Alice, Ice, Niece, Knees, Eyes: What Do They Think They Are Talking About?

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Alice, ice, niece, knees, eyes

What do they think they are talking about?


Talk together and predict.
Alice, ice, niece, knees, eyes
Sid: Alice's _______ is nice.
Joe: Are nice, Sid. Plural. Her ______________are nice.
Sid: I'm not talking about her ________. I'm talking about her _______.
Joe: Oh, I see, _____________ with a C.
Sid: That's right. She has nice ________.
Joe: How can ___________ be nice? It's too cold.
Sid: Not __________, you fool! ____________ : E-Y-E-S!
Alice, ice, niece, knees, eyes
Sid: Alice's niece is nice.
Joe: Are nice, Sid. Plural. Her knees are nice.
Sid: I'm not talking about her knees. I'm talking about her niece.
Joe: Oh, I see, niece with a C.
Sid: That's right. She has nice eyes.
Joe: How can ice be nice? It's too cold.
Sid: Not ice, you fool! eyes : E-Y-E-S!
/s/
/z/
/s/ /z/
1 bus Buzz
2 place Plays
3 price Prize
4 once ones
5 hiss his
6 source sores
7 false falls
8 loose lose
9 lice lies
10 juice Jews
/s/ /z/ /ɪz/
waits knees boxes
locks rings matches
sleeps finds mixes
1. If a word ends in a vowel sound: /z/ B
2. If a word ends in a voiced consonant: /z/ C
3. If a word ends in a voiceless consonant: /s/ A
4. If a word ends in /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /tʃ/, and /dʒ/: /ɪz/ D
A. laughs, books
B. trees, shoes
C. sings, numbers
D. classes, freezes, garages, watches, judges.
she has nice eyes

arrives at the airport, she takes a cab to her


After she _________
gets a
hotel. Then she goes and _________ cup of coffee.
1 want it wants it
2 carry a box carries a box
3 wait in line waits in line
4 watch a movie watches a movie
5 fix it fixes it
6 Begin early Begins early
7 Take a shower Takes a shower
Complete the second part:
1. Jane's nose knows
/ Jane _______
waits
2. Nick's weights / Nick _______

3. My friend spends a lot / my friend s_________


spend a lot

False- socialize - nowadays - summarize - house – province


Write a short misunderstanding dialogue
using /s/, /z/ and /ɪz/ sounds

5 minutes
Proposals: suggestions - recommendations

Aims: objectives - purposes


Multiple choice steps:
1. Read the instructions
2. Read the Qs and highlight the keyword.
3. Think of any synonyms or paraphrases.
4. Predict the answer
5. If you miss one, make a guess and move on.
6. When listening, listen for any keywords and synonyms.
If you think an answer is correct, put a tick beside it
and keep listening to make sure.
Listen more carefully:

1. Well, first, there is the new _____________ through out the city.

ex: …which opened last weekend...

ex:… the idea of a permanent public display…

ex:…and that is the level of government funding…

ex: … because we think this is an important matter...


Homework

• Read the script on p. 234 & record words and collocations.


• Find examples of the points in listening section.

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