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ASIGNATURA GUÍA:
Inglés 3 Pronunciation Short and long
8104889 vowels sounds 2 semanas
1 Review: present
Simple present 8 horas
simple -present
continuous Present
progressive

Docente: Steffany López

Objectives:

- Study and practice the short and long vowel sounds in order to improve the students’ speaking skills .

- Review closely the grammar of the simple present and the present continuous and make clarity about
the differences among them, when we state affirmative, negative or interrogative sentences.

- Identify useful vocabulary (time adverbs -indicators) that allow to the students to communicate easier
when using the present simple or the present progressive tense.

- Use the english language to analyze the real people’s context during the pandemic using the simple
present and the present continuous tense.

Apreciado estudiante:

A continuación, usted encontrará una guía detallada la cual está dividida en dos secciones. En primer lugar,
abordará algunos aspectos fonéticos con el fin de mejorar la producción oral en el idioma. En segundo lugar,
reconocerá los diferentes usos que puede tener el presente simple y el presente continuo. Esta guía
comprende un periodo de trabajo de 2 semanas, el cual está proyectado en 4 horas de trabajo semanales. Así
mismo, usted podrá solicitar tutorías a su docente por los canales de comunicación establecidos. Los docentes
tenemos toda la disposición de colaborarles. Los contenidos serán un reflejo de los establecido en el syllabus
de este nivel.
 PART 1

ACTIVATING OUR SPEAKING SKILLS

HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THE FOLLOWING WORDS?

A. TRY TO READ THE FOLLOWING WORDS AS YOU CONSIDER IT IS THE CORRECT WAY.

IT EAT

SIN SEEN

FIT FEET

TAP TAPE

LACK LAKE

GOT GOAT

SET SEAT

HER HEAR

B. NOW, TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING PICS AND GO TO THE DICTIONARY OR TRANSLATOR AND
LOOK FOR THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE WORDS IN THEM. CONSIDER WHICH ARE SHORT VOWEL
SOUNDS AND WHICH ARE LONG VOWELS SOUNDS. (IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, YOU CAN ALWAYS
ASK TO YOUR TEACHER)
 C. FINALLY, TRY TO PRONOUNCE THE VOCABULARY IN THE FIRST CHART ONCE AGAIN (IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTION, YOU CAN ALWAYS ASK TO YOUR TEACHER)

Learners need practice in discriminating and producing short and long vowels. Learners who are in contact
with different English accents, either in the class or outside, will hear different vowel sounds to those above,
e.g. in Australian and New Zealand English.

PRACTICE

A. Color each square according to the vowel that you consider correct, remember that the
pronunciation requires practice and time. Try to enjoy it.
Color sound
Red Long a
Yellow Long e
Pink Long i
Purple Long o
white Long u
color Sound
Dark green Short a
Light green Short e
Brown Short i
Dark blue Short o
Light blue Short u

snow only aim Date May make Cape coat grow

five time at Hat Apple man Act drive mine
kite bed pet Web Leg pen test jet wide
hit bean lean Top Hop doll free we Sit
use tea me Sock Cup mom deer here used
Kid she bee Log Pop copy he see fin
dive west nest Next Hen vest peg ten spy
try pie lamb Pat Jam as ask guy sky
Rose Yo-yo chain Take Tale wait same toe Boat
B. Take a look to this pdf lesson and practice

https://huertasmayores.educacion.navarra.es/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Vowel-
Pronunciation-Rules.pdf

C. PRONUNCIATION MAZE

Try to go out from the maze following the words that are pronounced with the same vowel
sound use a color to underline the right path.

Bit sick this skip Keys

Beat seat these kiss Team
Hit sit it Tim Seem
Sip seep eat seam Eel
Sin scene dip trim Kid
Bit beat drip dream In
Kill beam bill leak Lick
Pill peal mill meal Pit
Skill seal sill peak Pick
Trip dip hip heap kick Exit

INDEPENDENT WORK

A. Open the links below, then listen and practice .

Short vowels practice
https://pronuncian.com/introduction-to-short-vowels#:~:text=The%20Consonant%2DVowel%2DConsonant
%20(CVC)%20pattern&text=The%20CVC%20pattern%20states%20that,%2DConsonant%2De%20pattern).
Long vowels practice
https://pronuncian.com/introduction-to-long-vowels

Schwa sound
https://pronuncian.com/pronounce-schwar
PDF Minimal Pairs:
http://www3.kau.se/kurstorg/files/m/55E2EA6F0326e394DDloFF62DA2F/minimal_pairs2.pdf
Short and long vowels – Extra explanation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcwgNFeXzxE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9-8iVWuDh0

PART 2

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

ACTIVATING PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

- Do you know what the differences between present simple and present continuous are?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
- Are these tenses different in Spanish too?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
- Do you know any word that could indicate when we are using present or continuous tenses? Do you
have examples?
………………………….....................................................................................................................................
- Are we using these tenses in real life?
………………………….....................................................................................................................................

Now we are going to learn how to transform one simple verb in present simple and present progressive

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE

( to read a book every year - leer un libro cada año )

Present simple Present progressive

I read a book every year I am reading a book every year

Yo leo un libro Yo estoy leyendo un libro

You read a book every year You are reading a book every year

She reads a book every year She is reading a book every year

He reads a book every year He is reading a book every year

We read a book every year We are reading a book every year

They read a book every year They are reading a book every year

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

Present simple Present progressive

I don’t read a book every year I am reading a book every year

You don’t read a book every year You are not reading a book every year

She doesn’t read a book every year She is not reading a book every year

He doesn’t read a book every year He is not reading a book every year

We don’t read a book every year We are not reading a book every year

They don’t read a book every year They are not reading a book every
year

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

Present simple Present progressive

Do I read a book every year ? Am I reading a book every year ?

Do You read a book every year? Are You reading a book every year?

Does she read a book every year? Is she reading a book every year?

Does he read a book every year? Is he is reading a book every year?

Do we read a book every year? Are we are reading a book every year?

Do they read a book every year? Are They are reading a book every year?

WH QUESTIONS

Present simple Present progressive

Why Do I read a book every year ? Why Am I reading a book every year ?
How Do You read a book every year? How Are You Reading a book every year?

Where Does she read a book every year? Where Is she reading a book every year?

Where Does he read a book every year? Where Is he reading a book every year?

Why Do we read a book every year? Why Are we reading a book every year?

Why Do they read a book every year? Why Are they reading a book every year?

GRAMMAR STRUCTURE
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

TIME TO PRACTICE

PRESENT SIMPLE
A. Look at the pictures and write questions and right answers. Follow the example.

1.1. play/the guitar/in the afternoon

Does he play the guitar in the afternoon?
No, he doesn’t play the guitar in the afternoon.
He plays the piano at night.

1.2. watch/music videos/at the cinema

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

1.3. read/the newspaper

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
 _______________________________________________________

1.4. sing/carranga music

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

1.5. eat/sausages /for lunch

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
B. Look at the images below and state the question and the answer in relation to what they
are doing.

0. Question: What are they doing?

Answer: They are watching a horror movie.

1 5
4
2 3

1. Question: What…
Answer:
2. Question:
Answer:
3. Question:
Answer:
4. Question:
Answer:
5. Question:
Answer:

PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

C. Fill in the blanks with the verb in the correct tense (simple present or present continuous).

E.g. Look! He (leave) is leaving the house.

- Quiet please! I (write) ____________________ a test.
- She usually (walk) __________________ to school.
- But look! Today she (go) ________________ by bike.
- Every Sunday we (go) ______________ to see my grandparents.
- He often (go) ________________ to the cinema.
- We (play) ________________ Monopoly at the moment.
- The child always ____________ (cry) .
- I (not / do) _______________ anything at the moment.
- (watch / he) ________________ the news every day?

USEFUL VOCABULARY - GLOSSARY

Let check some time indicators for the present simple and the present progressive tense
Simple present Every day, month, week, year; George jogs three miles every day

always; Mary always has salad for lunch.

sometimes;

never; I sometimes go to New York City

frequently

often

usually

Present Now; You are reading sentences about verb

Progressive tenses right now.
right now;
Many students are taking calculus this
at this moment, semester

today, At this time tomorrow, I will be cleaning my

house
This day, month , year century.

Currently

PRODUCTION
A. Watch the following video about a day in the life of a homeless drug-addict woman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEwEJtokt0o
 B. Written production: Create a story talking about the routine of a vulnerable character in
real life, choose one from the list below:

- Orphans
- Drugs or alcohol addicts
- Extremely poor people
- Prostitutes
- Convict people
- Displaced people
- Homeless elderly
To create the story, you can use Storybird, Storyjumper or my storybook tools. Use
whichever tool you feel comfy with.

C. Oral production: With the story that you created, you are going to record a video or an
audio where you will apply the pronunciation of the short and long vowels in order to
practice and assess.

IMPORTANT:

- Remember that for evaluating each product, there is a rubric which you can consult on
Moodle platform.
- The due date for delivering “productions” is from 18th to 20th (November). After then, the
platform will NOT receive more products since it will be closed.

INFOGRAPHY

https://huertasmayores.educacion.navarra.es/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Vowel-Pronunciation-Rules.pdf

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Vowel_sounds/Pronunciation_ma
ze_-i-_yf967045dm

https://pronuncian.com/introduction-to-short-vowels

https://pronuncian.com/introduction-to-long-vowels

https://pronuncian.com/pronounce-schwar

http://www3.kau.se/kurstorg/files/m/55E2EA6F0326e394DDloFF62DA2F/minimal_pairs2.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcwgNFeXzxE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9-8iVWuDh0