, short; the glide is in the direction of /ʊ/.
1. get ready to articulate /aɪ/;
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2. during the glide / ʊ / round the lips a little keeping them flat pressed against
the teeth;
8. prolong the nucleus and make the glide short.
